Didn’t lose this week.

keke7133

So, started my weight loss journey a month ago. I was losing weight pretty steadily every week. Started at 161 and I’m down to 151. This week I haven’t seen a change in weight loss at all. I haven’t changed anything which is really discouraging. I’m happy with that I’ve lost already, but I’m dying to see the 140’s on my scale. What can I do to jumpstart my weight loss again? Even if it’s not as rapid as it’s been?

nanastaci2020

Have patience. Keep eating at a deficit. Scale will catchup in time.

harper16

I week isn't really enough to make any determinations. Based off my trending app I haven't lost anything this month. I'm keeping the focus, and knowing the weight loss will come. There might be lots of weeks that you do everything right, and won't always see a loss.

keke7133

Correction! Something has changed. I’ve been drinking my Tim Hortons coffee with 2c and 2 sugar once a day, but I always make sure it’s within my calories allowed for the day

jayemes

Weight loss isn't linear. If you've been losing, just keep up what you're doing and you'll see the numbers drop again soon.
I'll lose a pound a week and then stay the same for 3 weeks in a row and then drop 2 the next week.

KrissDotCom

It happens

AnnPT77

keke7133 wrote: »

Correction! Something has changed. I’ve been drinking my Tim Hortons coffee with 2c and 2 sugar once a day, but I always make sure it’s within my calories allowed for the day

I think that fits within "nothing has changed", realistically.

It's normal for water and digestive contents fluctuations to mask ongoing fat loss on the scale for a while, including sometimes up to multiple weeks. Losing fast increases the chances of that happening, BTW . . . and if you lost 10 pounds in a month, one week of which had zero loss, then that 3+ pounds a week would be "fast loss" someone at 161/151 pounds - very fast.

Hang in there, stick with your routine, and it's likely you'll see loss again. If your loss rate continues that fast, I'd suggest considering eating a little more, just to keep things sustainable.

ETA: This would be a good read, if you haven't read it already.

https://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations

keke7133

@AnnPT77 I’ve never read that before! I love it! Thanks everyone for your comments. I’m going to keep on truckin and try to quit stressin!

AshHeartsJesus

Your cycle and dehydration can play huge scale games too

amitgagal

I think you should have to upgrade your diet plan or exercise and just give your best.. you'll get your result soon... happy journey 🙂

kshama2001

keke7133 wrote: »

So, started my weight loss journey a month ago. I was losing weight pretty steadily every week. Started at 161 and I’m down to 151. This week I haven’t seen a change in weight loss at all. I haven’t changed anything which is really discouraging. I’m happy with that I’ve lost already, but I’m dying to see the 140’s on my scale. What can I do to jumpstart my weight loss again? Even if it’s not as rapid as it’s been?

What's your goal weight? Unless the first week or so included a lot of water weight, 2.5 pounds per week is probably too quick a rate of loss anyway.

yirara

So you lost 10lbs in roughly 4 weeks? What's wrong with that? I'd even say that this sounds like it's too fast, depending on how much you have to lose. See the chart right above my answer.

QuilterInVA

Your expectations aren't helping. No one losses every week.

moonangel12

There are definitely ebbs and flows with weight loss. How often do you weigh and is it a consistent time/setting? I always weigh first thing in the AM, post potty break, T-shirt and undies. I also weighed daily just to have the numbers to track because I think it’s fun . It is a crazy up and down line! And even though I don’t have monthly cycles thanks to a hysterectomy, there are subtle patterns in those ups and downs. I am also one to level out and bounce around for a week or two, then BAM! Whoosh of a couple pounds lost seemingly out of nowhere.

Dogmom1978

If you lost 10 lbs in a month, that’s over 2lbs a week. That isn’t a sustainable rate of weight loss.

It also depends on how much overall weight you have to lose. I have another 46lbs to go, and I consistently lose 1 lb or so a week. However, I have some weeks where it’s more or less or not at all. Different factors contribute such as time of the month, how many salty foods I ate that week, how much exercise (especially strength training and DOMS which contributes to water weight), etc.

moonangel12

This is my graph from the last year. I did daily weigh ins for the majority of the time, but have been more sporadic since April or so. There was a big hiccup in early May, no idea why the dip then back up. That was probably the most discouraging data point because the dip was my exact original goal weight. Saw a glimpse, then not again for a while.

ETA: it’s funny, looking back I can see a funeral, Thanksgiving, Christmas, wedding based on wonky spikes

ninerbuff

Weight loss isn't linear. You can do the same exact routine and eating 2 weeks in a row and not get the same result. Do you exercise?

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