Weight Loss Fail

brookegrinstead22

I have been on a calorie deficit for a week now and the scale has not changed at all. I am very frustrated because I did so much hard work for nothing to happen…

ilariadm1

1 week is literally nothing! Wait at least 3-4 weeks to see the first results

cmriverside

Well, the only way to fail is to quit.

Keep working at it.

cwolfman13

brookegrinstead22 wrote: »

I have been on a calorie deficit for a week now and the scale has not changed at all. I am very frustrated because I did so much hard work for nothing to happen…

A week is a drop in the bucket. Losing weight is a very slow process and you're going to have to wrap your brain around the long game. It is not a linear process and there will be weeks with no loss, small loss, bigger loss, gains, etc. It is highly beneficial to look at trends over weeks and months...one week is nothing.

If you also started exercise in conjunction with your diet, you are also very likely to be holding onto water weight. New or increased intensity of exercise will have this effect as it aids in repair of tissues that have been broken down. Water can easily mask fat loss. Water weight also fluctuates, typically more so in women than men due to monthly hormonal changes...but also, the human body is comprised of mostly water...55-65% of your body is water with the average being around 60%...that that will also fluctuate all on it's own. You also have to consider varying degrees of inherent waste in your system. All of these things have weight and show up on a scale...the scale isn't just a measure of fat.

You should also be consistent in your weigh in...generally speaking same day, in the morning after the restroom and before you've consumed anything and with minimal to no clothing...if clothed wear the same clothing. If you're weighing yourself later in the day, you are also weighing anything you've consumed, your clothing, etc.

gregsbabe12

I have been for a month now with nothing and I am really overweight.

asellitti6523

Agree with the above comment. If you are weighing yourself daily it should be in the morning, after using the restroom, completely naked. Also if you are just starting you may want to invest in a food scale if you don't have one. Most people that start out trying to count calories are not able to guesstimate accurately. I tried a few years back and after a couple weeks made little to no progress. Once I got a food scale and measured things out it was easy to see I was under reporting my calories.

kshama2001

GoRun2

Yep, weight loss is hard. I can put on 2 lbs overnight from salt. Also if you aren't "regular", poop can weigh a lb.

yirara

And if you're female then various times of the month can weigh 4lbs or more easily if you're unlucky.

fatty2begone

Not a fail, how about a start. The only way to fail is to actually quit. Starting something new is a learning curve. Time invested, effort, and experience can lead to great things. Keep going!

PAV8888

To actually increase the possibility of future success immediately change the narrative that you do hard work that is rewarded by weight loss and that the two are directly (or even worse, proportionately) related.

Your hard work brings many rewards (you will have to fill your own blank there). In my case, just an example, it makes me feel good that I am providing better care to myself. It makes me feel good that I setup preconditions that will eventually nudge my weight in the direction I want.

Weight management follows. In time.

onyxgirl17

It takes awhile to show on the scale since the scale shows everything including if you had a cup of water it will show half a pound heavier. What matters is fat loss… which takes time. If you give it more time the scale will eventually reflect your loss.