Not able to loose weight ?

Sakshi4274

"Despite exercising daily for an hour, adopting intermittent fasting for the past three days, and maintaining a balanced diet with occasional homemade junk food, my weight remains unchanged at 69.70 kilograms. Any insights into why I'm not seeing any weight loss progress?"

Lietchi

Three days: is that how long you've been at your current routine? If so, you need a LOT more patience. At least one, preferably two months (or menstrual cycles, if applicable).

Our weight is made up of many more things than bodyfat, which means you need a longer period of time before you can determine whether or not you're losing bodyfat.
Also: some scales have 'fake consistency' built in, which sounds like it's the case with three identical weigh-ins three days in a row (weight fluctuates naturally every day): you can avoid fake consistency by first weighing yourself with a heavy object first and then doing your actual weigh-in.

PS: a balanced diet with occasional homemade junk food sounds great for health, but it won't lead to weight-loss unless you're in a calorie deficit. Are you counting calories?

nighthawk584

yes to Lietchi, 3 days in don't expect much. You need to be eating at a deficit for sure. burn more calories than you take in. Early in the game don't eat ANY junk food/ Stay strict to the calorie and quality of calories and you will begin to lose weight.

springlering62

My main advice? Delete “expectations” and substitute “patience” into your plan.

There’s a thousand threads here like yours where people quit after a few days because expectations weren’t met.

There’s a thousand more where people succeeded by exercising patience.

Which side do you want to come down on?

tomcustombuilder

3 days is not even scratching the surface. Check back in a month.

It’s like that video of that guy gets on the scale at the gym does a few sets of weights and then get back on the scale again thinking he’s going to have lost weight already.

These things take time, sometimes a lot of time and definitely takes a lot of patience

springlering62

tomcustombuilder wrote: »

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It’s like that video of that guy gets on the scale at the gym does a few sets of weights and then get back on the scale again thinking he’s going to have lost weight already.

Been there, done that!!!!! 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

I was the Queen of Expectations.

xbowhunter

Classic case of calorie overestimation and expecting instant scale gratification...

springlering62

xbowhunter wrote: »

Classic case of calorie overestimation and expecting instant scale gratification...

If she’s only been at it a few days, she may be bang on for calories. It’s too soon to tell. Saying someone’s overestimating so early if they’re eating what’s been recommended could easily send someone into a binge and cut cycle. Her best bet is to take a deep breath, trust the process, and see where she stands after at least one monthly cycle (aka period, to be clear) , since depending on when she started this, her cycle could easily mask loss.

yirara

tomcustombuilder wrote: »

3 days is not even scratching the surface. Check back in a month.

It’s like that video of that guy gets on the scale at the gym does a few sets of weights and then get back on the scale again thinking he’s going to have lost weight already.

These things take time, sometimes a lot of time and definitely takes a lot of patience

I once managed to lose 2kg in 20 minutes activity! Beat that! I think I should market this somehow. I might get very, very rich. Though... I'm not good at ripping off people, so here you go: I lived in a country where it was 50C in the shade. I went out briefly, and went back inside. Result: 2kg lighter!

Hobartlemagne

Be patient. When I got serious about calorie reducing and exercise I didnt lose any weight at all for the first 2 weeks.
I feel like my body took that long to figure out that body fat was going to have to be used for fuel.
I've lost about 5kg in 10 weeks. Need to lose 15 more. I've accepted that this whole process for me may take 6 months.

Btt2020

Weight is gained slowly over time due to our habits. Weight loss is the same in reverse. Figuring this stuff out takes lots time and patience with yourself. We tend to underestimate our food intake when we track, weight fluctuates daily with fluids and dietary choices. Once you have figured out what works for you, take it steady and over a few months you will see a difference. A good read is Atomic Habits, learning about these and the impact of positive habits over a long time is very powerful. Be patient and kind with yourself, when you slip up, permission to be human, then step back onto your program, fine tune it, do a little course correct. Know that this just takes lots of time, there is no quick fix in a few days, as much as we want this.

csplatt

everyone else hit the main points. addition: are you counting calories?

kshama2001