Fed up

shannantreasure

I have been on a new diet plan for 3 weeks now at 1225 calories per day and I haven’t even lost a kilo yet. I’m going to the gym 3 days a week and I’m eating so well but I just can’t shift the weight. So fed up already 😤

csplatt

Patience patience!

AnnPT77

It takes 4-6 weeks on the same eating/activity regimen to accumulate enough experience data to see a somewhat realistic average weight change trend, or at least one full menstrual cycle for people who have those.

New exercise tends to increase water retention (for muscle repair) that can mask fat loss on the body weight scale, sometimes for up to several weeks. Strength exercise probably does that more than other types.

You say you haven't lost a kilo yet. Have you lost any weight at all? How much?

You say you're eating 1225. That's quite a low calorie goal. Are you female, petite, older, quite inactive? If not, how fast are you trying to lose weight, for what current body weight? Too aggressive a loss rate won't normally slow down loss, but it will increase frustration and increase the (unrealistic) expectation of quick results.

If part of the problem here is that you're doing things that feel very difficult and annoying, I'd suggest adopting an easier plan. You don't say how much weight you want to lose in total, but losing a meaningful amount takes many weeks, many months, even up to a small number of years. Odds of success increase if we have a plan we can stick with consistently for long enough to lose the total amount of weight.

In many cases, a slow loss rate will get a person to goal weight in less calendar time than some extreme plan that causes bouts of deprivation-triggered over-eating, breaks in the action, or even giving up altogether because it's Just. Too. Hard.

Way too many people arrive here wanting to lose weight fast, so adopt some restrictive eating plan that puts foods they like and crave off limits, maybe one of the trendy named diets; then some stack a punitively intense miserable exercise program on top of that.

Maybe that's not you: I don't know. But it's common. It usually doesn't end well, but it typically does end quickly. I'd like to think people leave MFP but keep up those efforts and eventually succeed, but the number of "I'm back" posts over in the Introductions suggests otherwise.

What's actually required to lose weight doesn't need to be that hard, though obviously it does require changed habits, and some patient persistence, so it won't be psychologically easy every second. But the logistics are remarkably simple, and constant misery is optional.

If you ask me, the real golden prize here isn't reaching goal weight. Instead, it's reaching a healthy weight then staying there long term, ideally permanently. Doing that latter thing depends on finding new, relatively happy permanent routine habits, a daily routine we can continue almost on autopilot forever. For anyone with a tendency toward excess weight, it isn't a quick project with an end date, it's a forever endeavor. That's a different mindset.

As context, I'm in year 9+ of maintaining a healthy weight, after around 30 pre-loss years of overweight/obesity. The quality of life benefit has been huge. I want that for everyone, including you.

Wishing you success!

yirara

Hi there, I hope you didn't want to vent only, but also return.

Depending on your current weight it might take a bit longer for weightloss to show. New exercise causes water retention. A new diet regime might cause temporary constipation. Certain times in the menstrual cycle cause water retention. All of those things can mask fat loss on the scale while fat is actually getting less. Patience! I know it's difficult, but please hang in there.

spiriteagle99

How are you measuring the food you are eating and the exercise you are doing? If you aren't weighing your food, you may be eating more than you think you are. Double check the database entries you are using to make sure they are accurate. Since they are user entered, there can be errors. Plus manufacturers change their products so what used to be accurate may not be true now. i.e. my bread went from 100 calories a slice to 120 or 130 per slice. That extra can add up. Not including everything you eat or drink can make a difference too.

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