not ditching any weight WTF??

juliecl86

HI everyone

Here is my problem.
I 've been working out really hard for the past 3 weeks ( 6 to 8 hours of mainly spinning and boddy pump average every week) and eating clean within my calorie restriction.
My BMR is 1500 and my TDEE is 2100.
I eat 1700 per day of at least 80% healthy food.

I feel much better within my head, really good mood and positivity ( my body must love endorphins haha) as well as better within my own skin definitely more toned, more flexible and i have a much better posture! Amazing what sport can actually do.

Yes … BUT I HAVENT LOST A DAMN POUND!!

I am being too impatient ? what is the matter?

Thank you per advance for your advices

Cheers

eldamiano

Maybe too soon but most common diagnosis for this complaint is stop being in denial and record properly.

juliecl86

Thanks pal but as you can see on my diary I am litteraly recording everything I eat. I have a food scale too.

juliecl86

So definitely no denial here.

SailorKnightWing

Your weight loss may be masked by your body retaining water as a result of starting a new exercise routine. My scale bounced up 3lbs when I started jogging.

jpads1234

Sounds like your doing everything right hang in there and the weight will come off!

underw64

Ditch the scale and start measuring yourself. I gained three pounds but lost an inch everywhere - fat was replacing itself with muscle so I wasn't technically losing according to the scale, but I was according to my clothes, if that makes sense.

juliecl86

ahhh thanks for your support guys!

Underw64. Yes i ve actually noticed that my belt became too big! ^^

How is this possible without loosing weight? and am I actually going to loose some? ( stupid question I suppose but never mind I had to ask just in case!)

Maaike84

Great that you have started this journey, congrats! I can imagine it being a bit frustrating that you haven't lost, but have you tried to check your progress in other areas - like measuring your hips and waist and seeing if they are decreasing?

Also, looking at your diary, it does seem that your daily calories are a bit low for days were you have burned a lot of cals through exercise. It might be better for you to eat a little bit more on those days - especially if you feel hungry. Then again, MFP characteristically overestimates calories burned through exercise, which makes me hesitate to tell you to eat everything back, especially since you are (thankfully) not on 1200 cals per day.

Also, it doesn't say on your profile what weight you are at now. If you are already in a healthy or close to healthy weight range, the weight is going to come off slower.... I'm sure though that if you stick with it, you will get results! Good luck! And in the meantime try and focus on the other positive benefits you are getting from starting this journey!

Serah87

How long has it been since you lost??



Do you weigh everything that goes into your mouth??



More than likely your not in a deficit.

JessyLovesJCS

It's totally frustrating! I finally had a loss morning after almost 8 weeks of stall. Ugh! But I took the advice of others on here and measured...In the last 3 weeks I have lost 3 inches on my waist and 2.5 on my thighs. Weight continued to be the same or MORE and I was actually smaller. Try for yourself! It might be just the thing to motivate while the scale stalls out.

Levesque_7

You're losing inches and that is great! Forget about the scale for a while, it sounds like you're doing everything right!

Maaike84

ahhh thanks for your support guys!

Underw64. Yes i ve actually noticed that my belt became too big! ^^

How is this possible without loosing weight? and am I actually going to loose some? ( stupid question I suppose but never mind I had to ask just in case!)

This is possible because muscle is more dense, and a pound of muscle occupies more space than a pound of fat. So yes, you can be the same weight and still look thinner; your body composition changes.

handyrunner

Mirroring what everyone is saying...You appear to be losing inches and it may seem counterintuitive to you with no weight loss but that just means your replacing fat with muscle and thats a good thing. Keep at it!

juliecl86

Malkee84. thanks for your advices and to answer your question about my weight I am rather confused my home scale ( digital) inducates 79 kg ( really??? that would mean I gained 3 kg since I ve started … I am a bit sceptic.. but it shows the same every day)
and the scale at my local gym indicates that im fluctuating between 76-77 kg…
That is what I weighted when I started.

clambert1273

I would rather weigh 170lbs of pure muscle than the 170lbs I am right now... I don't care about the number but I do care about my body composition

sweetpea03b

My question would be... when you calculated your TDEE did you include the hours that you're working out every week? All I know is that when I was working out like a maniac like that... I wasn't losing. When I pulled back on the workouts and started doing mostly lifting 3x/week for about 20min and a little cardio here and there (no more than 30min) I started losing. I'd say you may be underestimating how many calories you're burning and eating too little.

(I'm burning between 1800-2100 calories/day with no major cardio)

Good luck!

ETA: it also looks like your protein is a little low on some days. You should be getting 1 gram/1 lb of lean body mass.

Mischievous_Rascal

How did you calculate your TDEE? How much do you need to lose? 20% may be too much of a deficit if you have 15 or less to lose.

Also, if you're using TDEE, you shouldn't be logging your exercise calories as it already has them included in that number. (I log them as 1 burned so I have a record of my workouts, but I just eat up to my calorie limit and worry about that number only.)

And you're losing inches and that's what counts. I've only lost a few pounds this past year, but I've lost about 8% body fat, so I don't really rely on the scale anymore at all.

juliecl86

Malkee84. thanks for your advices and to answer your question about my weight I am rather confused my home scale ( digital) inducates 79 kg ( really??? that would mean I gained 3 kg since I ve started … I am a bit sceptic.. but it shows the same every day)
and the scale at my local gym indicates that im fluctuating between 76-77 kg…
That is what I weighted when I started.

Mischievous_Rascal

ahhh thanks for your support guys!

Underw64. Yes i ve actually noticed that my belt became too big! ^^

How is this possible without loosing weight? and am I actually going to loose some? ( stupid question I suppose but never mind I had to ask just in case!)

This is possible because muscle is more dense, and a pound of muscle occupies more space than a pound of fat. So yes, you can be the same weight and still look thinner; your body composition changes.

Check out this site: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/

lrmall01

This will sound crazy, especially since you haven't lost any on the scale and seem to be getting a little frustrated - but you might want to eat a little more. Here's why:

I looked at your last 7 days of food and you average eating 1543 calories a day.

Then I looked at your exercise for the week, and it says you did 2316 calories. Also, you basically said you are doing about 6 hours a week of various spinning and bodypump workouts. So, 2316 divided by 7 indicates you are burning about 330 calories per day, on average.

So you net daily average calorie intake is 1212 calories. That might be a little low with the level of activity you are sustaining. Maybe try to eat the adjusted calorie level MFP gives you on the days you workout hard.

juliecl86

i need to loose at least 22 lbs and yes I did include my exercices in my TDEE.
And as you may have noticed I am usualy litre bit under my calorie intake and especially on my working out day because weirly I am not hungry at all after working out. The hunger comes like 6 hours later usually. I am eating even if I am not hungry though.

sweetpea03b

This will sound crazy, especially since you haven't lost any on the scale and seem to be getting a little frustrated - but you might want to eat a little more. Here's why:

I looked at your last 7 days of food and you average eating 1543 calories a day.

Then I looked at your exercise for the week, and it says you did 2316 calories. Also, you basically said you are doing about 6 hours a week of various spinning and bodypump workouts. So, 2316 divided by 7 indicates you are burning about 330 calories per day, on average.

So you net daily average calorie intake is 1212 calories. That might be a little low with the level of activity you are sustaining. Maybe try to eat the adjusted calorie level MFP gives you on the days you workout hard.

Yes!

juliecl86

Awww you might be right but I am really feeling like Im eating a lot! hahaha well good news then

sijomial

Malkee84. thanks for your advices and to answer your question about my weight I am rather confused my home scale ( digital) inducates 79 kg ( really??? that would mean I gained 3 kg since I ve started … I am a bit sceptic.. but it shows the same every day)
and the scale at my local gym indicates that im fluctuating between 76-77 kg…
That is what I weighted when I started.

Absolutely do not compare weight using different scales! They are rarely calibrated accurately and besides which just the differing weight of clothes worn (assuming your wear clothes at the gym?), food and hydration levels will confuse you completely.
Same scale, same time of day, same everything is the only way to track.

erickirb

Most likely water retention due to new exercise regimen. Muscles store water to protect them and aid in recovery.

juliecl86

Ok if it is the case. I guess It will come of at one point right?

SLLRunner

This will sound crazy, especially since you haven't lost any on the scale and seem to be getting a little frustrated - but you might want to eat a little more. Here's why:

I looked at your last 7 days of food and you average eating 1543 calories a day.

Nope. if you are not losing weight you don't eat more.

Julie, could it be that you are overestimating your calories burned? Where do you get your calorie burns from?

SLLRunner

i need to loose at least 22 lbs and yes I did include my exercices in my TDEE.
And as you may have noticed I am usualy litre bit under my calorie intake and especially on my working out day because weirly I am not hungry at all after working out. The hunger comes like 6 hours later usually. I am eating even if I am not hungry though.

If you only have 22 lbs to lose, you need to do it very slow. Like 1/2 pound per week.

jodycoady

This topic comes up a lot, and other members should be patient and not give out smart a*s answers.

This takes time...don't give up. The weight will come off. You could starve and lose in days, or you could do it the right way and wait.

Again: Don't give up!

If you have a bomb day...move on. Keep up the hard work and don't forgot to log the bits and bites you may have throughout your day. Unfortunately they really do add up. Better yet, forget the bits and bites altogether because they are a pain to log!!!!

juliecl86

MFP.
But I am not looking at my calorie burn at all!
I am eating on my BMR range as I prevously said and I am definitely not eating my calorie burn back as I am not hungry after workout. I am forcing myself to eat so I doubt that is the answer to my question.