9 days in, losing weight everyday now ive stopped?

Miss_KA
Miss_KA Posts: 5
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I started my diet on the 1st, have been walking, using the exercise bike and rowing machine, and lost 9.8lbs (I was 18stone+ so it came off very easily) since yesterday i have just stayed the same?
Im not going to lie, im disappointed... it was going so well...
am i doing something wrong?
Im averaging 1400 cals a day and not eating my exercise calories, im not over any of the goals...
I understand its early days - but is there anything i can can do to kick-start it going again?

(Please no trolls - im looking for advice not the next budding comedian...)

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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Well when you first start you will see a loss quickly but that is normally do to significant change in your lifestyle.

    But to be frank no need to weigh yourself every day......don't be a slave to the scale.

    What is gonna happen if you weigh everyday is you will see it go up even...yes up but it wont be a weight gain if you are at a deficet.

    If you are not eating exercise calories back chances are you are under 1200 and that is not good. MFP is setup so you do eat all or a portion of your exercise calories back as there is a built in deficet in your allowance already and exercise is just a bonus.

    This is not a sprint...you won't lose this weight any quicker then you put it on, you will have bumps in the road where you seem to be stagnant, even gain then the scale will go down...but that being said there are things to help along the way

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    read that...

    Buy a kitchen scale weigh your food to ensure your calorie intake is as accurate as possible, get a HRM with chest strap for burns to be as accurate as possible. If you can't get the HRM eat back a portion of your calories.

    As well stop thinking it as a "diet"...because diets end this should be a lifestyle change where you understand that if you want to lose weight it comes down to Calories in <calories out.

    Exercise enables you to eat more calories but does not help you lose weight if you are in a calorie surplus.

    If you only care about weigh and being at a certian weigh be prepared to be soft when you get there.

    If you care about how you look start weight training and eat enough protien so you don't lose lbm (lean body mass) or existing muscle.

    Use measurments and clothing size and Photos to gauge success along with the scale.

    As well be prepared that once you are where you want to be you can't go back to eating whatever you want when you want or you will gain the weight back. To maintain you need to eat as many calories as you burn.
  • connorsdad07
    connorsdad07 Posts: 16
    Have you thought about your sodium intake? You could be retaining some fluids so it seems like you haven't lost any weight but maybe you have.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    you're not going to lose weight every day... you're just setting yourself up for disappointment if you think that!

    if you're very overweight the first few pounds come off easy - and its mainly water weight.

    MFP is set up to eat back exercise calories, if you're using MFP figures, you should eat at least half back.
  • jamiesillimandunn
    jamiesillimandunn Posts: 270 Member
    Don't weigh every day ...most people lose fast in the beginning ( due to water weight) then trickle off to more steady weekly losses , set a day a week same time everytime( morning is best) most likely your daily weigh in not being a loss was due to sodium intake or not enough water , just don't get into the habit of daily weigh ins you'll only drive yourself crazy
  • littleburgy
    littleburgy Posts: 570 Member
    Even at 18+ stone, losing over 9 pounds in just over a week is a lot, and much of that might also be water fluctuation.

    Stef is right, don't treat it as a sprint. Good luck.
  • mumblemagic
    mumblemagic Posts: 1,090 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    read that...

    I was just about to say that!!!!
    Have you thought about your sodium intake? You could be retaining some fluids so it seems like you haven't lost any weight but maybe you have.

    This is worth bearing in mind too, but your weight will fluctuate daily depending on time of weighing, level of hydration (did you pee before or after, how much had you drunk in the hours preceding your weigh-in) and the weight of the food you have eaten. Personally I suggest weighing first thing in the morning, after peeing, before eating anything, naked, before you shower (i.e. dry hair), and only doing this about once per week so you get an average overview.
  • elyelyse
    elyelyse Posts: 1,454 Member
    you're not going to lose weight every day... you're just setting yourself up for disappointment if you think that!
    or every other day.
    or every week.
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    1. When you first start losing weight your first little bit is easy to lose, you'll lose close to 10 lbs in water weight. Once that is off you will find it's harder to lose. Don't give up, keep going.

    2. Be sure you are eating the right amount of calories, eating too few can put a stop on things quickly as well.

    3. Don't call it a diet, diets last till you are sick of it or till you lose the weight, this is all a life style choice, no need to deprive yourself of things you love.

    4. 9 days is not a long time, I've been at this for 2 years straight now and I'm still not at my 100% ultimate goal. I have 10 lbs left to go and I've now reached a point in my weight loss that if I eat certain foods they hold on to me and I start to gain. If I drink the wrong thing, I soak up water weight, I gain a lot easier then I can lose at this point. I've lost a lot of weight and refuse to give up now. Don't give up and don't get discouraged.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/TheFitHooker

    Check out my blog on here, I have wrote about all my up's and downs through it all. Hope it helps :smile:
  • undulyinterest
    undulyinterest Posts: 16 Member
    First of all give yourself praise....you are doing great! The scale is only half of the story. If you want real results measure yourself every 2 weeks. I STOPPED weighing myself last year, I only take measurements and go by how my pants fit. The scale was setting the tone for my mood for the day. Even if I was eating clean and working out, if the scale gave me bad new that was it I was ruined for the day. Good Luck!
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    :(

    I started my diet on the 1st, have been walking, using the exercise bike and rowing machine, and lost 9.8lbs (I was 18stone+ so it came off very easily) since yesterday i have just stayed the same?
    Im not going to lie, im disappointed... it was going so well...
    am i doing something wrong?
    Im averaging 1400 cals a day and not eating my exercise calories, im not over any of the goals...
    I understand its early days - but is there anything i can can do to kick-start it going again?

    (Please no trolls - im looking for advice not the next budding comedian...)

    When you first start working out, you will lose a bit of water weight, so you think you are losing weight really quickly. It's not likely that you have been losing a lb. of fat per day. It's best to lose 1-2 lbs per week. Keep doing your workouts and keep your calories at your goal, and you'll get there. Don't weigh yourself everyday if you want to see weight loss, losing and retaining water will make that fluctuate (for instance, yesterday I weighed 130 lbs and this morning I weighed 133 - I didn't gain 3 lbs in one day, I'm retaining water due to hormones). You'd be better off measuing yourself once in a while to see how your body has changed.
  • sevsmom
    sevsmom Posts: 1,172 Member
    When I started at 168 lbs on a 5'5" in body, I went 6 WEEKS without a single drop on the scale. Then it would progress steadily for awhile and stop. Start and stop. It's normal. Sometimes you need to adjust the calories, sometimes the intensity of exercise, but overall you just have to KEEP AT IT!!! Don't let a few days on "pause" with the scale derail you!!!

    Good luck!
  • ColoradoLes
    ColoradoLes Posts: 13
    Stop obsessing over the scale every day. Put it away and weigh yourself weekly or monthly. Every person's weight fluctuates during the day/week for a variety of reasons.

    Also, nobody is going to lose weight every single day. Plateaus happen; recovery happens; fluctuations happen. It's OK.

    This is a long-term investment, not a get-rich-quick scheme. Keep going.
  • Kanyon17
    Kanyon17 Posts: 156 Member
    Human ressources coordinator so.. sedentary!
  • SisterhoodoftheShrinkingPants
    SisterhoodoftheShrinkingPants Posts: 474 Member
    you are setting yourself up for failure. PERIOD. Sweetie~ DO NOT DO THIS THING BY WATCHING THE SCALE DAILY. Thats sabotage. Do you want to have mood swings every time its "that time of the month" or you eat too much sodium and gain water weight? Or how about when you gain muscle and the scale stays the same but your body composition changes? Weigh in once a month or every week TOPS. I didnt own a scale for the first 9 months of this journey. If I had I would have given up quick. You are 9 days in to this and you are already upset? I dont think you are gonna make it, Im sorry. Im usually VERY positive but you arent in this for the long haul, you want a quick fix. If you are serious about this, then commit to doing what you are doing for a year. If you dont see GREAT results in one year, you can always go back to doing nothing. Im sorry to sound gruff, but maybe what you need is a challenge. I dare you to change your quick fix thinking and commit to this no matter what the scale says. Deal? I lost 83 lbs in a year. I still have work to do. If I wanted instant results I never would have got this far. Good luck <3
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    you're not going to lose weight every day... you're just setting yourself up for disappointment if you think that!
    or every other day.
    or every week.

    Yup. Chill out. It's been 9 days.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    That 9 pounds is probably 50% water weight (if not more). This has a tendency to skew expectations that your body is set up to lose this kind of weight on a regular basis. If you're looking for long term success due to a healthier lifestyle and not just "I need to shed 20 pounds by the end of the month using any fandangled fad so I can fit in that dress" then slow and stead wins the race. Crash diet (speedy weight loss) generally means crash gains. Long term success takes dedication, time, and education. You have to be patient and you need to learn the habit of a healthy life, move a litte, and eat enough to curb your cravings and fuel your life.

    If you're just looking for a temporary solution then keep lamenting over not having daily weightloss, pick up that ton of saran wrap so that you can slather your body is some magic cream and then wrap yourself before standing in a steaming shower, pop those anal leakage pills like Heff pops viagra, follow Dr. Oz's every word as if he's the second coming, and devour the pages of Shape magazine.
  • fat2strongbeth
    fat2strongbeth Posts: 735 Member
    Remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint. Loosing 9+ lbs in less than two weeks is a lot. I would stay focused on your end goal and highly recommend that you don't weigh yourself everyday. Once a week is enough to know where you are and if you need to make changes to your food or exercise.
  • oboeadam
    oboeadam Posts: 124 Member
    Weighing yourself that often is the kiss of death, because there is no way your body is going to show a consistent loss on a daily basis. It is recommended that you weigh in once a week so that your body's fluctuations have time to work themselves out - if you start seeing an issue on a weekly basis, then you might have some cause for concern - but to not lose weight for one day? Totally normal and expected.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    It's only been NINE DAYS. Weight bounces up and down over time, and that's just how life is. Keep doing what you're doing. Nine days is nothing.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    When you first start eating at a calorie deficit (not working out), you will lose a bit of water weight, so you think you are losing weight really quickly.

    Fixed that for you. When you start working out (or increase the intensity of workouts), you actually tend to stall or have a slight gain because the muscle fibers are retaining water and glycogen to help with the healing process. Pretty much anytime you're sore, this will happen. However it is true that one when starts controlling their diet, they will lose water weight quickly (in most instances).

    OP, the only thing you're doing wrong is setting your expectations too high. Pretty much everyone loses a lot quickly, especially those who have more to lose. Healthy weight loss is somewhere between 1 and 2 pounds per week for most people who are overweight/obese. This isn't Biggest Loser, it's real life.

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