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  • rondaj05
    rondaj05 Posts: 497 Member
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    It is understandably frustrating to start a diet and exercise program and not see any progress the first week.
    No one expects to lose 100 pounds in a week, but most of us lost SOME weight the first week, and she has the right to be frustrated by that, without getting chided for it.

    OP, hang in there, you will get it figured out. Just be patient.

    Well said! :flowerforyou:
  • DeeDeeMee
    DeeDeeMee Posts: 133 Member
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    You haven't built any muscle in only a week, so you can check that answer off of the list.
    You perhaps may be retaining some water in your muscles, if you are working out hard enough to make your muscles sore. If this is the case, it should take care of itself in a week or two.
    Still, even with some water retention, you should have lost at least a little weight your first week of restricting calories.
    I assume that you have been eating much more than 1500 cals a day before this past week?
    If so, then you should have lost some.

    Most often the culprit is that you are eating more than you realize. Be sure you use a food scale to measure solid foods and measuring cups to measure liquids. LOG EVERYTHING!
    Don't think that because you were 'good' all day, or most days, that you can get away with a treat here and there. They add up. Trust me.
    Also, you probably are not burning as many calories during your workouts as you think you are. MFP and even HRMs can be off on calorie burns, especially for the very overweight. The calorie burns are estimates, based on people with average Body Fat percentages. A high BF% can throw off BMR calculators as well as calorie burn calculators.

    Stick 100% to your calorie goal, and add only about half your calorie burns, if you want to eat some calories back.

    Lots of things can throw off the scale, including your scale. Sometimes mine is on crack, I swear.
    Take your measurements now, so you can tell progress even when the scale doesn't move.
    Stick with it another week or two and see how it goes.
    If still no loss in another week, then drop your calories 100 a day and try that for a week.

    ^^ This. All of it. Absolutely.
  • Gwen_B
    Gwen_B Posts: 1,018 Member
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    You have to be consistent and patient!! Keep up the good work, you will see results soon enough!!
  • jkestens63
    jkestens63 Posts: 1,164 Member
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    stop expecting biggest loser type results in only a week. in the real world it might take up to a month to see the first fruits of your labor.
    do you have any underlying health issues like insulin resistance or problems with sodium?

    as long as you are accurately logging and eating at the calorie goal MFP gave you, then you will lose weight. just give it time
    could be building a bit of muscle and muscle weighs more than fat so.... this is what i'm putting my no movement on the scales down too.... good news is muscle increases your metabolism so will work eventually.... in short keep at it.

    no and no.

    1. the OP is not building muscle in 2 weeks time from 30 day shred
    2. muscle does not increase your metabolism with any useful amount. each additional pound of muscle burns about an additional 6 calories per day.

    An additional no::: muscle does not weigh more than fat. A pound of muscle is equal to a pound of fat, just like a pound of feathers is equal to a pound of lead. A pound of feathers takes up more space than a pound of lead (like fat takes up more space than muscle) but a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound.
  • rondaj05
    rondaj05 Posts: 497 Member
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    a pound is a pound is a pound is a pound.

    I think this is where people get hung up! It may take up a different amount of space, or sit in different places, you may be burning fat and building muscle and the scale doesn't move. Doesn't mean you're not making progress! That's why it's so important to take measurements too. I never "got" the importance of measurements until I understood this concept.

    My weight jumped around between 3.8 - 4.4 pound weight difference this week, it was discouraging, I checked my measurements and lost over 13 inches! Definitely changed my whole thought process. :tongue:
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    I have been doing 30 to shred, I have been watching my intake and most days i'm under by about 500 calories. I also make sure i do a min of 10,000 steps every day.

    I started this a week ago and I have lot nothing no lbs or inches.

    I have over 100lbs to lose

    WHY!!!!!!
    Because it's been only a week and your body is not used to the new exercise and eating plan. Be patient.

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