Not losing the weight!

ShiraDarling

I started a new job where I do physical labour for 12-14 hrs a day, on my feet- walking about 18,000-25,000 steps a day.. A lot of the work I do has me breaking into a sweat.. Because it is so physically demanding. Any who, I have been eating healthy, counting calories, watching my sodium intake, drinking a ton of water (always have) but yet I haven't lost a pound! I burn around 3000 cal a day, and I am only taking in about 1800-2000 cal. What gives?

Smashley1947

How much time has it been since you started?

Are you looking at just the scale or body measurements?

How much change were you looking for, it takes a while to weight and see changes especially if you don't have a lot to lose and based on your ticker you don't have a lot.

ShiraDarling

It's been 3 weeks, but I was active before this job- so this extra 12 hrs a day of physical labour I thought would just be a bonus and help with weight loss. I am tracking my inches too but haven't checked lately maybe I will do that. Any other opinions?

bobbijodmb

I would also look to see if you are over estimating how much you are burning and under-estimating how much you are eating. Because with 3 weeks of a deficit, you should be seeing some scale results.

Are you weighing/measuring everything? What you may think is a portion may be a bit more. Are you eating things or drinking things you aren't tracking? little things add up.

ShiraDarling

Well I do portion out my food ( measuring cups and/or scale) and really only drink water, and one black coffee in the morning. Ugh. Maybe I'm just being impatient. I'll give it another few weeks.