Frustration is Starting to Set In

lcolpo

Okay - I've been doing this for almost a month now and yes I have lost 9 pounds, but I had lost those 9 pounds 2 weeks ago! I haven't lost anything since! What am I doing wrong? I've been going to the gym, eating well - usually under my calorie goal, drinking my water, but I'm still at the same weight I was 2 weeks ago. Can somebody give me some pointers? Today I logged 50 minutes on the eliptical machine and an hour doing weights. Am I eating too much? Too less?

nopeekiepeekie

What's your calorie goal? Are you getting too much sodium? Are you wearing an HRM or using MFP/machines to get your caloric burn. Without that information (or your diary being open) there's not much help people can give

vkpmusic

Don't eat under your caloric goal. MFP sets up a deficit automatically, so if you are regularly coming under that goal, then you are slowly but surely slowing your metabolism. Eat ALL you calories every day for a week (exercise calories too) and see if that doesn't get things moving again. 1-3 lbs a week is normal and healthy. Any more and you may be dropping muscle mass rather than fat.

sexylonglegs

my guess is you're eating too little. try increasing your calories a bit.

tishonamarie

Don't get frustrated. I recently did the same thing. I had been watching what I was eating since August 11th. I had lost 6-7 pounds and that was all that was budging on me. I was getting really frustrated!!!! This week I continued to do what I was doing and I just seemed to melt- I've lost 2-3 pounds! Drink plenty of water and make sure you're watching your sodium and your sugars. Keep up the work. You'll be able to climb that wall before you know it!

sarahwright01

Not only watch what you are eating, but are you eating often enough...for example: I eat 6 small meals a day.
Breakfast 7:00 (350ish cals)

Snack 9ish-10ish (160ish cals)

Lunch 12:00ish (250 Cals)

Snack 2:00ish-3:00ish (160 Cals)

Dinner 6:00ish-7:00 ish (300 cals)

Snack 8:00 (150 cals)

this equals 1370 cals. If you are exercising add 50 cals onto breakfast, lunch, and dinner to compensate.

Try to eat as little refined carbs as possible. Stick to as dark of breads as you can and high protein. You snack can even be protein shakes with an apple (1 scoop of protien =120 cals +1 apple=40 cals)

Good luck! Stick with it! you can do this!

becomingsara

And PLEASE don't forget to MEASURE! I have only lost 4 pounds, but I have lost nearly 5 inches on my waist and hips!!! VERY ENCOURAGING to see those measuring tape numbers get less, when the scale is being a hater

YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

jamie1888

I should really start measuring too! Nothing is more frustrating than watching a scale NOT move! (except watching it move in the wrong direction, of course!)

tbernard

Calorie breakdown is nice, but It would be useful to know who your breakdown is between carbohydrates and protein. You really should open your diary up...

But here are a few possible ideas..

If I were to eat under my calories, but not consume enough protein to maintain muscle, my body might start to consume muscle...which would give me an immediate reduction in weight....but slow down my future calorie burn..

scrapdreams

I saw that you burned 600 calories on elliptical plus you did weight training. That's a lot of calories. Are you eating to make up for what you've burned? If you are eating at your calorie level, but not eating extra when you exercise, you may not be eating enough. Then your body thinks you are starving and slows your metabolism. While it is nice to see that little "under calorie" status, it can also be counter-productive.

funnygirl0940

you're hitting a plateau. Keep doing what you're doing but make a few changes.

1st. make sure you eat at least 1200 calories. Otherwise your body goes into starvation mode and it won't release it.
2nd. let yourself have 1 day to eat 1800 calories. It's a trick to also make your body not plateau.
3rd. mix up your exercise routine. If you keep doing the same routine, aren't getting sore muscles after a workout, you need to change it.

You're doing what you need to do!!!! Keep up the good work!