5 weeks, not much change

IliN82

Feeling frustrated as the scale doesn't seem to be moving! I did MFP combined with exercise last year and lost about 8 lbs. Managed to keep it off for 6 months but then gained it back around Christmas. I started exercising 3-4 times a week (bootcamp classes) in January. End of March I started logging again as I wasn't seeing much change this time. I have been logging for over a month and have maybe only lost one lbs. I exercise pretty much every day either running, lifting or bootcamp. I have a food scale and HRM. Cook almost everything home made. Eat chicken, fish, salad and veggies. Don't drink much alcohol. So frustrated! Especially as the same thing worked last year, in fact I am probably eating healthier and eating more this year. On a good note, I feel good, my migraines have disappeared and my clothes fit better. I FEEL I have lost fat but the scale is being stubborn!!! Any ideas what I might be doing wrong? My food diary is open. Thanks!

Aaron_K123

Took me 7 weeks to see a notable change in the scale. Doesn't mean you are on the wrong track. Doesn't mean you are on the right track either. Just means it hasn't been very long so its hard to say.

DivineChoices

Feeling frustrated as the scale doesn't seem to be moving! I did MFP combined with exercise last year and lost about 8 lbs. Managed to keep it off for 6 months but then gained it back around Christmas. I started exercising 3-4 times a week (bootcamp classes) in January. End of March I started logging again as I wasn't seeing much change this time. I have been logging for over a month and have maybe only lost one lbs. I exercise pretty much every day either running, lifting or bootcamp. I have a food scale and HRM. Cook almost everything home made. Eat chicken, fish, salad and veggies. Don't drink much alcohol. So frustrated! Especially as the same thing worked last year, in fact I am probably eating healthier and eating more this year. On a good note, I feel good, my migraines have disappeared and my clothes fit better. I FEEL I have lost fat but the scale is being stubborn!!! Any ideas what I might be doing wrong? My food diary is open. Thanks!

Have you been taking body measurements? Could you be losing inches, but not lbs?

Ready2Rock206

. I FEEL I have lost fat but the scale is being stubborn!!! Any ideas what I might be doing wrong? !

What you're doing wrong is being too concerned with a stupid number. You look better & feel better - that's what you should focus on.

DrJenO

Height, current weight, goal weight, body fat percentage (if known), target calorie goal

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IliN82

5,1 starting weight 110 lbs, current just under 109, goal 104.. Body fat not known. My clothes do fit better. Would like the leg and butt area to slim down a bit more for bikini season! Target calorie goal is around 1500 including exercise calories which I usually eat most back. Thank you!

IliN82

On the flipside, I don't gain weight easily either. When I was 110lbs I could eat anything and not gain a pound. My body seems to want to stick at that weight wether I eat 1000 calories or 3000 calories....

IliN82

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DrJenO

Sorry, didn't sign on again after leaving work.

That close to your goal weight, and with your normal/low-normal BMI, I would focus more on body recomp than weight loss. Seriously, throw away the scale, buy a measuring tape, and search these threads (and the internet at large) for body recomposition. Your body isn't going to want to give up those pounds, but it could be talked into burning fat in exchange for muscle.

Good luck!

sokkache

I'm 10 weeks in and still can't see much change. I work out 6 days a week and I eat under my TDEE but I'm still going and I plan on living this lifestyle for a while anyways

BetterKimmer

What everyone else says. Forget the scale. Forget the weight. Measure and check the fit of your clothes. With that little to lose it may be awhile before you reach your desired look ("weight"). You may even gain weight if your body puts on muscle while losing body fat, but you will look better.