Guess It is Never going to happen

RunerRita

So the scale has me again at 140. I know I should be happy with maintaining this weight for years but for some reason I feel I should be 130 and no matter what it keeps going right back at this. When I am exercising almost too much and restricting and eating only vegetables and fruit I can lose. I did it and was 136 just a couple of days ago. When I slow down on exercise and I mean just do only 3 miles or only bike 5 the scale creeps back up. I feel frustrated and think I should stop weighing everyday. Any help would be appreciated.

DMJS

Hi Rita, definitely stop weighing daily. We (our weight) fluctuates daily. Concentrate on what you are doing right and reap the rewards once a week.
It is so tempting to check daily but it can be frustrating. Also if you measure or have a favorite pair of jeans or an other article of clothing that you can gauge progress with would be an awesome way of checking even without weighing.
No matter what, Great Job!!!!!
Dana

SassyCalyGirl

here is a great article to read.
http://www.runnersworld.com/weight-loss/why-am-i-not-losing-weight?cid=socHE_20140918_31807446

I am now cutting back on my cardio and focusing more on circuit training with weights.

I also see that you just joined last month-you need to give it time.

Chrisparadise579

It is kind of hard to tell but my guess is you are not eating enough and your body is adjusted to running and bking so the effects are minimal. As you get closer to your weight loss goal your body is body resistant to weight loss and the only way to solve this is to slowly increase your calories, Ive seen it works thousands of times. Also there is a reason they say running is the worst activity there is not alot of variety and as your body acclimates it takes longer and longer runs to get the same results. try adding in resistance exercises at least 3 days per week and im sure youll see results.

thatsillyshana23

My advice would be to throw away the scale and enjoy life. Don't get fixated on a number! If your body is happy at 140, enjoy that! If you want to change how you look, focus on that. But don't pay any attention to a silly number. Try weight training or other exercises that you would like. :flowerforyou:

ana3067

You're describing creating a deficit through exercise. Your results will probably be much more consistent and stable if you create the deficit through food instead.

So lets say that at 140lbs, you need 2000 calories before exercise to maintain your weight, so if you want to lose 10lbs then stick 1700-1800 net. Eat back exercise calories and adjust the amount of them you eat based on your results (start out with all cals, if you don't lose ~2lbs in the month then reduce to 75%, keep on until you reach ~2lb a month losses). So this means you need to log your exercise. You could buy a HRM and input your own info if you'd like to be more accurate... I MIGHT buy one but I mostly weight train.

Then once you reach 130lbs, you'd recalculate your estimated caloric needs. So lets say now you need about 1900 cals to maintain, net. So you'd slowly work your way up to 1900 and monitor, add more if you keep losing,

exrx.net and health-calc.com are good sites for caloric needs calculators. Subtract 10-15% from the number they provide to get a starting deficit.

SWEETMAY84

I felt this way before, I was able to go down to 149 (my lowest) but kept going back to 155, I was 155 for a long looong time, I got divorced and gained 30 pounds out of bad decisions but my Doctor told me that our bodies get "comfortable" at X weight and that I needed it to get ride of my scale! lol I know the feeling tho! you look amazing and that's what matter right?

Commander_Keen

Have some fun with this..
dont' work out for the next week.
Eat little to no carbs.
Drink to 2 gallons of water a day.

Carbs hold X amount of water.
By drinking two gallons of water you'll fush any extra water away.

phobiep

To advise her to drink 2 gallons of water a day is ridiculous and dangerous.

Springfield1970

I'm only happy at 127lb. I'm 5'7" and when I lose fat I do it incredibly slowly and totally trust the calories in and out numbers. Not the scale. I still weigh myself everyday but I look for long term trends now. I lose about a quarter of a pound of fat a week, I expect the fat cells to hold onto water for a few weeks, and my body to get used to what it is being asked to do.

Time, patience, and more patience. Oh yes, and meticulous weighing of food, logging, and working out exercise burns.

Springfield1970

Have some fun with this..
dont' work out for the next week.
Eat little to no carbs.
Drink to 2 gallons of water a day.

Carbs hold X amount of water.
By drinking two gallons of water you'll fush any extra water away.

What's the point of losing water, only to gain it back again. What a waste of time. That's not fun. It's shortsighted and nothing to do with fat loss or fitness.

cnadiger

Have some fun with this..
dont' work out for the next week.
Eat little to no carbs.
Drink to 2 gallons of water a day.

Carbs hold X amount of water.
By drinking two gallons of water you'll fush any extra water away.

Don't do this. It's dangerous and can have your electrolytes so diluted you end up in the hospital. And just the thought that we can "flush" the weight away is stupid.

RunerRita

Thanks everyone for your thoughts! It is great hearing from personal experiences. I am feeling great and have stopped weighing everyday and I am cutting calories which is easier to do now that I am not running as much. I began attending FitCamp classes and even though they bite my old butt it feels good to be doing circuits and something other than running. We will see. I want to lose 10 pounds but I know it won't happen overnight.

20yearsyounger

You may be surprised what doing something different will do (especially since it's kicking your butt). Be sure to let us know your excitement after you hit your desired number.

Liftng4Lis

counting calories makes all the difference as it = weight loss. The exercise is great, but is mostly for health.

queenliz99

The dreaded last few pounds!! I am experiencing that right now. I'm almost 55, too!

I have seen a couple of videos showing how easy it is to overeat calories while using cup measures instead of using a food scale. A food scale will really help you hone in your caloric goal. I did my own experiment with coaches oat meal, measured 1/3 cup out and weighed on my food scale. It was not 40 grams but 55 grams which was more calories than i've been tracking. Mind blown!!

Another thought is, it's not so much what the scale says at this point for you but how your body looks. More weight training will make your body look better and that is what is better really in the long run.