just a vent. (woooosaaahhhh)

samantharae121205

[JUST A VENT] i gave in &;; weigh'd myself ystrdy to find out i havent lost anything in almost a week!?. (havent gained either) im still happy with the 9lbs. i lost in the first week but this is ONLY my 2nd week into weighloss, how can i have hit a platue already!?. i went from eating over 3000+ calories a day with no exercise to eating less than 1000 a day nd a half hour of cardio. i am losing BF%. nd im not discouraged YET. lol. i just knew i shudve stayed off tht scale. hahaa. :)*new changes as of today* -drink more water. -start eating breakfast. -eat all net calories. IDK wut else i cud be doing wrong?!. owell. ill just play with my body nd see wut works. wish me luckk. :):) nd the best of luck to yu all. yur all doing soo well. =D

morganadk2_deleted

Are you eating your exersise calories ? Are you drinking enough water? getting enough sleep?

You might also find the links below helpful...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficit


This is just a part of it! please read the link above


Generally someone with a BMI over 32 can do a 1000 calorie a day (2 lbs a week) deficit
With a BMI of 30 to 32 a deficit of 750 calories is generally correct (about 1.5 lbs a week)
With a BMI of 28 to 30 a deficit of 500 calories is about right (about 1 lb a week)
With a BMI of 26 to 28 a deficit of about 300 calories is perfect (about 1/2 lb a week)
and below 26... well this is where we get fuzzy. See now you're no longer talking about being overweight, so while it's still ok to have a small deficit, you really should shift your focus more towards muscle tone, and reducing fat. This means is EXTRA important to eat your exercise calories as your body needs to KNOW it's ok to burn fat stores, and the only way it will know is if you keep giving it the calories it needs to not enter the famine response (starvation mode)



Good luck on your journey

idahogirl71

There are many factors that can come into play....that time of the month, sodium intake, converting fat into muscle, not eating enough calories, eating too many calories, not drinking enough water, weighing at different times of the day......and on and on and on. It is hard to know without seeing all your stats (food diary, etc) what exactly it is. Also do you measure your food for 100% accuracy? Do you nibble without reporting it?

spicegeek

Less than 1000 cals per day is not enough - you need to eat 1200 per day

samantharae121205

Less than 1000 cals per day is not enough - you need to eat 1200 per day

i kno. thts my plan.

SueGeer

Definitely not eating enough cals........you have to eat at least 1200 or your body will go into starvation mode. Eat at least 1200 & exercise some so your net cals are under 1200.....

Sue x

SHBoss1673

Firstly, someone without a lot to lose won't have weight loss every week, the body doesn't work like that. Second, the smaller the amount of weight you have to lose, the less of a deficit you can afford. And lastly, patience is king, set up some non-weight related goals, work towards them, and only use weight as a very rough guide to see trends over the long term. By that I mean, weigh yourself, but record the weights and look at a month of weigh-in's instead of a week, and see if the trend is down, if it is, you're doing it right.