Seriously???

trekkiebeth

After a week of strict dieting and exercising, I'm UP 0.2 pounds. FML!!!

Just had to get that out. I'm sure many of you know what I'm going through. I just wish I knew what I was doing wrong.

This blog entry describes what I've been doing if anyone wants to offer advice: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/trekkiebeth/view/week-1-6-day-3-104206

mielikkibz

utilize the food diary, that may give you an inkling of where you're going wrong

ChristinaRamos

Less fruit and more greens, spiniach, broccoli, green beans. Eat some reduced fat cheese once in a while. If you are eating well and exercising, you are doing great!! It may take another couple days to show on the scale, or it might not, MEASURE yourself!!!

meggonkgonk

You should start logging in the diary. To me, it looks like you aren't eating enough which can cause odd scale readings and water retention. And putting entries into the diary will let you know where you can make changes.

trekkiebeth

I haven't been updating the diary daily because I've eaten basically the same thing every day this week. (The only change would be an apple instead of an orange or something like that.) I went ahead and logged what I plan to eat today. (Most of that fruit is what goes into my smoothie.) As you can see, I'm only 57 calories away from my goal.

I'm eating healthier than I ever have in my life.

mielikkibz

you may not be eating enough then. . .your diary for today(not sure how you can eat the same thing every day, I'd get soo bored) shows little over 1200 calories eaten, yet yesterday you burned 250ish . .you need to net 1200, so you'd have to eat at least 1450

trekkiebeth

Ok, I'll try upping my calorie intake a bit.

trekkiebeth

Eating the same thing every day is cheaper and easier for me.

Mommawarrior

I eat the same thing alot for lunch. The guys I work with think I am crazy as they eat fast food everyday and I tote my PB&J along with me......

tatiana_13

Two things. I echo the advice to eat more. Upping calories is always a good place to start. Many women try to get by on less...always a bad thing to do. If you're full, don't stuff more food in, try a handful of heart healthy nuts. SMALL, high in calories.

But second...breathe. Some people drop weight like crazy the first week, but some people don't lose any. No matter what brand of diet they are trying. Because we are all different. And a 0.2 lb change in weight is as good as no change at all, particularly if you are female. I know its frustrating. Very, very frustrating. But give it just a little more time before you pull out your hair. (P.S., No, you didn't put on any muscle in a week, if you managed that, you could make a fortune selling your secret to bodybuilders...but you may be retaining a little extra water because as you tear muscle from working it out, water rushes to it for repair)

And, in my opinion, you can certainly start tweaking what's in your diet when you get farther along, but, the truth is, a week into your diet, it really shoudn't matter what percent of X you're eating...you've made a big improvement from your previous diet (GOOD FOR YOU!) so don't get distracted with tweaks of this and tweaks of that. Keep it Simple for now. Get into some basic good habits. The tweaks will come. Pretty soon, you'll be reading nutrition blogs and fitness magazines. In no time at all you'll be too busy getting into nutrition arguments on MFP to be asking any of us for advice

Lleldiranne

How much are you getting to drink? Make sure you are having plenty of water throughout the day. 8 glasses a day, and probably an extra cup for each 30 min of exercise (since your body uses a lot of water for exercising). Sometimes that can be the tipping point.

mielikkibz

Eating the same thing every day is cheaper and easier for me.

I can understand that, but I'd just get bored. .. good luck!