Disappointing zero loss in second week

babydull

Hello all. I had my weigh in today and was disappointed to find that I had lost 0 lbs in the last week.
While I appreciate that's certainly better than a gain, I felt that I had done very well for me this week. (My diary is open to be viewed, and I exceeded my exercise target for the week.) While it is possible that I have gained a small amount of muscle, I really wouldn't expect a zero loss in my second week. Could it be possible that i am retaining water weight as I am having my period? I am going to try to not let it deter me, I know that the important point is to keep my mind on the end goal and to know that whether I have lost weight this week or not, I am healthier and more active. It's just...disappointing! Have any of you experienced a similar thing so early into your weight loss journeys?

jeff261159

The water retention is definately the cause. It is probably the most common posting on here. Next week you will be 'cooking on gas', chin up, keep smiling!

laddyboy

A few things I noticed.

1st, yes, TOM will throw off your scale.

Now, your diary...
Dinner should be your smallest meal of the day not the largest.
Get rid of all sodas....even diet.
alcohol will slow your metabolism...I avoid it while I'm in a training routine so it doesn't kill my results.
Other then that it looks good but I think you'll see next weeks weigh in more friendly. Hang in there you're doing great.

pauljsolie

DING DING DING DING!!!!! I'm not a woman but from reading alot of posts, yes, you are probably retaining fluids. I am very sensitive to sodium, if I eat too many mgs, my weight fluctuates wildly. Also, drink LOTS of water, that will help.

SenoraMacias

Definitely!!! I've heard a personal trainer/dietitian say "some weeks your body just resists change". And the closer you get to your goal, the more it slows down. I don't know how much you are trying to lose, but the smaller the number, the slower it comes off. Keep at it. I have plenty of weeks where I don't lose. And you may be losing inches and not lbs- how are your clothes fitting?

angijunbug

I went through the same thing & then all of the sudden, whoosh, 4lbs. came off all at once. I was going down in measurements so do not forget to measure yourself. I thought this is weird my measurements go down but not my weight what the heck? I was disappointed too & then I stepped on the scale & noticed a big difference from zero loss to the 4lbs. So just be patient. Watch your sodium because that makes a person retain water & water weighs a lot. Keep up the good work & you WILL see results!!! I know that I would like to hit my goal weight by oh, um, tomorrow, but that's not going to happen for me. It just takes time & you can do it!!! We are in this battle together & we will conquer!!! :happy:

babydull

I don't know how much you are trying to lose, but the smaller the number, the slower it comes off. Keep at it. I have plenty of weeks where I don't lose. And you may be losing inches and not lbs- how are your clothes fitting?

Good point I have now added my ticker to my signature, thanks. I will definitely measure myself later today and compare with my original stats to check, thanks.

babydull

A few things I noticed.

1st, yes, TOM will throw off your scale.

Now, your diary...
Dinner should be your smallest meal of the day not the largest.
Get rid of all sodas....even diet.
alcohol will slow your metabolism...I avoid it while I'm in a training routine so it doesn't kill my results.
Other then that it looks good but I think you'll see next weeks weigh in more friendly. Hang in there you're doing great.

Great advice here, thanks. I'm definitely aiming to eliminate fizzy drinks and to reduce my alcohol even further, it's just that prior to this change I was drinking every other day so for me to reduce it down to what I have now has been a big achievement for me so far. I will certainly consider your point about dinner not being the largest meal, but that's certainly a new (and perhaps alien!) idea to me. Many thanks for your advice and encouragement.

kymarai

This is a learning process for you and your body. water retention sucks! Just remember that you can't gain 4 pounds overnight! Stick with us! We are here to help. :flowerforyou:

schobert101

Took me 6 weeks before I started losing. I will go weeks at a time then a few pounds fall off. Stay the course.

babydull

The water retention is definately the cause. It is probably the most common posting on here. Next week you will be 'cooking on gas', chin up, keep smiling!

DING DING DING DING!!!!! I'm not a woman but from reading alot of posts, yes, you are probably retaining fluids. I am very sensitive to sodium, if I eat too many mgs, my weight fluctuates wildly. Also, drink LOTS of water, that will help.

This is a relief, many thanks I'll watch my sodium and up my water intake and hopefully after my period I'll see better results.

acave9406

You're doing great, don't get discouraged!

broadsword7

No loss on any particular week is nothing to worry about. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Welcome to the race! You are off to a great start. Yes, things will seem alien to you. Like eating smaller meals at supper time, limiting (or eliminating completely) sodas and alcohol, etc. as you focus on what your body REALLY needs. Keep up the good work and follow what you know in your heart and mind to be the best path for yourself, and you will be fine!

melsinct

I lost 3 pounds my first week on MFP, 2 pounds on my second week, then zero my third week. The fourth week I lost 2.5 pounds and since then I have had weeks with zero pound losses. Averaging my losses over time, I have lost about a pound a week, some more, some less. Don't be discouraged, as this will happen throughout your weight loss. Just keep doing what you have been doing and the scale will move.

DESIREE1210

I can't tell you the many times I was disappointed by staying the same or a gain during TOM but I stuck with it and had a huge loss the following week.
I'm sure it's water, stay with it, it will all work out in the end.

ButterflyKristen

I enjoyed reading everyone's input here. A couple of weeks ago I posted here how depressed I was that I GAINED 5-6 pounds in a week. I shed all that weight in a week. I think it was mostly water weight and perhaps other fluids and swelling as I came down with a nasty cold. Over the week I had a cold, I ate almost perfectly, I didn't exercise until I felt like I could, and I drank zero alcohol. I don't drink soda - EVER, I haven't for years, but I do love my wine and beer. In fact, we belong to a wine club and get shipments every month.

I have made the (diabolical?) decision to lay off the wine (sniff, sniff) for a while, until I have made some serious progres towards my goal. Other users on this site do just fine having a glass a night. But, I am not that disciplined. When we open a bottle, my husband and I finish it off, usually drinking half the bottle each. Doing this can start a landslide: my defenses are down, I will eat whatever I please after that. Soooooo, no mo wine for me, at least for a while. I am really seeing results now and I couldn't be more pleased.

Hang in there.

sarahspence91

Started dieting 2 weeks ago, first week goodby 5lbs, this week NOTHING! Despite cutting my calories from about 2200 to less that 1500. Ive drank loads of water and exercised for an hour most days.

Bring on week 3.

Feel free to add me, i could do with some motivation!

babydull

Started dieting 2 weeks ago, first week goodby 5lbs, this week NOTHING! Ive drank loads of water and exercised for an hour most days.

Bring on week 3.

Feel free to add me, i could do with some motivation!

That's the same as me! Adding you now, we will kick *kitten* next week.

daveymck

A few things I noticed.

1st, yes, TOM will throw off your scale.

Now, your diary...
Dinner should be your smallest meal of the day not the largest.
Get rid of all sodas....even diet.
alcohol will slow your metabolism...I avoid it while I'm in a training routine so it doesn't kill my results.
Other then that it looks good but I think you'll see next weeks weigh in more friendly. Hang in there you're doing great.

Great advice here, thanks. I'm definitely aiming to eliminate fizzy drinks and to reduce my alcohol even further, it's just that prior to this change I was drinking every other day so for me to reduce it down to what I have now has been a big achievement for me so far. I will certainly consider your point about dinner not being the largest meal, but that's certainly a new (and perhaps alien!) idea to me. Many thanks for your advice and encouragement.

Dont worry about dinner being the biggest meal just keep the calories down and the weight will come off, there are as many theories as posters on this board but for us standard average folk just wanting to lose weight most of them are irrelavant. A can of pop a day aint going to make much difference neither not like you are drinking bucketfuls of the stuff.

Keep going as you are the weight will come off just not as linear as we always hope, look at it another way if you are on a 2lb a week aim you are still 1lb ahead of shedule. This is a long term thing dont get too worried about the week to week weigh ins.

laddyboy

A few things I noticed.

1st, yes, TOM will throw off your scale.

Now, your diary...
Dinner should be your smallest meal of the day not the largest.
Get rid of all sodas....even diet.
alcohol will slow your metabolism...I avoid it while I'm in a training routine so it doesn't kill my results.
Other then that it looks good but I think you'll see next weeks weigh in more friendly. Hang in there you're doing great.

Great advice here, thanks. I'm definitely aiming to eliminate fizzy drinks and to reduce my alcohol even further, it's just that prior to this change I was drinking every other day so for me to reduce it down to what I have now has been a big achievement for me so far. I will certainly consider your point about dinner not being the largest meal, but that's certainly a new (and perhaps alien!) idea to me. Many thanks for your advice and encouragement.

Dont worry about dinner being the biggest meal just keep the calories down and the weight will come off, there are as many theories as posters on this board but for us standard average folk just wanting to lose weight most of them are irrelavant. A can of pop a day aint going to make much difference neither not like you are drinking bucketfuls of the stuff.

Keep going as you are the weight will come off just not as linear as we always hope, look at it another way if you are on a 2lb a week aim you are still 1lb ahead of shedule. This is a long term thing dont get too worried about the week to week weigh ins.

WOW, really...you're telling her don't worry about dinner being the biggest meal of the day and a can of soda a day won't hurt.
Ok, let me educate you cuz you are so wrong.
1. 1 8 oz can of soda a day will add an additional 12 lbs of weight in a year.
2. Your body can only process so much food at a time and the overage gets stored as fat when you go to sleep. If you eat your biggest meal for breakfast you will burn it off over the coarse of the day. So, yes, an 800 calorie dinner will slow your weight loss even if you're eating at a deficit.

HeyLisa

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agirlcandream

I am sorry, but I feel that you put your body into starvation mode by not giving it enough calories and excercising more. Beleive it or not, you can gain weight like that. Follow the guidelines you are given on MFP.

Melissaol

Im also not losing anything for weeks. It does get depressing. Im doing the 30 DS and C25k. So im hoping i will start losing again. . I just don't know what else to do.

babydull

. So, yes, an 800 calorie dinner will slow your weight loss even if you're eating at a deficit.

I know it's not the point your making but I just wanted to point out that my dinner's aren't 800 cals. Felt a bit bothered by that.

babydull

I am sorry, but I feel that you put your body into starvation mode by not giving it enough calories and excercising more. Beleive it or not, you can gain weight like that. Follow the guidelines you are given on MFP.

I don't understand, I have been eating my recommended calories, including eating back the ones earned by exercise. How do you figure differently?

h3h8m3

2. Your body can only process so much food at a time and the overage gets stored as fat when you go to sleep. If you eat your biggest meal for breakfast you will burn it off over the coarse of the day. So, yes, an 800 calorie dinner will slow your weight loss even if you're eating at a deficit.

Would you show your research please? Here's an article about some research that disagrees with you. http://thedailyfit.blogspot.com/2011/05/timing-of-meals-defines-what-kind-of.html

daveymck

A few things I noticed.

1st, yes, TOM will throw off your scale.

Now, your diary...
Dinner should be your smallest meal of the day not the largest.
Get rid of all sodas....even diet.
alcohol will slow your metabolism...I avoid it while I'm in a training routine so it doesn't kill my results.
Other then that it looks good but I think you'll see next weeks weigh in more friendly. Hang in there you're doing great.

Great advice here, thanks. I'm definitely aiming to eliminate fizzy drinks and to reduce my alcohol even further, it's just that prior to this change I was drinking every other day so for me to reduce it down to what I have now has been a big achievement for me so far. I will certainly consider your point about dinner not being the largest meal, but that's certainly a new (and perhaps alien!) idea to me. Many thanks for your advice and encouragement.

Dont worry about dinner being the biggest meal just keep the calories down and the weight will come off, there are as many theories as posters on this board but for us standard average folk just wanting to lose weight most of them are irrelavant. A can of pop a day aint going to make much difference neither not like you are drinking bucketfuls of the stuff.

Keep going as you are the weight will come off just not as linear as we always hope, look at it another way if you are on a 2lb a week aim you are still 1lb ahead of shedule. This is a long term thing dont get too worried about the week to week weigh ins.

WOW, really...you're telling her don't worry about dinner being the biggest meal of the day and a can of soda a day won't hurt.
Ok, let me educate you cuz you are so wrong.
1. 1 8 oz can of soda a day will add an additional 12 lbs of weight in a year.
2. Your body can only process so much food at a time and the overage gets stored as fat when you go to sleep. If you eat your biggest meal for breakfast you will burn it off over the coarse of the day. So, yes, an 800 calorie dinner will slow your weight loss even if you're eating at a deficit.

1 If you stay within your calories drinking a can of soda, beer or whatever else you wanna eat doesnt matter. It might not be the best and heathlyist thing but giving people a guilt complex over it is just wrong. Not all of us want to be a ripped athlete and want to make lifestyle changes we can handle and take forward for the future.

2 Evidence for this, and evidence that it slows at any real rate to be worried about cos in my experience its never been the case, with my lifestyle tea time is big meal so I can control exactly what I have to eat. A deficit is a deficit whether its created morning noon or night, your body still needs the same amount of fuel.

As I said there are some many crappy snake oil therories on these forums present as 'fact' when most of it is just reguirgitated stuff people have read on here.

Keep to your calories, measure your food and try and do some exercise and the weight will come off, losing weight is as simple as that but many want to make it way more complicated that it needs to be.

The hard part of successful dieting is dicipline and a good mental attitude and trying not to get bogged down in the day to day results orientated thinking that is a common mindset for many here. A lot here have lost confidence etc etc due to their weight or get feelings of guilt when results are not as expected as if they have done somthing wrong. Its somthing the diet industry preys upon, use x product or x method to lose quicker, but its a marathon not a sprint.

The op is doing fine, if she keeps doing as she is and doesnt get disheartened and fall back into bad habits the weight will come off.

rurukidoo

You look like you are doing good food wise, I had a quick look at your exercise diary, and just wondered if you were using an HRM to track your burns? I would definitely recommend one if possible! Least that way you'd know you are eating back the correct number of cals. I think sometimes MFP can overestimate on that part. HTH.

Of course as others have said you do definitely get weeks were you just don't lose! I know I do!

missbp

Could it be possible that i am retaining water weight as I am having my period?

YES! I consistently do not lose anything when it is my time of the month. My weight has even increased slightly at that time. For this reason, I weigh myself every day. I know it is a personal thing. For me, seeing my daily weight helps keep me motivated. It is a reminder that I need to stick with it and get my exercise in.

Good luck!
Michelle

babydull

You look like you are doing good food wise, I had a quick look at your exercise diary, and just wondered if you were using an HRM to track your burns? I would definitely recommend one if possible! Least that way you'd know you are eating back the correct number of cals. I think sometimes MFP can overestimate on that part. HTH.

Of course as others have said you do definitely get weeks were you just don't lose! I know I do!

Great advice thanks, I'll get one!