Please look at my diary and tell me why I have only lost 1lb

racmac

I started this 2.5 weeks ago and the first week I lost 2lbs then the 2nd week i put one of those pounds back on. Why?

I have had one bad day (Sunday last week) where i overate and didnt log properly but every other day i have logged everything and have been doing lots of excercise. I have a HRM so get the calorie burn accurate.

slender_sunshine

I don't think your diary is open. I can't see it, anyways.

melanie_J

In my opinion, which doesn't count for a hill of beans to some folks, Is that you're probably gaining muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat. Just keep doing what you're doing, it'll come off!

char63

I have the same problem as you, first week I lost 2lbs, then gained it back, even tho I stuck to calorie goal. Now this week just lost the same 2lbs again. So frustrating. Hope someone here can help.

servilia

We can't see your journal. Go to settings and make it public

maryannbartiromo

mee too, so glad im not the only one

ahavoc

Can't see journal either, go in to your profile and make it public.

But, If you are really working out and dieting, let's say you lose a pound of fat, but you've gained a pound of muscle. The scale's not going to change, it's an even exchange, but, eventually, that muscle build will even out and your fat will be melted and melting off.

Remember - muscle burns calories, fat does not, increased muscle mass increases your metabolism so you burn more calories, you will be stronger, your endurance will increase, and you will be losing INCHES instead of pounds.

Stop looking at the scale so much. Use that measuring tape, and keep a going.

And you MUST eat a minimum of 1200 calories, and eating at least 1/2 of your exercise calories back, or you will suffer from starvation mode where your body will hold onto every calorie you eat because you're not giving it enough, and it will lower your metabolism. As I've said before, you have to eat to lose weight, God's little joke on us all.

racmac

Diary is open now - sorry I thought it was already

martinh78

Doubt you've put on that much in muscle in two and a half weeks!

servilia

Yeah you don't put on muscle that quickly, especially in a caloric deficit.

Meggles63

If you just started working out, sometimes your muscles will hold on to water weight, which will increase your poundage. I started doing Insanity, and for two weeks, I "gained", and then it fell off the third week. Keep it up, and don't weigh for a couple of weeks (I know that's hard)

servilia

I would lower carbs and raise protein. Also, if you're eating most of your exercise calories back, keep in mind that both MFP and the gym machines (especially the gym machines) usually overestimate calories burned.

CoraGregoryCPA

Do you drink water? Lots of water? That might help! I started to lose weight when I stopped eating my exercise calories back and raised my workouts to burn more calories.

Plus be patient, you have the rest of your life

tigersword

You do not gain a pounds of muscle in a week. Muscle takes months to gain.

billsica

water weight. Just deal with the "range."
I weigh often and live in a 5 pound range that I can be in in any day. I just deal, lots of people burn there scales.

AloyMomNwife

I had been working out for 8 months without watching my diet and I stepped on a scale thinking to weigh 20 lbs less than what it registered. That's when I joined mfp and realized I was eating what I'd burned and more. I always try to stick to the original calorie goal and not eat what I burned and so far it has worked. And also, don't weigh yourself weekly; water retention changes a lot in very short periods of time. So, at least every to weeks or 4 if you can handle the wait. Remember to do it in the morning hours, which is when you are lighter and the number will be more accurate. Good luck and keep going!!

fiberartist219

If you've only been doing this for a couple weeks, you really need to give it more time before you can tell if your routine is effective or not. I say give it a couple months before you worry too much about it.

Also, losing slowly is actually pretty good. If you lose slower, you're more likely to keep it off. The fact that you lost a pound is worth celebrating.

catwrangler

water weight. Just deal with the "range."
I weigh often and live in a 5 pound range that I can be in in any day. I just deal, lots of people burn there scales.

exactly this

If I am eating right, even if I'm not exercising, I know at least I won't gain back anything permanent. I also live in "the range" of 5 pounds and it has decreased my anxiety a lot :bigsmile:

rainbowbow

What is MFP saying your daily calorie deficit is? I eat about 6 200 calorie meals a day... Maybe 1700 calories a day is too high?

rainbowbow

This. I always eat my original calorie goal.

I had been working out for 8 months without watching my diet and I stepped on a scale thinking to weigh 20 lbs less than what it registered. That's when I joined mfp and realized I was eating what I'd burned and more. I always try to stick to the original calorie goal and not eat what I burned and so far it has worked. And also, don't weigh yourself weekly; water retention changes a lot in very short periods of time. So, at least every to weeks or 4 if you can handle the wait. Remember to do it in the morning hours, which is when you are lighter and the number will be more accurate. Good luck and keep going!!

kimcat73

Definitely check your sodium. It's the usual culprit in these situations. Some of the items on your diary that would normally contain sodium don't show an amount in the one you've selected. Unfortunately, some of the calculations put in my MFP members aren't always accurate. Be sure you check the data with your actual item to make sure it's right. Also, Quick Add Calories only adds calories so keep that in mind. I guarantee if you start watching sodium, the weight will drop right off. Sodium causes water weight retention.