2 wks and only .6 lb lost?

brianandmarlene2

Is it going to pick up? Given I did go over my calories twice, maybe that has something to do with it. But I dropped 2.2 lbs at last weigh in and I weighed myself this morning (1 wk later) and it said I gain! Still .6 lbs loss when I started, but very discouraged!

LoserMom_3

dont be discouraged! any loss is good!! Are you taking in enough water? I've noticed when i dont lose or even when i seem to gain it is when i only have 1 or 2 glasses of water that day.

Tangerine302

It's too early to tell I would think. Also your weight fluctuates so much. At least you lost some right? 2 weeks really isn't enough time in my opinion.

campb2ti

some weeks I would loose big and other weeks it would be a .2 or .6 lose. I just celebrate them all the same! I did loose a lot in one week when I found out I was dairy intolerant and stopped eating all dairy products... i found this interesting. Good luck and it sounds like your on the right track!

deblc6836

What is your current calorie goal? I was not losing anything at 1200 calories/day, and not eating back my exercise calories. I read countless posts here that said to eat those exercise calories back -- I did, and started losing. It seems counterintuitive, but I really think my body was going into starvation mode (to which I suggest my body take a look at my belly) and refusing to give up the weight.

mlandry723

I"m in the same boat! I have been logged on for 12 days now, and have not really lost anything!! I decreased my calorie intake and going to try more cardio, hopefully this works! I am a mother of 2, so the second baby weight is a lot harder to loose!!!!

LorinaLynn

I looked at your diary back to Oct 23. I think staying under 1200 does more harm than occasionally going over, and there were more days you were under than over. My weight loss stalled when I ate too little.

Also, you have a few days with a lot of sodium, and that can cause water retention. I'm always 3-5 pounds more when I have excess sodium. It's not weight gain.

beccarockslife

I looked back through a few days of your diary. There isn't one piece of fruit or veg in there. That could be an issue.

All calories are not made equal.

rosied915

Checked out your diary.......

your sodium is WAY too high~ all those lunch meat sandwiches and hot dogs, chips.

Practically NO fruits or vegetables.

WAY too many processed foods~ meaning things that come in a box.

HannahMarieMcDougald

Looked at your dairy....You have no water logged!!!! You need to drink water..

brianandmarlene2

Thanks for all the advice!

emergencytennis

My experience is that if you log your food and exercise quite strictly and follow the numbers mfp gives you you will lose weight. I lost weight in batches, not steadily over time. Two weeks is nothing, timewise. Stick with it, just stick with the little green numbers.

catshanle

dont be discouraged! any loss is good!! Are you taking in enough water? I've noticed when i dont lose or even when i seem to gain it is when i only have 1 or 2 glasses of water that day.

I agree! Water is very important. Make sure you drink plenty. I dislike water very much but the sugar free add ins for water helped me start drinking more. Also watch the type of food that you eat. Watch the sugars in your food, especially the diet food. Also weigh in at the same time when you weigh. Your weight varies at different times of the days(could vary up to 2 lbs). Make sure that you log everything, and really everything that you eat. Also, log how you are feeling that day to see if that has anything to do with it. Be patient, don't give up.

brianandmarlene2

You must've looked at the wrong diary cause I eat at least one fruit and vegetable everyday.

brianandmarlene2

and I do drink water I just dont track it. Don't see a point, I know how much I drink.

brianandmarlene2

I asked about this a few days ago. Cause I am filling with baked chips. And everyone that posted on there said baked chips were fine as fillers. *shrugs*

emergencytennis

Honey, I dont know much, but I do know that eating chips every day is bad for you. Even if you end up under the little green numbers you are wasting calories that could have been spent on foods containing nutrients. I dont know who told you one fruit and one veg a day was sufficient and you could spend the rest on chips, but you should chase them down amd kick them.

Renee02918

Hey I have been riight there where you are now. When you are doing strength training you are going to put on muscle which weighs more. I have watched my diet and switched up things spreading my calories through out the day more and increasing my water intake. Your diet might need tweeking, the food blog/journal really helps with recognizing what you are eating and NOT getting enough of, if you dont want to put it online grab a notebook from the dollartree and document it there. Hang in there!!! You can and will get to your goal!!! *clapping*

awkwwward

Checked out your diary.......

your sodium is WAY too high~ all those lunch meat sandwiches and hot dogs, chips.

Practically NO fruits or vegetables.

WAY too many processed foods~ meaning things that come in a box.

Ditto - just because something says fruit and vegetables on the box doesn't mean it has any. Fruits and veggies need to be taken in as part of their natural forms - not processed into some crappy box. You've also got a LOT of prepackaged foods in your diet. Good to help in part but there's no REAL food - no fish or chicken grilled, no beans or whole grains, no fruits or veggies. You need 4 -5 veggie servings a day - not a week. Yes, that's what your diary looks like - you don't tend to have a fruit or veggie serving a day. Also, less you missed it, I noticed a few days of no breakfast but coffee - not good - that kick starts your metabolism. Best of luck - try to eat healthy (not out of a box!) and you'll feel so much better AND see the weight come off. Good Luck!

Lozze

I'm working in a canteen and the sound they make when they go in the deep fryer is the most disgusting sound ever. I can just hear the fat

bootcampsam

Don't know how you are doing it but my wife and I eat breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, supper, snack. All of them are small and we average from 800-1000 calories a day. Since 13 Oct 11 I've lost 26 lbs and she has lost 15 lbs. It is harder for a woman to lose than a man but don't get discouraged. If you get the urge to eat something eat something light like the sugar free jello because its only 10 calories. Make sure you drink plenty of water. We also bought the Propel Grape flavor packs that have 0 calories and this helps during the day.

rosied915

OK, try this:

Check out the diaries of OTHER people here on MFP who have lost significant amounts of weight (indicated by their ticker), preferably of females.

Get an idea of what THEY eat and perhaps some ideas for yourself.

I guarantee you that MOST if not ALL of them are eating a LOT more than ONE fruit or veggie a day.

beccarockslife

You must've looked at the wrong diary cause I eat at least one fruit and vegetable everyday.

In fairness you should be aiming for 5 portions a day, plus looking back at your diary from 1Nov - 7Nov you didn't eat fruit on 7th, 6th, 2nd and 1st. So out of 7 days you ate fruit on 3 of them. I don't remember seeing any veg in it's natural form either.

Sodium is going to be your big problem as you eat a lot of processed food, sodium makes you retain water, you need to drink lots and lots of water to flush it out and you are over your sodium limit most days so you'll need to drink buckets of water or green tea to get rid of all the excess you are carrying.

I bet you if you ate real food (like lean meat, fruit, veg cooked from scratch) for 2 weeks you'd drop a tonne as you shed the excess water.