i am soo frustrated this morning :(

Aviendha_RJ

sorry do you know how to change kg to stones please?

What's a stone? Translation to Canadian please?

davepavone

We all go up and down, Do not sweat it. Just keep your eye on what your doing and kep after it you will win this fight.



ps: 1 kilogram = 0.157473044 stones

MaximalLife

hey guys..

week 3 of my diet has started... i weigh myself once a week..
started at 188.4lbs. last week i had 183.6 i was eating good excersing and it was fun.
i was sooo motivated this last week hoping for a nother 4-5 pounds.. BUT NOTHING,,
i weight the same as i did last week.. WHY! I worked out everyday... and watched what i ate and all...

this is not a good start in to the new week

You've only just begun. This is not a race. Diets do not work, THIS is a lifestyle change. You may not lose every week, but as long as you continue to make healthier choices it will come off.

^^^^^^^^^^
THIS!
Stay motivated and keep punching.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Thomas Jefferson

goldierios1

Its only a week. Relax and recalculate!

Chinique

Don't let the scale de-rail your long term goals!! There are many reasons that the scale didn't move, but what is a fact is that you made healthy choices last week and you will make healthy choices this week. Remember you are creating a new life style and success comes in steady, consistent changes. YOU CAN DO IT!!!

10acity

Cardio, strength training, healthy eating.. it's all required!

Sometimes I find that I am my own worst enemy, and what I really need to do is RELAX about the whole thing. By that I don't mean slack off. I mean go to the gym without any time limits. Stay on the elliptical until you're too tired to keep going (or too bored not to switch machines!). Do as much strength training as you feel you can that day. If it's only 15 minutes, that's okay. But maybe it will be longer! Sometimes you need to focus on feeling good about your positive choices rather than the amount of time spent dragging yourself through a workout.

I also avoid the scale for weeks at a time. Yes, I like to check my progress. No, I don't think that's a bad thing. But like you said-- you were feeling great about your positive lifestyle changes until the moment you stepped on the scale. The scale is not the be-all and end-all. Try skipping it for a week or two and keep riding that high your healthy choices produced. Especially when you've just started out, you need to focus on whatever it is that is going to keep you going in this direction, and avoid what is going to discourage you.

racs80

hiya iv just started week 3 and iv lost 5 pounds over ther last 2 i dont have cheat days i get the choclate cravings and the fatty foods craving but i just go and make myself busy or have a glass of water because if i start eating them again il not stop. i find it very hard to loose weight and have usally given up by now but i havent and i feel so proud of myself for sticking to it. this week im trying to exercise more . dont feel down because you,ll only feel worse if you go off track and be pleased that you dident put any weight on

christina0089

A number of things could be factoring into the scale not moving. One your body is adjusting because such a big loss the first week will take your body some time to adjust to the changes. 2. water. I assume you are like most people on this journey, increasing your water intake. Anything from high sodium intake to excercise and TOM can bloat you with water weight. 3. You are working out, so you could be gaining muscle but losing weight. A pound is a pound, but not all pounds are created equal, they just weight the same. a pound of fat is just that a pound of muscle not only makes you stronger it also helps you burn fat.

While we all like to see the numbers on the scale drop it should not be our only way of judging our success.
ask yourself a few ??'s how do you feel over all? How are your clothes fitting?? Do you see a difference in your shape??

Words to live by~
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
Thought this was a good one to be interpreted as: Don't judge each day by what the scale says but by the effort that you put in! ~

Good luck on your journey~

dgoble5

After 50lbs of loss I can tell you an important fact.
Throw away everything you have been conditioned to think about weight loss and make it very simple.
If calories in is less than your break even amount you are losing fat.
If you let your scales rule your life you are in for some big disapointments and some big highs.
Weigh only once a week and realize retention changes according to how much muscle is added from excercize and how much fat is lost.
Adjust your mentality to the long term and stay with it. Do this to change your life not go on a diet. Losing the weight will happen then you have to keep it off which will be even harder than what you are doing now.
When you get smart enough to know that and totally believe in the fact that if you cut calories you lose weight you will smile when you weigh and dont get a loss. Its just the nature of your body. I have gone 10 days on 800 calories a day and not lost weight and then all of a sudden 3 lbs drop off. Those scales are reading water weight, muscle gain, etc. You are losing at a steady rate but your scales absolutely will not read that way.
Hope this helps someone.
Dan

annchinsang

I can sympathis, I've lost nothing the last week, and been as good as gold done excersise everything but not a smidgen came off, Infact Im not sure I've really lost anything as my scales were all over the place so I bought new ones.. Just keep trying I guess, It really is demorolising though.:sad:
Annie

tabinmaine

For what it's worth I am annoyed right now too, lost 3lbs the previous week and although tomorrow is my weigh in day, I am up 1lb,
UGH I am just going to eat really clean all week and keep working out every day like I have been, maybe I will keep dropping in large amounts every few weeks instead of little ones weekly...

I ate some fast food this weekend but I was smart about it and I tracked everything so I don't know what my issue is, I also ate back some of my exercise calories so maybe that is my problem, I used to only eat back about half of them, I have been eating all of them this past week pretty much.

Either way, I am in this for the long haul.....so carrry on, just a crappy way to start a Monday.... LOL

KyleB65

Turn that frown upside down!

Don't think of this as a set back. Think of it a a reminder to keep your focus and determination! Nothing that is worthwhile is easy! You are doing well and by keeping an eye on your goal you will succeed!

Sarahrymoore

Hang in there. It's early in your journey. I lost 30 pounds using a food diary 6 years ago. I have put on 10 pounds since my low, and and just trying to take those pounds back off. But I found in my initial journey that it was helpful to me to weigh every morning. For me, it helped me understand how my body bounces around on the scale. Water, sodium, liquids, fats....all the combinations as well as how well and long I sleep, play a role in my weight. If you didn't go down on the scale from last week, but didn't go up, I'd say it's a win! You've probably bounced around that number all week.

Keep it up. Life long challenges and decisions. You can do it!

thinkpositive3

I hear ya....but I keep telling myself it took me years to get this way and it's gonna take a moment to lose it. DON'T GIVE UP! Keep making the smart choices and it will pay off. I frequently read the success stories for inspiration and connect with people here. The accountability factor and support are an amazing help.

bkt529

You really should do both strength training and cardio. I have a fitness trainer who works with me and she has me doing 30 min. cardio and 30 min. or more weight training. Just stay on track and be positive.

kimsciolino

Hello!
The most important thing you should do is take measurements, My fitness coach told me that the first week you see some weight loss then for approx. 1 to 1 1/2 months you will not see as much since you are now eating healthy and working out everyday but you will lose lots of inches then for some reason once your body is use to your new way of life the pounds will start coming off and it has been true for me. Don't give up and it will happen.
I hope this helps motivate you to keep pushing foreward.

Shelly2706

i only weigh myself once a week every monday when i get up.
i didnt go overboard with carbs and sweets on my cheat day... i ate the same last week and still lost almost 5lbs..

sodium = water? really? no i didnt watch that! thanks for the info.

if i go by measurements only its 1inch on my hips ( butt) and 4inches stomach ( i loose stomach really fast since its just baby fat lol) which isnt bad BUT nothing on arms or legs.

i def am not going to give up. i have 30lbs to go!

noneya2010

hey guys..

week 3 of my diet has started... i weigh myself once a week..
started at 188.4lbs. last week i had 183.6 i was eating good excersing and it was fun.
i was sooo motivated this last week hoping for a nother 4-5 pounds.. BUT NOTHING,,
i weight the same as i did last week.. WHY! I worked out everyday... and watched what i ate and all...

this is not a good start in to the new week

Hang in there!! I have a lot to lose -- 80 lbs! I hovered around the same weight for about 2 months before the scale finally started moving. It was frustrating and there were days I caved and fell off plan, but for the most part, I just kept plugging in -- same calories, exercise, and staying on track and them I seemed to get past some sort of plateu and have now moved down and am once again losing a little each week. Maybe you are on a plateau - they are real and they are frustrating!

Good luck!

kapeluza

"Overview (why I'm posting this)
Over the course of about 7 months on here, I have seen many people suceed, I have also seen some drop off the map. I expect this is because some succumb to the demon that is temptation, and some to the devil that is dissapointment. I wanted to give a few "heads up"s to both new commers and vetrans to the site. Some may know already, some may not. But either way, if this helps anyone to set more realistic goals in their own head, I feel like it has done it's job.

Phase 1. The start of a brand new day! (or week, or month, or year)
Expectations are sky high, usually so is motivation and intentions. This is where most people lose the most weight. At the start it's not uncommon to see 4 to 8 lb losses per week. The reasons for this are mostly (sorry to disappoint) water weight. You drop excess water quickly, and you can have up to 5 lbs of water weight. The next biggest reason is the fat that is right next to the blood vessels, the stuff that you put on in the last month or three, it will melt like butter usually.

Phase 2. Reality setting in.
At about week 3 to a month or so, people suddenly realize that they are no longer dropping 8, 6, or even 4 lbs a week. This is a crutial phase in your journey. Expect this, it is natural. You have shocked your body by changing both eating habits and exercise routine. Now it has had a little while to become used to the new lifestyle, it's going to compensate. Your body still doesn't believe it's permenant yet, so it will still try to store some fat, so now that it knows how to regulate it's new metabolic levels, it tryies to store fat in earnest. It's not uncommon for people to hit a wall here, no loss for weeks. Expect this as well.

Phase 3. The routine.
At about 2 months or so, your routine is pretty much set, your body is beginning to believe that you really want to STAY the way you are going now. You will start to see more consistant (but lower, usually 1 to 2 lbs a week) loss, also, you should start seeing some muscle tone (depending on how much you had to lose in the first place). If you stop to think, you should realize that you have improved dramatically in your exercise levels. If you do cardio, you should notice how much longer and harder you can work. This is important to realize as it is just as big of an indicator as weight loss. Also, by now you may notice that your clothes no longer fit right. This is also very important. The weight may not be falling off anymore, but you are becomming a smaller person. Weight is arbitrary, if you are building muscle (which your body is doing at a furious pace by now) you won't notice huge losses, but you will notice wholesale changes in the mirror!

Phase 4. Really digging in.
This is where the second wall can happen. You're probably at between 3 and 4 months by now, and if you have gone this far, you feel like you have already suceeded. This is where many people stumble. they are tired of the routine, tired of eating different things from all their friends, limiting their alcohol intake. Basically the shine has worn off. this is when your really need to plant your feet. Maybe change up your exercise routine, make a concentrated effort to find different, but still nutritional food. Talk to people. And examine how far you have come. At this point, no matter how much external motivation you receive, it's all about believing in yourself!

Phase 5. End game.
5 or 6 months in you are probably working on that "last 10 pounds". This can be discouraging for many as it is a slow burn. Remember, your body probably feels like it is where it needs to be, your brain might think you need to lose 10 more, but your body is quite proud of itself now, it feels like it has "Done enough" and it wants to stay RIGHT HERE. The body LIKES to have a little fat around just in case, especially for the ladies (sorry girls, it's just human physiology). If you feel like you still need to lose it, prepare yourself for some guerrila warfare against your body. Design an exercise regimen that is very dynamic, forget the "same thing every day". Make a plan that challenges you both physically and mentally. Make sure you give yourself a day off here and there to just veg. And by all means, remember, muscle burns fat at rest. So get some weight or resistance training involved.
The last 10 may take 3 to 6 months to lose. I know nobody wants to hear that, but it's true. And forget the idea of increasing your calorie deficite, healthy bodies need good nutrition, your body no longer has the fat reserves to handle the large deficites you could when you were 30 40 or 50 pounds overweight. Better to make it a 3 or 400 calorie deficite (NET, please count your exercise calories too!). It may take a bit longer, but your body will like you for it. Plus it feeds those new muscles and keeps them burning fat, keeps your skin healthy (elasticity is important when you want those places that were stretched out to "snap back") and keeps you from getting head aches and depressed.

Conclusion:

this is what I have learned, not just from my journey, but from others as well on here. It saddens me sometimes to see people hit one of these stages and not recognize it for what it is, a part of the process. If we all can have realistic expectations, then we are more prone to win the fight and stay healthy in the long run. Note that some people will hit these stages harder then others, some may take longer, but for the most part, this is the rule that the exceptions will come from. "

Amazongirl

I am SO with you today! Last week I lost 4lbs (my first week on here) and I was expecting something more than 1lb today - since my target is 2 - and I have kept up with calories and have killed it at the gym too - but, after reading all of these other posts, it makes me feel a lot better. My body is not used to me actually being nice to it and trying to get it in a good place, so it is resisting...and second weeks apparently always do suck - no matter what you do. I hope you stay positive - and I thank you so much for posting this - because it was exactly what was going through my head and I needed some real perspective. THANKS to all on MFP for giving that to me!

luvsherhubby

Wow, are we twins? LOL this was my 3rd week too and I had been loosing pretty well 6 one week, 3 the next then this week I was the same! I was sooo sad, but I had ate really late the night before at 1 am- and I weighed at 8 am the next morning, I figured it has to be water weight- I always weight after not eating at least 10 hours. SO I went for a jog - sweat it out and didnt drink and still went pee like 3 more times and re-weighed and I was down 1.5 lbs. Hey it was something right! Remember that eating a lot of sodium will retain water and if your not weighing at the same time every day it will almost always be diffrent- keep at it. I always put to much emphasis on the scale and that what has caused me to quit- and only get worse. You only have two options - keep going and eventualy see the results- or quit and gain back the weight you lost plus more- KEEP PRESSING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RyanEParker

Its the deadly plateus. After some time losing weight I can tell you that plateaus happen to the best of us and can really deal some damage to our motivation. There-in lies the problem with scales. They aren't great indicators of progress. You should be relying on the tape measure more. Sometimes, especially if you're doing really hard exercises, it could be that you're developing muscles which actually weigh more than fat and as such the scales will actually report to you that you're not making any progress.

Just keep at what you're doing and I'm sure you'll hit your goal IF you stick to it. The most important thing is to STICK TO IT!

Cheers.

Ryan Parker
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