no weight lose yet

shannon4health

I know for me when it is "time of month" i lose NOTHING...I actually gain a few pounds and last week I was getting all upset b/c i was working so hard and not losing...that is when I realized not to be a slave to the scale and to keep AT my healthy eating habits and some exercise and a few days after it was over I lost those few pounds and then some:):):):) Also those first few weeks are hard!! I know you will get there:)

missyont

make sure you are pushing yourself when you work out and tracking everything. Your measurements could be off(food)

Helloitsdan

I often eat less because I am not hungry.

Working out causes a deficit.
Eating back calories boost metabolism.
Higher metabolism causes your body to want to eat to maintain energy and over time this wont be an issue.
At 5 foot tall you should be eating at the least 1400 calories up to 1800 calories for maximum fat metabolism and to maintain lean mass.
Dont eat too low or you will cause your body to catabolize lean mass.
Your heart is lean mass btw.....

OH YEA!
Throw your scale away and use a tape measurer to chart your progress.
When you swap fat for lean mass the scale is useless!

sincerely yours,
Dan'O

vpaxson

I am 5'4" and No I do not stay in bed all day. I exercise 5-6 days a week actually. I watch my food carefully and I still have to be extra extra careful. I also work 5-6 days per week 8-12 hours a day, and I do not sit around all day at work either. Thanks for the question. It was so nice of you!

Helloitsdan

I am 5'4" and No I do not stay in bed all day. I exercise 5-6 days a week actually. I watch my food carefully and I still have to be extra extra careful. I also work 5-6 days per week 8-12 hours a day, and I do not sit around all day at work either. Thanks for the question. It was so nice of you!

If you eat 1200 calories daily you burn fat and muscle!
YAY for failed weight loss!

If you work out 5-6 times a week that gives the average woman appx 2700-2800 calorie TDEE.
cut 20% from that to lose fat.
Eat even less to lose muscle.

dovesgate

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits

I'm going to bet you set your weekly goal to 2 pounds per week to lose 15lbs.

Helloitsdan

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits

I'm going to bet you set your weekly goal to 2 pounds per week to lose 15lbs.

Thats the thing! Some people on here are lucky and only wanted to lose 30lbs or less.
They dont understand that its harder to do this with very low calories!

Same thing goes for people in the Obese 1-3 range.
They drop calories to 1200 not realizing that they generate higher TDEE when they become active and the body searches for ways to slow it down.
This is why you hear about bigger men and women dropping dead from heart attacks!
At some point you will damage lean mass, including the heart because its muscle, and seriously harm yourself.

robertd012

To Helloitsdan; Thank you for the information on Fat 2 Fit Radio. I went there and used it. When I started my weigh loss program back in December I was considered Obese with 34.4% body fat an weighed 250 Lbs. Since I started with MFP I am down to 246Lbs. and at 30% body fat and now considered Overweight. I would not have known this until I read your information on Fat 2 Fit Radio. They asked a lot more questions and gave me a body weight goal of 212 Lbs and 19% body fat. I would like to go a little lower than that but that is a start. Thank you again. Robert;