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how long

truecountrygirl
truecountrygirl Posts: 100 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
how long did it take people to start seeing resaults because i have been working out and i havent really lost? i just am wondering i started it on tuesday

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  • zafferFL
    zafferFL Posts: 402
    how long did it take people to start seeing resaults because i have been working out and i havent really lost? i just am wondering i started it on tuesday

    THIS tuesday?

    If only we could see results in 4 days. You need more time, give it a few weeks of consistent good diet and decent exercise before you start seeing noticeable results. Just as you cannot put on weight overnight, you cannot lose it overnight.
  • jplucheck
    jplucheck Posts: 275 Member
    Took me 6 months to drop 20lbs, be patient it will happen!
  • truecountrygirl
    truecountrygirl Posts: 100 Member
    yeah i know it just seems that since my goal was to lose 2 lbs a week that i would have at least lost a lb by now
  • zafferFL
    zafferFL Posts: 402
    yeah i know it just seems that since my goal was to lose 2 lbs a week that i would have at least lost a lb by now

    give it time and don't be discouraged. Evaluate your goals if you aren't meeting them.

    1) Are your goals reasonably attainable..if not, you will lose motivation when you don't meet them.
    2) Are you exercising efficiently? i.e. breaking a sweat and pushing your current limits
    3) Are you eating correctly?

    Give it time, your body needs to adjust to any new diet or exercise, and that takes more than a few days. Over this journey you will go through periods where you lose easily and times where you can't seem to lose at all.

    One day at a time, get through each workout and get through each meal without cheating yourself on either and you will see results.
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    Just because your goal is 2 lbs a week, it doesn't mean that the weight loss will happen linearly. Sometimes you will get no loss, then a big loss, then it slows down, and another big loss, etc. Just keep at it, and it will come off.
  • truecountrygirl
    truecountrygirl Posts: 100 Member
    Thanks all that helps
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