STARTING TO WORRY

xraylady33

50 DAYS! Insignifigant weight loss!
Yes, inches are gone, ten to be exact, but come on! If I am suppose to be loosing weight, then why am I the same? I rarely weigh myself, but felt the need. NOTHING...I will measure again at the end of the month.

I work out 30 min four days a week, burning 300-490 calories. Two days cardio, two days strength. I am eating half the exercise calories back, I am eating 1500 calories on a normal day. I have tried less, more, I am at a true loss.

I lost weight before, and now its like moving sludge. Yes my indurance is increasing, yes I feel better, and yes happy about inches, but the weight should be moving and I have no clue why.

Very concerned.

Rae6503

So you've gotten physically and visibly smaller, right? But the number on the scale, which no one sees but you, hasn't changed? I don't see a problem here. Water weight is probably masking any fat loss.

donniesaurous

i'd happily drop a dress size and stay the same weight, it's only a number, but i dress shape is about loving your figure!

taso42

I think you need to get your priorities straight. So if you dropped 15 lbs but your measurements all stayed the same, you'd be happier??

xraylady33

Somewhat smaller, tighter, but really, not that great. It has really got me upset.

Justjoshin

So you'd rather look worse, and have a small scale number?

xraylady33

I think you need to get your priorities straight. So if you dropped 15 lbs but your measurements all stayed the same, you'd be happier??

No, not at all, but I need to drop the pounds for insurance etc. If my BMI was better, I would be ok. Its more about 50 days with limited success, and I am overwhelmed with information.

MY PRIORITIES...? Getting through graduation with my only child!

GasMasterFlash

Stop now, before you lose more inches!!!

bcattoes

If you are sure your scale is accurate then you are probably retaining water. If you haven't been weighing yourself regularly, I would begin doing so, at least for a while. Weight can fluctuate quite a bit due to water, especially in women.

Dozrzz

I get where you're coming from. After working hard we expect to see at least some results in the number on the scale. I don't know much about why it isn't going down but keep working at it! I do know that if you stop working at it then it will probably go up, and we certainly don't want that.

have you tried looking at your sodium? When I stop losing it is usually when I have had too much sodium the last few days and so I'm holding on to a lot of weight...

xraylady33

Point is being misunderstood.
Shouldn't my weight go down?

debloves2ride

you are probably replacing fat with muscle, muscle weighs more. so you won't see a loss in weight, but inches. I would think that is a good thing

kitkatkmt

BMI is not that reliable of a number. If you're losing inches but not losing pounds, you're likely gaining muscle; muscle weighs more than fat, so you're not seeing the scale move as much as you would like. Chances are, you're more toned and stronger?

LindaCWy

If you are sure your scale is accurate then you are probably retaining water. If you haven't been weighing yourself regularly, I would begin doing so, at least for a while. Weight can fluctuate quite a bit due to water, especially in women.

I really love being a woman...

xraylady33

Stop now, before you lose more inches!!!

Really? so ignorant.

taso42

I just flipped back through a few weeks of your diary. You seem to be fairly inconsistent in terms of your calorie intake, and some days aren't logged at all. How about starting today, and for the next 50 days, log every day, and hit your numbers are precisely as possible. You may need to make some tweaks and adjustments, but you can only really do that with confidence after you've built up some consistent logging history.

adamb83

you are probably replacing fat with muscle, muscle weighs more. so you won't see a loss in weight, but inches. I would think that is a good thing

Oh, lord.

yojibalinese

Reduce sodium. If you see no weight loss, I bet you're retaining water. You want to stay UNDER 1500 mg if possible. If not, exercise more or drink more water. Your body is holding onto excess water because you've too much sodium in your diet.

xraylady33

BTW...I take a diuretic each day.
RX..

GasMasterFlash

you are probably replacing fat with muscle, muscle weighs more.

:smokin:

Revenga1980

I had that same issue and I felt like I was working my butt off for nothing but when I compared pictures of me from before I started and now I can see significant progress I'm smaller and tighter. The scale says I weigh more now than I did before I started but hey I look a thousand times better. Don't focus on the scale it is deceiving instead concentrate on the inches you've lost that means your losing fat and you're liking gaining muscle too which is good because it will burn more calories at rest and you'll get into shape even faster. Be proud of yourself you're doing great!

Kennkaru

you are probably replacing fat with muscle, muscle weighs more. so you won't see a loss in weight, but inches. I would think that is a good thing

Oh, lord.

^LOL

BaconMD

I scrolled through your food report. You have many days where you are eating under 1000 calories, some where you don't track at all, and some where you're not netting over 1200 once you factor in exercise.

You should start by finding out your BMR and TDEE and then eat between the two.

Further to that, sodium is over by a lot on some days. If you're weighing yourself right after that, or after working out, of course you're going to retain more water.

And I would rather see myself shrink than see a scale go down.

lauralizzy829

Hey you!
i follow your diaries and workouts pretty regularly. You are doing an amazing job and until you said the weight #/BMI was for insurance I was going to say the same as many posters that inches are sometimes better than #s.
If I were you, I would go on a detox to lose water weight, it is a temporary fix in regards to pounds, but if you can have a physical or whatever measurement your insurance uses, after the detox, then maybe that will help? Also, if your insurance can accept other body measurements, like hydrostatic weighting or other more accurate measurements than just BMI based on weight.
I'd look at it as finding a way to prove to your insurance your level of health and fitness rather than as a judgement based on your weight.

Hope I helped!

Dragonwolf

I think you need to get your priorities straight. So if you dropped 15 lbs but your measurements all stayed the same, you'd be happier??

No, not at all, but I need to drop the pounds for insurance etc. If my BMI was better, I would be ok. Its more about 50 days with limited success, and I am overwhelmed with information.

MY PRIORITIES...? Getting through graduation with my only child!

10 inches in 50 days? I'd love to see that kind of results. Hell, right now, I'd just be happy with the measurements going in the right direction.

As for the insurance, see if there are other ways to deal with it other than BMI, such as body fat percentage. I'm in the same boat (my insurance and its accompanying "health incentive program" frowns on my BMI score), and nothing's more discouraging than seeing the stupid "your BMI says you're too fat," despite the fact that I've already calculated that it's impossible for me to reach a "healthy" BMI range for my height without losing a crazy amount of lean body mass (if I had nothing but lean body mass, I'd still be 15lb over the high end of the "healthy" level, according to the BMI).

Rae6503

Point is being misunderstood.
Shouldn't my weight go down?

Not necessarily, and it is definitely not linear. There are a lot of variables: water weight, glycogen storage, food in your belly, etc. Keep working. You ARE seeing progress. Don't get discouraged.

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AdrienneKaren

I think you need to get your priorities straight. So if you dropped 15 lbs but your measurements all stayed the same, you'd be happier??

No, not at all, but I need to drop the pounds for insurance etc. If my BMI was better, I would be ok. Its more about 50 days with limited success, and I am overwhelmed with information.

MY PRIORITIES...? Getting through graduation with my only child!

I understand the insurance thing. Even though I am healthy, I still have to pay a higher rate because I am 3lbs over what they think my BMI should be. They have no idea what my body is made of and how healthy I am.

jillthemom

I don't have anything to add other than I know it is frustrating, but keep on doing what you are doing. Maybe play around with calories and macros a bit. And, I also want to apologize for all the people who get off on being mean. I will just never understand that.

anewme1202

I know this feeling all too well. I admit ... I'm a SLAVE TO THE SCALE ... and IT'S WRONG!
After 7 weeks, I'm only down 5 lbs - to me that's pretty insignificant, but I've lost inches. I haven't taken my measurements again yet, but my face is thinner and my mom says she's noticing my body change so the inches have to be going somewhere.

I hit the gym 4-5 days a week, doing strength/lifting 2 days and cardio the other 3. I find I'll walk in the morning before work or go do the elliptical or treadmill and where I started noticing a difference was when I changed my cardio to try and work out a bit less but do interval training. I find I get more of a workout doing 20 minutes of interval training (treadmill or elliptical) than I do doing 45 minutes to an hour on the treadmill. Plus if I can't get to the gym, I'm working at home doing pushups/lunges/squats and planks etc. which is also helping me.

As much as I still like seeing the number go down on the scale it does mess with my mind - ALOT. I'm noticing I'm toning up in my legs and arms and my clothes are looser. I was just visiting my cousin who I hadn't seen in a few months and the first thing she said to me was "Es.... oh my gosh, you've lost weight" ... that to me was worth more than any number on the scale.

It sounds like you're on the right track and are doing great ... forget the number, if you look better and feel better, then you are better despite the number!

odusgolp

Are you measuring your food out or estimating?