anyone else been here months and not lost a thing?

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  • bridies01
    bridies01 Posts: 57 Member
    Were you intaking more calories than you thought? Not excersing at all? Those are the only reasons I can see you not being able to lose any weight. I have only been on here two days but even with bad excersise programs I always lost weight, JUST NOT THE RIGHT WAY! And maybe you are losing fat and gaining muscle, muscle weighs more than fat.

    I'm going to jump in before someone else does but muscle doesn't weigh more than fat, it just takes up less room. There is a great pic somewhere which shows 5lbs of fat vs 5lb of muscle, it's amazing!

    The inverse is also true - a square inch of muscles weighs more than a square inch of fat - so given the same volume, muscle does weigh more than fat.
  • It_never_ends
    It_never_ends Posts: 105 Member
    This is actually my 3rd account after about 6 months I say "*kitten* this, i'm not losing so why try." Then I delete my account. A month later I'm like "Nooooo what did i do!! Must keep going" LOL I think I've been stuck at 150-160 for almost 2 years now.
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    Muscle weight more than fat in the same way that a bowling ball weighs more than feathers. But you wouldn't say "no, a pound of bowling ball weighs as much as a pound of feathers!"
  • sez11pink
    sez11pink Posts: 10 Member
    Hey!

    I started out the same. In the first 4 weeks I only lost 1lb and it sucked. I was so frustrated because i was only eating 1300 cals but i wasnt exercising :(. Last week I decided to up my cals (only by 300) so that it was level with my BMR and do a bit more exercise. I cut out soda and replaced it with sparkling water and iv'e lost 2lbs this week!!

    2 years ago I went to work at a summer camp and in 5 months I had lost 20lbs. I ate loads especially for breakfast. I would have a bowl of cereal, a bowl of fruit, eggs and bacon a coffee and an orange juice!!! I'd have a salad for lunch and pasta or meat and fries with a dessert for dinner. Id have an ice cream at 11am for a snack and a packet of chips a coffee rockstar and a chocolate bar as another snack when all the staff hung out at 10pm. SO I ATE A LOT!!! lol. BUT I also exercised a lot ad had to drink sooo much water because we had no soda. I walked to meals and back 3 time a day which was a 16 minute walk each time and up hill on the way back. I would walk to the pool and do lengths every day when I wasn't lifeguarding, I walked around camp all day and helped with the horses And ran round after the kids in evening activities. 20 even tho I ate loads I worked it all off and it worked well and i lost loads!!!

    I went back to the same camp last year and ate the same amount of food but they gave me a golf cart which meant I didn't have to walk everywhere in the crazy VA heat so didn't lol. I was eating way more than I was burning and not drinking as much water as I had stockpiled on the soda!! And in the 5 months I was there I PUT ON the 20lbs I had lost the month before (oops). So you can have your cake and eat it and your chips and ice cream lol but you have to exercise hard to burn it off!!
  • marisaconti1
    marisaconti1 Posts: 7 Member
    Hi rightpath,

    I have been on MFP for 12 days (prior I was doing the DASH diet for about 3 months and same thing down 1 pound and the next week up 1 pound.
    I have not lost weight or inches. I stick to about 1300 -1400 calories, exercise 4-5 times a week, drink 8-12 glasses of water and nothing happens, sooo frustrating...
    My weight seems to hold on for dear life.
    You are not alone. TGF.. MFP
    I'll tell you what other people tell me - Stick to it!

    Keep going,
    Managing Marisa
  • kobiemom
    kobiemom Posts: 218 Member
    I hesitate to speculate why someone else isn't losing weight, but I'll tell you what happened to me. I'm here for a few months and haven't lost anything, but I've gained insight - also valuable. My reasons are, but aren't limited to, age (55), previous weight loss (40 lbs. before I got here), not eating enough (as told to me by the tracker and the learned MFP members), serious exercise rut (doing the same thing for over a year) and borderline-to-low thyroid levels. You may be following directions to the letter, but not losing. You need to try some new ways of tailoring the plan to your individual needs. My suggested plan was too high in carbs. I lowered it a bit and raised the protein a bit and have recently started losing again. Listen to all of the suggestions, try what suits your needs, don't make too many changes at once (or you won't know what worked), and keep in mind that you may need to make more changes at a later date as you progress. Good luck, Sweetie! You can do this!
  • GreenEyedLady1
    GreenEyedLady1 Posts: 67
    im sorry you have such a terrible relationship with food that you eat so little.

    my personal opinion is you are not eating enough and you are not eating enough healthy foods. you already like to lift and go to the gym, so that part is helpful but you are going to really need to take the time to learn about how much you should be eating and try to get it from the right foods.

    if you really dislike eating a lot, have you tried maybe adding a protein shake into your day? a nice way to get some relatively good calories in. even a cup or two of chocolate milk is a nice way to get some good calories along with some protein and plus, its chocolate! :)

    for the record, i have lost all my weight here on mfp just by changes in what i eat. it makes all the difference imo.
  • kgprice11
    kgprice11 Posts: 749 Member
    Eating right and calorie consumption are a big key to weight loss. Giving up is always easier to do than sticking with it and fighting through the tough times. Fluctuating your eating habits will not make you lose weight and may even make you put weight on. How much weight are you trying to lose and what is your height and weight right now?
  • r1ghtpath
    r1ghtpath Posts: 701 Member
    Eating right and calorie consumption are a big key to weight loss. Giving up is always easier to do than sticking with it and fighting through the tough times. Fluctuating your eating habits will not make you lose weight and may even make you put weight on. How much weight are you trying to lose and what is your height and weight right now?

    i'm going to stick with 1500 cals for the next 3 weeks, and then go from there...... since i already ate at 1500 and didn't lose anything ( and tried to go higher) i'm not sure where this will all end up taking me......

    i'm 5'3" and 190. i'd like to lose 50lbs. puts me at the TOP of normal for my height and is what i need to weight to bring down my life insurance premium :-/
  • jchrisman717
    jchrisman717 Posts: 780 Member
    i'm going to stick with 1500 cals for the next 3 weeks, and then go from there...... since i already ate at 1500 and didn't lose anything ( and tried to go higher) i'm not sure where this will all end up taking me......

    i'm 5'3" and 190. i'd like to lose 50lbs. puts me at the TOP of normal for my height and is what i need to weight to bring down my life insurance premium :-/


    Are you sure your are logging your calories in correctly, and are you staying at the 1500 a day? I say that because I thought I was doing so good - then I would go back and look at my logs and I would do good for about 3 or 4 days and then we would go on a trip and my alcohol was up (which I did not log all of it into my diary). I also did some research on things I was estimating on such as a favorite alcoholic drink - I thought it was like 110 calories a bottle - in reality it was 300 a bottle! Big difference. Also, I drink flavored creamer and though I use the Low fat lower calorie version, and I would log in about 2 or 4 tablespoons, I actually measured it one day and I was having double that in each cup which raised my calories by about 100 to 200 calories. Also portion sizes - you can easily eat 4 oz of chicken and only log it as 2 oz. Its really hard when you guessimate. Also, I think I was way overestimating my calorie burn. So I have figured out my TDEE with a correct exercise lifestyle and I am not going to add any more exercise calories unless I do a really big burn. I don't like having to log every little thing I eat but at this point, I think I have to as something has got to start working - lol.
  • r1ghtpath
    r1ghtpath Posts: 701 Member
    yeah, when i log i'm good about making sure it's all accurate. i'm more concerned about eating TOO LITTLE than i am about eating too much. if i'm logging 1200 cals and underestimating even by 500, that's only 1700 cals ( and according to every single calculator out there i should be around 1900 cals. the one i did today ( that was suggested in this thread) said 1900something, on work out days and i work out 5-6 days a week. and 1500 on rest days.....
  • icandoit203
    icandoit203 Posts: 170 Member
    Basically just take all the suggestions given by everyone on here and try which one fits you. YOu can't make a difference in 2-3 weeks you need at least 2-3 months to get a significant difference. Remember the weight did not come on overnight so it's going to take time and patience. I know it's frustrating but in the end you will be happy that you took it nice and slowly.
  • havingitall
    havingitall Posts: 3,728 Member
    Visiting the site won't make you lose weight...eating right and exercise will. You could be scanning MFP daily for a century but until you take control yourself...nothing will change
  • BrookeeFranks
    BrookeeFranks Posts: 17 Member
    I am on my 3rd week and have only lost 3 pounds. I have done weight watchers before and I lost 10 pounds pretty fast. So have been a little discouraged also. I do pretty good on calories during the week, but struggle on the weekends. I know I need to be more consistent on the working out. You feel like you have been killing yourself and nothing has happened. You might want to watch out about putting yourself in starvation mode from eating too few calories.
    Hang in there. Even though I haven't lost very much weight: I feel less bloated, sleeping better, and have more energy.
    I know I didn't gain the weight over night so it will take a while to lose it. Good luck.
  • Steel6981
    Steel6981 Posts: 154 Member
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  • annew1952
    annew1952 Posts: 77 Member
    Hi it hasn't happened to me but it has happened to me for the past few years. I did not know I was supposed to eat most of the
    excercise calories back. I thought if you ate you would still gain. Go figure. Well I have been on here since March and have lost the 10 pounds I wanted to. I still would like to lose more. So try that. I could not believe I had so much food. Don't get me wrong it wasn't garbage food but I had pizza and hamburgers and ice cream and cake. The thing is be honest with yourself and the diary. Make friends. If you messed up post you messed up. I went to a party and then just wrote, who am I kidding I am not gonna lie, I ate crap and drank so that day I didnt post all the food just my breakfast. Hopefully you are an active person and if you are get yourself a pedometer or something that tells you how many calories you burn when you do that activity. Honesty is the best policy. Good luck and dont give up. AnneW1952
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    Visiting the site won't make you lose weight...eating right and exercise will. You could be scanning MFP daily for a century but until you take control yourself...nothing will change

    No joke. I think for some reading here will actually hinder their losses. There can be so much misleading info dished out.
  • imafluffypuffybear
    imafluffypuffybear Posts: 63
    at frist i thought visiting the site will help me loose weight but no
    this is internet u r a human a u do it with the things around u the internet will just give u info
    just eat the daily amount of food and do the right exercise and write it in ur diary
    that will help u
  • suzanne_oh
    suzanne_oh Posts: 95 Member
    Visiting the site won't make you lose weight...eating right and exercise will. You could be scanning MFP daily for a century but until you take control yourself...nothing will change

    No joke. I think for some reading here will actually hinder their losses. There can be so much misleading info dished out.
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    I went through a time when I lost, didn't lose anything for a couple months, then started losing again. Not sure what gave.
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    years honey! I've been on here for 2 years and I haven't lost anything. I went to the doctor and he took 6 viles of blood and it all came back normal...so next step is head to toe physical and a dietician. I lift heavy 2 days a week and cardio at least 4...I also measure myself and I don't drink my calories. If I'm still here plugging away, you should be fine
  • ClareWantsProgress
    ClareWantsProgress Posts: 173 Member
    This is actually my 3rd account after about 6 months I say "*kitten* this, i'm not losing so why try." Then I delete my account. A month later I'm like "Nooooo what did i do!! Must keep going" LOL I think I've been stuck at 150-160 for almost 2 years now.

    Right there with you. I've gone beyond what anyone would call a plateau and am now firmly in a 3 year RUT. :D The most maddening thing to me is when I try to drastically shake things up for a month, eating way more, way less, changing my exercise, etc. - and I'm still in the same 5 pound range!!!

    And then people say I'm whining when I say that I am frustrated. Well, maybe they'd be frustrated too after that much time and no progress!!!
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    Personally no, but the creator of the site seems to have only lost 10 lbs.
  • EmpressOfJudgment
    EmpressOfJudgment Posts: 1,162 Member
    If you follow the plan, it works. I lost 20 pounds last year. Sadly, I stopped logging my food and I found most of them again.
  • vivianleemit
    vivianleemit Posts: 112
    Me! I started logging in July of 2011 (came over here from Sparkpeople, since that site has a horrible food database and a clunky interface), and within the first two months I lost about 4 pounds. I was ecstatic!

    Then I stayed at the same weight for for about... oh, 9 months.

    I just managed to get out of my plateau and lost another 2 pounds. But it hasn't been easy :(
  • jaweiss1
    jaweiss1 Posts: 71 Member
    I'm sorry to hear that you have had so much trouble losing weight, especially after working diligently at it for so long.

    If I were in your situation, I would make a drs appt and consult with him about getting blood and hormone panels.

    I agree with others who said that 2-3 months with no progress indicates that it is time for a change.

    I haven't seen it mentioned explicitly, but if you are dieting and working out regularly with a good program, you should consider purchasing and learning to use body fat calipers so that your data on progress is not restricted to just the scale. The calipers do take some practice to use effectively, and it is much easier if you can ask a friend or sig other to do the measurements for you. But after 2-3 weeks you will be able to produce consistent and accurate measurements.

    Here is an excellent web page with all the formulas calculated:

    http://www.linear-software.com/online.html

    In addition to the formulas, you will also find links to short videos showing exactly how to make the measurements.

    These calipers have worked great for me:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NN9SDO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

    Best of luck.
  • r1ghtpath
    r1ghtpath Posts: 701 Member
    I'm sorry to hear that you have had so much trouble losing weight, especially after working diligently at it for so long.

    If I were in your situation, I would make a drs appt and consult with him about getting blood and hormone panels.

    I agree with others who said that 2-3 months with no progress indicates that it is time for a change.

    I haven't seen it mentioned explicitly, but if you are dieting and working out regularly with a good program, you should consider purchasing and learning to use body fat calipers so that your data on progress is not restricted to just the scale. The calipers do take some practice to use effectively, and it is much easier if you can ask a friend or sig other to do the measurements for you. But after 2-3 weeks you will be able to produce consistent and accurate measurements.

    Here is an excellent web page with all the formulas calculated:

    http://www.linear-software.com/online.html

    In addition to the formulas, you will also find links to short videos showing exactly how to make the measurements.

    These calipers have worked great for me:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NN9SDO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

    Best of luck.


    thank you!!! i actually did pick some up this past week. basically to have a better form of measuring. so, i'm going to keep practicing using them and add them to my tape measure and camera ;-)
  • beckye93
    beckye93 Posts: 27 Member
    It was hard for me to track everything I ate and when i ate. And whatever. I stopped logging my food and exercise. I just use this site to track my weight, and I come here and I just use it basicaly as a social site for my weight loss. I've been doing this and I've lost 10 pounds. Everybody here is so supportive. Everybody just wants everybody to succeed in their goals.
  • wgn4166
    wgn4166 Posts: 771 Member
    Its been about 3 weeks for me with a 1 pound loss. BUT being here has motivated me to work out more than my 2 or 3 day 10 minute workouts.
    I cannot wait to weigh in next week.
    WE CAN DO THIS!!

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