Help!! still no weight loss-- motivation going down :(

WABeachWalker

Hi, I joined MFP 6 days ago and I will be recording my weight tomorrow. I weighed earlier in the week and maybe had lost 1/4 pound, which isn't very encouraging to me. However, if I weigh any oftener than once a week, I tend to obsess over it, and weight does tend to fluctuate quite a bit. Weigh once a week in the same clothes at the same time of the day. You will see the scale creeping downward--yay!

Glad to hear that you are seeing inches lost because that is the evidence that shows your body composition is changing. Keep it up! Another thing that sometimes helps is to slip in an extra 10 minutes here or there into the exercise you're already doing. It may help coax your body into cooperating. Worth a try.

Every day is a new opportunity to begin the process again. You are giving yourself the gift of health--a very precious thing! Keep going! keep us up to date on your progress.

braylevimom

My suggestion would be to do lower weight with higher reps. I don't know what your current plan is but this would increase your cardio and burn more fat. It would work more on toning muscle rather than building muscle, 5 lbs of muscle takes up as much room as 1 lb of fat. I am not a dr. or anything it is just something I have seen work. Good Luck and stick with it. Your body will eventually get with the program.

pinkraynedropjacki

I've lost almost nothing in waist size, hip size or even neck size. My thighs are still as big as before & the only thing shrinking is my boobs but somehow I've lost almost all of my weight that I wanted to & will almost never make 1000 cals let alone the minimum limit of 1200. I'm a size 14 down from a 22.

I've slowed right down now, like to almost losing nothing in weight the last few weeks. I guess it gets harder the longer we go on.


Chin up..... it could be you need to mix up the workouts. Change it to something totally new or something you have not done in a while.

140lbgoal

I gained 15 pounds and often went hungry counting calories. As of June 4th I started counting carbs and last month last 24 pounds. I have lost 4 dress sizes and feel well enough to exercise now. I no longer get chest pains just trying to walk fast or swim a few laps. Try low carbs and see what it can do for you. MFP will tell you how many carbs to eat and don't eat back exercise carbs or calories! Why bother exercising to work off calories and carbs if you are going to put them back into your body?

sunshine_gem

You know that old saying " a watched pot never boils"? the same thing applies to the scale. Weighing yourself everyday wont do anything except make you anxious! You have lose 5.5 inches - that is GREAT!!
Also, like some have said, if you are just doing weight training, then it is no wonder - your body is building muscle! This is a GOOD thing. You need to mix some cardio in the mix now, that will help you lean down, and the weight training will strengthen your core and allow your body to work to its fullest.

Most important, track all your days - even cheat days. You need to hold yourself accountable for what you put into your body. If a cheat day is turning into an all out binge, then it is beyond a cheat day, it is something that could be destroying a whole weeks worth of work.

Remember, cheat days are needed sometimes to get the metabolism on its toes, but "cheat" really should be small indulgences - not making up for a weeks worth of treats in one day :-)

Keep your chin up - you are seeing numbers, they are in those 5.5 inches you have lost!

From everything I've read so far on this thread, THIS is the most sensible thing. Strength training and cardio go hand in hand, and a cheat day is necessary every now and then and can actually help your metabolism. You're doing an awesome job so far. Just keep going and you WILL see the results. :-)

100lbstoloosefemale

i agree, i think cardio is the way to go, alow with the strength, jillian micheals is on youtube and she ads all of it

100lbstoloosefemale

i love what you wrote! well said

FranceeC

I looked at your diary, and i am going to say lower on the sodium... when you have a lot of sodium your body stores water trying to flush it all out! also it can be way hard on your kidneys, and always, always eat breakfast it jumpstarts your metabolism! and a random fact.... 1 pound of fat is 1500 calories gone! think about that! its amazing i am very proud you!

hothodgie

My first advice, is log your cheats, NO MATTER WHAT! LOL. I have times that I don't choose something healthy as long as I am within my calorie goal. Last month my hubby and I went out to dinner. I decided a few days before that it was going to be a bad day. At the end of a wonderful night out, I logged my calories and almost fell over from shock. My little cheat date turned out to be twice my daily allowance. You can guess all you want, but you could be guessing waaaay off.

Secondly, stop weighing in so much if it is frustrating to you. I weigh daily, but the scale is just a number to me. It lies often. I feel great and I know for a fact I look much better. I am also happier. So the scale can say what it wants, but the inches don't lie!!

You have lost inches babe!! Nobody knows what your scale says but you, unless you talk about it. But everyone can see your inches lost. Be proud of yourself and don't lose hope. You are six pounds lighter than when you started. That is better than losing zero.

shoetop60

Are you too little calories,, I know the fitness pal advise will let me know when i have eated too little calories that it could slow my weight loss, causing the body going into starvation mode. Sounds silly to me too, try to hang tight, I have the same issues , just seeing that number go down on the scale is a big motivator. Don't give up, infact I have to get on the scale today iand I dread it cause I dont think I will like what i will see. I have been working hard this week, but it seems like my body just says "NO" i am going to keep this fat no matter what you do. Best of luck