I'm so sick of no results.

brooshie

I'm doing everything I'm supposed to. I work out every day, I eat healthy, take proper vitamins for the nutrition that I may be missing, and I'm still GAINING weight.

I've been on this site since the beginning of July and have only lost 7 pounds. 2 of those weeks i've GAINED weight. it just doesn't make sense to me. When I wasn't working out and only eating healthy, I lost weight every week.

Why should I work out if I gain weight? My net calories aren't even high enough to equal out the weight i'm gaining.

it just doesn't make sense to me. I made a mini goal of hitting the 200 mark by September. At the time, it seemed easily possible to do it. But now, i'm 10 pounds away (probably more when I weigh myself again), and it looks impossible.

From all the math/calculations/etc. I should be losing 3+ a week. Not that I expect that much, but I certainly don't expect to gain weight .

brooshie

i've even taken progression pictures the 1st of the month since June and I don't see ANY difference (even though apparently i've dropped 22 lbs since June 1st)

it's just obnoxiously discouraging.

LinsenNRoses

I know how you feel! At first I was losing a lot! I'm down 41 pounds in total and still want to lose 43 more but this past month I only lost 1 pound! I'm exercising and eating 1200-1600 calories and most days netting 800-1300 calories. I look the same as when I was 26 pounds down! It is discouraging. I'm getting muscles but the fat is staying too. I hope you start losing soon and wish I had advice but I'm going through it too :sad:

Sarauk2sf

You have dropped 22lb in 2 months of which 7lb was last month with only 33lb to go at that point? I am not sure what the problem is as nearly 2lb a week is pretty high considering you do not have much to lose. How much of a deficit are you on and how much are you eating? I think you may have too high of an expectation as to weight loss. Also, weight loss is not linear and is affected by water weight and other variables.

GrAlVt

You're only ten pounds from your goal and you find it frustrating you only lost 7 pounds the month before? Seems pretty good to me. Gaining weight or not, 7 pounds lost in a month still averages 1+ pound per week. If you maintained that loss or close to it, you'll be at your goal by October. That's a deal I'd take.

I can't really offer more help without knowing your routine. But put simply, if the numbers say you should be losing 3 pounds a week and you aren't, then your numbers are wrong. It could be you're grossly underestimating the amount you're eating or you throttled your metabolism with low-intake before going to workout. When you first start working out, you'll begin to retain more water, among other things. Besides that, not all weight gained is fat. If you're diligently working out and accidentally ate over your allotted limit, you probably built a bit of muscle in that month. It also wouldn't hurt to make sure you follow your workouts with a good heap of protein.

My best advice is to keep doing what you're doing and be more meticulous about food tracking, make sure you confirm the amounts you're ingesting. You'll have a hard time arguing that working out isn't good for your fitness.

eig6

Weight loss is not linear. If you haven't eaten enough calories to equal your TDEE +3500 calories your weight gain is not fat. It's probably water- especially if you have sore muscles from the recently started exercises. When I started Insanity- I gained 3lbs and I still haven't lost them. Yet I've lost inches all around my body. Also I think the weight youv'e already lost is amazing for the amount of time you've been at it. I've been working on these last 10lbs since February. Also- I hope you dont mind- I peeked at your diary and I dont know how tall you a but thats not a lot of food. I eat more than you do and Im a 5ft tall girl. If you dont eat enough your body will resist losing weight.

brooshie

i don't mean i've lost 22 of my 32 goal. the goal of 32 lbs was implemented when i joined the site in July. I lost 7 in July, I lost 15 in June. so I'm still 25 away from my goal.

brooshie

You have dropped 22lb in 2 months of which 7lb was last month with only 33lb to go at that point? I am not sure what the problem is as nearly 2lb a week is pretty high considering you do not have much to lose. How much of a deficit are you on and how much are you eating? I think you may have too high of an expectation as to weight loss. Also, weight loss is not linear and is affected by water weight and other variables.

eating around 1500 a day.

brooshie

Also- I hope you dont mind- I peeked at your diary and I dont know how tall you a but thats not a lot of food. I eat more than you do and Im a 5ft tall girl. If you dont eat enough your body will resist losing weight.

Sunday is when I start adding brown rice & i'll be juicing every day to add about 500 calories to my meals.

EDIT: i'm 6'1

girlonabikedc

"I lost 7 in July, I lost 15 in June..."

...so, you ARE getting results. 7lbs in a month is actually very good. If it ain't broke...you know the rest.

Sarauk2sf

I see in the post above you are going to be upping your food - which is good as 1500 cals is too low for a guy, especially asall as you are. You are getting a good amount of protein but your fats are really low - I would look to up your intake here (nuts, seeds etc).

If I were you I would set your goal weight loss at 1lb a week and do some resistance training. Eating at a very large deficit can have contra-indicative results for a number of reasons (e.g. no energy so workouts are less intense and so energy output is overestimated, increased water retention etc) that can make the math not work (well, it does work, but not in the way expected).

So, I would suggest being a little easier on your body, giving it more fuel and you will see the results (it may be slower than wanted, but it will be an easier trip to the finish line).

brooshie

"I lost 7 in July, I lost 15 in June..."

...so, you ARE getting results. 7lbs in a month is actually very good. If it ain't broke...you know the rest.

yes. but i mean, over the past 3 weeks i'd say i've gained weight in 2 of those weeks.

xsmilexforxmex

Totals 1,482
brooshie's Daily Goal 2,300
Remaining 818
*You've earned 750 extra calories from exercise today

So this is from Thursday... it looks like your daily goal is set at 1550 and many days you don't meet that so you probably aren't eating enough to workout as well... are you at least meeting your BMR with this goal? A good goal is to be at MINIMUM 100-200 over your BMR since that is the minimum calories required to maintain function of your vital organs. Too many days netting under your BMR will cause your body to attempt to reserve energy it has and slow down your metabolism. This usually happens after a few weeks and will take a few weeks to correct.
Also, for the last week the remaining calories are typically way too high.. If you workout and burn 750 calories you need to eat some of that back... aim for within 250-500 under your total goal after your workout.. ensure you are still netting at least your BMR (((so if your bmr is for example 1450 and you burn 750 calories working out you should be eating 2200 calories.... with your diary and your goal it will look like 1550:burn 750:goal 2300.. so in this case you want to eat as close to the 2300 as possible and at minimum the 2200 because that's your energy for your vital organs..)))

I really hope all of that makes sense and isn't jumbled.. in short make sure you at least net your BMR (Calories eaten-calories burned>BMR) too many people want to lose weight fast and end up pushing their bodys to function without the energy and nutrition they need.. this may be why you dropped weigh so quickly but have now started to gain weight. Also, make sure you are re figuring your goals as you lose and your BMR gets lower.

Good luck!

littlejobo120

You're only ten pounds from your goal and you find it frustrating you only lost 7 pounds the month before? Seems pretty good to me. Gaining weight or not, 7 pounds lost in a month still averages 1+ pound per week. If you maintained that loss or close to it, you'll be at your goal by October. That's a deal I'd take.

I can't really offer more help without knowing your routine. But put simply, if the numbers say you should be losing 3 pounds a week and you aren't, then your numbers are wrong. It could be you're grossly underestimating the amount you're eating or you throttled your metabolism with low-intake before going to workout. When you first start working out, you'll begin to retain more water, among other things. Besides that, not all weight gained is fat. If you're diligently working out and accidentally ate over your allotted limit, you probably built a bit of muscle in that month. It also wouldn't hurt to make sure you follow your workouts with a good heap of protein.

My best advice is to keep doing what you're doing and be more meticulous about food tracking, make sure you confirm the amounts you're ingesting. You'll have a hard time arguing that working out isn't good for your fitness.

^^ THIS!!^^

brooshie

Totals 1,482
brooshie's Daily Goal 2,300
Remaining 818
*You've earned 750 extra calories from exercise today

So this is from Thursday... it looks like your daily goal is set at 1550 and many days you don't meet that so you probably aren't eating enough to workout as well... are you at least meeting your BMR with this goal? A good goal is to be at MINIMUM 100-200 over your BMR since that is the minimum calories required to maintain function of your vital organs. Too many days netting under your BMR will cause your body to attempt to reserve energy it has and slow down your metabolism. This usually happens after a few weeks and will take a few weeks to correct.
Also, for the last week the remaining calories are typically way too high.. If you workout and burn 750 calories you need to eat some of that back... aim for within 250-500 under your total goal after your workout.. ensure you are still netting at least your BMR (((so if your bmr is for example 1450 and you burn 750 calories working out you should be eating 2200 calories.... with your diary and your goal it will look like 1550:burn 750:goal 2300.. so in this case you want to eat as close to the 2300 as possible and at minimum the 2200 because that's your energy for your vital organs..)))

I really hope all of that makes sense and isn't jumbled.. in short make sure you at least net your BMR (Calories eaten-calories burned>BMR) too many people want to lose weight fast and end up pushing their bodys to function without the energy and nutrition they need.. this may be why you dropped weigh so quickly but have now started to gain weight. Also, make sure you are re figuring your goals as you lose and your BMR gets lower.

Good luck!

i know, that's why next week i'm going to add calories in by juicing some apples & carrots every day. adding around 400-500 calories. as well as adding in brown rice.

but, at that point, are you saying it'd be more beneficial for me to eat @ my 1500 and NOT work out than eat at my 1500 and work out? if that makes sense. i won't be able to go to the grocery store to get more food until Sunday. Would I be better off just eating @ my 1500 and not work out tomorrow ? I know one day isn't a BIG deal, but i'm talking about in the grand scheme of things.

gjulie

one minute here you are one the site since the start of July this is August 4th which makes it just over a month and you are down 7 lbs that is hardly no results Id say you are doing fine 3lbs a week is alot to loose 1-2 lbs is more relistic give yourself a chance that certainly isint no results

brooshie

one minute here you are one the site since the start of July this is August 4th which makes it just over a month and you are down 7 lbs that is hardly no results Id say you are doing fine 3lbs a week is alot to loose 1-2 lbs is more relistic give yourself a chance that certainly isint no results

Again, I understand this. the post is "i'm so sick of no results" because the last THREE weeks i've GAINED weight. thus no results in the past 3 weeks, and i'm sick of it.

Elleinnz

i know, that's why next week i'm going to add calories in by juicing some apples & carrots every day. adding around 400-500 calories. as well as adding in brown rice.

but, at that point, are you saying it'd be more beneficial for me to eat @ my 1500 and NOT work out than eat at my 1500 and work out? if that makes sense.

/


As others have pointed out you are most probably not eating enough..... I see you have "friended" helloitsdan on here, so I suspect you have seen his roadmap - suggest you recalculate based on the tools in the roadmap (and then eat to those calories).....

On your question whether you should not exercise - no, no, no - exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle - and there is numerous benefits to lifting weights (I hope you are lifting weights and not just doing cardio ;-) ) so eat more, but keep on exercising......

There are other ways to increase calories if the juicing does not give you the desired benefits (apples and carrots will increase your sugars (carbs) quite a bit ..... personally I find adding healthy fats (avocado, nuts, coconut oil, coconut milk etc) a good way to increase calories without having to actually eat a lot more...

jacknbox

I'm sorry - what is the problem? ONLY 7lbs????

I've been here since start of July and lost 4.5lbs (1.5 of which was a gain and then loss) - so really just 3lbs!!!

Please try and look at how far you have come so far - you are doing so well - stick at it... and be kinder to yourself..

brooshie

I'm sorry - what is the problem? ONLY 7lbs????

I've been here since start of July and lost 4.5lbs (1.5 of which was a gain and then loss) - so really just 3lbs!!!

Please try and look at how far you have come so far - you are doing so well - stick at it... and be kinder to yourself..

don't worry i gained 2 lbs this week so it's down to 5.

brooshie

As others have pointed out you are most probably not eating enough..... I see you have "friended" helloitsdan on here, so I suspect you have seen his roadmap - suggest you recalculate based on the tools in the roadmap (and then eat to those calories).....


There are other ways to increase calories if the juicing does not give you the desired benefits (apples and carrots will increase your sugars (carbs) quite a bit ..... personally I find adding healthy fats (avocado, nuts, coconut oil, coconut milk etc) a good way to increase calories without having to actually eat a lot more...

jeez, dan must be a pretty popular guy :P and also, i have some extra carbs to spare for the juice.

mccbabe1

You have dropped 22lb in 2 months of which 7lb was last month with only 33lb to go at that point? I am not sure what the problem is as nearly 2lb a week is pretty high considering you do not have much to lose. How much of a deficit are you on and how much are you eating? I think you may have too high of an expectation as to weight loss. Also, weight loss is not linear and is affected by water weight and other variables.

^^^^^^^ this!

kacinace

I have to agree with those who recommend eating more. And also, give your body a break. You don't need to exercise every day, your body needs time to rest

brooshie

I understand that I've lost a good amount the past 2 months. But again, just like the weight gain could be from water weight, the majority of my weight LOSS in the past two months was FROM the water weight.

DiabolicBooger

calorie counting explained...increase intensity or duration of exercise or decrease calories swallowed... its just that simple...stop lying to yourself on your food diary or just do a better job weighing and measuring food...dishonest reporting equals inaccurate reports...this stuff takes integrity (doing whats right when no one is looking) Find your integrity.

My results are minus 44 lbs in 48 days...If your really trying, you will get results like me, other wise take the rest of these peoples advice and eat more and exercise less...and watch the #'s on the scale get bigger

brooshie

calorie counting explained...increase intensity or duration of exercise or decrease calories swallowed... its just that simple...stop lying to yourself on your food diary or just do a better job weighing and measuring food...dishonest reporting equals inaccurate reports...this stuff takes integrity (doing whats right when no one is looking) Find your integrity.

....what benefit would i have from lying to myself? i measure every single thing that i eat. there is NO reason that i shouldn't be truthful on my food log, that's just pointless lol.

johnnybutt76

Perhaps you think you are more active than you are. Cut back your base activity level and you will see more results.

brooshie

Perhaps you think you are more active than you are. Cut back your base activity level and you will see more results.

what do you mean? sorry, i misunderstand

sigh03

I think you're just focusing on the negative too much. I’m on a PSMF. That means I’m eating nothing (literally nothing) but 120g odd of protein and as little of everything else as possible yet still on my weight graph there are periods of weight gain. Unfortunately for dieters the human body will do everything it can to maintain body weight and it has plenty of ways of doing this; the most commonly known one is changes in metabolic rate.

I would say you now know the speed at which you can safely lose weight, reassess your goals to make them more attainable and crack on.

Oh and I don’t know if you drink at all but stay away from alcohol. Its phenomenal how many ways it can screw up a diet.

xsmilexforxmex

i know, that's why next week i'm going to add calories in by juicing some apples & carrots every day. adding around 400-500 calories. as well as adding in brown rice.

but, at that point, are you saying it'd be more beneficial for me to eat @ my 1500 and NOT work out than eat at my 1500 and work out? if that makes sense. i won't be able to go to the grocery store to get more food until Sunday. Would I be better off just eating @ my 1500 and not work out tomorrow ? I know one day isn't a BIG deal, but i'm talking about in the grand scheme of things.

Do what feels right for you.. If you think a rest day is the best idea then do it, you can also workout less vigorously(walk?) to a burn that you can meet.. Just keep in mind when you lose weight you're losing muscle and fat.. if you are not fueling your body properly you start to burn more muscle than fat because it takes more energy to maintain (up to 500 calories per lb daily, the loss of which can slow your metabolism by that much) and your body needs that energy to maintain your vital organs.
Working out has great benefits for our bodies as well as our minds, but it comes down to properly fueling your body.. if you aren't the workout won't do much for you and will probably make you more tired than the energy boost it's supposed to give.

KateinSomerset

I can understand your frustration and hope my experience helps..... Since December 2011 I was going to the gym 3/4 times a week and eating what I thought was a sensible amount of 'good' food. However, I lost NO weight at all. Three weeks ago I started using this site and also doing Slim in 6. My first light bulb moment was when I realised I wasn't eating enough and haven't been since December! I am 4ft 10in, my calorie intake is 1200 and believe it or not I was struggling to eat that amount. Now, I absolutely eat all those calories plus what ever my exercise adds (ie 1200 + 300 = 1500 calories a day) and I have lost weight every week. You have to eat enough to ensure your body does not go into starvation mode - which will equal weight gain. Hope this makes sense and helps you to get a good balance. Don't be so hard on yourself, you are doing a great job but just need to get the balance right.