No Wt. Loss

MR0512
MR0512 Posts: 3
in Health and Weight Loss
I have been exercising and counting calories for the last 3 weeks. I weigh myself once a week but have not lost any weight. My daily calorie intake according to MFP is 1200 cal a day a little more with my exercise workouts. Any explanations for the lack of weight loss?

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  • Swingshifts
    Swingshifts Posts: 1
    What is your height/weight? What is the extent and consistency of your physical activity and exercise? What kinds of foods are your calories coming from? Would love to help but I'm going to need more information.
  • 2EggsSeparated
    2EggsSeparated Posts: 107
    It took me almost 5 weeks before the scale started moving.

    Also, depending on your height and weight, 1200 calories may not be enough.
  • stanleyc0110
    stanleyc0110 Posts: 6
    Your body adjusts to the new status of calorie intake and exercise. It is called a plateau. You are at a set point, and there is no progress up or down. You have to break up the routine and increase small increments of intensity in your workouts. Look up "Interval training" on the web. Not sure what your exercise routine is, but you should vary your workouts and intensity levels from time to time. Your body is a marvelous machine and it makes adjustments very rapidly. Also, check your diet so that you do not eat the same things over and over again. Just a suggestion. It got on a plateau and it takes some effort to break up your routine. Hope this helps. All the best......Stan
  • 2EggsSeparated
    2EggsSeparated Posts: 107
    Your body adjusts to the new status of calorie intake and exercise. It is called a plateau. You are at a set point, and there is no progress up or down. You have to break up the routine and increase small increments of intensity in your workouts. Look up "Interval training" on the web. Not sure what your exercise routine is, but you should vary your workouts and intensity levels from time to time. Your body is a marvelous machine and it makes adjustments very rapidly. Also, check your diet so that you do not eat the same things over and over again. Just a suggestion. It got on a plateau and it takes some effort to break up your routine. Hope this helps. All the best......Stan

    OP hasn't hit a plateau. OP just started 3 weeks ago and is wondering why they have not lost any weight yet.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Are you sure you've been accurately tracking?
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Let me pull out my crystal ball and look into your diary...
  • Schmidty102
    Schmidty102 Posts: 168 Member
    It would be nice if you could open your diary up to the public so we could take a look.
  • ranay02
    ranay02 Posts: 1
    sometimes when you're working out not eating enough calories will cause your body to go into starvation mode and hold onto everything you're putting into it. make sure you're spreading your food out throughout the day and not overeating at night. also make sure you're getting enough calories. it also matters what you eat, and how much water you drink. if you've just started working out, you'll add muscles as you lose fat which can be deceiving on the scale. take your measurements and keep track that way also. you'll also notice if your clothes start fitting differently. don't be discouraged, just take a look at what you're doing and make sure you're eating good healthy whole foods, drinking plenty of water, and getting exercise. :smile:
  • Monisfit4life
    Monisfit4life Posts: 228 Member
    Try increasing your water and lowering your sodium and carb intake. Both sodium and carbs can make you gain water weight if you have too much of them in your diet. When you lower your carbs try increasing your protein as that helps to fill you up.
  • spngbob
    spngbob Posts: 19 Member
    My loss is very slow as well. Granted, I do not dedicate myself to exercise the way I should. I do watch what I eat, do some weights and bike ride a couple times a week. I have lost just over 3 pounds with that little effort. What I'm trying to say, my body is adjusting to the small changes I have made and there is some success. In the past when I wanted to lose some weight I'd ride the bike every day for an hour and maybe only lose a couple three pounds in a month. By going hard I think I messed up my metabolism and my body fought to store EVERYTHING. Taking things easy at first and gradually increasing is better.
  • dmr63
    dmr63 Posts: 1 Member
    This is week three for me and I have only lost one pound. I'm being diligent as heck, including 5-6 days of cardio. I have however, lost two inches from my hips and one from my waist. Check your measurements.
  • RaineyLaney
    RaineyLaney Posts: 605 Member
    Your food diary is closed... so hard to really say without seeing the diary. If your eating back all your exercise calories, you will not lose. Maybe drop the calories a bit and also keep sodium down if that is high. If your carbs are close or over 200, I would drop those down too.
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    Two possibilities come immediately to mind.
    1) You are not accurately tracking calories. I was whining about not losing on appropriate calories but gradually came to realize that I was often pretty sloppy in my measurements plus had extra bites, licks, tastes, and swallows that never made it onto my log. If you want results, you have to be accurate.
    2) Your diet is high in sodium, which makes you retain water. Sore muscles also mean retained water.
  • MR0512
    MR0512 Posts: 3
    I am 47, 5'0" and weigh 167. My exercise consist of the Insanity workout (I listed this as High impact Aerobic since I did not see any other choice selections). I reset my food diary setting so those on MFP should be able to see my food entries up until this point. I am new to this so any input and advice is greatly appreciated.

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