HELP!!! Working out and losing no weight.
lillady93
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Hello, I have been working out for about 2 months and haven't lost a single pound....I am doing quite a bit of toning during my workouts though. Has this ever happened to anyone else and what should I do??? I'm getting really frustrated and warn out. 
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My guess would be your diet is the problem. But that is just a guess.0
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Don't give up. Some times when you're working out really hard you don't see the weight coming off on the scale because you're turnign the fat into muscles, and muscle is heavier than fat. Trust me I used to get wicked discouraged until someone explained that to me because I was looking at myself in the mirror, seeing th change, but the scale was staying the same or even, to my horror, going UP. Try doing measurments like neck and things like that, see if those change over time, and if you're seeing a difference than it's working, don't be discouraged!0
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You haven't given us enough information to give any solid advice. What's your age, weight, height, calorie intake, exercise program, how much you want to lose and your food diary isn't open.
Best guess as to what's going on - over estimating calorie burn during exercising and under estimating your food intake.
Get a heart rate monitor to better determine calorie burn.
Get a food scale & measuring cups and spoons to weigh and measure everything. Make sure the food you select from the MFP database match the nutritional information on the label.
Use other things to determine progress - measurements, how you're feeling, how your clothes are fitting. Don't rely just on the scale as things like water retention, TOM, a sodium heavy meal, the last time you ate, what's still in your digestive tract will all have an impact on the number on the scale. Prime example, I "gained" 2.4# one week but the jeans that were a touch tight the week before fit perfectly the morning I logged my "gain".
This post has a lot of good resources for determining calorie goal: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-20130 -
A pound of fat weights the same as a pound of muscle0
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Take pictures of yourself every month. If you are working out regularly you will see a difference whether you are losing weight on the scale or not.0
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But an ounce of fat weighs less than an ounce of muscle...if you are talking about fluid ounces.0
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I have definitely noticed change I'm 175lbs, 5'3" and calorie intake all depends. I'm just now starting to keep track of it...I actually usually don't eat anything at work and I work 7-3 and I don't get a lunch break. and if I do eat it's like a quick thing of oat meal. I think i'm gonna cut out pop completely cause I tend to drink a lot of pop. otherwise I have no idea. what I"m doing. I burn anywhere from 500 to 700 calories at the gym everyday and I know with that and eating I don't eat over 1200 calories a day. 0
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calorie intake all depends. I'm just now starting to keep track of it.
I love it when people answer their own questions.0 -
Hi,
Have you done your measurements? I havent lost much, but when I did my measurements and compared to a few months ago, I had lost half an inch on my neck! Also, I am fat all over, rather than in specific places, so when I lose weight, it can take up to a year to really notice in my dress sizes etc.
Keep going - think of all that fat going from around your internal organs too!xx0 -
It's hard to offer advice when you haven't really addressed what you are eating...0
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I kept track of it before...just not on here. I know there is no possible way I was eating over 1500 calories a day. Except this past weekend it was my birthday and i kinda pigged out. 0
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I am in the same situation! I have been working out for 4 months & tracking my diet for almost 2 months and have not lost a single pound! I am breastfeeding and I am starting to think that my body is holding onto to fat or something. I plan to go to my doctor if I continue to see no weight loss after I wean. My advice is that if you are exercising frequently and your calorie intake is something you are aware of as well and you see no losses it's time to see a doctor.0
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I have definitely noticed change I'm 175lbs, 5'3" and calorie intake all depends. I'm just now starting to keep track of it...I actually usually don't eat anything at work and I work 7-3 and I don't get a lunch break. and if I do eat it's like a quick thing of oat meal. I think i'm gonna cut out pop completely cause I tend to drink a lot of pop. otherwise I have no idea. what I"m doing. I burn anywhere from 500 to 700 calories at the gym everyday and I know with that and eating I don't eat over 1200 calories a day.
Eat.
Eat more.
Track EVERYTHING.
And also... eat.
I'm skilled at eating so if you want any eating advice, hit me up!0 -
I have definitely noticed change I'm 175lbs, 5'3" and calorie intake all depends. I'm just now starting to keep track of it...I actually usually don't eat anything at work and I work 7-3 and I don't get a lunch break. and if I do eat it's like a quick thing of oat meal. I think i'm gonna cut out pop completely cause I tend to drink a lot of pop. otherwise I have no idea. what I"m doing. I burn anywhere from 500 to 700 calories at the gym everyday and I know with that and eating I don't eat over 1200 calories a day.
What kind of exercises do you do and how do you determine how much you burn? Do you drink a lot of soda? How much? Do you eat lots of fruits and vegetables, salads? Drink a lot of water?0 -
Ok....my diet usually consists of eating a bagel for breakfast....if I even have a chance to eat breakfast, One bag of oatmeal for lunch and cereal when i get home from work...other then that I don't really eat much.0
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I have definitely noticed change I'm 175lbs, 5'3" and calorie intake all depends. I'm just now starting to keep track of it...I actually usually don't eat anything at work and I work 7-3 and I don't get a lunch break. and if I do eat it's like a quick thing of oat meal. I think i'm gonna cut out pop completely cause I tend to drink a lot of pop. otherwise I have no idea. what I"m doing. I burn anywhere from 500 to 700 calories at the gym everyday and I know with that and eating I don't eat over 1200 calories a day.
Yeah take out the soda for sure! It's a pain in the *kitten*, I'm sort of a soda addict
But last time I quit drinking soda I did notice a drastic change. Not fully in weight loss but you FEEL better about yourself. Plus it's not taking up calories that could be actual food that will actually help you instead of holding you back. 0 -
I am tracking food and watching what I ate before that. I lose inches before weight.0
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A pound of fat weights the same as a pound of muscle
Not this crap again. And ten tons of mice weighs the same as ten tons of elephants. Which is just as irrelevant as your statement. Muscle is more dense than fat and, as such, per unit volume, muscle weighs more than fat. Sheesh.
The denser the material, the heavier the material.0 -
I do about 45 minutes of cardio and 45 minutes of toning 4 days a week. and then I go for bike rides most of the time on the other days,0
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I'm right there with you. Have been tracking my calories for over two months and have seen nothing. My stomach looks more toned but all my clothes are still tight in the hips and bum. I was weight lifting but switched to walking, biking and yoga. Something has to give. I just posted asking for people who have had trouble losing weight and then found something that worked to share their stories. I'm hoping something clicks. Good luck.0
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Ok....my diet usually consists of eating a bagel for breakfast....if I even have a chance to eat breakfast, One bag of oatmeal for lunch and cereal when i get home from work...other then that I don't really eat much.
Surprised you have enough energy to write these posts. You are not eating enough!0 -
This is definitely me. I don't drink a lot of soda. Even when I do it is diet. Trying to drink more water. I can see the change from torso up. It is everything from the stomach down that is discouraging.0
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I have definitely noticed change I'm 175lbs, 5'3" and calorie intake all depends. I'm just now starting to keep track of it...I actually usually don't eat anything at work and I work 7-3 and I don't get a lunch break. and if I do eat it's like a quick thing of oat meal. I think i'm gonna cut out pop completely cause I tend to drink a lot of pop. otherwise I have no idea. what I"m doing. I burn anywhere from 500 to 700 calories at the gym everyday and I know with that and eating I don't eat over 1200 calories a day.
Assuming your calculations are correct, you're eating too little. Too much of a deficit can slow/hinder weight loss as much as too little of one. Plugging in your height/weight/age numbers into the BMR calculator at fat2fitradio.com, your BMR is 1595 and sedentary TEDD is 1914. Try eating at least net 1600 per day and see what happens. (Net means 1600 + exercise calories and a HRM will be more accurate than gym equipment or MFP's calcuations).0 -
Losing weight is 80% diet, it would help if your diary was public.0
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PS I have scheduled to see an endocrinologist to see if something is not underlying it all. The endo can;t get me in for another 4 weeks. If you continue to have the same problems I would suggest a visit to your Dr. Also, you are just eating carbs. You need protein and vegetables.0
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... I burn anywhere from 500 to 700 calories at the gym everyday and I know with that and eating I don't eat over 1200 calories a day.
that's your problem. you aren't eating enough and are burning too much with what you are eating. your net calories needs to be over 1200 otherwise your body goes into starvation mode and holds onto anything it can. up your calorie intake and create your deficit through working out instead of eating at a deficit.
for example:
you eat 2000 calories
you burn 500 calories during your workout
you net 1500 calories
you aren't hungry! and you are still creating a deficit that will cause weight loss.
PLEASE for the love of god don't continue to net under 1200 calories, you aren't helping yourself.0 -
Burning 500 to 700 a day and eating 1200. That's your problem my dear
I did that too and wondered why I never lost weight. Your body has decided to start stocking up fat instead to survive.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13
It's heavy reading, but it's worth it! It's been working for me. My weight jumps up and down, but my inches always go down and I start to see muscles! 0 -
Eat more. Fuel your body.0
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But an ounce of fat weighs less than an ounce of muscle...if you are talking about fluid ounces.
Really, You don't say? :huh:
Please explain how one ounce of anything can weight more or less than an ounce of something else, I think I missed that lesson during my schooling days...
A unit of volume follows the same rules of a unit of mass.
One ounce/pound can't weight more than it's unit, regardless of what it is made of.0 -
My diary is public now!Losing weight is 80% diet, it would help if your diary was public.0
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