What am I doing wrong?

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  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    Think of your body as a race car. You can go fast and furious but not unless your giving it gas to burn. You can't expect to reach your goal like this and you might have lready reached the dreaded platue. Also if your about to um get a visit from your Aunt flow you can gain up to 5 pounds. Also you have to give yourself about a 3 pound wiggle room. Water weight can come and go at random times. Try eating more and keep in mind you have to eat more after you work out ( I didn't learn this until recently) you should be eating 15 mins before and 15 mins after you workout or you did practically nothing. So give it a shot and I hope it helps
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member

    1) .8 lbs. POINT EIGHT. I can probably fart this. This is trivial.
    2) One week is also relatively meaningless.


    Not everyone is your size, so .8 pounds might be significant for some. I agree that a week isn't long enough to make a judgement.
  • Montanarush
    Montanarush Posts: 76
    My opinion, and this is only an opinion, is your calories ARE too low. Your metabolism is shutting down because it thinks you are starving. Also, I believe that your protein could be a little more and your carbs less. I try to keep protein and fat at 40% @ and carbs at 20%. I dont know what your exercise regimen is and your calorie deficit every day. And as others have said and was true with me...I dont know why or how it works, but you can and probably lose inches before you lose weight, so take your measurements. I have lost several inches before losing ANY weight! Also, when I was going to my diet prgram, they told me to eat 30 g of protein within 3 hours of waking and you will burn 40% more fat throughout the day. I know of a few other people that eat a lot of carbs and not much protein and they dont lose much weight at all. But everybody is different so try a different approach every month and find out what works for you. Hope this helps. :smile:
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    Please don't let 0.8 scare you. An amount that small can soooo easily be water retention from salty food. If I have a high-sodium meal (like sushi or pizza, for example), I can put on 3 lbs of water weight overnight. But it comes off in a couple days just by making sure I drink lots of water to flush out the sodium.


    Don't give up - you can do this!
  • rnhoppe
    rnhoppe Posts: 111 Member
    I appreciate all the feedback. Thank you.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member

    1) .8 lbs. POINT EIGHT. I can probably fart this. This is trivial.
    2) One week is also relatively meaningless.


    Not everyone is your size, so .8 pounds might be significant for some. I agree that a week isn't long enough to make a judgement.

    I would argue that .8 is insignificant for everyone that is old enough to use this site, including people with no limbs and people with dwarfism that may only weigh 50 lbs. It is THAT insignificant.
  • Manoca94
    Manoca94 Posts: 8
    Just because you gain a little doesn't mean its bad. You could just be gaining muscle. Muscle weighs heavier than fat. Don't get discouraged, all that matters is how your feel in your skin.,
  • bbriscoe13
    bbriscoe13 Posts: 175 Member
    If anyone has time to look at my diary and help, I'd appreciate it. I lost pretty well for the first few weeks (I know that's expected) but now I'm gaining. I'm up .8 in the last week. I was told I was eating too few calories..so I upped them yesterday. Felt like too much food for me and I was up again this morning. I am doing the 30 day shred 6 days a week and c25 k 3 days a week. Please help. I'm getting discouraged :(
    Thanks

    I'm being blunt here but this is not a personal attack:

    1) .8 lbs. POINT EIGHT. I can probably fart this. This is trivial.
    2) One week is also relatively meaningless.

    I don't know your entire plan so I can't comment on how intelligent it is, but generally speaking, the criteria by which you have decided to change your plan, is not good.

    If you keep making changes based on trivial things you are never going to settle in on meaningful data.

    My suggestion would be to do nothing for at least 3 more weeks.

    Agree. And this is just my opinion and it helps me to not get disouraged...but I don't weigh myself anymore. And if I do it is becuase my pants feel loose or tight. I used to weigh myself everyday and get really discouraged if I saw the scale go up and i thought whats the point I should just go eat some cake...so I don't do that anymore. I stick to my calories and go to the gym and judge myself based on how I feel. Good luck. :)
  • Melissa2405
    Melissa2405 Posts: 3
    I know as women we can gain or lose up to 5 pounds a day due to water weight. What has helped me is to pick a day and weigh only on that day once a week. I find it less discouraging that way. I think the scale is never your friend because that can be the most discouraging tool we have. Don't give up and stay off the scale!
  • schicksa
    schicksa Posts: 123 Member
    First thing: weigh once a week, same day, and at the same time every day. Morning before you've eaten anything and after you've gone to the bathroom is best.

    Also, keep in mind 1 20oz bottle of water = 1lb. Seriously, when we have to increase weight at the end of one of our horse races (some of them require you weigh XXXlbs with tack, and there are some real lightweights out there), people start chugging water if they're close to the limit. So don't be worried about the little fluctuations.

    From looking at your diary, I am seeing some mayo and salad dressings in there, keep an eye on those because they can really add up (even the "fat free" ones). Make sure you're measuring your serving sizes. Your protein is also really high; I think the MFP standard there is a little low but you're going 20+ over every day. If you like having your protein spread out throughout the day, try just cutting back on the serving size (2 egg whites instead of 3, for example, and if you're still hungry increase the veggies).
  • sarabara06
    sarabara06 Posts: 2
    I have recently experienced the same problem. I think the thing to do is stay in your healthy calorie range and watch the amount of sugar and fat in your diet, and try to weigh yourself just one morning a week on the same day. And obviously keep up with your work out, make sure it's not getting too easy. I have found that if I weigh myself everyday it's discouraging, especially when I did great the day before. Women especially can be prone to hold on to water weight. Plus I know this is gross but if you haven't pooped before you weigh yourself that number could be off by a pound or so. I drink two cups of coffee first thing in the morning to take care of that :) I recommend it to anyone who has a hard time staying regular
  • luv2hate
    luv2hate Posts: 38 Member
    dont look everyday, look every week :-)
  • ravengirl1611
    ravengirl1611 Posts: 285 Member
    Just because you gain a little doesn't mean its bad. You could just be gaining muscle. Muscle weighs heavier than fat. Don't get discouraged, all that matters is how your feel in your skin.,

    as has been said before but it's always worth repeating

    Muscle and fat weigh the exact same amount - 1lb is 1lb is 1lb - no changing that - the thing that is different between muscle and fat is that muscle is denser than fat and takes up less space - kind of like 1lb of steak takes up less space than 1lb of cotton candy
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