How long did it take to see results?
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julieannbrenner
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I have been working out consistently 5 days a week for 3 weeks (minimum of 3 miles/day) and have been watching what I eat. I cut down on what I ate 3 weeks ago with the exercise but really started keeping track a little over a week ago. I have only seen about 4 pounds come off in those 3 weeks. Is this normal for most people? Many will say that I am gaining muscle due to exercise but I do not see a reduction in inches to justify fat loss. Just curious on what others have experienced. Thanks!
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Took about 2 to 3 months for me.0
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I am finding the same.
Eating well, working out daily (well, most days) and have only lost 3kilo in three weeks... A loss is a loss is a loss, so I keep telling myself! Dont lose heart, gotta be better than gaining and/or doing nothing nothing!!0 -
Keep on keepin on0
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I am finding the same.
Eating well, working out daily (well, most days) and have only lost 3kilo in three weeks... A loss is a loss is a loss, so I keep telling myself! Dont lose heart, gotta be better than gaining and/or doing nothing nothing!!
3 kilos in 3 weeks is a huge loss! Fantastic!
I think just go on, don´t put too much focus on your weight, rather go by measurements or how you feel. It will go down.0 -
It took 2 months for me. People started noticing a smaller belly and my face. Also I tried some old jeans and I was amazed that I could fit in them again
I'm still far to achieve my goal but definitely there's a difference.0 -
I am finding the same.
Eating well, working out daily (well, most days) and have only lost 3kilo in three weeks... A loss is a loss is a loss, so I keep telling myself! Dont lose heart, gotta be better than gaining and/or doing nothing nothing!!0 -
Three kilos in three weeks ONLY!!!!! Flipping heck! Thats loads off in three weeks!0
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Hang in there! I started to see true results after losing about 20 pounds. The best way I can tell if I am truly losing that is not scale dependent is to go out and try clothes on... lower sizes. I highly recommend it. It was harder to tell in my own clothes, but now that I've lost 34 lbs., I can even tell in my own clothes because they are just plain too big.0
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Oops... and I just noticed you only have 22 lbs to lose, so losing the amount you did in the amount of time you've been working out and tracking is awesome! When you have less to lose, it comes off more slowly.0
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I noticed that I felt better before I noticed that I looked better. About a month and a half.0
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for me, i found that focusing on improvements in fitness and endurance was a huge help insofar as keeping me motivated. weight takes a long time to come off- i know my butt didn't get fat overnight. it took a lot of time, patience and money to get as fat as i was! and it takes time to come off, too. i found that changing my perspective from weight loss to fitness has been instrumental in my success.
FWIW, i did C25k in about 6 weeks, and in those 6 weeks i probably lost about 6-8kgs. but more importantly than those 6kgs lost is the fact that i could then run for 30 mins without stopping. over the last 18 months (since c25k) i've kept going. i've lost about 30kgs now, but have ran 6 half marathons, and soon to be 2 full ones.
so, yeah. my suggestion to you is to think in terms of improved fitness rather than shrinking waist. because if you keep moving you'll feel better, and the weight will slide off on it's own.0 -
I have been working out consistently 5 days a week for 3 weeks (minimum of 3 miles/day) and have been watching what I eat. I cut down on what I ate 3 weeks ago with the exercise but really started keeping track a little over a week ago. I have only seen about 4 pounds come off in those 3 weeks. Is this normal for most people? Many will say that I am gaining muscle due to exercise but I do not see a reduction in inches to justify fat loss. Just curious on what others have experienced. Thanks!0
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I have never been impressed with my scales. I have been going to the gym 3 to 5 times a week for up to 90 minutes at a time and have been more pleased with my loss of cm. For example, I have lost, since February, 12 cm from my belly, 3cm from my bust and 4cm from my hips. But only 7 pounds (that could be perhaps because try to never eat below my BMR and only take a 10% cut from my TDEE).
Keep going, I thought I'd never see any losses, but they came in the end! It's all a game of patience :-)0 -
4 pounds in three weeks is really good. This is not some sort of quick fix, and you need to let your body adjust to the new lifestyle. Just keep doing what you're doing and give it time.0
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I would say about 2-3 months to see a dramatic difference in how you look and feel if you keep focused and stick with it.
I've lost 20 lbs in 8 weeks so far BF from 25 to 17% and BMI from 26 to 23 so far!
The biggest change however iv found is a state of mind and lifestyle. Learning to cook healthily and to eat in moderation!0 -
I noticed that I felt better before I noticed that I looked better. About a month and a half.
That's how I am focusing on my diet this time & I have stopped looking at the scales every second day, I started feeling better after a week of eating healthy & taking on lots of water. 3 weeks on I feel even better in myself & as a bonus I have lost weight.
Focus more on how you feel rather than the weight you loose, it will come off but more importantly your body is functioning as it should now all the toxins have been taken out.0 -
It has taken me 2- 3 months also, but fitting back into the size 12 jeans (was a 16) felt great! I didnt think I oculd see a difference, but when you look at yourself everyday i suppose you don't.
Give it some time and the inches will shift!0 -
Down 17.5lbs and it's still hard for me to see a difference in the mirror. I see it very well in pictures, and others can but not in the mirror.
Been at this since mid may so 4 months.0 -
Ive lost 12lbs and look the same... My fitness has improved.
Patience grasshopper.0 -
another reason to not go just by the scales -> Last week, having not exercised for about a month, 14 stone 6 pounds. Since then I have worked hard at the gym for 5 days and not eaten any more than usual and I am 14 stone 8 pounds. I don't worry about it though, I have read that it could just my muscles retaining water as they repair.0
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