Haven't lost any weight??
maveydavey
Posts: 9 Member
Can someone please explain why I have lost no weight in the first week of dieting? I have cut down my intake of food dramatically and am exercising twice a week which I never did before. Does anyone know why this might be??
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you need to open your diary, cant tell what you're doing wrong if i cant see what you're eating0
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Give it more time, it'll come.0
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It's only been a week. When you say you haven't lost any, does that mean you haven't lost 5 pounds, or you haven't lost 0.5 pounds?0
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I haven't lost anything, my weight is exactly the same as last week? How do I open up my food diary please?0
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Go to home, then settings, then diary settings.
Then read. please...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761131-this-will-take-more-than-a-week0 -
It's not unusual to see no change or even a slight gain on the scale when we start a new workout program because our bodies flood sore muscles with water to help them heal. Drink lots of fluids and give it time and you should start to see results soon enough.0
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Totals 666
MY GOD....0 -
Can someone please explain why I have lost no weight in the first week of dieting? I have cut down my intake of food dramatically and am exercising twice a week which I never did before. Does anyone know why this might be??
How much weight do you need to lose? 10 pounds or 100? If you have less to lose, it takes more time. Your sodium intake can also affect how quickly things show up on the scale. So if you cut back your intake, but were eating higher sodium foods, this can have a short-term influence too.
Just don't quit. Health and fitness don't happen quickly.0 -
Because it's your first week.
Don't see it as a diet, this is a change for life. Looking at your diary I'd say you aren't eating enough. Do you weight your food out? Log exercise?
Follow the recommendations, set your diary to the amount you should try lose a week, I'm guessing maybe only 1lbs? Stick to this and just keep at it, if you haven't lost anything in 3 months then maybe you need to re-evaluate.0 -
I think you are not eating enough calories, even if that leads to weight loss at some point, it would never be a sustainable everyday habit.
I have noticed that exercising even a bit, makes a lot of difference.0 -
please please please also have a read of this....
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-120 -
Totals 666
MY GOD....
Every day when I complete my entries it tells me I'm not eating enough calories but i'm finding it difficult to eat the whole 1200.
I need to lose about 50lbs.0 -
Because it's your first week.
Don't see it as a diet, this is a change for life. Looking at your diary I'd say you aren't eating enough. Do you weight your food out? Log exercise?
Follow the recommendations, set your diary to the amount you should try lose a week, I'm guessing maybe only 1lbs? Stick to this and just keep at it, if you haven't lost anything in 3 months then maybe you need to re-evaluate.
^^^ Great advice0 -
Totals 666
MY GOD....
Every day when I complete my entries it tells me I'm not eating enough calories but i'm finding it difficult to eat the whole 1200.
I need to lose about 50lbs.
i was just laughing at the evil number... 666 mark of the beast lol. but I would suggest not eating below 1000 calories. also drink pleeeeenty of water.0 -
Totals 666
MY GOD....
Every day when I complete my entries it tells me I'm not eating enough calories but i'm finding it difficult to eat the whole 1200.
I need to lose about 50lbs.
i was just laughing at the evil number... 666 mark of the beast lol. but I would suggest not eating below 1000 calories. also drink pleeeeenty of water.
Oh, haha.
My sister said it might be my water intake being too low. Is 1litre enough or should I drink more?0 -
Not eating enough. Go to fitnessfrog.com and find out your TDEE then start at 20% less than that and see where you go0
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Not saying this has EVERYTHING to do with it, but I see you are eating weetabix regularly for breakfast, I used to do that to and during that time I noticed I wasn't losing any weight, as soon as I stopped eating it I lost 5lbs.
Oh really?? I thought it was a good kick start for the day!0 -
Totals 666
MY GOD....
Every day when I complete my entries it tells me I'm not eating enough calories but i'm finding it difficult to eat the whole 1200.
I need to lose about 50lbs.
Honestly you will learn to eat more, I used to eat a lot less than I do now and look at the amount I've lost!
If you want long term results be sensible!0 -
Not eating enough
That's what I thought.
Thanks so much everyone. I won't be giving up!0 -
Remember that as you get older, your body takes more time to lose weight and to adjust. Be patient. I am 44 and it will take six weeks for me to lose one pound. I am three weeks in and have not lost anything yet but I am not giving up.0
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I thought that most people lose the most amount of weight in their first few days, at least I did.0
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Totals 666
MY GOD....
Every day when I complete my entries it tells me I'm not eating enough calories but i'm finding it difficult to eat the whole 1200.
I need to lose about 50lbs.
To be honest most people that come here are here because they have ate more that 1200 cals per day. If you are eating less than 1200 per day and gaining you need medical advice (perhaps thyroid). remember though this is a marathon and not a sprint. Its not food that got me here - it didn't jump into my mouth lol. I put it there. The thing that most needs to change is me. MFP is brilliant, a lot of great people here and we can help each other to change. Starvation never worked for me although i did try it a few time - taking it easy and working this way has really helped me though so there is hope for you too :-)0 -
Totals 666
MY GOD....
Every day when I complete my entries it tells me I'm not eating enough calories but i'm finding it difficult to eat the whole 1200.
I need to lose about 50lbs.
To be honest most people that come here are here because they have ate more that 1200 cals per day. If you are eating less than 1200 per day and gaining you need medical advice (perhaps thyroid). remember though this is a marathon and not a sprint. Its not food that got me here - it didn't jump into my mouth lol. I put it there. The thing that most needs to change is me. MFP is brilliant, a lot of great people here and we can help each other to change. Starvation never worked for me although i did try it a few time - taking it easy and working this way has really helped me though so there is hope for you too :-)
Believe me, I ate well over 1200 a day which is why I didn't understand WHY I had lost nothing after changing my 'lifestyle' so dramatically. I will stick to eat, eat more fruit and drink more water and hopefully this will show me some difference next week!0 -
I thought that most people lose the most amount of weight in their first few days, at least I did.
My weight fluctuates by 3-4 lb so if I stated off at the bottom of a fluctuation I could loose 4lb in fat and still weight the same :-) It could be that the maveydavvey has already lost some as well etc.0 -
I always thought you lost the most weight in the first few weeks too, which is why I was shocked I'd stayed the same. Thanks again though, fingers crossed I see better results next week now I know where I might be going wrong.0
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Make sure you get enough protein as well. MFP usually sets the protein goals way too low. I typically have between 75-100 grams of protein a day.
The more water you drink, the better. You might want to track your sodium as well, as it will make you retain water. (You can change your diary settings to show sodium.)
Hang in there - don't give up!0 -
Nice to see a picture of you :-) The most important things I've found here is that persistence pays off and scales say some strange things sometimes lol. If you keep doing what you are doing then you should see results - exercise really helps me as well - both to burn cals and to keep me focused. Getting loads of MFP 'friends' really helps as well. They give me feedback and I give them the same and between us we keep ourselves motivated and engaged with the whole process. What is important though for long term (you have about the same amount of weight to loose as I did and therefore its not going to happen quickly) is to eat enough. Our bodies are extremely clever bits of kit, if it thinks our food source has dried up it stops burning fat so quickly and it will make it harder. The research I've seen is that 2-3 weeks of fast dieting can slow out metabolism down by 150-250 cals per day which is going to make it even harder - we need to increase this rather than reduce it :-) Good luck, you can do it - just be persistent and keep going0
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I have gone a month or two without losing a pound. Make sure you measure!! That is where I am seeing a big change! It will take more than just one week for you to see a change.
Stick with it and be patient. I have learned that I cant rush the weight off. It takes time and work.
Good luck to you0 -
I started here with MFP and it took me 3 months just to lose 7 pounds. I then joined WW and lost 4 pounds the first week and 3 lbs the 2nd week. Then on average 1.9 pounds per week since. I found that I was eating a lot more once I started WW. Now my points are lower on WW because thats how the program works...the more you lose your points decrease. Now my points are equal to 1200 or more calories per day depending on what I eat. There are zero points for most fruits and veggies. SO while I'll eat up all my daily WW Points I can continue to eat veggies without using more points but I am consuming more calories. THis is just what has worked for me. But I basically started with 1600 calories and am now down to 1200 or there about. And I do not eat back my exercise calories burned.I always thought you lost the most weight in the first few weeks too, which is why I was shocked I'd stayed the same. Thanks again though, fingers crossed I see better results next week now I know where I might be going wrong.0 -
-Drink water
-Watch sodium and bad fat
-Watch out for processed foods
-Try to exercise at least 4 days a week
-Eat more food
-Stop thinking of it as a diet, it seems when people call it a 'diet' they tend to, without realizing it, limit what they can eat; they tend to think that salad is the only thing that is 'healthy'.
Salad is of course healthy (when not covered in fattening dressing, cheese, bacon, etc. And if that's what you like then by all means eat it. just remember there is other delicious, helathy food out there.
Also as a note, I'm 31 and have noticed that only if I eat about half the alloted sodium for the day, and exercise about 5 times a weeks do I lose the 2 lbs a week I want to lose. If I eat food high in sodium, I know I will gain water weight and it takes a day to to get rid of it.
All in all, everyone is different and these are things that have worked for me. Basically I've found that I have to burned a lot of calories and eat healthy food if I want to lose weight and keep it off.0
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