I HAVEN'T LOST WEIGHT YET!!! :(
rachelchun18
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I know i havent been doing this long...i started friday of last week, but i thought i might start seeing some kind of difference, but im not!! Am i doing something wrong? I need advice, I wake up every morning, jump on my eilliptical for 20 min. , eat a small breakfast, then i go to work, eat a small snack at 9:30am go back to work(i walk all the time at work) then i eat lunch at 11:30am then i go back to work, i eat a small snack at 2pm then i leave work at 4:30, i go get my kids, cook, eat then work out on my elliptical for another 30min. Do i need to work out more? If so, what kind of exercise? Do i need to walk(fast pace) at my breaks and even at lunch? I really need to start seeing results because if not i will give up this so easy.....and i DONT want to give this up!
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Are you tracking everything you eat?0
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Are you tracking everything you eat?
This^. You need to weight and measure it all too. How many calories are you on?
Food is more important than exercise when it comes to losing weight.0 -
I didn't lose a single lb for 6 weeks. Patience, grasshopper.0
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Patience, grasshopper.
This^^^0 -
Yes,I track everything i eat! My goal is set at 2060, but i never actually eat that many calories. I dont really weigh my food..how do i know how much baked chicken i need to eat...(Im new at dieting, I might have some stupid questions)0
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It takes 3-6 weeks before you can see any type of drastic change in your body. This takes time, be patient!
Just make sure you're
- tracking all your food.
- drinking tons of water.
- exercising.
- measuring your hips/waist. Numbers on the scale are not everything!0 -
Starting or intensifying exercise can make your body retain several pounds of water weight for muscle repairs. No telling when it will decide to let go, just keep at a sensible deficit for a couple more weeks, weigh, measure, and track calories burned.
Then if you still don't lose you could leave a small cushion of workout calories that you don't eat back (because even a good HRM can be pretty inaccurate).
And if that doesn't work it's time to visit the doc for a thyroid check.0 -
It sounds like you are on the right track. The exercise may just be building muscle, hence the scale not moving. How are the pants fitting?0
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Give yourself time...a week is hardly long enough to see a huge difference. Keep up the good work and exercise and soon things will start happening. You have started in the right direction and that's good. Take it a day at a time.
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Yes,I track everything i eat! My goal is set at 2060, but i never actually eat that many calories. I dont really weigh my food..how do i know how much baked chicken i need to eat...(Im new at dieting, I might have some stupid questions)
I would get a digital scale. It's the #1 most useful tool you can buy, and they're only like $15 for a good one. It is mind-blowing how off eyeballed portions can really be. It can be the difference between a deficit and a surplus of calories.0 -
Weigh everything (or use measuring cups where needed)..the MFP diary tool will help you. Your calories seem a bit high to me, but I don't know your stats, so it may be ok. Patience!0
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Yes,I track everything i eat! My goal is set at 2060, but i never actually eat that many calories. I dont really weigh my food..how do i know how much baked chicken i need to eat...(Im new at dieting, I might have some stupid questions)
If you don't eat that many calories then can you tell us how many you are having or open your diary? Might help us out a lot. How much chicken to eat is up to you and as long as you can fit it in under your calories then have it but you should also be making sure you eat enough fats and fibre too. A chicken breast or two or three drumsticks would be average. Do weigh things or you will be very wrong with your guesses and eating too much most likely.0 -
Most nutritional guides I have seen suggest that 4 ounces (cooked weight) is an appropriate amount of meat/fish/chicken for a given meal. I strongly suggest you get a good quality kitchen scale, and weigh everything before you eat it. If it has skin and bones that you don't eat, then weigh the refuse and subtract it from your original total. This will give you the information you need, which you can then log. The secret to weight loss, in my experience, is knowing how much of each thing you have eaten, so you get the correct calorie count.0
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so far my pants fit the same....except for today i noticed when i put my belt on that it was in a different whole than normal..0
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Ok my diary is open to everyone!!0
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I had a problem yesterday with my food! Someone i know brought me and my family some fried chicken from pollo campero in Guatemala and i sate too much!!!! I stayed longer on the elliptical trying to work it off!!! I really felt horrible after i ate it...but i dont get pollo campero everyday!0
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Sounds like you are losing inches which is great. My mother is one of those people who loses inches before the scale starts moving.so far my pants fit the same....except for today i noticed when i put my belt on that it was in a different whole than normal..0 -
hmmm is it me or 2000cals is a lot?
im bulking and im a men.. my goal is set to 2650 eating around 2600-3000 a day i workout 4 times a week at the gym
i would recommend you drop to 1600-1800 if you didnt get any result eating 2000 its because you eat to much for what you are training but that being said if you get most of your cals from fat .. this may be the reason too.
GL!!!
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Fried chicken has quite a bit of sodium I would think, and since you ate it yesterday, that might be why you aren't seeing any difference on the scale.I had a problem yesterday with my food! Someone i know brought me and my family some fried chicken from pollo campero in Guatemala and i sate too much!!!! I stayed longer on the elliptical trying to work it off!!! I really felt horrible after i ate it...but i dont get pollo campero everyday!0 -
Diary isn't opening.0
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Diary isn't opening.
Yeah. Wont open for me either.
Im sort of having this problem too, so I feel ya! Ive been at this for 8 days now eating between 1,400 - 1,500 calories and doing 30DS and haven't seen a difference at all. You might want to calculate your TDEE and try that, depending on your current calorie intake.0 -
I would suggest a few things. If you are doing cardio exercise to burn fat regardless of how long you exercise, youneed to be at the proper heart rate to burn the fat or all your working out will be wasted. I would first purchase a heart rate monitor. You can get them pretty cheap on overstock. com and HSN also under 30 dollars. To find your targeted heart rate that is different for everyone because it takes into effect your age ect. Here is a link http://www.active.com/fitness/calculators/heartrate you do not have to work out like a crazy person to burn just get your heart rate into the fat burning zone. I would work up to 45-60 minutes at your targeted heart rate at least 3x per week, more if you can. If you cannot do the full 60 minutes work your way up to 60 minutes but however long it is keep your heart rate at the targeted rate. Pay more attention to the nutrients of the foods your eating and stay within your plan that fitness pal sets for you for calories. After you use it a week or so you will start seeing the foods you eat listed in recent. Also try and be sure to drink 8 glasses of water per day. I KNOW you will see results stick with it. Losing weight and getting fit is a way of life and you will not regret it. Good luck0
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Friday of last week is FIVE DAYS ago. A realistic expectation is 1 lb loss per week. And while I don't know how you set your goals (how many lbs per week, etc) you haven't even been at it for a week.
It's going to be slow, but if you keep at it, it's going to happen. The weight didn't go on in five days; it's not going to fall off that fast. Just be patient and don't give up!0 -
dont wanna argue or something but you defenatly need to be exact when it come to lose weight since if you eat just a lil too much cals around 200(surplus) you wont lose anything.. the more accurate you are, more change and faster you will get to your goal!0
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now my diary is open for everyone..sorry i opened my profile not my diary!!0
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It takes 3-6 weeks before you can see any type of drastic change in your body. This takes time, be patient!
Just make sure you're
- tracking all your food.
- drinking tons of water.
- exercising.
- measuring your hips/waist. Numbers on the scale are not everything!
This! Don't forget to drink lots,lots of water.....0 -
Yeah I just checked your diary and you have been almost 800 calories under your calorie goal every day. You have to eat the calories to burn the calories or your body will go into starvation mode and you will hold onto all the weight. Also you need to drink ALOT more water. 8 glasses a day is a good target. Basically the rule of thumb is 3500 calorie deficit each week will burn 1 pound. So easiest way to explain is if you setup your account and answered the questions properly whatever the goal in calories is fitness pal automatically will subtract the calories needed to reach your goal of a one or two pound loss. Do not make the mistake of trying to eat even less calories because it will stall your weight loss.0
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When you are hungry, drink (2) full classes of water and wait 20 minutes, then eat. Also, never ever eat until you are full. Control your diet by calculating what you are going to eat for the day (each meal) and stick with that plan. Stay away from fried food, it is terrible for you. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
Exercising for at least 30 minutes on a daily bass is the best plan. Remember to stretch for at least 5 minutes of that time! Nothing fancy, sit-ups/pushups/running/pull-ups/leg lifts etc.
Great sign that your belt is one notch in! Remember, muscle weighs more than fat, so you are most likely losing fat and gaining muscle.
Keep it up!0 -
When you are hungry, drink (2) full classes of water and wait 20 minutes, then eat. Also, never ever eat until you are full. Control your diet by calculating what you are going to eat for the day (each meal) and stick with that plan. Stay away from fried food, it is terrible for you. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
Exercising for at least 30 minutes on a daily bass is the best plan. Remember to stretch for at least 5 minutes of that time! Nothing fancy, sit-ups/pushups/running/pull-ups/leg lifts etc.
Great sign that your belt is one notch in! Remember, muscle weighs more than fat, so you are most likely losing fat and gaining muscle.
Keep it up!
I don't think she gained muscle after 6 days and only exercising on an elliptical.
OP: as has been said, you are probably retaining water. Make sure you weigh everything.0 -
That is weird to me that a couple of people said 2000 calories is high without knowing her stats. The OP said herself her calorie target is 2060 so I'm giving the OP the benefit of the doubt that she entered her height/weight/age/goal correctly when she set up her profile.
Rachel, you said yourself you don't know much about dieting & that's totally ok. So then how do you know the calorie target MFP calculated is too high? What is your logic for eating so much less? The fried chicken day you are beating yourself up for was the best day you had calorie-wise. There's no rule saying you can't ever eat fried chicken & still lose weight.
Try to get closer to your calorie target & for cripes sake ENJOY FOOD. It's ok to do that. You'll actually be more successful at losing weight if you enjoy what you eat. The exercise is good, keep it up! You've probably noticed that increases your calorie target so that gives you room to eat even more. If you don't want to eat back all the extra exercise calories, that's ok, but you certainly can.
Keep it up, & keep learning & asking questions. You'll be just fine.0
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