lost ZERO pounds and I'm HUNGRY!

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  • kiwikara
    kiwikara Posts: 65 Member
    Make sure you are eating enough! If you aren't eating enough then zero weight loss or even weight gain will occur. Feed your body with good foods!
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    You seem to be very sad. I'm sorry.

    Eat more filling foods.

    Don't weight yourself for the first month and then only expect a pound or so loss.

    Count your calories as accurately as you can.

    Exercise.
  • pscuse
    pscuse Posts: 1 Member
    Drink some water, you might be thirsty and then eat a little something. Don't worry about 5 days not showing up on the scale. It is frustrating but it is still too soon. Make sure you are eating enough because as strange as this sounds when I don't eat enough the scale stops.
  • bethkrusac
    bethkrusac Posts: 45 Member
    I had this problem, too. After talking to my doctor, I found out I wasn't eating the right foods. He told me to eat more protein and eat more often. After eating 5 meals a day with 80-100 grams of protein for a week, I lost three pounds. I don't know if this would help at all, but like the others, look at WHAT you are eating and be sure it's the right stuff to fill you up. Also, drink lots of water...that fills you up, too!

    Feel free to add me as well. Any support and motivation is welcome!
  • jmcreynolds91
    jmcreynolds91 Posts: 777 Member
    listen to your body, eat! eat more to lose more!!
  • merrellmichael
    merrellmichael Posts: 8
    Ok made myself some green tea

    I feel better
  • szaychek
    szaychek Posts: 2 Member
    Definitely go for more protein! I was having the same sort of issue but after having found the right foods/amounts for me I have been dropping weight and have not been full. My go to things to do are to do some activity for 20 minutes or so to see if maybe I was just bored and to drink a glass or two of water. Good Luck!!
  • merrellmichael
    merrellmichael Posts: 8
    This is the greatest Snickers bar in the history of food
  • cruiseking
    cruiseking Posts: 338 Member
    This is the greatest Snickers bar in the history of food
    Enjoy it!
  • fatfriendonadiet
    fatfriendonadiet Posts: 36 Member
    This is the greatest Snickers bar in the history of food

    Okay, this made me laugh. I'm pretty sure I've done the same thing before when stuck at work. Enjoy it!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    OP...most people start here and they just go balls to the wall with the most aggressive formula MFP can give you. Most people have extremely unrealistic expectations of magical overnight weigh loss and the pounds just melting away. Truth be told, 1,200 calories per day, even when properly netted with exercise isn't enough for a vast many. You have to wrap your brain around the fact that safe and healthy weight loss is extremely gradual (.5 - 2 Lbs per week)...and the less you have to lose, the more gradual it should be. Too many people select the 1,200 calorie goal and then add a bunch of exercise and don't eat to fuel that activity and net a very low calorie ...this creates too big a deficit...not only are you hungry, but if you're doing this, you will ultimately stall your metabolism.
  • Trilby16
    Trilby16 Posts: 707 Member
    Eat. Just, eat.

    I'm still struggling with that wisdom. After all, eating is what got me here.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    5 days is probably too short a time to expect results. Drink lots of water, eat at a moderate deficit, and give the body some time to work.

    Exactly.

    Do something consistently for at least a month and see what's up.

    Eat al the calories you are allowed.

    Add any exercise you can each day.

    You will lose weight.

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