Totally Bummed..Lost .8 Pounds

Hi Lap. I'm no expert by any means - I've only recently really started to try getting my weight under control - but could it be that you're not eating enough? I've read tons about how not eating enough is counterproductive to weight loss, and when I increased what I ate, the scales started moving again, albeit slowly. I can totally relate to your frustration - I was using the exercise bike like mad, doing taebo, walking up and down the stairs, anything to get moving but didn't lose anything...in fact, the scales went up. Then I rediscovered mfp, read 'in place of a roadmap' and upped my calorie intake.

Well, I would get a second opinion. I really think a lot of doc's really don't know about how to lose weight, especially for a woman. It really is different for women, compared to men. Men can usually lose weight fairly quickly. Men have more muscle, which makes a huge difference, and we have our TOM. Going below 1200 cal's can certainly slow down your metabolism. I saw you had some days in your diary where you did really well, and others where you only had 800 cal's in a day. Your ticker says you've lost 18lb's! That's really good! I don't know when you started, but you will have some weeks where you're losing, and some when you're not. I personally try not to weight at all during TOM, and if I do, because I'm obsessed, at times, I don't take it seriously. Now, I know that the IF'ers might have something to say about the low cal's being a cause of not losing weight, but there is a difference between eating at a VLCD, and having days where you make up for it, by taking in 2,000 cal's on the off days. Another possibility could be that you are having a plateau. If it's a plateau, you should try maintenance for a while, then go back to a deficit. This will help "jumpstart" your metabolism again. You can eat at 1200 cal's and lose weight, but after some time, your metabolism may slow, and you will hit a plateau. How long did it take you to lose the 0.8? That's actually good if it's just one week. Also, how much weight do you have left to lose. The last 10 or 20lb's are really hard to lose! These are all possibilities, that I've mentioned, but if we really want to pinpoint the problem, I could use some more info, like height, weight, and how long you've been at it, how long does it usually take you to lose how many lb's, and so on. You also could have a medical problem that's preventing you from losing, or medications can also have an effect.

I would go in a deficit according to what your bodybugg is telling you..... u are already in a deficit according to your daily mfp goal but its even larger if you go by the bodybugg... maybe you are not eating enough??? I have a bodymedia and was normally in a 1200 deficit and lowered it to around 750 and dropped my xtra 30 min/day cardio sessions and am dropping 2 pds. a week.... What is your weight and height???

WHAT?! healthy weight loss is 0.5-1 pound a week. You're on the high end of that. It means you are probably (hopefully!!) making actual real lifestyle changes, which you will keep forever. People who lose a lot so quickly will just get it back, it is not a sustainable weight loss.

Also, the less you have to lose, the slower it will come off. What are your stats?

Anyway, congrats! YOU ARE DOING GREAT!!!!!

hey a loss is a loss big or small! Be proud of your commitment to good health!!! Hugs...

0.8 is great! And each week will vary... you will have lower weeks, maybe even + weeks, look at the over trend.

Looking at your diary, I might suggest increasing the protein and veg, see how that does. Sometimes, it's just about shaking things up a bit. Do you weight train? Interval train?

Don't lose heart!!!! Plod on, make the right choices, it will all come!

Weight loss isn't linear. Just keep going and take your time getting to goal weight. Don't stress weeks where you lose less. There will be weeks where you lose more. Just enjoy the small successes as they come, keep working out, weighing and measuring your food, and take it in stride.

.8 is a very nice loss. Don't be so hard on yourself. Everyone loses at different rates. Have you been taking measurements as well? Sometimes the weight loss slows downs but when you do your measurements it shows that you are shrinking as your body is toning its muscles. Do your clothes feel looser, how you feeling? It isn't always good to base how you are doing by the scale. It is hard not to do that I know. But keep up what you are doing, don't give up. We all hit platau's too at different points in our weight loss journey. You are so worth it!

If you want to shake it up try more protein and way less carbs in your diet for a couple weeks and see how your body responds....

After reading your diary...

You need to be more consistent with calories... Lots I of 600/800 says. Use 1200 as a minimum.

More water needed!!!

Also on a lot of days your carbs are way too high, which is likely a huge part!

Set your calories at maybe 1500 as your exercising... 35% carbs (max) 35% fat, 30% protein. If you are hungry and need extra calories eat more protein.

Also watch sugar. Keep to around 30g per day.

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Food, settings, track sugar.

Keep sodium to 1500 or less 2 days before weigh in, rest your muscles and drink your water.

May as well give it a shot, but stick with it Obe month for a true picture.

0.8lb isn't a terrible loss though either!

Good luck!

Zara

hi
eating more protein actually makes your body work harder and burn off more calories so maybe a bit more protein would kick start you if you want a boost
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