results and efforts.. not matching up!!

kimm147
kimm147 Posts: 29 Member
edited January 19 in Health and Weight Loss
March, I seriously was alllll in!! Food on point, salt in check, water 90 oz. a day or more, no soda, sleep ( i have never had a problem here lol) lifting was great and i was so happy to be back to it all month long, cardio was mainly running and hiking and elliptical.

Just a little frustrated that the results were not great !!!

A 3lb. loss, WTF? I normally would not write WTF, but his time it is very very necessary!!

Does this happen to you?

Yes I'm moving on and not down about it, but it does get frustrating don't ya think?

Thoughts, comments, advise?

Reach high and press on peeps!! :)

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  • thecakelocker
    thecakelocker Posts: 407 Member
    3lbs in a month is right on target for anyone that isn't obese.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    3lbs in a month is right on target for anyone that isn't obese.

    This. I'm always amazed at how we think the weight is going to just drop off, 10 pounds all at once (for example). Amazed that we fail to realize that we didn't get fat overnight, and we're not going to get thin overnight either. 3lbs in a month is fantastic!
  • gemmaleigh1989
    gemmaleigh1989 Posts: 241 Member
    Also depends on the exact number of calories you're consuming vs calories you're burning.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    3lbs in a month is right on target for anyone that isn't obese.

    This^^^

    Your expectations are completely unrealistic. When I was obese I could drop about 5Lbs per month pretty easy...now that I'm within 1% of a healthy BF% I lose about 1.5 - 2 Lbs per month.

    The less you have to lose, the more reluctant the body is to drop the fat. Additionally, the less you have to lose, the harder it will be to see scale weight drop because natural body weight fluctuations are more pronounced...so reality is you might have dropped a Lb of fat in a week, but you gained 3 Lbs of water because maybe your workout was extra hard or something...on the scale it would thus not be evident that you lost the 1 Lb of fat.

    According to the scale, today I am 6 Lbs heavier than I was at the end of February...but an inch around my waist is gone...and that's what matters. I store a lot of water and glycogen with my workout routine.
  • elleru
    elleru Posts: 12 Member
    Focus on the part where you said, "I was so happy."
  • mrsmark2010
    mrsmark2010 Posts: 220
    Agree with above, 3 pounds is AWESOME!!! When getting near my goal, if I lost a pound a month, I was doing well.
  • Rogiefreida
    Rogiefreida Posts: 567 Member
    The scale isn't the only measure of success, remember that. ESPECIALLY if you are lifting, that will mess with your number on the scale.

    Measure inches, take progress pictures, see how your clothes fit. Don't just use the scale to measure your results. Or you'll probably just end up sad and wondering WTF.
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