For Those Who Didn't Lose This Week

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  • doowop713
    doowop713 Posts: 268 Member
    Been at this for almost 3 months recording everything and working out more and more. Tried 1200 cals for the first month or so, then upped it to what I was supposed to actually be at (more like 1600cals) and upped my workouts to 4-5 days a week for an hour at least. I've only lost 4 lbs and it has fluctuated back up close to my previous weight of 174lbs. So i understand the frustration, but as a bright side, I do notice more definition in my arms and legs and my boyfriend keeps telling me my body is getting firmer!

    Don't give up! Maybe tweak things, but don't give up! :)
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    I have been losing and gaining the same 1-2 lbs since March. I am very close to my goal (96 out of 100 lost) and I'm incresing calories by 100 every few weeks. I should just decide I'm maintaining. I will do so when I've added the last raft of calories to my daily goal.

    I'm perfectly happy where I am. I'm at a healthy weight, I'm running 3 or 4 days a week (and being active the remainder) and I am starting my 1/2 marathon training in a few weeks.

    At his point it's just a number, I've taken a foot off my waist, I've dropped from XXXL shirts to Medium shirts and I've PRd most of my races lately...
  • kkclif
    kkclif Posts: 155 Member
    Start taking your measurements. It doesn't always show on the scale. Everyone's body fluctuates.
  • krc99080
    krc99080 Posts: 147 Member
    I haven't lost since May 8th. Still hanging in there.

    I'm right there with you - my last loss was May 9th! Up and down one pound or increments of that pound since then!

    This is me! I've been at the same weight during this time period too and it begins to get frustrating. I've been eating fairly well and doing the exercise so it's hard to see no change on the scale.
  • Pixeebug
    Pixeebug Posts: 34 Member
    I've been losing and gaining the same 3-4 lbs for the last 2 months :cry:

    Me too!
  • ScouseNerd
    ScouseNerd Posts: 119 Member
    Start taking your measurements. It doesn't always show on the scale. Everyone's body fluctuates.

    It sounds bad but I'm fairly sure the reason I don't do this is because I don't want to confirm that I'm failing. If I find out it's not just the scale then I can't walk around all day telling myself it's just a bad day.
  • djwife03
    djwife03 Posts: 333 Member
    No weight loss for me in months. I still can't seem to get my calories! call me DENSE! I just get confused. I'm doing TDEE - 20%, giving me 1886 as my daily calorie intake. What I don't get is, when i workout it's 400-500 cals easy. So, does that mean i have to actually eat 2286 cals a day? 2286-400 = 1886? Someone tell me in plain English! I know how stupid i sound! i just want to do this right, because obviously I haven't been! I am seeing muscle, which is great! I am 5"11, 166lbs, and only want to lose like 8lbs or so. I recently lowered my cals to 1650, because I could never meet the 1886, and when I exercised, I was getting too large of a deficit. I know how stupid I sound! i was never any good at math! LOL!
  • jolt28
    jolt28 Posts: 218 Member
    Start taking your measurements. It doesn't always show on the scale. Everyone's body fluctuates.

    Did that - no change on that either in the last month:grumble:
  • jolt28
    jolt28 Posts: 218 Member
    No weight loss for me in months. I still can't seem to get my calories! call me DENSE! I just get confused. I'm doing TDEE - 20%, giving me 1886 as my daily calorie intake. What I don't get is, when i workout it's 400-500 cals easy. So, does that mean i have to actually eat 2286 cals a day? 2286-400 = 1886? Someone tell me in plain English! I know how stupid i sound! i just want to do this right, because obviously I haven't been! I am seeing muscle, which is great! I am 5"11, 166lbs, and only want to lose like 8lbs or so. I recently lowered my cals to 1650, because I could never meet the 1886, and when I exercised, I was getting too large of a deficit. I know how stupid I sound! i was never any good at math! LOL!

    From what I've read - since you aren't losing and not eating back those exercise calories I think you need to eat more; at least eat some of them back and see how it goes. I haven't lost in a month though, so what do I know? :huh: :wink:
  • eliseofthejungle
    eliseofthejungle Posts: 113 Member
    Start taking your measurements. It doesn't always show on the scale. Everyone's body fluctuates.

    Did that - no change on that either in the last month:grumble:

    Same here. :sad:
  • djwife03
    djwife03 Posts: 333 Member
    So, if I eat 1886, then burn 400 with exercise, leaving me at 1486, then i need to eat some back?

    No weight loss for me in months. I still can't seem to get my calories! call me DENSE! I just get confused. I'm doing TDEE - 20%, giving me 1886 as my daily calorie intake. What I don't get is, when i workout it's 400-500 cals easy. So, does that mean i have to actually eat 2286 cals a day? 2286-400 = 1886? Someone tell me in plain English! I know how stupid i sound! i just want to do this right, because obviously I haven't been! I am seeing muscle, which is great! I am 5"11, 166lbs, and only want to lose like 8lbs or so. I recently lowered my cals to 1650, because I could never meet the 1886, and when I exercised, I was getting too large of a deficit. I know how stupid I sound! i was never any good at math! LOL!

    From what I've read - since you aren't losing and not eating back those exercise calories I think you need to eat more; at least eat some of them back and see how it goes. I haven't lost in a month though, so what do I know? :huh: :wink:
  • debralekicsummers
    debralekicsummers Posts: 56 Member
    My workouts are on track, my diet too and i only lost 100g this past 2 weeks, i was devastated as i am so close to getting under 100kg. In the past month i have only lost 1kg
  • JennetteMac
    JennetteMac Posts: 763 Member
    I have been at the same 7lb since about Christmas. I get all excited as I drop to within 5lb of goal, then it all goes on again, or worse, this week an extra 1lb up. So fed up. And no, I am not binging, no I haven't much changed my exercise routine except for swapping pilates for zumba as it's the only day I can get to the class, and no I do not want to up my calories ( I tried that about 9 months ago and put on the half stone I,ve been trying to shift ever since.).Oh, and I have noticed a change in my measurements...they are increasing. So I feel very discouraged. But this is such a habit I guess I'll just keep trying.
  • bababangarangrang
    bababangarangrang Posts: 23 Member
    Gained .4 this week. Bleh...to be fair I've been moving offices and staying late at work so haven't worked out at all this week....
  • darwinwoodka
    darwinwoodka Posts: 322 Member
    I've lost all of .2 pounds in the last six weeks. ;^)
  • palmerar
    palmerar Posts: 489 Member
    No weight loss for me in months. I still can't seem to get my calories! call me DENSE! I just get confused. I'm doing TDEE - 20%, giving me 1886 as my daily calorie intake. What I don't get is, when i workout it's 400-500 cals easy. So, does that mean i have to actually eat 2286 cals a day? 2286-400 = 1886? Someone tell me in plain English! I know how stupid i sound! i just want to do this right, because obviously I haven't been! I am seeing muscle, which is great! I am 5"11, 166lbs, and only want to lose like 8lbs or so. I recently lowered my cals to 1650, because I could never meet the 1886, and when I exercised, I was getting too large of a deficit. I know how stupid I sound! i was never any good at math! LOL!

    If you do the TDEE method you DO NOT eat back exercise calories, those are built into the equation so you don't have to worry about overestimating your burn. If you do eat exercise calories back you are over eating.
  • djwife03
    djwife03 Posts: 333 Member
    SO AGAIN....do i eat 1886 cals, and when I exercise and burn 400, i'm left with 1486, and I don't eat back, correct?
    No weight loss for me in months. I still can't seem to get my calories! call me DENSE! I just get confused. I'm doing TDEE - 20%, giving me 1886 as my daily calorie intake. What I don't get is, when i workout it's 400-500 cals easy. So, does that mean i have to actually eat 2286 cals a day? 2286-400 = 1886? Someone tell me in plain English! I know how stupid i sound! i just want to do this right, because obviously I haven't been! I am seeing muscle, which is great! I am 5"11, 166lbs, and only want to lose like 8lbs or so. I recently lowered my cals to 1650, because I could never meet the 1886, and when I exercised, I was getting too large of a deficit. I know how stupid I sound! i was never any good at math! LOL!

    If you do the TDEE method you DO NOT eat back exercise calories, those are built into the equation so you don't have to worry about overestimating your burn. If you do eat exercise calories back you are over eating.
  • Punkin7411
    Punkin7411 Posts: 45 Member
    I have just recently learned something that will sabotage those scales going in the right direction when you are eating right, clean, the right workouts and right amount of calories and it's of course that blasted water retention. But what I've come to realize is that the artificial sweeteners are terrible for water retention, so stay away. Also stay away if you can because they are just that....artificial. I don't drink many but sometimes I just want some flavor in that water. If I just must have a diet drink of some kind I certainly won't do it right before weigh-in. I am going to try putting cucumber or fruits into my water pitcher for flavor instead. So good to hear about others rowing upstream in the same boat sometimes!
  • CharitaC
    CharitaC Posts: 21 Member
    It's funny that you should mention about your face. About 2 days ago, I noticed how different my face looks. I'm pleased.

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