HAVN'T LOST A POUND

BlairPhade
BlairPhade Posts: 2
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi there, I'm pretty frustrated because I've been dieting and exercising for two weeks now and I managed to GAIN 2 pounds. How is that even possible?

I haven't ate any bread, rice, pasta, cereal, or grains (except oatmeal) for two weeks and I do a run, walk, or swim work out for about an hour 4 days a week. I work at Tim Hortons so I'm on my feet moving the majority of the time. My diet normally consists of oatmeal, fruits, veggies, fish and chicken and some yogurt. I drink about 4 bottles of water a day.

I also have been taking a fat burning pill called, the green coffee bean extract.

I'm really frustrated because it seems like I've been doing everything right and I still gain two pounds. I have no known health issues.

I'm 20yrs old and 183 pounds. 5'8.

I feel like maybe my metabolism is slow and its just taking awhile to kick in, but I still don't understand how I could gain two pounds.

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  • gabbydlb
    gabbydlb Posts: 1 Member
    I find cutting all sugars thus carbs to start really helps me. So I don't eat fruit, oatmeal, or any high carb anything. Once I get rolling, I can add some (not many) back in. Once I stall again, I cut them out and I always watch my calories. If you don't start losing weight, take your daily calorie journal and exercise log and have your doctor see that it's not working. They can do a full thyroid workup and see if there's an issue. I know it gets frustrating, and believe me I've had my days and weeks where nothing happened. Also, try and concentrate on how good you feel not eating all the crap...that helps me when the scale doesn't. :smile: :smile: :smile:
  • leeanneowens
    leeanneowens Posts: 319 Member
    It would be helpful if you could open your food diary. That way we could see how many calories you are getting each day. You might not be eating enough.
  • victoriavoodoo
    victoriavoodoo Posts: 343 Member
    Do you track everything? Do you eat back exercise calories?

    If you're accurately tracking I don't see why you'd have to cut things out, as long as you stay right around your goal calories. If you're eating back exercise cals you might be overestimating them. MFP and most machines overestimate.

    If you're not tracking, I'd start tracking.
  • sorcha1977
    sorcha1977 Posts: 133 Member
    Stop taking those "fat burning" pills. They're a waste of money.

    Since you're on your feet all day, make sure your calories are set correctly. Also, since you're under 200 pounds, I'd recommend setting it to one pound per week if you have it set to two. Two will put your calories too low.
  • BlairPhade
    BlairPhade Posts: 2
    I havn't kept a food journal yet. I should start doing that. I'm not sure if I'm eating enough. It seems like some day I eat more and some days I barely eat anything. I always have breakfest though
  • ladynocturne
    ladynocturne Posts: 865 Member
    I would highly recommend logging your food everyday for a month. Some of the things you are saying don't resonate as healthy, such as "some days, I barely eat anything". This is not a very healthy way to losing weight. Please use the tools properly and eat the amount of calories it says. The less you eat doesn't mean the more fat you'll lose.

    If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Definitely start logging all your food - that made a huge difference for me. It's very eye opening to see just how much (or how little) you're eating, and if you're getting enough protein, carbs, fat, etc.

    Eating too much can be bad, eating too little can be bad - you need to make sure you've entered all your info correctly here at MFP, including a realistic loss goal per week - meaning if you don't have more than 100 lbs to lose, don't enter 2lbs a week as your weight loss goal. :wink:

    Log your food, log any exercise, actual exercise, not stuff you do at work or things that are part of daily life, and eat back those exercise cals. This is how MFP works. At the end of the day, you can look back over your diary and see what needs improvement, and where you made good choices, or where you could make better ones.

    Good luck!
  • sorcha1977
    sorcha1977 Posts: 133 Member
    Logging definitely helps. There are days I feel like I don't eat much, but holy crap I ate 2200 calories. Then there are days I feel stuffed, and I only ate 1300. You'd be amazed at how many calories certain foods have, and sometimes there are foods you think might be high but really aren't.

    Try logging for a week, and you'll see what I mean. It helps a lot. :)
  • skinnysushicat
    skinnysushicat Posts: 138 Member
    You sound a bit like me - I have always eaten pretty healthy food, but it is possible to eat too much even if your diet is fish, chicken and veg.
  • caffreycasiano
    caffreycasiano Posts: 14
    I've been working out and eating clean for over a month now and i know where you're coming from. The first 2 weeks i didn't lose any weight and gained a pound. but now that I'm about 5 weeks in i've lost 6 pounds and i've gained a lot of muscle. just keep going! stop checking the scale for a week and stay positive. that helped me A LOT. Also make sure you're getting proper sleep, you could be doing all the right things but if you're not sleeping enough, stressed, and not drinking enough water you could not lose anything. You can add me if you like :)

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