When did you start noticing results from this MFP site

Fridaklo77
Fridaklo77 Posts: 124
in Health and Weight Loss
When did you notice changes in your body by using this site? I lost a few lbs, but not losing anymore... i am frustrated, I feel like its up and down, its like a war between sodium and water with me ... :( any words of wisdom...

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  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    It would be easier to offer advice if you made your diary public. :smile:
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    How many calories are you currently eating?
    Are you weighing your portions with a food scale, using measuring cups, or eyeballing portion sizes?
    Are you currently exercising?
    Are you eating back the earned calories after exercise?
    If so, how are you estimating your burn? Heart rate monitor or MFP/machine estimates?
    How long has it been since you've seen a drop on the scale?

    It's tough to give advice without details.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    You joined sometime in November and you've lost four pounds WITH the holidays. What are you hoping for!:happy: You're doing great.

    That said: if you want suggestions/advice, open your diary for folks.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    I started to make real progress when I deliberately built exercise into every day.

    The first 6 months on MFP were lacking this and I thought I could take shortcuts to where I need to be, not the case.

    I am not one to 'work out' but I have become fanatical about extending walks, taking stairs and generally doing things in the most active fashion.

    If I purely focus on the intake side of things I can stall and lose motivation quickly. Plus being active IS fun. :)
  • Fridaklo77
    Fridaklo77 Posts: 124
    You joined sometime in November and you've lost four pounds WITH the holidays. What are you hoping for!:happy: You're doing great.

    That said: if you want suggestions/advice, open your diary for folks.
    Thanks - I didnt know I had it private! LOL
  • Fridaklo77
    Fridaklo77 Posts: 124
    I started to make real progress when I deliberately built exercise into every day.

    The first 6 months on MFP were lacking this and I thought I could take shortcuts to where I need to be, not the case.

    I am not one to 'work out' but I have become fanatical about extending walks, taking stairs and generally doing things in the most active fashion.

    If I purely focus on the intake side of things I can stall and lose motivation quickly. Plus being active IS fun. :)
    thanks! I need to try to get out more
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I've had results the entire time I started, from June to now.
  • hmhteacher
    hmhteacher Posts: 47 Member
    Like others have said...great job loosing 4 pounds over the holidays! I found that I HAD to build workouts into my weight loss, I was loosing 2-3.5 pounds per week at first but as my schedule got busy around the holidays and I wasn't running outside anymore my weight loss dropped to around .5-1 pound per week and then I hit a plateau. Also, log everything. If my kids had chicken nuggets and I had one, I would log it. Also, get your water in. Divide your current weight in half and that is how much water you should drink per day. This really helped me. Most importantly, don't give up and keep going! Once everything clicks and you find what's working for you it will all be worth it. Good Luck~
  • Fridaklo77
    Fridaklo77 Posts: 124
    Like others have said...great job loosing 4 pounds over the holidays! I found that I HAD to build workouts into my weight loss, I was loosing 2-3.5 pounds per week at first but as my schedule got busy around the holidays and I wasn't running outside anymore my weight loss dropped to around .5-1 pound per week and then I hit a plateau. Also, log everything. If my kids had chicken nuggets and I had one, I would log it. Also, get your water in. Divide your current weight in half and that is how much water you should drink per day. This really helped me. Most importantly, don't give up and keep going! Once everything clicks and you find what's working for you it will all be worth it. Good Luck~
    thanks! I had lost 6lbs, and then i went on vacation... and i havent been able to get back down. I will get better at logging and actually moving :)
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    You joined sometime in November and you've lost four pounds WITH the holidays. What are you hoping for!:happy: You're doing great.

    That said: if you want suggestions/advice, open your diary for folks.
    Thanks - I didnt know I had it private! LOL

    It's still private and we still don't know anything about your routine. Hopefully you got whatever answer you were looking for.
  • jennegan1
    jennegan1 Posts: 677 Member
    I joined in ending of sept didnt see any results for about 4-6 weeks and thats including gaining 6lbs when I first joined. But I wasnt logging everything including my coffee and creamer down to my wine in take. Then I had to do a trial and error with my calorie goals and noticed 1400 works for me. I measure my coffee creamer now, I even measure my wine now but I only drink the wine now if its in my calorie goal for the day. So make sure to log everything for a week, re evaluate where you can tweak your servings, for instance I cut back dramatically on my coffee and creamer and found what worked for me. Now a smaller portion at dinner time I feel full. Its going to take time but see what works for you and then go from there
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    How many calories are you currently eating?
    Are you weighing your portions with a food scale, using measuring cups, or eyeballing portion sizes?
    Are you currently exercising?
    Are you eating back the earned calories after exercise?
    If so, how are you estimating your burn? Heart rate monitor or MFP/machine estimates?
    How long has it been since you've seen a drop on the scale?

    It's tough to give advice without details.

    This really needs to be answered for us to analyze this stuff.
  • alisonlynn1976
    alisonlynn1976 Posts: 929 Member
    I joined here after I'd already lost 23 pounds, because I was searching for discussion forums on weight loss and fitness, so I had results already when I got here, but the beginning of my weight loss process was very slow and gradual. So much so that I can't say exactly when I started. Instead of trying to change everything all at once, I made small changes, one at a time.

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