Only lost 7lbs in a month - getting very frustrated!
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My only suggestion would be to maybe talk with your WW leader. Those weekly Points are there for you to use. It's basically figured into the plan that you will be eating those too. You can also use the Points that you earn from exercise to be able to eat a little more. While it doesn't sound like it would work, eating more will help you lose weight. (At least eating enough for your body to not be hungry.)
You didn't totally mention what else you are eating, but maybe try to eat foods that have more protein in order to stay satisfied. (Although you did mention chicken, which is good.) Are you weighing your food or measuring your food? Try using a food scale to get an accurate food portion. Estimating a serving of food isn't the best way to go when trying to determine the Points or calories. I'm not a vegetable fan either. Do you like lettuce salads? Maybe add that as a filler to your meals. If you put the salad in a bowl with a lid (or a plastic bag), you can measure out the salad dressing to about a tablespoon, put the lid on, and then shake it around to coat all of the lettuce with the dressing. It's amazing how little dressing you need if you shake it all up.
You really are doing a great job with your weight loss!! If you lose seven pounds a month in February, March, April, and May, you'd lose another 28 pounds.
Just keep in mind that the scale isn't the "end all" for measuring your success. When you add in strength training, you could go up in the scale a little or the scale might not show as much of a loss as you are gaining muscle. I'm sure you've heard the saying "Muscle weighs more than fat".. which really isn't accurate. A pound is a pound, but muscle takes up less room that fat. So you are still losing fat, which is what you want to do... just that you are also gaining muscle, which is also what you want.
You can do it!!!0 -
I am down 7 pounds even as of today and started this journey 20 days ago...I am super excited about this. Now I agree it does suck looking in the mirror thinking...really? I still look fat? But.......take your time and before you know it you will look in the mirror and say wow...all this work was so worth it. Just keep fighting and losing and you will get there....I'm still learning as I go too and I lost 52 in 2012 watching calories and got too comfortable being skinny that I'm back at square one so my suggestion is slow and easy...:):):) good luck and be proud of those 7 lbs...0
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You are doing very well! Measure and you will be surprised.0
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Dont be frustrated. A healthy weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds a week is VERY good. Instead of focusing on a number on a scale, how did you feel this past month. Did you feel better and have more energy? Another thing to ask yourself how long it has taken to gain the weight or how long have you been lugging around the extra weight. Realisticley you can;t expect to just have that just fall off. It will come off as long as you stick to eating a healthy nutritious diet and getting both aerobic and strength training 3 to 6 days a week and 1 more thing. Muscle weighs more than fat. As you develop strenth and your health improves your FAT will come off. Be patient with yourself......0
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First, all trolling comments are unnecessary and have been removed.
Second, do you want to be 117 or fit and toned? You most likely wont get both with your current plan. If you care more about weight, continue your plan. With only 1000 calories (which isnt following ww as you are supposed to eat the additional points and they expect people to eat 2 fruits and 5 veggies which adds calories) and loads of cardio, a good portion of your weight loss will be lean body mass loss. The more muscle you lose, the more flabby you will be. You need to realize that muscle is tight and lean, so the more yo maintain, the more fit and lean you will look. This is why its very common for under weight people to not have definition. If you take the fit approach, you will want to reduce your deficit, increase protein and weight train; you can even start with body resistance and work the muscles to strengthen your back. When I had a torn mcl, I had to rehab my leg by increasing my strength in my muscles to put less stress on my ligaments. So if your back muscles are weak, its probably why it hurts (bad form doesnt help either).
I can tell you the average woman I know us eating 1700 to 2100 calories while doing resistance training and cardio. Once you make a choice, then we can help you develop a better plan and you can drop ww.0 -
7lbs in a month is REALLY good! Those ads you see on the side of sites claiming to lose 10lbs in 2 weeks are serious BS anyway. Don't set unrealistic goals for yourself, they will only hinder you.
I also agree very much with the above post, but I didn't wanna push that as I was focusing that 7lbs is already an incredibly large amount of weight to lose in 1 month... and here I thought my 6 (weigh in day is monday, but so far it is 6 lost ^^) from eating around 1900 cals a day was good xD0 -
after reading a little more of what has been said let me mention 1 more thing. NEVER, EVER, EVER let someone tear you down or make yourself feel bad. DONT give them that power over you. You are the one that lives in your body. You are the one that is responsible for its health. There are people with eating disorders and some people are so obsessed with being THIN as opposed to being healthy, strong and fit that their perception of themselves become screwed. It is YOUR job and YOUR job alone to decide what is best FOR YOU.0
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Also, a little WW trick is this. Add up all your point allowed for a week(not bonus points) let's say you are allowed 24 daily X 7 is 168. Instead of eating 24 daily, eat 30 on Monday...on Tuesday, take those extra 6 off and eat only 18. Sounds hard, but on Wednesday, eat 26, Thursday 22...and so on to fluctuate. As long as you hit168 at weeks end, and you have high/low every other day, you will see faster results. Years ago, WW promoted this but found that it got members to the free membership too quick. It is called the Wendy plan. Give it a try. It keeps your body guessing as to not go into starvation mode.0
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Strongly agree!!! With Jason.0
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Firstly I didn't mean to be "borderline offensive" to anyone. I was just down because I weighed myself this morning.
I don't have an eating disorder, I'm on Weightwatchers & eating what the points allow me. I just so happen to put them onto here to see what it equated to & it came out at under 1000 calories. I didn't sent out to only eat that much.
Maybe I've just read the wrong stories where people have lost loads.
Sorry if I've annoyed anyone
Does that include the fruits and vegetables that you don't count on WW?0 -
At your weight it is unrealistic to think you could lose more. 7 lbs is a LOT.
If you don't want a wobbly body, only diet and cardio will not help. You need to add resistance training, and that will help you get a more lean body. Look here for my progress in only 4 months (including christmas, could have done more if it wasn't for the holidays lol)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1185721-slowly-but-surely?hl=slowly+but+surely#posts-18511368
Keep working hard but getting to 117 will probably not happen. You can however do your damndest to look like it did.0 -
Firstly I didn't mean to be "borderline offensive" to anyone. I was just down because I weighed myself this morning.
I don't have an eating disorder, I'm on Weightwatchers & eating what the points allow me. I just so happen to put them onto here to see what it equated to & it came out at under 1000 calories. I didn't sent out to only eat that much.
Maybe I've just read the wrong stories where people have lost loads.
Sorry if I've annoyed anyone
Does that include the fruits and vegetables that you don't count on WW?
IIRC, WW doesnt count fruits to make up for their large deficits. But two fruits and veggies will come in at 300 to 500 calories which will put people in a healthier range. There is a reason its 0 points... but there really isnt any 0 calorie foods.0 -
First, all trolling comments are unnecessary and have been removed.
Second, do you want to be 117 or fit and toned? You most likely wont get both with your current plan. If you care more about weight, continue your plan.
I can tell you the average woman I know us eating 1700 to 2100 calories while doing resistance training and cardio. Once you make a choice, then we can help you develop a better plan and you can drop ww.
Is both an acceptable answer? *sheepish grin*
I used to be this weight when I was a lot younger & fairly toned because I used to dance. I want to get back to this if I can.
I do a lot on the rowing machine because I think it'll tone my legs, sort my tummy out & strengthen my back a bit. I'm getting a nerve tingly feeling between my shoulder blades.0 -
Firstly I didn't mean to be "borderline offensive" to anyone. I was just down because I weighed myself this morning.
I don't have an eating disorder, I'm on Weightwatchers & eating what the points allow me. I just so happen to put them onto here to see what it equated to & it came out at under 1000 calories. I didn't sent out to only eat that much.
Maybe I've just read the wrong stories where people have lost loads.
Sorry if I've annoyed anyone
Does that include the fruits and vegetables that you don't count on WW?
IIRC, WW doesnt count fruits to make up for their large deficits. But two fruits and veggies will come in at 300 to 500 calories which will put people in a healthier range. There is a reason its 0 points... but there really isnt any 0 calorie foods.
I hate fruit as well so have been juicing it & going to start making smoothies soon, just so I get some goodness.0 -
First, all trolling comments are unnecessary and have been removed.
Second, do you want to be 117 or fit and toned? You most likely wont get both with your current plan. If you care more about weight, continue your plan.
I can tell you the average woman I know us eating 1700 to 2100 calories while doing resistance training and cardio. Once you make a choice, then we can help you develop a better plan and you can drop ww.
Is both an acceptable answer? *sheepish grin*
I used to be this weight when I was a lot younger & fairly toned because I used to dance. I want to get back to this if I can.
I do a lot on the rowing machine because I think it'll tone my legs, sort my tummy out & strengthen my back a bit. I'm getting a nerve tingly feeling between my shoulder blades.
Maybe for both but not in the time frame you want. But if we could have you fit and trim at 125 would you care about the number? Without knowing your body fat, its hard to tell what your current lbm is which makes it difficult to figure out an end weight. I would honestly tell you to increase your calories (especially protein and fats) to help with your satiety and muscle retention. Second, I would try to incorporate more weight/resistance training to help muscle retention and third, start with a smaller weight goal and readjust as necessary. I have more of a body fat goal than weight.0 -
I honestly don't think anyone got a significant loss in 1 month, not at the point that other people might notice, especially if not eating healthy and trying to exercise... when I started I wasn't only fat, I also wasn't able to exercise much and I had everything to learn. So, unless you've been just putting up some lbs during the last months, losing weight that has been there for a certain time requires patience and dedication. Losing more at the very beginning is normal, but it's not like you can lose everything at once just because you're trying hard. Don't be impatient, results will come, and you've already been quite fine if you've lost that weight.0
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Btw... based on your stats I would put you around 1700 calories a day, macros around 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fats. And make sure you have a food scale. This is based on 5 to 6 hours of exercise a week.
Also you might want to look into adding body weight training programs... push ups, squats, lunges, etc0 -
First, all trolling comments are unnecessary and have been removed.
Second, do you want to be 117 or fit and toned? You most likely wont get both with your current plan. If you care more about weight, continue your plan.
I can tell you the average woman I know us eating 1700 to 2100 calories while doing resistance training and cardio. Once you make a choice, then we can help you develop a better plan and you can drop ww.
Is both an acceptable answer? *sheepish grin*
I used to be this weight when I was a lot younger & fairly toned because I used to dance. I want to get back to this if I can.
I do a lot on the rowing machine because I think it'll tone my legs, sort my tummy out & strengthen my back a bit. I'm getting a nerve tingly feeling between my shoulder blades.
Maybe for both but not in the time frame you want. But if we could have you fit and trim at 125 would you care about the number? Without knowing your body fat, its hard to tell what your current lbm is which makes it difficult to figure out an end weight. I would honestly tell you to increase your calories (especially protein and fats) to help with your satiety and muscle retention. Second, I would try to incorporate more weight/resistance training to help muscle retention and third, start with a smaller weight goal and readjust as necessary. I have more of a body fat goal than weight.
At the moment my fat percentage is 30.1% or 43.6lbs according to my magic scales.
To be honest, I just want to look good. If the figures are perfect, I suppose it doesn't matter
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Depending what you lose in terms of lbm during your journey its possible to hit 115 at 15% to 18% body fat. With that said you have around 101 lbs of lean body mass so 120 isnt a bad goal but I personally would work to maintain as much lean body mass as possible to get lean.0
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Your body is in starvation mode. With exercise and meals totaled for a net amount it should be at LEAST 1200. Less than 1000 calories after exercise is making your body too desperate to hold onto anything you have in your body so it's certainly not going to give up anything fat-wise if it can absolutely help it. Move to 1200-1300 calories minimum and stagger your calorie amounts (1200 one day, 1400 another) and you should see more results.0
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OP, I'll be honest, I've not read through all the responses. I just wanted to say I've felt similar to how you've described in the past. I've wanted to lose the weight and see a difference as quick as physically possible. I did this because I put too much emphasis on losing weight as being important and seeing it as something that would 'fix' my life. Guess what? It doesn't fix a thing! I think with me it was all linked to low self esteem. Now I'm working on my self esteem and confidence I'm not as bothered by being over weight and not in such a rush to lose it any more.
I think it's quite telling when you say no one has commented on your weight loss. It sounds to me like you're doing this for other people's approval rather than yourself. I really believe so much of weight issues are as a result of under lying issues like low self esteem, lack of confidence, depression etc and until those issues are dealt with, the weight will never change anything.0 -
OP - just wanted to lend my support. I know how much a stranger's nastiness can sting. I had a complete stranger walk up to me once and say, "You know, I really wouldn't wear your hair like that if I were you." I said, "Why?" and the lady said, "Because you have fat cheeks." Looking back I think she actually believed she was being helpful, but at the time I was just devastated. It made me feel like every time someone looked at my face all they saw was big fat chipmunk cheeks. Sounds silly now, but it took me over ten years to wear my hair in a ponytail in public again. A complete stranger's comments shouldn't matter, but sometimes they just do. But still - try not to let one stupid comment affect the way you see yourself. Think of all the lovely, wonderful things people have told you over the years and focus on that instead. He didn't know you, so he shouldn't get a say in how you feel. But your family and friends? Those people love you to bits, so when they say you are beautiful believe them!
Oh, and have you maybe thought about a personal trainer for strength training? I totally understand the reluctance - back injuries hurt oh so much! But maybe a trainer could walk you through strength training exercises that would be safe for your back. Might be worth a few sessions?0 -
7 lbs is a great weight loss! If you really want to lose more increase your exercise and add a couple of points each day but I'd be totally satisfied with 7lbs a month.
Short women just don't lose as quickly as tall men.0 -
You might try eating a little more. That's a pretty low calorie diet. Add some lean protein snacks and see how it goes.0
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OP - just wanted to lend my support. I know how much a stranger's nastiness can sting. I had a complete stranger walk up to me once and say, "You know, I really wouldn't wear your hair like that if I were you." I said, "Why?" and the lady said, "Because you have fat cheeks." Looking back I think she actually believed she was being helpful, but at the time I was just devastated. It made me feel like every time someone looked at my face all they saw was big fat chipmunk cheeks. Sounds silly now, but it took me over ten years to wear my hair in a ponytail in public again. A complete stranger's comments shouldn't matter, but sometimes they just do. But still - try not to let one stupid comment affect the way you see yourself. Think of all the lovely, wonderful things people have told you over the years and focus on that instead. He didn't know you, so he shouldn't get a say in how you feel. But your family and friends? Those people love you to bits, so when they say you are beautiful believe them!
Oh, and have you maybe thought about a personal trainer for strength training? I totally understand the reluctance - back injuries hurt oh so much! But maybe a trainer could walk you through strength training exercises that would be safe for your back. Might be worth a few sessions?
People are so mean sometimes, I'd never dream of insulting anyone - it can seriously affect them!
I think I might just avoid anything involving lifting, as lifting heavy boxes is what damaged my back in the first place. I have tried doing the leg press & lifting small dumbbell weights as want to tone my thighs & arms too.
Thank you for your help 0 -
Your complaining about a 7lbs 1 month loss is borderline offensive to people like myself who have a hard time losing 7lbs that fast. You need to reset your expectations into the realm of reality.
Furthermore at 1000 cals or less you are starving yourself.
~~~This.
Also, I'm sorry to hear about how you got called a "fat c***" but anyone at any size will get called fat. People will insult you however they can. They know that the word "fat" is a swipe at most people's self-confidence so they use it, whether or not it's based in reality.0 -
I know, but I was already feeling too big & it was a massive kick in the teeth.
I'm not always eating under 1,000 a day, just sometimes & I only found out purely because I mirrored what I'd logged on the WW app, on here just to see & on here is better if I'm honest as it breaks it down into carbs etc.
Once my WW 3 months is up, I don't think I'll renew it, as I've got the idea & tend to eat the same things anyway so I'd rather it not cost me anything.0
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