Not Losing Weight
annastuart94
Posts: 14
Hi! So I've been at this since May 14th very religiously. I started at about 157 pounds and am currently at 150 pounds. I have been at 150 pounds since May 31st though. I'm not sure why I'm not losing anymore. This is very frustrating for me because at this time last year I weighed 120 pounds, and I want so badly to get back to that. I am a woman, 19 years old, and am 5'10. Ii gained weight fairly rapidly due to some medications that I am now off of. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I workout everyday, this includes at least an hour of cardio everyday and weight training every other day. I have seen improvement in my strength and muscle, I have definition that I have never had before. I am still very unhappy though as I am comfortable being MUCH smaller than I am now. I am eating a calorie deficit, eating relatively healthy, I tried the Atkins diet for 2 weeks, I avoid gluten, I drink water, I don't starve myself, blah blah blah. All the things I am supposed to do I am doing, so any ideas on why I'm not seeing any results anymore?
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If you don.'t open your food diary, it's hard to tell. Also, you may be replacing fat with muscle which weighs more. Do not give up.0
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Open your diary
ETA at 5ft10 you're right in the middle of healthy weight, 120lbs would put you in the very underweight category0 -
Heya, I'm also stuck at my current weight and seem unable to shift the last ten pounds!
I tend to live a low-carb lifestyle - so in general no wheat, sugar or starchy veg.
I have read lots of information - most of it conflicting about avoiding alcohol, any fizzy drinks and also dairy. So I have now also completely cut those out. Apparently diet drinks can stall weight loss and aid in retaining belly fat - not what i need...
I was doing cardio every day - 3-4 HIIT routines and the other days bodyweight cardio - calorie deficit and yet - nothing. I search the web for answers and all i find is that i may have too much of a calorie deficit or/ and am doing too much exercise!
So I am boosting through this plateau by doing a fat fast for 4 days - should get me those needed couple of pounds to keep my motivation going to reach that goal!
If you've not heard of a fat fast - google it - its a way to boost your body into nutritional ketosis by only consuming 1000 cals a day and 90% of these should come from fat. This may be what you need to get your weight loss moving again.
Let me know your thoughts,
Gemma0 -
Okay, I opened it, I stopped tracking food about 10 days ago, my diet has remained the same though as has my exercise. I may be exercising more now but I have definitely not exercised any less than what I was tracking before.0
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I did the atkins induction phase, which is similar in that it puts your body into ketosis. It is heavy on fat and protein and basically no carb. I will look into the fat fast though!0
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Okay, I opened it, I stopped tracking food about 10 days ago, my diet has remained the same though as has my exercise. I may be exercising more now but I have definitely not exercised any less than what I was tracking before.
Where am I looking? I went back a month and saw a couple of sporadic 800-1000 calorie days. You DEFINITELY aren't building any muscle eating so low. You need to weigh and log EVERYTHING you eat. Go to http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ answer all the questions HONESTLY (especially activity level) Choose the TDEE-10% option and see how many calories it gives you. Eat this many calories every day for 8 weeks and then re-evaluate0 -
From May 19 to June 8 it looks like was the time period I was good about tracking EVERYTHING. I will definitely go look at that website right now0
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Err no it doesn't also to gain muscle you need to be eating at a surplus and lifting a lot.If you don.'t open your food diary, it's hard to tell. Also, you may be replacing fat with muscle which weighs more. Do not give up.
Your not logging your food OP so you have absolutely no idea what your eating. Also as above your BMI is 21 which is a healthy weight if you hit 120 pounds that would be classified as underweight. If it's a look your after you appropriate exercise is more likely to give you that so pop to the fitness forum for advice but you will need to eat appropriate amounts to fuel that.
If though you want to hit 120 pounds because there is something about that number maybe you need to go and have a talk with your doctor or other health professional0 -
There could be many reasons why you aren't seeing the results you expect in the scales. Have you consulted your Doctor before embarking on weight-loss? If you have been on any medication that affects your weight, your Doctor should give you advice and guidance to follow - this was certainly the case when I was put on medication that promised and delivered massive weight-gain some years ago.
I am not an expert but what I will say is that when I tried to follow 2 ways (or more) of eating at the same-time, I found that I didn't lose a thing. When I fully committed to counting calories (for better or for worse) I finally started to gradually lose weight.
Good luck on your weight-loss journey, I hope you get the information that you need soon.
Kaela x0 -
So let me understand,
You started May 14th you logged until June 9th... You lost 7 lbs during this time, you stopped logging and now you have lost no weight? And you can't figure out the key thing you are missing?
I haven't bothered to look at your diary since you can't be bothered to log.0 -
ETA at 5ft10 you're right in the middle of healthy weight, 120lbs would put you in the very underweight category
This.
I'm 5'10" tall as well. I would not attempt to go below 150 lbs.
120 lbs is underweight for our height. Have you spoken to your doctor about your goals?0 -
Just to be clear, I understand that 120 pounds puts me in the underweight category, when I was that weight my doctors never said anything about it so I figured it must be alright. I also feel that unless a person was incredibly malnourished there is no way gaining about 40 pounds in the amount of time that I did (about 2 months) can be healthy. This might be a question that has multiple components, but really what I'm asking is, why am I not losing weight anymore? Thank you all for your answers and concern for my health though.0
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So let me understand,
You started May 14th you logged until June 9th... You lost 7 lbs during this time, you stopped logging and now you have lost no weight? And you can't figure out the key thing you are missing?
I haven't bothered to look at your diary since you can't be bothered to log.
This. And your end goal puts you underweight. Consider both of these things.0 -
I started losing weight before I started logging. I haven't quit logging all together, I am much more of a pen and paper kind of person and was also trying other fitness apps to see which I liked best. I wouldn't expect anyone to look at my log as it won't be of much help, but if I have remained on a similar plan as the weeks that I did log, I don't see how them being logged in some other place makes much of a difference. My end goal puts me at a weight that I maintained for 3 years, during this time I are just about whatever I wanted, while I don't expect to be able to go back to eating cookies for breakfast like I could, say, two years ago, I think having a goal weight, even if it is "underweight" is different than a goal weight that is underweight that a person has never been before. Yes. I am 150 pounds and would like to be 120, but I would like to be 120 pounds AGAIN. Not for the first time. Not so that I can look like any particular celebrity, but so I can wear my clothes, and look like I did 6 months ago even, I want to be healthy. My goal is not to be anorexic bag of bones. If I look good and fit into my clothes again at 140 pounds because I have more muscle and less fat that is FINE with me. What I'm looking for is why can't I lose. Not all the reasons my goal should be different.0
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My advise is this
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
measure all food no matter how small and insignificant that snack might be...
Log every bite...if you bite it write it...
If you stay within your limits you WILL lose0 -
I started losing weight before I started logging. I haven't quit logging all together, I am much more of a pen and paper kind of person and was also trying other fitness apps to see which I liked best. I wouldn't expect anyone to look at my log as it won't be of much help, but if I have remained on a similar plan as the weeks that I did log, I don't see how them being logged in some other place makes much of a difference.
So how do you think we can give you any advice or assistance? Best thing bring your paper logging to your doctor explain your goals show them your logs and get their opinion.
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I don't think that logging is what has caused anyone to lose weight.... And I think we would all agree. Logging helps us be aware of what we are putting into our bodies, but I don't think anyone needs to know everything I have consumed in the past month or so to say , "when I had a weight loss plateau, this is what worked for me" I am interested in knowing what has worked for others, if it is impossible to say what has worked because you don't know what it is I'm doing wrong, feel free to help someone else. I am asking for advice, no one has any obligation to say anything. My understanding was advice was given because of willingness to help, and if you have nothing to offer, why bother?0
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I don't think that logging is what has caused anyone to lose weight.... And I think we would all agree. Logging helps us be aware of what we are putting into our bodies, but I don't think anyone needs to know everything I have consumed in the past month or so to say , "when I had a weight loss plateau, this is what worked for me" I am interested in knowing what has worked for others, if it is impossible to say what has worked because you don't know what it is I'm doing wrong, feel free to help someone else. I am asking for advice, no one has any obligation to say anything. My understanding was advice was given because of willingness to help, and if you have nothing to offer, why bother?
When my weight loss stalled it was because I was not accurately logging, slacked on weighing my portions. So nope won't agree.
You are asking for advice without giving the information needed to help. If you aren't losing most likely you are eating more than you think are not in a calorie deficit. Or you have a medical condition so see your doctor.
My advice LOG YOUR FOOD and see a doctor because 5'10 should not be aiming for underweight. If it's a specific body image you are looking for pick up some weights. You may not like my advice but it is advice just not what you wanted to hear.0 -
You're not losing weight because you're not in a caloric deficit.
Create that and you will lose weight.
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I am perfectly happy with your advice, advice just wasn't what I was getting until your last post. I do plan to talk with my doctor as soon as I get a chance, and perhaps see an endocrinologist due to how rapidly I gained 40 pounds. Thank you.0
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You lost 7 pounds in a little over a month. That's actually a good loss. I think your expectations are a bit unrealistic.
4-7 pounds a month is good steady loss.0 -
You're asking us to help you become unhealthy? As others have mentioned, 120 at your height is UNDERWEIGHT....not healthy. Your doctor didn't say anything because you are a number there and most of them don't have the bollocks to say anything to anyone about weight whether too much or too little because they're simply chicken ****.
Have you considered the possibility that your body is good at 150 and it's trying to tell you that?0 -
I'd hazard that perhaps the weight gain was possibly related to you being underweight. It's a lot easier to gain weight when you weigh less because your maintenance calories are a lot lower. So, tiny shifts, like drinking a bit more or eating larger portions, can add up quicker.
That being said, you currently have a BMI of 22.5, which is considered healthy. You should only be aiming for 0.5lb-1lb a week at this point because you really don't have as much to lose.
I'm not going to say anything about your goal being underweight (17.2 BMI), but I would warn you to steer clear of disordered eating or VLCD. You shouldn't be going under a NET of 1200.0 -
People who are asking (or advising) about your target weight really are trying to be helpful. They ask because 1) no one wants to suggest things that might end up being harmful (I.e. How to lose more than you should) and 2) if your weight goal is too low that could be part of why you're stuck.
I realize you said you weighed in 120 in the recent past and it's not unusual for you. Nevertheless it IS unusual for someone your height in general, so people are hesitant to say it's all fine. And just because your doctor didn't comment on it, that doesn't mean it was OK. My doctor didn't comment when I was 20-30 lbs overweight either. Although I have to say my cardiologist was pleased when I lost that weight.
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I don't think that logging is what has caused anyone to lose weight.... And I think we would all agree. Logging helps us be aware of what we are putting into our bodies, but I don't think anyone needs to know everything I have consumed in the past month or so to say , "when I had a weight loss plateau, this is what worked for me" I am interested in knowing what has worked for others, if it is impossible to say what has worked because you don't know what it is I'm doing wrong, feel free to help someone else. I am asking for advice, no one has any obligation to say anything. My understanding was advice was given because of willingness to help, and if you have nothing to offer, why bother?
If you don't log, you don't know for sure if you're in a calorie deficit. If you're not in a calorie deficit, you will not lose weight. It seems that you're one of those people that can maintain a calorie deficit when you're holding yourself accountable through logging. If you stopped losing weight when you stopped logging, then you started eating more food and ended your deficit.
Eat at a deficit. If you can't do that without logging, then start logging again. So my advice to you, for why you're in your plateau, is because you're eating at maintenance calorie levels. Eat less to break your plateau.
Now, there are some people that break their plateau through eating more. In those cases, they were probably eating so low that they were tired all of the time and moved far less. They didn't have the energy to put the proper effort into their workouts (going through the motions) or even into general living (sat down/ laid down instead of walking/ standing) so eating more gave them more energy to move more. In either case, eating less (to get under maintenance) or eating more (and moving more to use the extra calories AND move you under maintenance) you'll get to a deficit again and begin to lose weight.
This is the best advice I (and really anyone) can give without knowing exactly what you're eating and without knowing exactly what kind of physical activity you do over the course of the day/week.0 -
Hello,
Here is my story, I hope this shows you the importance of logging. I started to exercise 4-5 times a week in April 2014. I would do group fitness classes , run 2-3 miles twice a week, and do occasional weight training. I have not dropped a pound of weight for two months
On June 1st my husband and I started MFP, and we took it very seriously. I measure everything with a digital scale before I put it on a plate, I bought extra measuring cups and spoons. We even measured our meals when my in-laws came for dinner! I do not skip anything: if it goes into my stomach, it goes into my log (including the 2 tablespoons of low-fat creamer for my coffee, which is 25 calories by the way) What do you know, I am 9 pounds lighter today than a month ago, and my husband lost about 8 pounds as well.
I hope this helps! Good luck
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Thank you all. We'll see what happens when I start logging again.0
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I go down, then nowhere, then down, then up. It goes all over. I think I was happier with the weight loss when I wasn't keeping track of anything. I'd only notice when the clothes got too big.
Logging helps many people, but it isn't actually necessary to lose weight. Maybe give your plan more time?
If you eat healthy food, don't overeat, do exercise and aren't losing weight, you really should talk to the doctor. A food log is nice, but if they think you're lying, it won't help. And if the log indicates that you eat fewer calories than you use up, they often won't believe you if you've gained. If that is the case, keep looking for a better doctor.
Periods add a few pounds before they happen, too. They go away as it ends.0 -
I have been going to the gym 4 - 5 days per week now since January. I haven't lost any weight! However, that's not to say that I am not more tone or even fitter than when I really began working out. 2x per week Core / Sculpt classes, 1x circut training, and the last day could be anything from a bootcamp class, run/walking or even a step class. No problem with my thyroid, had it checked. Soooo, I know muscle is heavier than fat, but wouldn't i still see some results on the scale? Anyone else find this frustrating? Oh, and I do watch what I eat, especially Monday-Friday at work, very very good about eating healthy. Weekends, not so much. I wonder if that is sabotaging my weight loss?0
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