HELP - lost only 1 pound in 2 weeks

Interesting fact...Avocado's are one of the only fruit or veg with saturated fat

*pointless fact of the day*

I love me avacado so hard.

But weigh them suckers! They calorie dense.

My added fact to avacado ;P

I suggest you start measuring. If you are exercising that hard your are going to build muscle, which throws the scale off.

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You can't gain muscle that fast on a deficit. There's no way. Building muscle takes a lot of food, hard work, and time. lots of time

I am not a scientist, nutritionist or biologist. I can only share my personal experiences of having lost a lot of wieght in past. Yes I gained it all back plus some because once nearer to goal i slipped back in to my old ways. However I did lose 8 stone/ 112 lb in 8 months in a supervised whole food healthy eating way. I started at 295lb and got down to 183lb. So i was very big at start and not small at the end. Someone starting much smaller would clearly lose less and more slowly.

anyway the interesting bit is that for the whole 8 months i was on the same food plan which worked out as from 1400 to 1600 calories a day depending on meat choice or veg choice. My food intake was not increased or decreased at any time, everthing i ate was put on digital scales and logged in a book. It worked out as about 50% calories from healthy fats, 25% calories from protien, 25% calories from carbs. My activity level probably slightly increased along the way but not by much. I got about an hours walking every day going to and from work or shopping. sometimes an extra hours walk or 30min swim before or after work. I had a monthly wiegh in so was not seeing day to day or weekly lb's lost etc. I was facinated though by the way i lost wieght

month 1, lost 28 lb - a lot was fluid I asume
month 2, lost 7 lb
month 3, lost 20lb
month 4, lost 6 lb
month 5, lost 18 lb
month 6, lost 8 lb
month 7, lost 19 lb
month 8, lost 6lb

I repeat my food intake was set and the same whole 8 months. My energy output was also quite stable whole 8 months. I had a pattern though of losing almost 3 times as much on alternate months. On the months that i lost less lb's i noticed I toned up and lost more inches. What this taught me is to trust the body, it knows what it is doing. The scales are not the best measure of short term sucess. If you eat less then the lb's will go down but even if that is slow the inches may be coming off.

If you are someone who loses in a similar way to me but are much smaller than me then it may look like 5lb lost one month then 1lb next month etc. I have always had fluid retention issues which may account for some of it. In long term picture though you are losing excess wieght and improving your body. That is a good thing

This was really helpful to hear! While I already know that my little cheats are not helping me lose faster, I've been feeling frustrated that my increase in exercise hasn't had an impact yet (working out 1-2/mth to 2-3/wk for the last couple weeks). I know I've been drinking more water which could be a factor, but I should also just be happy with any weight loss - no matter how little. As long as I'm not gaining weight, I should just shut up!

Something else to consider: When you first start training, your muscles will retain more water as they repair. When you get more in to your routine, you'll shed that bit of water, and hopefully see more of your real losses. Come anyone confirm that? I don't want to pass disinformation, but that is what I was told when I started.

That is correct. Your body retains water at first to help repair muscles.

Hi everyone.

been eating healthy for the past 2 weeks. veggies, fruits, meat, avocado! no bread pasta rice soft drinks or sugar in any way and also no processed food. been weight training hard 3 times a week with a trainer and I do 2 days 30 min HIIT. Take off on the weekend!

Is it possible that I am losing fat and gaining muscle and I will certainly not see that on the scale? because I can see a bit of change in my face but I thought people lose a lot of weight in the first 2 weeks....I wont give up....just wondering! Thank you xx

btw i'm 5'2 - 175 lbs and I want to get down to 140 lbs...

Yes, most likely you are losing fat and gaining muscle. Measure yourself and don't become consumed with the number on the scale. Keep it up!!!!

for the last time no. OP is not gaining muscle.

I haven't read through any of the responses, so I apologize if anyone has already mentioned this. It is extremely unlikely that you're gaining any real weight in muscle to offset any fat you've lost. That's really hard to do for people who monitor their macros and calories and almost impossible to do while at a deficit. I think a more likely scenario is that the HIIT has caused your muscles to retain water which might be masking (if any) fat loss. I recommend just sticking to your current plan for at least another 1-2 weeks and see if you experience any increased losses. Drinking a lot of water will also help your body let go of that extra water weight. If you don't experience any weight loss in the next few weeks, maybe reconsider your calorie intake? Hope this helps and good luck!