Can you tell me why I am not losing weight ??

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  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
    I understand what you say, but during many many years my weight was 110 pounds and I never looked sick, neither I had to do much for keep the same weight, just to run. However since I married 10 months ago and I had changed my eating habits , I had gained some pounds, until have 115-116. It does not seems too much, but if I do not take care of it, in a few years I will be overweight as is my grandmother now. So I decided go back to my previous weight and try to adopt a healthier life style.

    How long have you maintained at 115 since you started watching your eating habits and exercising? If you are more conscious of what you eat and maintain a healthy lifestyle - there's no reason to believe you'll keep gaining a half-pound a month (averaging it out based on the 5 pounds in 10 months you indicated). I think now that you've realized it COULD be a problem if you kept with those habits that had started creeping up, you can keep it from happening without letting the fear of it consume you. :)
  • clamoru
    clamoru Posts: 15 Member
    It's only been 3 weeks and you only have 5 pounds to lose. If you just started a new exercise routine, your muscles could be holding water. Be patient.


    How long a muscle can hold the water ??? What can I do for avoid it ??

    Answer: Stop being a human being.

    In all seriousness, water retention is a normal part of life. It's not a bad thing or something that should be "avoided". In fact, if your muscles didn't retain water a few days after a workout, I would be very concerned. You can "avoid" excess water retention by reducing your sodium intake, but this doesn't have an overall effect on your goal of losing body fat.

    Instead of saying "I want to lose weight" say "I want to reduce body fat percentage."

    I want to reduce fat percentage . I want that some day my thighs be firm columns, not just cellulite gelatine as they are now.
  • clamoru
    clamoru Posts: 15 Member
    I generally find Lyle McDonald very informative. Take a look at the following post.

    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/why-big-caloric-deficits-and-lots-of-activity-can-hurt-fat-loss.html
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/too-much-cardio-followup.html
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/another-look-at-metabolic-damage.html

    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/fat-loss-for-athletes-part-1.html
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/fat-loss-for-athletes-part-2.html
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/fat-loss-for-athletes-part-3.html

    Very informative, thanks
  • Falcon
    Falcon Posts: 853 Member
    At this point I would stick to weight lifting and losing no more then half a pound a week and if that. It won't be easy because you're already at a healthy weight...
  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    Calculate your calorie needs:
    http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    For light exercise I get

    Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) : 2949 kcal
    Daily calories to maintain weight (TDEE) : 4027 kcal
    Daily calories based on goal in step 6 : 3222 kcal

    If I consume 4027 for sure I'm not going to maintain :bigsmile:


    I'd bet you entered something incorrectly on that website.
    Yeah, if you're a 28-year-old female doing light exercise, you would need to be over 6' tall and 475 pounds to have a BMR around 2900, according to Scooby's.
  • Brandolin11
    Brandolin11 Posts: 492 Member
    I understand what you say, but during many many years my weight was 110 pounds and I never looked sick, neither I had to do much for keep the same weight, just to run. However since I married 10 months ago and I had changed my eating habits , I had gained some pounds, until have 115-116. It does not seems too much, but if I do not take care of it, in a few years I will be overweight as is my grandmother now. So I decided go back to my previous weight and try to adopt a healthier life style.

    I think this sheds some important light on what you're *really* thinking (and feeling) here....

    Underneath your post, I think, is a deep fear.

    To a point, it's a legitimate fear! We've all watched certain relatives and friends "let themselves go" - especially after getting married and/or having a baby. It almost seems inevitable... women get pregnant, eat more, gain a bunch of weight, lose some of that after the birth (but not all), and spend the rest of their lives trying to hold back the weight creep...and usually losing the battle in the end.

    So you are wise to be trying to put things in place to prevent this.

    I think though, you might be a *tad* misguided on what that prevention means.

    To you, if you don't get back to where you were at 110 when you were younger, then you will definitely, absolutely become like your grandmother. Losing the weight, you believe, will give you a strong sense of "control" over your situation. It will mean everything is alright again, and you won't have to worry about your future.

    The thing is...that kind of thinking is bit superstitious. You're fixating on a number and believing that until you reach that number, you're cursed.

    I think what we're trying to tell you is that....this is not true.

    You are at a beautiful weight, in fact, even under a bit. You're "safe" right now, in terms of weight-to-height. As long as you *maintain* this weight using healthy habits, then you will keep yourself from the "creep".

    Perhaps you've been nursing some overeating habits that make you nervous. Maybe you're eating some foods you know trigger you into wanting more and then you feel like you can't stop. Is there anything going on in terms of your patterns that worry you? If so, I believe that is truly what is underlying your worries. IMHO, *that* is what should concern you, not the number on the scale.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    If you're not losing weight, the most likely explanation is that you're eating more than you're burning.
    It doesn't matter if it's "clean" or "filthy."
    It's only been a short period of time, so just be patient. If you still aren't losing after, say, 6 weeks of accurate logging... then you're eating more than you think / more than you need to lose.
    Yep. This.
  • SashaMegan
    SashaMegan Posts: 110 Member
    Calculate your calorie needs:
    http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    For light exercise I get

    Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) : 2949 kcal
    Daily calories to maintain weight (TDEE) : 4027 kcal
    Daily calories based on goal in step 6 : 3222 kcal

    If I consume 4027 for sure I'm not going to maintain :bigsmile:


    I'd bet you entered something incorrectly on that website.
    Yeah, if you're a 28-year-old female doing light exercise, you would need to be over 6' tall and 475 pounds to have a BMR around 2900, according to Scooby's.

    I triple-checked yesterday ... :noway:
    I entered the exact same values today except for the calibration factor which I left blank and I got correct numbers. :bigsmile:
    I misread that part of the form, my bad :laugh:
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    You don't need to lose weight, you need to see someone about why you want to lose weight. 110 at 5'4" is underweight by BMI.
  • hmroebuck
    hmroebuck Posts: 64 Member
    At 5'4 115 you don't need to lose weight. If you are unhappy with how you look, get rid of the scale and focus on body comp (which Insanity is probably helping with).

    Having said that the BMR of a 32yo female your height and weight is 1300. I'm not sure how many calories you are burning, but if you are eating 1500 a day and burning say 300, weight loss is going to be extremely slow (like 5 weeks to drop a pound). So, if it's only been 3 weeks, you may be on track.
  • 4daluvof_candice
    4daluvof_candice Posts: 483 Member
    Hi everybody :

    I need advice about how to drop weight . I am a woman 5"4 and I had 115 -116 pounds. I ant to lose 5 pounds. I used to go for 5K run , but since I am living in other place with really bad weather conditions , that is not a good option. I trade my morning run for High Interval Training ( Insanity) and in the afternoons I do 30 minutes of weight lifting. I DO exercises all days of week less Sunday. Plus I am doing diet, just 1500 calories and I DO NOT eat fast food, junk food, soda or alcohol, pizza, ice cream or food like that.

    With that plan I have not experimented any real weight lost and I gained 5 pounds. I was waiting that weight could be water retention for all the exercises, but I have been doing it during the last 3 weeks and I have not seen changes. I am almost desperate, I am working super hard and I wanted a good result. Please, can you give an advice about what I should do for drop those 5 pounds ??

    Why are you even worried about losing 5 pounds from 115-116? That's the low end on some charts for a small framed person (midrange in others).

    Why does it matter to you? Isn't telling someone they are already too skinny and shouldn't lose weight skinny shaming?

    Did I say they were too skinny? Didn't see those words in my post at all. It was an honest question.

    You don't think your post could at all be interpretted as you suggesting they should not lose weight because they are already borderline too skinny?

    I won't argue it with you though, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

    OMG Get off the gas!!!:laugh:
  • wkwebby
    wkwebby Posts: 807 Member
    For a 32 year old, 5' 4" woman:

    Based on the Robinson formula (1983), your ideal weight is 123.0 lbs
    Based on the Miller formula (1983), your ideal weight is 129.1 lbs
    Based on the Devine formula (1974), your ideal weight is 120.6 lbs
    Based on the Hamwi formula (1964), your ideal weight is 119.7 lbs
    Based on the healthy BMI recommendation, your recommended weight is 107.8 lbs - 145.6 lbs

    I don't write this to make you feel bad for wanting to lose more weight. But I noticed you seemed panicked about not losing five pounds when you're already 115 lbs small, so I wanted you to see in black and white that you're actually already quite perfect (or even a little smaller than the norm) according to the math and science. Hopefully this will help you understand that even if it takes a little time to lose the weight, you're already ideal. :)

    If you feel panicked, however, because you feel that you look "fat" - you might want to check into a little talk therapy about that, as that is not a healthy place to be in, in your mind. Just a suggestion.

    I was just thinking that you look fabulous on your pic and the weight sounds lower than ideal. Throw out the scale and go by pictures and how your clothes fit. Being fixated on a number isn't a healthy way to go about losing weight. Take into account the whole picture (i.e. body fat percentage, building muscles, endurance, etc.).
  • hmroebuck
    hmroebuck Posts: 64 Member
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    I want to reduce fat percentage . I want that some day my thighs be firm columns, not just cellulite gelatine as they are now.
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    Then the weight on the scale means very little. You could very well weigh 120 and look way better than you did at 110.
  • rjmudlax13
    rjmudlax13 Posts: 900 Member
    I want to reduce fat percentage . I want that some day my thighs be firm columns, not just cellulite gelatine as they are now.

    I don't know much about cellulite, but from doing some quick research it seems that trying to lose weight and body fat won't have much of an effect on the cellulite. In fact, if you lost body fat too quickly it can actually make the cellulite look worse.

    I would start a good weight lifting program that emphasizes squats and deadlifts. Find out what your TDEE is and eat about 5% ABOVE it. If you add a little bit of muscle, it may reduce the cellulite a bit. Cellulite won't go completely away unless you get some kind of cosmetic surgery.
  • riotatme23
    riotatme23 Posts: 56 Member
    If you're not losing weight, the most likely explanation is that you're eating more than you're burning.
    It doesn't matter if it's "clean" or "filthy."
    It's only been a short period of time, so just be patient. If you still aren't losing after, say, 6 weeks of accurate logging... then you're eating more than you think / more than you need to lose.
    This.

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