i have dieted for three weeks and not seeinf what i want to

Anidorie
Anidorie Posts: 291 Member
edited September 23 in Health and Weight Loss
I have went from a 3-4 long to a 1-2 long. I have lost seven pounds. im down from 130 to 123. I m not sure if those results are good or not? is that a good rate? Sometimes i feel like its not enough. I want results fast! Am i just being impatient? I have been on this websight for three weeks. my wieght does go up and down from day to day.

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  • bjshooter
    bjshooter Posts: 1,174 Member
    I think that is a fab weightloss, you cant have much to lose either and its normally very slow.
  • jessimacar
    jessimacar Posts: 291
    If you're buying long pants, the odds are you're tall.. So you probably don't have a lot of weight to lose. Look into what your "ideal" healthy weight is, and see if that's where you are. Maybe you need to focus less on the scale, and more on measurements if you're uncomfortable with the way your body looks.. Tone tone tone! :)
  • Simonscat
    Simonscat Posts: 249
    Fast weightloss causes problems. best way to lose weight is slowly
  • denitraross
    denitraross Posts: 325 Member
    7 pounds in 3 weeks is fantastic...are you working out as well? It is not a myth that muscle weighs more than fat....so you may be gaining muscle weight which is a good thing....be happy with your healthy 7 pounds lost!!
  • Tamishumate
    Tamishumate Posts: 1,171 Member
    If your a size 1-2 and now weigh 123 and think you still need to lose weight, you may need to see a Doctor, and I mean that in the nicest way possible. You do not need to lose weight. Good luck
  • DoralisM
    DoralisM Posts: 80
    Sounds good to me! I been dieting for 3 weeks also and only lost 1 1/2 lbs and an inch from waist, neck and arm. I did my goals over and now working out harder to see better results. Remember we all loose weight differently.. some from our face, some from our bodies, some u cant even notice but when u measure yourself u will see the results. Keep it up!!! :flowerforyou: :happy:
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    ANY weight loss is good,i have not lost for 4 weeks now GRRRRRRRRRRR,,,,
    i have reduced the cals and upped the exersice and STILL nothing.....BUT still gotta be doing good somewhere right :)
  • NikkisNewStart
    NikkisNewStart Posts: 1,075 Member
    I agree with the above poster... at this point I am focusing more on the way my body looks (muscle) than the numbers on the scale. The way I do that is with exercise and with healthy eating (my new way of life at this point on my journey- not a diet). Your rate of loss, 7 pounds in 3 weeks, seems to be a healthy rate at a little over 2 pounds a week. Anything faster than that and you're probably losing water and/or cannibalizing muscle- which you don't want to do I'm sure!

    Keep going to reach your goals... but please don't let an arbitrary number on a scale or a pair of pants define you!
  • NikkisNewStart
    NikkisNewStart Posts: 1,075 Member
    ANY weight loss is good,i have not lost for 4 weeks now GRRRRRRRRRRR,,,,
    i have reduced the cals and upped the exersice and STILL nothing.....BUT still gotta be doing good somewhere right :)

    Not to hijack the thread... but this happened to me. I upped my calories by 225 a day and started eating every single one of my exercise calories.... I started losing again! For me, I had to eat more to lose!
  • amycal
    amycal Posts: 646 Member
    How tall are you? I would say you are at a perfect weight based on both pounds and size unless you are extremely short. Being TOO skinny is not attractive or HEALTHY.
  • purplespeckle
    purplespeckle Posts: 652
    Yes. I think you are being impatient. lol. 7 lbs in 3 wks is great!
  • Tamishumate
    Tamishumate Posts: 1,171 Member
    Yes. I think you are being impatient. lol. 7 lbs in 3 wks is great!


    OF Course she is, I take it from her profile that she is a teenager, and as a mother of teenagers, I can say they are impatient. they live in a world that they want, and most of the time get, instant gratification .
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