2 Days in and Discouraged

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  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    I strongly recommend that you stop weighing yourself so frequently. Your body weight is going to fluctuate up and down on a daily basis; the only way to know whether you're gaining or losing is to look at the longer-term trend. If you can't handle that emotionally (I personally can't handle it so don't take this as judgmental) then do your weigh-ins weekly *at most*.

    Also, there's a little drop-down next to each user's name that will let you IGNORE them. If you want to use MFP for support then I also strongly recommend using that option a lot :)
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    No I don't think you're a jerk at all. I just got very nervous when I cut my calories so much and saw an increase in weight and then maintained it. When I try other plans I usually see a drop day 1 and 2 and then it seems to go up after a few more days so I quit the plan. This is unusual so I just got really nervous that this will work especially since i am so hungry.

    I am used to vegan "all you can eat" plans which is how/why I have gained so much weight.

    Give it some time.
    Be diligent, track things so you have data to make wise decisions in about 4 weeks.....
  • Zephalia
    Zephalia Posts: 79 Member
    I agree with all the others telling you not to weigh yourself so frequently. Changes are not immediate!

    Try weighing yourself once a week or every other week to get a better sense of which direction you're headed. I mean, if I haven't taken a poop for a day or two and I weighed myself, I would think I'd gained...but drop the deuce and I'm sitting pretty. Catch my drift?

    And don't be hard on yourself - starting out is a great time for you to be filled with hope! You will likely experience some ups and downs in your weight as you learn what you can eat, how much you can eat and how your body reacts.

    Stick to it - you can do it! I was on a 1200 cal diet earlier this year and it did work for me but I couldn't maintain it beyond a few weeks because I was just too darn hungry after a while. I'm at 1400 cal now which I find much more easy to maintain.
  • arrrrjt
    arrrrjt Posts: 245 Member
    God my weight can fluctuate up to 3 pounds a day. Definitely do not get discouraged! Keep up the good work and you'll get there.
  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
    Hi everyone,

    I just started. I started at 138 (5'2" at 44 yrs) and I had a difficult time sticking to 1200 calories so I had 1380 and I gained .4
    The next day I had 1330 calories and maintained the .4 gain.

    I know I'm only two days in but I am finding this discouraging.

    I am a vegan and have been probably consuming around 1600-1800 calories to gain 25lbs so I thought after two days a smidge would come off, not gain. Before joining mfp I was trying to stick to raw till 4 but the weight kept fluctuating 1 up and 1 down.

    I can't excercise for at least a week or two due to an injury but I have been sedentary for quite some time.

    Any suggestions/motivation?

    I just don't want to fail at something else.

    Not trying to sound rude or be a jerk....

    But 2 days and you are discouraged???
    Did you get to your current size in 2 days??

    Stay on your plan and give it time.
    oh, don't weigh every day.....
    once a week, track it over time and see which way it is trending

    What I was thinking was even more harsh but I won't say it. There really isn't a lot of motivation or help any of us can offer if after two days in you are discouraged. This isn't a sprint. It takes time. Keep reaching those small victories. Over time they will add up to a whole new you that you will be proud of.
  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
    Wow, who are you to say that I am "not ready"?

    I am ready. I got the app, I've been logging every morsel for the last 2.5 days and I have come to the message board for support so that I continue and not give up as I have done in the past.

    This type of feedback is very demoralizing and unhelpful.

    When a person really wants something, I mean really want something. They will move almost all obstacles out of the way to get to it. For some it takes longer to really get to the point when we really want something we have to work hard for. Even if we think we are ready for it. Think about it.
  • VelveteenArabian
    VelveteenArabian Posts: 758 Member
    Hi everyone,

    I just started. I started at 138 (5'2" at 44 yrs) and I had a difficult time sticking to 1200 calories so I had 1380 and I gained .4
    The next day I had 1330 calories and maintained the .4 gain.

    I know I'm only two days in but I am finding this discouraging.

    I am a vegan and have been probably consuming around 1600-1800 calories to gain 25lbs so I thought after two days a smidge would come off, not gain. Before joining mfp I was trying to stick to raw till 4 but the weight kept fluctuating 1 up and 1 down.

    I can't excercise for at least a week or two due to an injury but I have been sedentary for quite some time.

    Any suggestions/motivation?

    I just don't want to fail at something else.

    The problem is that you don't understand how weight loss works. You're already being unrealistic.

    Weight gain and weight loss are based over averages over a period of time - typically a few weeks. So you haven't been at it long enough to develop an average of a deficit.

    It takes a 3500 calorie burn maintained to lose one pound. You're estimating a 270-470 deficit per day over two days. That's not enough of a deficit for a one pound loss and it's not been sustained enough to turn into one.

    Your weight will also naturally fluctuate up and down based on a million things like hormones, bowel movements, water retention, and other stuff.

    You're one the right track. It didn't take a week to gain 25 and it won't take that long to lose it. Keep at it but don't expect to see changes for at least a few weeks.
  • HappyAnna2014
    HappyAnna2014 Posts: 214 Member
    I'm vegan too (well, most of the time, occasionally I will have a TV dinner with some regular cheese). LOL, people are always SHOCKED that I'm not some malnourished pale waif. I am living proof that vegans can eat too much and be overweight. But definitely, give it more time. Tuesday morning I woke up and had gained two pounds, but had done well counting calories, etc. the previous day. It will go down. I've lost 9 lbs in 3 weeks...so I'm not worried. :) Just stick with it and you'll be fine. :)

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