snail speed weight loss...

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I'm in the same boat!

How's your calories intake vs. output? Are you measuring or just eyeballing portions. My scale isn't moving very fast either, but I'm still noticing the changes. The number on the scale isn't always the best way to see a change. How are your clothes fitting? Don't give up. Don't get discouraged. Good luck to you!

Everyone will tell you that as long as you're losing inches to ignore the scale, it can be deceiving. If you are losing at least one (inches or weight) then you're not doing anything wrong. Follow your guidelines for MFP and you'll lose. It is SOOOO frustrating though to not see the scale move!!! I have always had a "slow to start" metabolism. Even when I do amazingly well with exercise and my food, I've yet to lose more than 1 lb/week. I have to just tell myself that it's 1 lb less than I weighed before, and try to focus on the NSV (non-scale victories) I'm feeling. I'm more energetic than I used to be already, although I've only lost 5 lbs, and I'm feeling better overall.

Keep it up, you're going GREAT!!!!! Add me as a friend if you want some more encouragement.


OLP76, it encourages me to know you didn't start to really lose until 30-45 days in...that gives me hope! When I've exercised in the past, that's been my experience as well. It takes awhile for my body to "wake up" and that makes it hard to stick with to begin with, but after a month or two it really starts to come off. Still hoping that will happen!

If you don't weigh until Friday how do you know you haven't lost any this week yet? If you are weighing every day and just logging on Fridays then maybe you should stop that. That is why people say to only weigh once a week. You fluctuate so much during a week's time and some of us just can't handle seeing that scale stay the same, or worse go up, in the middle of the week. Wait til Friday and try again hun. Drink lots of water and get any you are retaining out.

I have been the same...however slow is good. I keep track of my measurements as well because I love to see the inchs (even if slow) come off. I have a dietian for my Kidney disease, both her and my doctor have given me suggestions. Slow is better so your body has a chance to know what is going on, don't make any major changes to calorie intake...slow ones.

In the last week I have finally dropped 4.5 pounds...the most I have at one time and usually yo yo...and this was with no big workouts!!!! I tried their lastest suggestions...don't count back in my excerise points...spread out my meals....stick to my calorie count, if I was low one day the next I was guaranteed to be high and that wasn't good...get a carb with each meal to hold me over to the next...and when I work out I do atleast 20minutes because we dont burn fat until 20 in...stay away from those fruit juices I love, eat it instead of drinking it. My body is still adjusting to this. When my tummy thinks it is hungry and I just ate a hour ago, I give it water which seems to help instead of giving it into it's whining that it is time to eat. Good luck!!