im worried!

hidee14
hidee14 Posts: 110 Member
edited November 8 in Introduce Yourself
how many days of not losing weight should i get worried or change something?

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  • Patttience
    Patttience Posts: 975 Member
    Are you plateauing? I have heard that it should be about a month. If its that long, just cut your calories.
  • cheekychocolate
    cheekychocolate Posts: 17
    edited November 2014
    2 weeks would be my limit, but I'm not the most patient person in the world.
  • hidee14
    hidee14 Posts: 110 Member
    I'm just scared cause it's never been over 3-4 days today is day 4
  • grimendale
    grimendale Posts: 2,153 Member
    Don't panic. Until it's been 2-4 weeks, it's usually not considered a plateau. Give it time, make sure you're logging and measuring everything correctly, and give it time (repeated deliberately for emphasis).
  • HotCuppaJo
    HotCuppaJo Posts: 476 Member
    2 weeks, although I do tend to get a bit antsy after a week or so....
  • csever82
    csever82 Posts: 17 Member
    grimendale wrote: »
    Don't panic. Until it's been 2-4 weeks, it's usually not considered a plateau. Give it time, make sure you're logging and measuring everything correctly, and give it time (repeated deliberately for emphasis).

    Exactly. I hit two weeks where I still lost, but very small amounts compared to prior weeks. I just stayed the course and the next week I dropped again.

    The other thing that seems to work for me if I feel like I'm not losing in any given week is to have a cheat day. NOT a go-crazy-and-eat-everything-on-the-planet day, but a day where I maybe eat maintenance or slightly above. It seems to confuse my metabolism or something and I end up dropping weight that week.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I usually say to wait three weeks before you start to worry, especially if you've made any changes to your exercise routine lately. Since it's only been 4 days my advice would be to back away from the scale for at least week or two and stop weighing yourself so often.
  • davis978
    davis978 Posts: 103 Member
    4 days is absolutely not long enough to get worried. I have often gone 3 or 4 weeks with no loss, and then all of a sudden, it comes back. For me (and for many other women) the timing of my cycle matters A LOT. Take a look at your diary and see if something has been different lately, but if not, just keep doing what you are doing. Panicking is not going to help you in the long run. If it bothers you that much to not lose for 4 days, then go to only weighing yourself weekly at most.
  • hidee14
    hidee14 Posts: 110 Member
    Its been two weeks now what do I do?!
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