Two Weeks Exercise & watching what I eat no weight loss :(

All the exercise in the world isn't going to help if you are eating as many calories are you're burning. Are you weighing (solids) and measuring (liquids) absolutely everything you eat and logging it accurately (including cooking oil and beverages?) If you're not, you are probably not eating at a calorie deficit. "Eyeballing" stuff doesn't work - it is very, very easy estimate incorrectly and it doesn't take much of that incorrect estimation to completely wipe out a calorie deficit.

Well, with your diary closed it's going to be hard to give specific advice. The first thing that should be said is that unfortunately two weeks isn't always enough time to see changes. This could be a normal stall that happens to a lot of people even when they're doing everything right.

The most common problems we see come from underestimating calories eaten and overestimating calories burned.

You're logging everything you eat? Including condiments, cooking oils, veggies, cheat days, etc? Are you using a food scale, measuring cups, or eyeballing your portion sizes? Most people can be off in their estimates by several hundred calories when they eyeball portions. Measuring cups are better, but a food scale is going to be the most accurate.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1290491-how-and-why-to-use-a-digital-food-scale

And make sure that you've calculated your calorie goals appropriately. Remember that these are just estimates. You may need to play around a little to find what works best for you.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

If you're exercising and eating back your earned exercise calories, be sure that you're using accurate estimates of your burn. MFP and gym machines have a tendency to overestimate certain activities, which can cause you to eat back more calories than you need to. Even a heart rate monitor isn't 100% accurate. If you're eating those extra earned calories it might be a good idea to eat only 50-75% of those.

I agree with most. The secret to losing weight lies in controlling the number of calories that you consume. Exercise helps, yes, but not as much as we sometimes imagine.

I decided to lose weight with exercise alone in 2009, and it worked, to a point. I lost 15 pounds in a year. Most of us want to do better than that.

What Dianne said, its hard to tell with a closed diary, but it normally means you are not at deficit, even though you think you are. Weigh and log all your food as suggested, we simply have no idea what you are doing, so cnat say if you should be losing weight or not. As you said you are probably being impatient as well.

IDK but I'm right there with you. Logging for 5days and gained 1.5 and lost 1.5. So I'm right where I started. Glad to know that there is someone else in my boat too. Let's just hang in there a bit longer.

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queenliz99 wrote: »

When you have 5 pounds to lose, this weight will come off slowly. Patience is key. Sorry. Weigh everything tyou eat and you may be overestimating your calorie burn.

+1

If you can find out what your BMR (max daily calorie consumption based on gender, height, current weight), then consume 500 less of the BMR per day, you should lose a pound per week regardless. But, you must calculate how much calories in everything you consume and be honest with yourself when working out the calories.

I see that MFP has your daily caloric goal around 1800. I don't know how tall you are or how much you weigh, but for me, if I ate 1800 calories per day, I would not lose weight either. Have you looked around to see how to manually figure caloric needs based on your goals and your activity levels? I know it is frustrating. What day are you weighing in on? I found that I was much better off when I switched my weigh-in day to Wednesday or Friday. Monday weigh-ins reflect my more relaxed habits during the weekend, so I prefer weighing when I can see the effects of my hard work rather than the bacon cheeseburger I ate on Sunday! Sodium is a real killer for me!

Focus on your efforts, not your results. The results WILL come but it always takes more time and effort than you anticipate. This should be a lifestyle, not a short term diet. Fall in love with the process of taking care of your body and health. And relax! If you are earing healthy and staying active, you will get results. Also, don't rely only on the scale. Take pictures every 1 weeks and compare. Sometimes the scale doesn't budge but the photos show a transformation. Hang in there!

Another tip: take pictures and measurements once a month. Sometimes that's a big motivator rather than just relying on the scale, especially if you're lifting or doing a lot of cardio as your body composition can change.

Good luck to you and congrats on losing that first lbs!!

wildflower83558 wrote: »

What am I doing wrong? Is it my age? I'm 45 1/2 yrs old. Yes I was bad during the holidays and gained 5 or 6 lbs but I can't seem to make it budge despite my best efforts. I've been working out 5 days a week (walking, power yoga or nordic trac walking) and I haven't lost one lb! My close are still tight too. Am I just being too impatient? Does it take more time? I used to be able to shed pretty quickly in my youth but now it seems to have changed and I feel stuck.

Hi. I just went through this last week. But I kept going and today that dreadful scaled finally moved 1 lb. I know its easier said then done, but it will move.