Grrrrr. Weight loss

Can you open your diary? Since you're already at a healthy weight, it can be difficult to get rid of pounds. And you're losing inches, so something is going right!

natkrum wrote: »

Diary is opened. Thanks guys I appreciate the imput

It's still not open.

inb4 "its muscle"

also, this....

ceoverturf wrote: »

Define "eating well"

You can "eat well" but not be in a caloric deficit...ergo no weight loss.

Especially since you have relatively little to lose. You're going to have to be meticulous about calories. If you're not losing, then you need to decrease your calorie consumption by a couple hundred a day. Do that and give it 4-6 weeks to see the long-term trend. If it's still not working, drop another hundred or two. Repeat as necessary until you find the sweet spot.

are you weighing all your food OP?

skullshank wrote: »

inb4 "its muscle"

also, this....

ceoverturf wrote: »

Define "eating well"

You can "eat well" but not be in a caloric deficit...ergo no weight loss.

Especially since you have relatively little to lose. You're going to have to be meticulous about calories. If you're not losing, then you need to decrease your calorie consumption by a couple hundred a day. Do that and give it 4-6 weeks to see the long-term trend. If it's still not working, drop another hundred or two. Repeat as necessary until you find the sweet spot.

are you weighing all your food OP?

Too late!

Could be muscle gain... And also at 5'7 140lbs is a healthy weight. I'm 5'6 and the healthy weight for that is between 132lbs-140lbs.

natkrum wrote: »

I do gain about 2 PDs when I'm on my period. However im not 100% measuring all my food. I'm under in calories almost every day. Just don't know where I should change it up. I've opened my diary to public? Thanks again

Start here and buy a food scale

Your diary is not open

natkrum wrote: »

It is now when I say I'm not 100% accurate I know I'm close. I'm not overweight either and im toning up well however IM mindblown I haven't lost a pound

A few questions:

"Homemade broccoli salad" - is that a recipe you entered, or one you found in the database?

How much is "1 ladle" of oatmeal?

"Turkey breast meat, 1 serving" - how many ounces is that? 1 serving can mean different things to different people.



I would suggest using more accurate entries and weighing your food on a food scale. I'm guessing that your calorie count is no where near correct, based on your diary entries.

The inches are more important. U may be gaining some muscle, so your weight will not change much. Check how your clothes fit, and use that as a guide. Just my 02 cents. Good luck

Just a thought, I'm pretty much at same place as you (second week of Beta)... Alpha was all cardio and now Beta has introduced weights so it could be water retention from the strength training and I'm not sure on this bit but could it be even "noob gains"?

I only ask because from what I hear it is very difficult for women to put on enough muscle just like that for it to affect the scale but then people talk about the exception of when you very first start weights you may gain quickly the first week or two? Is this right?

Also, try not to worry about the number on the scale, who cares so long as the tape measure is going down. Have you taken progress photos? They are so important, you really may not notice how much you have changed without them. I was shocked at mine after Alpha.

Agree and concur with above.

T25 is a rather aggressive caloric burn when accurately performed etc. But at a quick glance your caloric intake ranges from 900-1600, one entry indicates an exercise entry therefore it gave you more calories so this means you are inputting your exercise. There is one entry starting on 02/17 and resumes again on 02/23?. So a few days of non-tracking, OP said 2 weeks but at a quick glance appears 1 solid week of logging. Advise you obtain a scale and find better inputs for better "practices" in the future and creating those good "habits" for continued loss/gains.

Find TDEE based on activity levels (T25/other and how active you are). Other formulas are available to consult with.

Find that total and don't enter in your exercise and obtain a scale for more accurate tracking. Determine nutrional requirements and stay within nutrional guidelines if you can.

Best of luck and you can do this, just do the pertinant research and you'll notice something happening when accurately tracking!

"guessing as to how much protein, carbohydrates & dietary fat you are consuming means you'll ultimately be guessing as to how your results will turn out" credit NCFitness

Normally when I consult protein and fiber deficiency are among the top things noticed so consider those in your research and how your previous inputs compare.

You got this, just keep pushing play and learn and grow each day!

natkrum wrote: »

I've been working out with Focus T25 and im on my second week of beta. I've been using my Fitness Pal for 2 weeks and eating well for 4 weeks. I have lost inches in my waist but my weight has not budged. Not one pound. I'm 42 and weigh 140pds at 5"7. With all that im doing how am I not losing any weight???

You are at a normal weight for your height, and you've lost some inches. Job well done!

skylaboo07 wrote: »

Well you might be gaining muscle weight in the process of working out trying to lose fat weight. Muscle weight more than fat so that might be it.

It doesn't work that way. First, muscle and fat weight the exact same pound for pound. Second, with the exception of newbie gains, its extremely difficult to gain muscle in a deficit.
OP, Inches trump pounds! WTG!

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

skylaboo07 wrote: »

Well you might be gaining muscle weight in the process of working out trying to lose fat weight. Muscle weight more than fat so that might be it.

It doesn't work that way. First, muscle and fat weight the exact same pound for pound. Second, with the exception of newbie gains, its extremely difficult to gain muscle in a deficit.
OP, Inches trump pounds! WTG!

What she said And newbie gains, even when they happen, are small. (Ounces in months, not pounds of muscle in weeks). It's really difficult for most women to add muscle when we are eating at a surplus and lifting weights like a beast. Nobody adds appreciable muscle by doing two weeks of a mostly cardio plan.