How discouraged are you after the first week?

crystalroselynn
crystalroselynn Posts: 117 Member
edited November 13 in Getting Started
so I've only lost 3 lbs this first week. I'm feeling discouraged but to be fair I haven't been working out. Is 3 not enough for just eating healthy? How do I get motivation to work out? I need help :(

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Three pounds is actually great for a week. How much were you expecting to lose?
  • neogramps
    neogramps Posts: 79 Member
    Google image search "1lb of fat" - you lost 3 times that in a week - it's a lot more than you think.

    Healthy weight loss takes time; if you diet too fast you will lose muscle mass, which will end up with you needing to eat even less to continue to lose weight, which sucks.

    Be patient, and do some strength training and it will come off.
  • Tedebearduff
    Tedebearduff Posts: 1,155 Member
    crystalroselynn wrote: »
    so I've only lost 3 lbs this first week. I'm feeling discouraged but to be fair I haven't been working out. Is 3 not enough for just eating healthy? How do I get motivation to work out? I need help :(

    Unless you are obese this is an unhealthy rate to be losing weight. (As in you lost too much weight to fast!) Also odds are you didn't lose any actual fat in the first week most likely just water weight.

    It takes time, you won't be successful at all if you can't wrap your head around that.
  • rebeccaschlaht
    rebeccaschlaht Posts: 22 Member
    find something you enjoy doing for your exercise. Like zumba or walking with a friend or for me its walking and an at home crossfit workout with my son. Thats a great motivator. When your doing something you like to do its easier to do.
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    That's a great first week. How much do you have to lose in all?
  • ellie0213
    ellie0213 Posts: 516 Member
    How do you know you are eating healthy if you aren't logging what you eat?
  • crystalroselynn
    crystalroselynn Posts: 117 Member
    Well I was on here about 2 years ago and lost 50lbs. Then I got into a relationship and gained it all back. So this is my first week and I've lost 3. I weight 271 lbs. I'm eventually trying to get down to 140. But I figure 3 lbs a week for a year I should be around -90lbs.
    does water help you lose weight?
  • GatesOfDelirium
    GatesOfDelirium Posts: 50
    3 lbs is a burn of over 10,000 calories in a week, that is huge..............! Most people would love that rate but I agree it is possibly too much.
    90 lbs in a year looks to me to be a little optimistic....IMO
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    GatesOfDelirium wrote: »
    3 lbs is a burn of over 10,000 calories in a week, that is huge..............! Most people would love that rate but I agree it is possibly too much.
    90 lbs in a year looks to me to be a little optimistic....IMO

    I would take 52 pounds in one year. Actually I want it a little quicker.
  • crystalroselynn
    crystalroselynn Posts: 117 Member
    Yeah danm it. You guys are right. After I read it I was like... That's a little too much
  • Tedebearduff
    Tedebearduff Posts: 1,155 Member
    crystalroselynn wrote: »
    Yeah danm it. You guys are right. After I read it I was like... That's a little too much

    I lost 156lbs in a year .... so it's doable.... just depends on how bad you want it. I was a big boy then though ... the first 30lbs flew off of me crazy fast! Anyways... don't lower your goals, just don't be racing to the finish line is all!
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Wow! Congrats on 3 lbs in the very first week. It took me three weeks to see water weight loss after making dietary changes... I

    Keep up the good work!
  • ladymarino13
    ladymarino13 Posts: 2
    So, I am on my 10th day and have not lost one ounce of weight. This is really discouraging to me. I log everything that I eat. I drink at least eight glasses of water daily as a matter of fact that's all I drink. I don't do much exercising, but I am always on the move. Any suggestions?
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    ladymarino13 wrote: »
    So, I am on my 10th day and have not lost one ounce of weight. This is really discouraging to me. I log everything that I eat. I drink at least eight glasses of water daily as a matter of fact that's all I drink. I don't do much exercising, but I am always on the move. Any suggestions?

    Make your own thread for starters.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    congrats! 3# is awesome!
  • DirrtyH
    DirrtyH Posts: 664 Member
    You only lost 3 pounds in a week? I only lost 3 pounds in, like, six weeks. Should I just give up?

    Three pounds is fantastic. The Biggest Loser is not real life.
  • crystalroselynn
    crystalroselynn Posts: 117 Member
    I really appreciate you guys. You're all kind and made me look at 3lbs differently.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    It's hard not to shoot for the moon from the get go, but the slower you go, the easier it will be to adjust to and maintain your new habits. I was shocked when I lost 2.2 lbs in one week when I was only aiming for 1. Anyway, as long as the scale is going down consistently, you're on the right track.
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