Becoming very disheartened :(
helen772010
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Hi guys, what on earth am I doing wrong ?
I started a healthier eating plan and 30 day shred 12 days ago now some evenings maybe two or three times a week will also go for a by cycle ride for 30 minutes, I have not lost a single pound, I lost and put back in. WHY ? I've gone from very little exercise and poor eating habits to working my butt off. Please advise me on where I'm going wrong
Helen.
I started a healthier eating plan and 30 day shred 12 days ago now some evenings maybe two or three times a week will also go for a by cycle ride for 30 minutes, I have not lost a single pound, I lost and put back in. WHY ? I've gone from very little exercise and poor eating habits to working my butt off. Please advise me on where I'm going wrong
Helen.
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Are you weighing and accurately logging all your food to an overall calorie defecit?0
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Have your measurements changed? ie, are you losing fat and building muscle?0
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Hi Helen,
I took a quick look at your diary and from what I can see, you really indeed are trying. I did notice you aren't drinking a lot of water. Try that and see how it goes. Sometimes your body needs time to adjust. How much do you want to lose?
Because if it isn't a lot, it's going much slower (same "problem" I'm coping with).
If you'd like me to be you buddy, you can always add me as a friend!
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Healthier eating doesn't necessarily mean a calorie deficit. Some healthy foods are incredibly calorific, like hoummus and nut butters. And fruits are high in sugars, so a tropical fruit salad, although healthy, can take you over your goals. Weigh and log your food and see what happens. Good luck.0
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Too many carbs, too little protein.0
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Hi Helen
If you've gone from virtually no exercise to quite a bit you may be retaining some fluid. It's very early days yet! I know it's discouraging to not see the scales move, but if you are weighing and measuring your food, logging everything, and doing some exercise it will happen. Also, doing body measurements is a really good idea, sometimes the scales aren't moving, but you will be losing inches.0 -
DanExcalibur wrote: »Too many carbs, too little protein.
Unless she has a medical condition that requires a lower carb approach that's completely irrelevant to weight loss. Calories in vs calories out is all that's required.0 -
1. go here: http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html and enter in your stats. Make sure you choose the correct fitness level. Take the number it gives you and multiply that by 0.85, that will be your calorie goal. Go into goals and hit change goals, and choose custom. Enter in your daily calorie goal. Then change your carbs to 40%, your protein to 30-35% and fat to 25% - 30%. And try that for a few weeks. After you lose 5 lbs, recalculate your calories. Since you don't have a lot to go, do it every 5 lbs and see how that does for you. I prefer a higher fat diet, but see what you like and adjust accordingly. Get rid of the 1200, because as you lose you will need to drop calories, and you don't want to drop to nothing.0
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Thank you for your replies, I always weigh out food and if not practical then I always over estimate the calories so as not to cheat myself and go over. I measured my self on day one of 30 day shred and again on day 10, no change, I'm gutted because I'm putting everything in.
Yes I well definatley try and drink more water as your right I don't drink enough, I would like to lose 16 pound to be at the weight I was 3 years ago.
Please from my diet what items are full of carbs and which are the protein foods ? I'm not very savvy on on carbs, proteins
It hurts more that my partner although on the same diet but no exercise at all is losing weight albeit just a pound a week but still a loss.0 -
Thanks Lisa for the link, i'll give it a shot.0
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You really don't have a lot to lose, so you're not going to see those big initial loses that more overweight people do.
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I wasn't expecting miracles but was expecting something due to the drastic changes, I'm determined and won't give up. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 2012 and put my weight on then due to steroids and inactivity, all clear and back to normal life now, this fitness spat is for health as well as weight loss,just want my old self back again now.
Lisa, I just put my details in the link you gave me and did the calculation which gave me calories of 1969, does this sound correct, it seems high ?0 -
I nearly topped at 170 pounds. It took me three weeks of serious exercising and counting calories just to keep from getting to 170! Then another couple of weeks to go down to 165, and two more months to get to 160. Now that I'm on MFP, I'm losing weight at a steady pace. Don't give up!!!0
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How close to working out do you weigh yourself?
Working out will "plump your muscles" for lack of a better term and, ancedote, I am always heavier if I weigh myself within two/three hours of a good workout.0 -
It's normal that your husband is losing easier than you. Men tend to lose fat more easily than women.
I get where you're coming from with wanting to go back to a normal life. I've lost a baby last year due to an ectopic pregnancy and all the hormones, the operation and the mental/emotional effect also caused a weightgain for me..
Keep on going, at least you're already getting healthier!0 -
I always weigh myself first thing then workout while my other half is still in bed
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I'm sorry to hear that Maline xx0 -
Your ticker says you have lost 1 lb in 12 days, with the small amount you have to lose then half a pound a week is sustainable and you are over-achieving on that! Also suddenly upping your exercise routine can cause your muscles to retain water for repair. You say you are doing 30DS and cycling - that is quite a lot from a standing start. Give it time. keep weighing your food and MEASURE YOURSELF. If you aren't losing an average half pound a week after 6 weeks then look again at your regime. Good luck.0
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Thanks Jules, is there any way of getting rid of water retention?0
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »DanExcalibur wrote: »Too many carbs, too little protein.
Unless she has a medical condition that requires a lower carb approach that's completely irrelevant to weight loss.
Nonsense. Eat nothing but carbs and zero protein and watch what happens...
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Something worth remembering is that your weight can fluctuate due to things such as water retention, food mass and even after you exercise from up to 10lbs. Try not to weigh yourself too often, perhaps only once a week or once a month considering menstruation can also build up water retention, but a reminder that it only tends to be temporary and does not effect weight loss.
I had a similar problem, I was losing some weight and then "gaining" more back although at that point I was weighing myself everyday - not a good idea! But the thing to remember is that if you know you doing all the right things, then generally speaking you can't logically go wrong.
Good protein foods - lean meat and fish (salmon tends to be popular), eggs, non-fat Greek yogurt, cheese (kept in moderation), 1-2tbsp peanut butter and 1/2 cup of low-fat cottage cheese is supposedly ranked one of the best for it's high protein content per serving.
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Drink more water. As your body learns that it will always have a constant supply of water, it stops holding on to it.
I did look at your diary and you may not be getting enough protein. You want to multiply your lean body mass by .6 for lightly active so you don't lose any muscle.
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DanExcalibur wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »DanExcalibur wrote: »Too many carbs, too little protein.
Unless she has a medical condition that requires a lower carb approach that's completely irrelevant to weight loss.
Nonsense. Eat nothing but carbs and zero protein and watch what happens...
Whilst that's impossible to do so a nonsensical comeback.
carbs in a weight loss diet are totally fine ...I personally lost 50lbs in 8 months with 50-60% carbs ...please prove why she has to drop carbs
If you wish to be low carb to achieve your goals that's fine - whatever you like - but don't make it a rule for others0 -
OP - I looked at your diary and it looks good
I think you're just suffering from its only been 12 days; not much to lose; weight loss isn't linear and a change-up in exercise which can result in water retention ...as will hormones around ovulation and menstruation and extra sodium
Just keep going and weigh again in a couple of weeks ...my own weight loss goes in stalls of 2-3 weeks, rises and drops but with an overall downwards trend
I can show you if you like (the black dots are actual scale weights)
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I'll second using Trendweight. It has kept me realtively sane this time around.
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This happens to me on a small cut with an uptake in training. I plateau for up to six weeks, as my fat cells release the fat, and immediately replace it with water which weighs the same. One day I wake up, usually after a carby binge with alcohol and woosh! I'm where I should be and carry on from there.
Weight training also adds more water as my muscles get repaired.
I don't care, as long as I'm targeting fat!0 -
DanExcalibur wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »DanExcalibur wrote: »Too many carbs, too little protein.
Unless she has a medical condition that requires a lower carb approach that's completely irrelevant to weight loss.
Nonsense. Eat nothing but carbs and zero protein and watch what happens...
Whilst that's impossible to do so a nonsensical comeback.
carbs in a weight loss diet are totally fine ...I personally lost 50lbs in 8 months with 50-60% carbs ...please prove why she has to drop carbs
If you wish to be low carb to achieve your goals that's fine - whatever you like - but don't make it a rule for others
Carbs are important, You need to perfect the balance and consistently stick to it and you will burn weight! Strippers are great too on the side, but its not about what exercise you do, from my experience 90% is what you eat. You can lose weight by changing diet and not exercise!-1 -
You are probably retaining water. When you use your muscles, especially if you don't use them much, you get tiny tears in them. This is why we are sore after workouts. These tiny tears allow our muscles to grow bigger and stronger. However, our muscles will hold water in them until the tears are healed. So if you have been doing a lot of exercise- drink plenty of water and wait until you aren't as sore to get on the scale. Our bodies are amazing and they know exactly what they are doing! Our bodies set us up for success, it's our mind that fails us. Give it all that you've got and you won't be sorry!
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DanExcalibur wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »DanExcalibur wrote: »Too many carbs, too little protein.
Unless she has a medical condition that requires a lower carb approach that's completely irrelevant to weight loss.
Nonsense. Eat nothing but carbs and zero protein and watch what happens...
Whilst that's impossible to do so a nonsensical comeback.
carbs in a weight loss diet are totally fine ...I personally lost 50lbs in 8 months with 50-60% carbs ...please prove why she has to drop carbs
If you wish to be low carb to achieve your goals that's fine - whatever you like - but don't make it a rule for others
Carbs are important, You need to perfect the balance and consistently stick to it and you will burn weight! Strippers are great too on the side, but its not about what exercise you do, from my experience 90% is what you eat. You can lose weight by changing diet and not exercise!
Nope
You just need to adhere to fewer calories in than calories out for weight loss
And you don't need strippers
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Keep fighting! The body is not as simple as the calories in calories out. If it was, you would have lost weight!
As some have already said, the substance of your diet matters as well. Drink lots of water when making a change in your diet or exercise, and think about your body as a sports car. It runs best when you use a high octane fuel with low impurities in it. Seek out lean proteins and vegetables. They will get you full and keep your pistons pumping.
Lastly, your body is a preservationist. It's made to be that way. Losing weight is a singnal of starvation, and your body will fight that tooth and nail. Sometimes you have to treat you as an adversary. Don't give up when it seems hardest; results are usually just around the corner!0 -
Keep going, OP! It took me about 4.5 weeks to see any weight loss whatsoever--but then it was four pounds at once that never came back! From everything I've read on MFP that is really, really on the high side--most people who don't see an initial change, start seeing movement downward a little after two weeks. You're almost there!0
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