I started my 1500 calorie a week ago no results

1. It might be too soon.
2. It's not a bad idea to increase your activity level.
3. If you don't start losing weight in the next week or two, you might consider lowering your calorie limit. Many of us here are on 1200/day.

New exercise routine - expect water retention (also applies to increased intensity in workouts)
Not weighing food - possibly eating more than you realize
Weight fluctuates a lot. Which is why it's a good idea to wait a few weeks (I recommend at least 4) before you determine if something is working or not. Also along the lines of fluctuations, don't be surprised if you see a gain around that TOM.

If you're expecting results that quickly, you may be setting yourself up for a pretty big disappointment... It takes being consistent for months to achieve (many) goals.

And, no, not all of us are doing 1200 calories! I'm doing about te same as you, 1400-1500 most days.

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Be patient

Well, obviously you are overeating if not maintaining. If you arent going to keep a proper record of your foods...just eat bananas, tofu, tomatoes, beef.
Thats what I did because I got lazy with the food measuring and I lost over 10 kgs in over a month.

Sydking wrote: »

1 week? hahah what a joke

Come back in a few months

Bit harsh! Maybe consider lowering your calorie allowance and just give it more time hun x

Not enough you really need to get the mindset of being patient or you will drive yourself mad.

its too soon to expect results but you are also *probably* eating more than you think you are. its a common mistake most people make when they first begin.

jessicaschaible1 wrote: »

I have started my 1500 calorie diet a week ago and have been drinking only water, is it too soon to weigh in and expect a 1 pound weight loss result? I am eating alot healthier and alot less calories than I used to. and have started some light exercise which Im usually not active at all. Any advice is much appreciated since this is all new to me.

Patience. Things take time, and one week is a rather short period.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ihad/view/mfp-101-patience-you-must-have-it-713900

shadow2soul wrote: »

New exercise routine - expect water retention (also applies to increased intensity in workouts)
Not weighing food - possibly eating more than you realize
Weight fluctuates a lot. Which is why it's a good idea to wait a few weeks (I recommend at least 4) before you determine if something is working or not. Also along the lines of fluctuations, don't be surprised if you see a gain around that TOM.

These were my thoughts too..... also, you can tell very little from 2 weigh ins, what you are looking for is a trend line over time, will require more data than 2 points, so weigh in this week, log it, and weigh in again next week, log it, so on and so on....

If you are a beginner I always recommend reading these two posts:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide#latest


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

3. If you don't start losing weight in the next week or two, you might consider lowering your calorie limit. Many of us here are on 1200/day.

Eating over 1200 never worked for me. The only time that I have results in the first week is when I went low carb ( 30 grams a day max) and stayed at 1200 cals a day with 30 minutes of cardio every other day.

I would not suggest doing either of these at this point (or the second one really ever, 30g of carbs a day is just torture in my book, not sustainable at all).....give your current system enough time to see if it is working first. There are lots of people who lose on over 1200 calories too. I am currently 1600+exercise and losing at a rate that makes me happy.

I'm gathering from your post that you haven't weighed in yet. You're asking us if it's too soon to weigh in and see a difference. The answer is: it depends on the person and their lifestyle before reducing their calories.

If you were eating and drinking 3000 calories a day, and now you're eating 1500, you'll probably see a loss. Now, while you'll see a loss, it won't all be fat. It will be mostly water. If you didn't reduce your calories by much, you won't see much of a loss in one week.

Like other posters said, one week is far too short to see if what you're doing is actually working. Our weights can fluctuate quite a bit so you need a longer time of tracking to see if what you're doing is actually working. Keep up with what you're doing, weigh in once a week, and keep track of what your weight is doing. At the end of 3-5 weeks, evaluate what you've done and the results you've gotten. If you're losing, keep it up. If you're maintaining, you need to reduce cals. If you've gained, you need to cut cals.

Also, like PP said, if you aren't already you should consider weighing all of your food. Measuring cups are highly inaccurate for solid foods. When you're first starting out, weighing may not be necessary, but as you lose you'll need to be more accurate with your food.