NOT 1 single pound lost. I don't get it.... WHY!!!!
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Just a week, I really should chill a bit, i didn't gain it over night and I'm not going to loose it over night, but darn I wish I could.0
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No one can give you an accurate calorie goal without knowing all of your stats.
Plus, if you're not using a food scale to weigh everything, you really don't know how many calories you're eating, so a calorie target is useless.0 -
jthomas0054 wrote: »Just a week, I really should chill a bit, i didn't gain it over night and I'm not going to loose it over night, but darn I wish I could.
A week! lol. Nevermind. Be patient.
I stalled for weeks and weeks being in an extremely accurate/well logged deficit. I finally lost it all this week, of course when I gave up and went into maintenance.
Patience. And food scale.0 -
Here is my standard MFP advice:
Buy a food scale, weigh and log everything.
Do cardio if you want, and if you do, only eat back 50% of your calories (if you are losing faster than expected after logging for a few weeks, then up the % you eat back). Lift weights and hit your protein goal to help maintain muscle mass while losing.
Cheat meals that take you over maintenance will sabotage your efforts. Log the cheat meals too (falls under the 'log everything' rule).
Eat anything you want in moderation, keeping in mind that your diet will be easier to stick with if you chose foods that make it easier to stay under your calories without feeling hungry.
Also it would be a good idea to read some of the stickies at the top of the various forums such as:
Calorie Counting 101
Logging Accuracy, Consistency, & You're Probably Eating More Than You Think
A Guide To Get You Started on Your Path To Sexy Pants0 -
andreirotariu wrote: »Could be any number of reasons. Faulty scales, water weight, muscle turned to fat (although I doubt you would build the exact amount of muscle as you have lost fat...).
Make sure your only checking your weight once a week and do it at the exact same time e.g. morning and make sure your clothes are off or on, whatever suites you. I have noticed I can gain a whole kilo if I weight myself at night as compared with in the morning and if I keep my clothes on I can add anywhere between a couple hundred grams to a kilo so I always make sure I weigh myself at the same time and in the same way every time.
Also 1200 calories seems a little low, you may want to look at that.
People need to stop saying that...fat does not turn into muscle...that is impossible.
Clearly you didn't get your magic wand when you signed up to MFP.
Wait... whaaaa? I want the magic wand that turns fat into muscle. That's so cool! Sigh... If only... (Damn!t)0 -
As someone who initially followed 1200 recommendation, up your calories by a 100 a week and find a comfortable range where you feel full but are still losing. Hope you find your happy zone.
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I am using a food scale, and measuring everything. Thanks for the links, I'll read up on it all. Good night all0
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jthomas0054 wrote: »I am using a food scale, and measuring everything. Thanks for the links, I'll read up on it all. Good night all
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katharineshalia wrote: »As someone who initially followed 1200 recommendation, up your calories by a 100 a week and find a comfortable range where you feel full but are still losing. Hope you find your happy zone.katharineshalia wrote: »As someone who initially followed 1200 recommendation, up your calories by a 100 a week and find a comfortable range where you feel full but are still losing. Hope you find your happy zone.
That is great advice, I'll up it to 1300 . Thanks again0 -
jthomas0054 wrote: »Just a week, I really should chill a bit, i didn't gain it over night and I'm not going to loose it over night, but darn I wish I could.
Stick with what you're currently doing. 1 week is nothing ... it's possible you might not even lose anything in 2 weeks.
Sometimes it takes a while to get going, and then all of a sudden ... it happens.
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uh oh, stand by to get fussed at... I haven't lost a lot either but I am middle aged and your metabolism basically dies after 50. I still keep moderating my food intake and doing some form of exercise every day. Hang in there
I'm 53 and my metabolism is just fine. I lost 44 pounds at between 51 and 52 and have been maintaining for a year.
I like the rest of your advice. 0 -
jthomas0054 wrote: »Okay so today was my official weigh in day. Nothing, Nada not 1 pound lost. I made my own challenge that I would move every day, I set my calorie intake to 1200. Not 1 soda grrrrrrrrrrr. Thank goodness I also did do body measurements, I did see a loss of inches but can't understand why the scale didn't move. Desperately need advice please.
Thanks in advance.
A week is nothing at all.
I just looked at your diary. Where do you get those exercise burns from? They look overestimated.
I also don't think you weigh your food because you have some generic entries in there.
If you were really eating so few calories you would be losing weight. No, don't up them until you are sure you have your logging under control and as accurate as you can get it.
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I agree with upping your calories to 1300. Keep in mind you are losing inches , so you are definitely on the right path.
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uh oh, stand by to get fussed at... I haven't lost a lot either but I am middle aged and your metabolism basically dies after 50. I still keep moderating my food intake and doing some form of exercise every day. Hang in there
Good grief, that comment takes today's silly award. There are 100s of people over 60 years old on MFP that have lost weight with their "dead metabolism". You might want to look the word up in a reputable source before you use it in a sentence. I'm 62 and have lost 41 pounds since January 5. I also can lift more weight and I'm back to running after a 5 year hiatus because of arthritis in my knees. Not bad for a guy with "dead metabolism"
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jthomas0054 wrote: »Okay so today was my official weigh in day. Nothing, Nada not 1 pound lost. I made my own challenge that I would move every day, I set my calorie intake to 1200. Not 1 soda grrrrrrrrrrr. Thank goodness I also did do body measurements, I did see a loss of inches but can't understand why the scale didn't move. Desperately need advice please.
Thanks in advance.
A week is nothing at all.
I just looked at your diary. Where do you get those exercise burns from? They look overestimated.
I also don't think you weigh your food because you have some generic entries in there.
If you were really eating so few calories you would be losing weight. No, don't up them until you are sure you have your logging under control and as accurate as you can get it.
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I use a cycle app. And have been riding 10 miles a day. I have been weighing my food and using their entries, I will start paying more attention to my weighing foods as for the exercise calorie burned, any suggestions on how to get them more accurate0
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I look thinner now at the same weight as I was before because I work out. Don't sweat it too much it will all turn out in the end.0
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arditarose wrote: »
God, I wish I could build muscle on a caloric deficit. That would make life so much easier.0 -
Do not use the scale as a measuring stick for progress. The main thing that should be used is the mirror. Dont focus on weight so much. Too many factors IMO to use that as a main source.0
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jthomas0054 wrote: »I use a cycle app. And have been riding 10 miles a day. I have been weighing my food and using their entries, I will start paying more attention to my weighing foods as for the exercise calorie burned, any suggestions on how to get them more accurate
Most calorie burns are over estimated. Eat back half unless you find yourself starving, then eat back a few more. Over time you'll find a good balance of how many you can eat back and still lose!
With having not lost anything, you may not have changed your eating enough (not a bad thing) to lose water weight. Many people drastically change their eating habits and see a huge drop the first week, but it's not fat yet. Keep it up, you'll see a drop soon enough, and you've already seen inches. That's a good start!0 -
For what it's worth... has your diet changed? i.e. are you now drinking protein drinks you never drank before, or eating different foods?
When you start up a new activity, it is often the case where you will see a spike in weight due to water retention, muscle repair, and the scientific explanation that your body is saying "WTF are you doing to me???"
Another interesting tidbit... I decided to add a protein shake to my diet when I started lifting weights, and my weight went up by a couple of pounds. I felt pretty crappy (hehe literally) for weeks, and I wasn't sure what was up.
I finally tied it to the shakes - there is a slow release protein in them that causes them to digest slower. My body does not like this. I decided to stop the shakes, felt better by the next day, and lost two pounds.
Apparently I was just constantly full of sh... shake. Yeah, that's it. Shake.0 -
jthomas0054 wrote: »I use a cycle app. And have been riding 10 miles a day. I have been weighing my food and using their entries, I will start paying more attention to my weighing foods as for the exercise calorie burned, any suggestions on how to get them more accurate
How long does it take you to go those 10 miles? Are you huffing and puffing or just moving along? How tall are you and what is your current weight and age? Calorie burn is different for everyone MFP doles out way too many exercise calories so you can't trust that.
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Just added yoga and strength training? - my bet is on water retention in your muscles.0
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uh oh, stand by to get fussed at... I haven't lost a lot either but I am middle aged and your metabolism basically dies after 50. I still keep moderating my food intake and doing some form of exercise every day. Hang in there
My progress picture says otherwise, and I have multiple medical conditions that make it difficult for me to exercise at times.
Don't blame being over 50. If you're not losing, there's something wrong with your logging, or you have an undiagnosed medical issue.
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I did almost the same thing. For 2 weeks, my scales remained consistent. However, even without measuring (in the process of moving so tape measure is currently misplaced) I could tell my clothes were fitting much looser. I just kept doing what I was doing - measuring everything, eating well, exercising more, etc. Today - the scale finally moved in the right direction. Patience is the key. We didn't gain the weight overnight, so we're not going to lose it overnight. Good luck to you!0
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AmyRhubarb wrote: »
Inches lost = WIN! Scale not moving = who cares? Can anyone else see your scale numbers? No. Can anyone else see the visible results that are inches lost? Yes!jthomas0054 wrote: »Okay so today was my official weigh in day. Nothing, Nada not 1 pound lost. I made my own challenge that I would move every day, I set my calorie intake to 1200. Not 1 soda grrrrrrrrrrr. Thank goodness I also did do body measurements, I did see a loss of inches but can't understand why the scale didn't move. Desperately need advice please.
Thanks in advance.
Best advice I can give - DON NOT LET THE SCALE DEFINE YOU OR MESS WITH YOUR HEAD! I went six months without losing anything on the scale, but during that time I dropped a full size! I laughed at my scale and went out to buy new, smaller sized jeans!
The scale WILL go up and down day to day, week to week - the losses are not linear. Track your measurements, take a few photos for comparison later, and don't let those scale numbers stress you out - a lower number is not always the sign of progress, and certainly not a sign of failure - it's just a number.
Edited to add: Fat does not turn into muscle, you did not gain muscle on a calorie deficit, and "middle aged" is no excuse - I'm 47 and in far better shape than I was in my 30's! I have reached every fitness and weight loss goal I have set for myself over the past few years, and maintained the progress. You can do anything you set your mind to.
Eat the right number of cals to fuel your body for daily routines and exercise, drink water, take rest days, get plenty of sleep. That's all there is to it.
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blankiefinder wrote: »Also it would be a good idea to read some of the stickies at the top of the various forums such as:
Calorie Counting 101
Logging Accuracy, Consistency, & You're Probably Eating More Than You Think
A Guide To Get You Started on Your Path To Sexy Pants
+1 Especially Sexypants!
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