Why has my weight not changed :s

thatch1234
thatch1234 Posts: 276 Member
edited November 19 in Health and Weight Loss
So I have been doing myfp for about 1.5 weeks (I did it for months in the past) and yet again I see no movement in the scale. I'm eating 1800 cals a day am 5ft 7, 17.7 stone male. I workout 4 days a week. 3 of which are strength training.I'm trying to set my mind to half a stone minimum in 30 days as I have an even coming up. Which isn't unrealistic or shouldn't be. It's strange cause if I do slimming world I always lose at least 2lb a week. But on myfp I never do. And I weight absolutely everything to the exact gram/ounce. Could be a little water weight as abs and legs are extremely sore atm. But I don't know I guess after almost 2 weeks at my weight of trying I'd expect a change. Any suggestions???

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  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    You're either not weighing stuff correctly, or you're exercising less than you think.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    A week and a half isn't long enough to judge...

    Yes, you will be retaining water if you're sore.
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    Sore muscles from new workout routine means your body IS retaining water for muscle repair. Give it more time.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    OP you will notice as you keep lifting weights that sometimes the scale will not show what the body composition does.
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    Asking, and not trying in any way to be rude here. If my math is right, half a stone is 7 lbs. And you weigh 247 lbs. What event do you have, where a 7 lb loss, off of 247 lbs, will even be noticed? Percentage wise, that is like me losing 5 lbs. I notice zero visual difference in myself with a 5 lb fluctuation. I personally think you should focus more on the long term, rather than get frustrated with short term results. How long have you been strength training, consistently? Water retention could explain not seeing a loss in the short time you have been logging on MFP.
  • thatch1234
    thatch1234 Posts: 276 Member
    I've been lifting for quite a few years I'm no newbie to it but yeah I guess retention is happening atm. Considering I do workout accurately and I don't eat back calories for exercise it can't be that anyway. On a sedentary lifestyle as I'm a house husband. Maybe just retention?? Just a bit disheartening
  • thatch1234
    thatch1234 Posts: 276 Member
    mantium999 wrote: »
    Asking, and not trying in any way to be rude here. If my math is right, half a stone is 7 lbs. And you weigh 247 lbs. What event do you have, where a 7 lb loss, off of 247 lbs, will even be noticed? Percentage wise, that is like me losing 5 lbs. I notice zero visual difference in myself with a 5 lb fluctuation. I personally think you should focus more on the long term, rather than get frustrated with short term results. How long have you been strength training, consistently? Water retention could explain not seeing a loss in the short time you have been logging on MFP.
    I'm not saying 7lbs would be noticeable. I'm just setting my goals and I think a 7lb loss over 30 days is reasonable to expect. The event is really just a short term goal and motivation to stick to it. There are of course longer goals set in my mind but this one im trying to achieve first. Consistently without a break around 2 years. I mean I've had like 1-2 weeks max off around that when I fractured my ankle. I'm following all pro routine at the moment as of the beginning of myfp
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    thatch1234 wrote: »
    mantium999 wrote: »
    Asking, and not trying in any way to be rude here. If my math is right, half a stone is 7 lbs. And you weigh 247 lbs. What event do you have, where a 7 lb loss, off of 247 lbs, will even be noticed? Percentage wise, that is like me losing 5 lbs. I notice zero visual difference in myself with a 5 lb fluctuation. I personally think you should focus more on the long term, rather than get frustrated with short term results. How long have you been strength training, consistently? Water retention could explain not seeing a loss in the short time you have been logging on MFP.
    I'm not saying 7lbs would be noticeable. I'm just setting my goals and I think a 7lb loss over 30 days is reasonable to expect. The event is really just a short term goal and motivation to stick to it. There are of course longer goals set in my mind but this one im trying to achieve first. Consistently without a break around 2 years. I mean I've had like 1-2 weeks max off around that when I fractured my ankle. I'm following all pro routine at the moment as of the beginning of myfp

    Well, 7 lbs over 30 days will require a calorie deficit of roughly 800 per day. If you are eating 1800 per day (properly calculated), at your height/weight/age, you should be losing.

    Running a calculation, I get an estimate of 2800 calories for your TDEE. Reducing that by 20% (more can be less than ideal for many), would put you at a caloric target of 2240, and have you lose roughly 4-5 lbs per month. 7 lbs in 30 days might just be too much of a stretch.
  • thatch1234
    thatch1234 Posts: 276 Member
    Hmm is that tdee based off of working out? Because if I miss a workout for whatever reason that of course will change. Not that I plan to just wondering if that is with or without exercise
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    thatch1234 wrote: »
    Hmm is that tdee based off of working out? Because if I miss a workout for whatever reason that of course will change. Not that I plan to just wondering if that is with or without exercise

    I selected an activity level to include 1-3 hrs of light exercise per week. If anything, this might underestimate your calorie needs, which allows for the occasional missed gym day.
  • thatch1234
    thatch1234 Posts: 276 Member
    Ah okay, yeah my sessions are 40 mind 3x a week. 1 hour of football on a Wednesday indoor. Then the odd 1-2 mile run in between that
  • thatch1234
    thatch1234 Posts: 276 Member
    So can I be clear here. Is eating 1800 too low for my weight?? I'm confused :( I just want a number to stick to and I guess give it time
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    thatch1234 wrote: »
    So can I be clear here. Is eating 1800 too low for my weight?? I'm confused :( I just want a number to stick to and I guess give it time

    It might be. Here is the link to the calculator I use, and have been successful with. Essentially, if your calorie target isn't working, you could be inaccurately measuring, incorrectly estimating activity level, eating too much, eating too little, etc. It's a constant trial and error. I myself am reassessing on account of a change to what I can do with exercise because of an injury. But this will give you a good start.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/
  • thatch1234
    thatch1234 Posts: 276 Member
    Okay thanks
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