Working Hard W/ Personal Trainer. No weight loss. HELP

Thyroid medication generally takes about 6 weeks to really kick in - or at least that's my experience with Syntheroid.

Also, are you drinking enough water? I shoot for over a gallon a day.

People traditionally under report their food intake. Make sure you are actually weighing and measuring everything. Also, two weeks is a very short time. If you are working out a lot you may be holding water. Be a bit more patient. This is not a quick fix.

I would encourage I to talk to trainer about your concerns. That's part of what you're paying for.

First, start using a food scale (cups are only for liquids). For instance, a medium banana, usually one weighed, my bananas average 125-135 calories, you have a 100.
Remember, when starting a new exercise program, it's common to retain water as the muscles repair. This can often mask a loss.

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

TiaGia101 wrote: »

Same thing happens to me. When I'm working out hard, I lose zero weight. When I do no excercise, I lose weight. This is with keeping to 1200 calories the whole time. I've been told it has to do with water retention from sweating and muscle repair. It's super frustrating. I feel your pain!

No way that you're building muscle at 1200 calories. It could very well be water retention... but I reckon you were eating more than you thought you were.

Caloric deficit = weight loss

Exercise = fitness

Actually I do measure and weigh so I was not eating more than 1200, even with the extra calories allotted due to exercise. I was told here on MFP a and also by fitness trainers that it's common to weigh the same or even more after workout days.

afroamericawriter wrote: »

Hi, as a person who's worked with a personal trainer off and on I understand your frustration. I'd tell you some of the things my trainer told me just a couple of months ago. Your body needs time to adjust to a new exercise regimen so give b/w 10 to 14 days to weigh yourself.

Also, your body is changing in its composition with all the hardwork, it just takes time to show in numbers. This helped me A LOT cuz after 6 weks with a trainer, the scale showed I gained weight by two pounds but my skirts and jeans were loose. Yes I wanted the scale to show just then and was a bit angry at myself but I continued the insight I gained. Up the cardio, watched the sugar/sodium intake (more sugar for me) and avoided scale for THREE WEEKS. When I finally weighed myself, I saw the weight loss in numbers.

I'm not sure if you have an exercise tracker synced with MFP (it showed 0 on exercise in your diary) to give you accurate goal to eat because you might even be under eating and that way your body stores the calories you're giving as opposed to burning which doesn't reflect in weight loss.

no. Under eating does not result in stalled weight/weight gain.

arb037 wrote: »

I too have a non/ low functioning thyroid. You need to read this and educate yourself. Synthroid/ levothyroxine is not what we need.
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com
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The author has no medical or scientific credentials. Kinda like Kevin Trudeau. Education means learning from authorities who are actual experts in the field.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Join the thyroid group here on MFP.

You have not been on thyroid meds long enough to get their full benefit yet, and you are probably not yet on the dose that will properly maintain you. Have patience. Once your dose is at its final level you will see results, but it has to be raised slowly because if a doc raised it in big leaps they might over-shoot and that can cause dangerous heart arrhythmias until the level is lowered again.

Working out doesn't build muscle--it sends the signal to the body to build muscle. The actual building occurs during the rest between work-outs. It's not unusual for muscles to retain some extra water to have around to work with during these build phases. So short-term water-weight gain is really common and doesn't mean anything is wrong.

Being hypothyroid means for months to years your body has not been getting the iodine it needs to function and build muscle and other tissues. It is as though you had a severe case of malnutrition. With that in mind, when I was diagnosed, I gave myself 6 months to eat anything I wanted without concern for weight (though I did exercise), and took vitamins, to give my body a little time to re-model itself with an overabundance of every nutrient including iodine that it could possibly need. Consider setting a 6 month goal of weight maintenance and exercise, before starting on the weight loss effort.