Totally discouraged
bubbex2
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I don't understand. I am sticking to my low carb diet. No cheating. I am exercising. But since I started, over three weeks ago, I have only lost 4 lbs. What am I doing wrong?
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Sometimes weight loss happens gradually at first, and then boom! you drop like four pounds in a week!
Also, if you're exercising, you could be putting on muscle weight. Don't be discouraged! If you're eating enough and getting exercise, it's a numbers game and your body may need some time to adjust. It's only been three weeks!0 -
you are losing over 1lb a week and you think your doing something wrong? That is a healthy level of weight loss.0
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Wow... you're disappointed in losing 4lbs in just over 3 weeks? What has the world come to...
OP your logging isn't accurate really. It's full of generic measurements such as "cups" "x servings" etc, use a food scale to weigh everything that passes your mouth. And remember, low carbing isn't necessary but a caloric deficit is - once you come off low carb (if you do), expect to weight gain from water weight.
You need to adopt yourself some patience, because you're in for a ride...0 -
only 4lbs? hun, you've lost weight and you should be happy about that.
make sure you eat enough food to meet your calorie/macro goals and stop worrying about the number on the scale.
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That is actually over a pound a week which is quite a reasonable loss. How fast you lose weight depends on so many things. Remember that you are in this for the long haul and are trying to make permanent lifestyle changes that you can stick with.0
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Unrealistic expectations? 4 pounds in 3 weeks is great.0
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I wish _I_ could lose 4 pounds over the next 3 weeks...0
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OK...so maybe I'm overreacting. I just expected something more dramatic. I am so uncomfortable with this roll around my middle and my obliques. I have dramatically lowered my caloric intake and I thought the weight would just melt off.0
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OK...so maybe I'm overreacting. I just expected something more dramatic. I am so uncomfortable with this roll around my middle and my obliques. I have dramatically lowered my caloric intake and I thought the weight would just melt off.
No drama! Just be sensible and take all of the good advice above.
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StaciMarie1974 wrote: »Unrealistic expectations? 4 pounds in 3 weeks is great.
You need to adjust your expectations more than your diet. 4 pounds in 3 weeks is fantastic. You didn't put the weight on overnight and it won't come off that way either. My average weight loss over the entire time I've been working on losing my weight has been 0.5 pounds per week. However, I've lost 99.4 pounds and am only 20 pounds from my goal. The moral of the story: Never, ever, EVER, put the word "only" in front of a loss. Every single ounce adds up and every single loss is a victory.0 -
If those expectations of yours where true we would all be skinny one day then fat the next then back to skinny wow the dream.0
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NikiChicken wrote: »StaciMarie1974 wrote: »Unrealistic expectations? 4 pounds in 3 weeks is great.
You need to adjust your expectations more than your diet. 4 pounds in 3 weeks is fantastic. You didn't put the weight on overnight and it won't come off that way either. My average weight loss over the entire time I've been working on losing my weight has been 0.5 pounds per week. However, I've lost 99.4 pounds and am only 20 pounds from my goal. The moral of the story: Never, ever, EVER, put the word "only" in front of a loss. Every single ounce adds up and every single loss is a victory.
Love this - thanks!0 -
OK...so maybe I'm overreacting. I just expected something more dramatic. I am so uncomfortable with this roll around my middle and my obliques. I have dramatically lowered my caloric intake and I thought the weight would just melt off.
You're probably eating more than you think you are. Get a digital food scale and be prepared to be astonished.
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AS others have said one pound a week is nice and steady. What usually happens when people have a big loss at the beginning of low carb is a great deal of water loss which comes right back as soon as they start eating carbs again. If were you I would not do low carb. I am not against low carb but you don't need to do it.
I had a look at your last full diary day. I see you don't eat any vegetables. You must! If you don't get your full quota of nutrients you won't feel good. I am vegan these days and i love my vegies and find them easy to eat much more so even than when i was vegetarian. I'm not trying to convert you or guilt trip you but i am tellling you that without your full quotient of nutrients your depression will continue.
Ok carry on iwht the low carb but you don't need to be super low. I found it easiest and most enjoyable hwen i was eating about 100g carbs a day. When i went down to 40 carbs (which was the minimum i could cope with whilst eating fish), I gave up due to the great limits on the fruit adn vegies. I love fruit. Fruit is good for us and because its sweet it makes living wihtout sugar possible and enjoyable. I had fun doing low carb but food is much more fun as a vegan or even just as an full spectrum food eater who east their fruit and vegies.0 -
Sorry i've had a glass of delcious wine and i'm not quite myself.0
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A 4lb loss in 3 weeks is great! Your profile says you have a goal of 7lb so you are over halfway there. Generally speaking, the less weight you have to lose the slower it comes off. Be sure you are eating enough calories though. Restricting your intake too much is not sustainable and will lead to problems.0
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OK...so maybe I'm overreacting. I just expected something more dramatic. I am so uncomfortable with this roll around my middle and my obliques. I have dramatically lowered my caloric intake and I thought the weight would just melt off.
you certainly didnt gain it all in 3 weeks, youre sure as heck not going to lose it in 3 weeks.0 -
Ironic. I just posted how happy I was that I lost 4 lbs in 4 weeks! Would I have preferred it be 10lbs? Well, sure but I am also trying to work on a lifestyle change here not just some dramatic diet so I know that 4 lbs in a month is an awesome loss done in a healthy manner which will hopefully be sustainable for me0
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Only 4lbs?!
Type "What does 4lbs look like" into google images, you'll surprise yourself.
This is a great loss - and a sustainable loss. Keep up the brilliant work!0 -
I wish I could lose 4lbs in 3 weeks! losing it at the rate you are by Christmas you will have lost 20lbs intotal
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OK...so maybe I'm overreacting. I just expected something more dramatic. I am so uncomfortable with this roll around my middle and my obliques. I have dramatically lowered my caloric intake and I thought the weight would just melt off.
Except you have unrealistic expectations and lack the knowledge of what rates of loss you should expect. With only 7lb to lose then expect the final 3lb to be a struggle and ypu could be losing ay .5lb a week or less.
If your expectations are unrealistic then why get yourself worked up about them?0 -
4lbs is great
keep it up. in the meantime, get a food scale. weigh your food so you have a better idea of your calorie count0 -
Ok. What everyone has posted on here is right. I am getting worked up about nothing. I have always been inpatient and I guess this is a prime example. I should be thankful I have lost 4 lbs. instead of gaining.0
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I haven't lost weight in months! 4lbs in 3 weeks? That's more than enough for a realistic goal.0
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Your profile indicates you want to lose 7lb, and your profile pic if indicative of you now...shows you don't have a lot of weight to lose, because of that weight loss will be a lot lower and slower.0
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Op - great loss in the time period as everyone else has said.
Had a peek at your diary and there are a few suggestions that I'd like to make.
Ditch the cups/spoons and generic entries and get a digital scale, weigh in grams, preferably from USDA sties. A number of days showed a REALLY low calorie intake ie 794 for the day....this isn't good for you, eat your 1500 as set by MFP and get your accuracy down pat and you will continue to lose I have no doubt.
I see you only have 7 lbs to lose....most people report a definite slowing down to lose those last remaining pounds, even if they have come from a higher weight so it will probably be the case for you too....practice patience and just breathe..... CI_CO works just give it time....
Did you pick low carb for any particular reason?? Barring medical conditions there is no need to restrict carbs. Eat the foods you like within your calorie goal so you will be able to sustain this way of eating in the long term.
Given that you have admitted you are impatient; please don't fall into the pitfall of comparing your losses to anyone else. Don't fall for the "I lost X number of pounds in X number of days and am now the reigning Champ of US Bikini Model for 2015"....everyone is different and will lose weight differently.....you'll lose it from wherever (not necessarily from your preferred site either....it sucks but it's the truth) and some weeks you won't lose anything at all.....weight loss isn't linear.
All the best0 -
Time and patience, patience and time. I started this journey in Jan 2013 at 270 lbs... down 70 lbs over 2.5 years... sometimes i gain, sometimes i lose... just keep at it.0
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4Lbs for 3 weeks is really good a weight loss of more then 1LB a week unless your morbidly obese is not recommended, keep up the good work, and remember good things take time 0
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