Following program to a T and it's not working.
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MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »Are you factoring in water retention, from sodium or your time of the month? My time of the month, causes me to gain 5 Pounds & even though mine only lasts for 5 days, I start retaining about 1 week before & lose all waste 2 days after. So for approximately 2 weeks, every month; I don't know what my accurate weight/measurements are.
I'm not factoring anything like that in only because I have no idea when that will be. Since I stopped BC for a month, I assume it will be a while before that happens as my cycles are irregular. I shouldn't have stopped it, but it was just a bad timing issue with not having the prescription and then it being a week late.0 -
To answer the question, yes, I'm pretty new to working out. I've only started in the last month or so and only been consistent the last 2-3 weeks. I guess maybe it could be a muscle repair thing? I'm going to email my doctor today and ask her about getting back on the BC. I don't know if she will make me wait until my cycle starts.0
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I've had my thyroid checked in the past and never had an issue. It's probably been a year or so since it was checked.0
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Are you drinking enough water? Do you physically feel different? Have you noticed any changes that you can focus on instead of the scale for the moment? I can't think of anything more frustrating that losing weight. You CAN do this... be patient.
I'm drinking at least 100 ounces of water a day. I don't feel much different, physically. My gma who hadn't seen me for a few months said "You've really lost a lot of weight" but I don't notice a physical change nor do my clothes seem to fit any differently.0 -
Sorry this is going slow for you. I agree with others thinking that you have started a new exercise program and have a bit of muscle inflammation or temporary hormonal water weight.
you are losing weight. Keep at what you are doing and evaluate it then. I think you will see results at that time and your body will tell you what adjustments to make.0 -
I can't offer better advice than you've already had but I can sympathise. It's taken me four months to lose 9lbs, which is the same time taken for me to lose 2 stone a couple of years ago, doing the same things. It can be immensely frustrating but as long as the general trend is down, please don't get too disheartened. I find the longer it takes, the easier it is to remain consistent because it's much more like daily life than a diet. I know that's not much of a consolation, but hopefully it'll mean keeping it off is less difficult.0
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The loss from 200 to 193 has probably taken 2 months. I bought the scale a few weeks ago and haven't lost hardly anything since then.
So you've lost a pound a week on average. So in reality no issue other than your mind not excepting the non linear part of weightloss. Keep doing what your doing and stop looking for issues where there are none . Good luck0 -
If you are using MFP to track exercise and are eating back any calories burned then that might be the issue.
Water retention is another issue when starting new workouts. Muscle gain as well.
And then sometimes you just it the wall. I've done it a couple times in the past couple months.0 -
isulo_kura wrote: »The loss from 200 to 193 has probably taken 2 months. I bought the scale a few weeks ago and haven't lost hardly anything since then.
So you've lost a pound a week on average. So in reality no issue other than your mind not excepting the non linear part of weightloss. Keep doing what your doing and stop looking for issues where there are none . Good luck
Well, I see where you are coming from, but most of the loss happened at the very beginning and for the last few weeks it has been nonexistent.0 -
Damien_Scott wrote: »If you are using MFP to track exercise and are eating back any calories burned then that might be the issue.
Water retention is another issue when starting new workouts. Muscle gain as well.
And then sometimes you just it the wall. I've done it a couple times in the past couple months.
I enter my exercise into MFP but do not eat any of the calories back. I do not use MFP to calculate calories burned, but use my Polar chest strap.0 -
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Is your period due soon? It's common not to lose anything before it comes (or even gain a little).0
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I have to agree with those telling you that weight loss is not linear. I lost 4lbs one week near the beginning of logging, then I didn't lose anything at all for the next several weeks. Since then it's been slow going where it's been less than 1lb per week, sometimes even showing a gain. It sucks but like someone else said, it's good to lose slowly as it helps retrain how we think about food and it may be easier to maintain! Good luck and keep going!0
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A lot of people blame BC for weight gain, but the truth is, it merely effects the hormones which can impact water weight retention and hunger levels. In my experience, this has been as equally true going off the pill as it has going on.
If you've quit the pill in the last month, it's quite possible this is a hormonal adjustment. The last time I went on, it took around two months for my body to get in the full swing of things. (I know you're not eating more, just lumping hunger in with water weight because it can happen.)
I do agree that you're seeing normal losses, though, so don't give up! As a turtle-paced loser myself, I can say that this is the way it goes sometimes.0 -
Another vote for "weight loss isn't linear".
Some weeks I lose 2lbs, some weeks I lose 0.1 lbs. You have to look at your trend over time. By that I mean look at what you've lost in the last two months and judge your progress based on that. By that measure, you're losing at a good rate.0 -
Does doing cardio cause an increase in water weight? I've been doing a lot of cardio, did an hour yesterday, so I'm just wondering if that makes a difference?
Starting a new exercise program or increasing intensity can cause water weight. I've experienced that with cardio as well as weights. One week is never going to tell you that much because of stuff like water weight. The BC/cycle thing could be playing a role too -- when I was actively losing I'd always lose better the week of and after my period and lose poorly the week before. People have different patterns, so you simply need to learn yours (or just accept that there may be some weirdness).0 -
I would advise taking the long view for another 4-6 weeks, continuing doing what you are doing, and re-assess.0
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So, given this info, should I skip my cardio workouts for a few days and see if that helps or should I just not concentrate as much on the scale?0
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So, given this info, should I skip my cardio workouts for a few days and see if that helps or should I just not concentrate as much on the scale?
Keep doing your workouts, just adjust your expectations. Look at weight loss over the long term (months) instead of the short term (days/week).0
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