It is unlikely that you will lose weight consistently (i.e., weight loss is not linear)
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Thought I would bump this, but add a question.
When you have a "whoosh" weight loss do you log it straight away or give it a few days to see if you settle around there.
In my case, I way myself every morning and only bother to update MFP when the weight changes. I track daily stuff outside of MFP where I can see trend graphs etc.
My scale has been showing me at 154lbs for about 9 days and all of a sudden this morning that dropped down to 152.6, to me that is a big difference. I'm only aiming for about 1/2lb a week loss.
So I'll just keep logging externally for the next 3 or 4 days and if I get a constant weigh in around 152.6, making sure I am fully hydrated for the next few days I'll log that in MFP.0 -
Thought I would bump this, but add a question.
When you have a "whoosh" weight loss do you log it straight away or give it a few days to see if you settle around there.
In my case, I way myself every morning and only bother to update MFP when the weight changes. I track daily stuff outside of MFP where I can see trend graphs etc.
My scale has been showing me at 154lbs for about 9 days and all of a sudden this morning that dropped down to 152.6, to me that is a big difference. I'm only aiming for about 1/2lb a week loss.
So I'll just keep logging externally for the next 3 or 4 days and if I get a constant weigh in around 152.6, making sure I am fully hydrated for the next few days I'll log that in MFP.
Its a personal decision, I would log it personally, usually when you get a whoosh downwards the scale stays down...
if you're using another app for recording weight then just keep recording each day, the main thing is the overall trend is downward.
What I've noticed is that once a month I reach a new lower weight, then my weight spikes up and down like a yoyo til same time next month and then it dips again...maybe I'm weird like that but it just shows how the scale can bounce around yet the trend still be downwards overall
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I would log it unless I thought I was unusually dehydrated. Once in awhile I wake up feeling super thirsty and I know it's because I didn't drink as much the day before. I usually have a brief dip in weight (one day down the next day up) when that happens. You kind of have to learn your body's patterns.1
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I log my weigh-ins every day, even the artificial highs and lows. It helps me see patterns and put fluctuations into perspective. And I don't have to think about it; I just log.2
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Ugh! Having everything work against me this morning....did heavy cardio, plus strength training yesterday, today is the first day of my monthly....AND i am terribly consti. I think Im gonna hide from the scale til next week
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My own weight loss hasn't been linear in a strict sense, but it definitely has been consistent. The only times it isn't is when I've gone over my own goal.1
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That's pretty much what should be expected.MarcyKirkton wrote: »My own weight loss hasn't been linear in a strict sense, but it definitely has been consistent. The only times it isn't is when I've gone over my own goal.
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I have a 1 - 1 1/2 week window where I lose scale weight so in terms of scale progress I go by my 6 weekly trend! For most of the 6 weeks I'm either the same scale weight or on the high side of my range. Even though most of that 6 week period I'm not losing scale weight I judge my progress by how my clothes are fitting, I take measurements and photos. I also track my running performance and my progress lifting weights. I lift heavy.
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I'm 5'2 female, 43 yrs currently between the range of 63.2 - 64 kg. Goal is to get back to 57 kg that I got to.
I started Sep 1 at 66 kg.
Goal is to take it slow and eat at a slight-moderate defecit so I have enough fuel for my training program and to retain muscle, oh and so i dont go hungry. Im losing eating between 1900-2200. I try hard to stay under 2000 most of the time but I find it hard sometimes with the amount of activity I do. It would be a win if i can stay under 2000 50 % of the time! Goal is a 1900 gross calorie average per week but lately I haven't even hitting that, I'm going over. 3 sprint/interval runs per week, 1-2 weights and I walk to and from work anywhere between 35 mins each way. I gave myself the timeframe of 7 months to lose the 9 kg.
The past 2 winters I put back 9 kg of the 33 kg I lost back in 2012 and I've taken it off twice so Im an expert at losing. Now I will turn my knowledge into maintaining. I'm thinking this time around once I get back to 57 kg I'll just continue on losing, do a recomp at 0 - 5 % defecit. I think that's the way for the future for me, a lifetime of working hard to stay at a 5 % defecit. This would then allow me every now and then when a special occasion comes to go over on my calories and still be able to maintain. Oh and I don't mind eating 2200-2300 on the days I lift as it helps to build/retain muscle.1 -
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Great post! I always tell myself that progress doesn't happen over night. You got to your current weight over time and it will take time to get to where you want to be 0
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@snyp223 this article was encouraging for me. Maybe it will help you too.0
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This is awesome. Great motivator!0
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I had pretty much the opposite experience. My weight loss was incredibly linear. I consistently lost an average of 2lbs a week. I think there was only 2 weeks where I lost less then a pound. Now that I'm in maintainence my weight had fluctuated alot more. Although it appears in the last month I have lost about 3-4lbs . That's going from 280lbs to a trending weight of 171.3.2
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Thought I would bump this, but add a question.
When you have a "whoosh" weight loss do you log it straight away or give it a few days to see if you settle around there.
In my case, I way myself every morning and only bother to update MFP when the weight changes. I track daily stuff outside of MFP where I can see trend graphs etc.
My scale has been showing me at 154lbs for about 9 days and all of a sudden this morning that dropped down to 152.6, to me that is a big difference. I'm only aiming for about 1/2lb a week loss.
So I'll just keep logging externally for the next 3 or 4 days and if I get a constant weigh in around 152.6, making sure I am fully hydrated for the next few days I'll log that in MFP.
I would log it. You earned it!
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I Whoosh! frequently. I log every day in Happy Scale, and I log the new lows in MFP, KNOWING that after a Whoosh! I'll fluctuate up & down in a 2 lb range for 1-3 weeks. If the up fluctuations bother you, then log only after you've had stable number for a few days. This is I like Happy Scale. I can see all my ups and downs and even when I'm sure I haven't lost anything in a few weeks, I can look back and see in fact that I have, and when I'm likely to fluctuate down for the next loss.0
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Great post. A small gain occasionally is not a sign of failure.1
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jeepinshawn wrote: »I had pretty much the opposite experience. My weight loss was incredibly linear. I consistently lost an average of 2lbs a week. I think there was only 2 weeks where I lost less then a pound. Now that I'm in maintainence my weight had fluctuated alot more. Although it appears in the last month I have lost about 3-4lbs . That's going from 280lbs to a trending weight of 171.3.
My weight loss was weirdly linear also but I was thinking maybe that's because I only weighed myself once a week instead of every day. So maybe I just didn't see the fluctuations all the time
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Talking to yourself is okay. Answering yourself is also okay. It's when you start interrupting yourself that you need to worry...4 -
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What a terrific, well written post! Thank you!
I started mid August and yes, it's been anything but linear!
But I just keep plugging away.
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Great post!
Two weeks ago I lost 3 pounds, and then last week I gained 1 back, and was feeling discouraged.
This reminder was very helpful in keeping me from falling of the wagon.3
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