Why am I not losing weight anymore ☹

Aukeilagirl
Aukeilagirl Posts: 147 Member
edited November 30 in Health and Weight Loss
I started back on my journey February 8 of this year. The first week I lost a amazing 10 pounds, the second week I lost 4 pounds, the third week I lost 1.8 pounds and this week I have gained 1 pound so far. I'm eating healthy, tracking all my food I eat between 1300-1500 calories a day and I drink plently of water. I started walking last week. I was walking 4 days a week now I walk every day for 30 minutes. Can someone please tell me why I'm not losing any weight. I'm also looking for supportive friends. Thank you!
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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10196160/scale-stress-syndrome/p1
  • Suzanne106
    Suzanne106 Posts: 149 Member
    Give it time. It took me two weeks to lose 2 lbs working out every day 1 1/2 hours a day and eating 1100 calories a day. It will happen just be patient! Good Luck :smiley:
  • Aukeilagirl
    Aukeilagirl Posts: 147 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10196160/scale-stress-syndrome/p1

    Thank you! I just read both post. Great information.
  • Aukeilagirl
    Aukeilagirl Posts: 147 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
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    Thank you very interesting chart.
  • Aukeilagirl
    Aukeilagirl Posts: 147 Member
    Suzanne106 wrote: »
    Give it time. It took me two weeks to lose 2 lbs working out every day 1 1/2 hours a day and eating 1100 calories a day. It will happen just be patient! Good Luck :smiley:

    Thank you! I'm trying to be patient but it's hard. I know I didn't get this big over night and I'm not going to lose all this weight over night. I should be happy with losing 15 pounds in 1 month it just makes me nervous when I see the numbers go up after I'm working so hard. I don't want to gain the weight back.
  • SpiderGwens
    SpiderGwens Posts: 87 Member
    I'm having a similar problem... I'm 6 weeks into my lifestyle change, but I've plateaued for two weeks now. Being patient isn't something I'm very good with, so I bought a food scale at the beginning of the week ($12 on Amazon) and I discovered that I was seriously underestimating some of my cals. For example, I logged a small sweet potato as 5oz when really it was 10oz! That's a 121 cal difference, which can definitely add up. I'm not sure if it's what caused the plateau or not, but it helps that I feel like I'm doing something different. Good luck!
  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
    Yep, definitely weigh everything on the food scale. It makes a HUGE difference. Then just be patient and keep doing it. It takes time.
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    Also, counting one and two and three weeks...are you about to get your period?
  • JLove115
    JLove115 Posts: 34 Member
    What are you doing as far as exercise? Getting moving is an important piece.
  • alfageorge19
    alfageorge19 Posts: 12 Member
    Hey try nutrisystem
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    alfageorge19 wrote: »
    Hey try nutrisystem

    Why? MFP is free
  • alfageorge19
    alfageorge19 Posts: 12 Member
    Yes this helps to count the calories but nutrisystem provides the calorie counted food like my dinner is 200 lunch is 210 snack 55 0r 70 breakfast 200 plus protein bars
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    alfageorge19 wrote: »
    Yes this helps to count the calories but nutrisystem provides the calorie counted food like my dinner is 200 lunch is 210 snack 55 0r 70 breakfast 200 plus protein bars

    So you plan on using nutrisystem for eternity
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    Aukeilagirl wrote: »
    Suzanne106 wrote: »
    Give it time. It took me two weeks to lose 2 lbs working out every day 1 1/2 hours a day and eating 1100 calories a day. It will happen just be patient! Good Luck :smiley:

    Thank you! I'm trying to be patient but it's hard. I know I didn't get this big over night and I'm not going to lose all this weight over night. I should be happy with losing 15 pounds in 1 month it just makes me nervous when I see the numbers go up after I'm working so hard. I don't want to gain the weight back.

    Oh, hun, you've gotta prepare yourself for the long haul! If you're not content with 15 lbs in a month, what's going to happen when you've slowed down to a couple lbs a month? Weight loss is a little tedious- you just have to readjust your thinking and realize this process is not just about the scale. Glad you read those links about how you won't always lose weight consistently. I don't have the link, but you might also look up an awesome thread that was called something like, "Why is it better to lose weight slowly?" Best to you :)
  • alfageorge19
    alfageorge19 Posts: 12 Member
    Lol no .....
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    try2again wrote: »
    Aukeilagirl wrote: »
    Suzanne106 wrote: »
    Give it time. It took me two weeks to lose 2 lbs working out every day 1 1/2 hours a day and eating 1100 calories a day. It will happen just be patient! Good Luck :smiley:

    Thank you! I'm trying to be patient but it's hard. I know I didn't get this big over night and I'm not going to lose all this weight over night. I should be happy with losing 15 pounds in 1 month it just makes me nervous when I see the numbers go up after I'm working so hard. I don't want to gain the weight back.

    Oh, hun, you've gotta prepare yourself for the long haul! If you're not content with 15 lbs in a month, what's going to happen when you've slowed down to a couple lbs a month? Weight loss is a little tedious- you just have to readjust your thinking and realize this process is not just about the scale. Glad you read those links about how you won't always lose weight consistently. I don't have the link, but you might also look up an awesome thread that was called something like, "Why is it better to lose weight slowly?" Best to you :)

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10344934/why-is-slow-weight-loss-good/p1
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    You've lost 15 pounds in less than a month. That is tremendous progress! Just keep at it, weigh your food, continue to walk. If you are weighing every day and can't handle the weight fluctuations, don't do it. Or if you just weigh once a week you might have just caught an off day that showed a 1 pound gain. I weigh every day, realizing that day to day variations are normal.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    alfageorge19 wrote: »
    Lol no .....

    Lol no.... what?
  • JLove115
    JLove115 Posts: 34 Member
    It is all about lifestyle change. Learning to break a lifetime of habits is not always easy, be prepared to learn from your mistakes. I think it is great that we can ask questions and support each other in this app, that is what will get you to your goal.
  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    alfageorge19 wrote: »
    Yes this helps to count the calories but nutrisystem provides the calorie counted food like my dinner is 200 lunch is 210 snack 55 0r 70 breakfast 200 plus protein bars

    Or you could, y'know, cook...
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    its one week, be more patient!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    alfageorge19 wrote: »
    Yes this helps to count the calories but nutrisystem provides the calorie counted food like my dinner is 200 lunch is 210 snack 55 0r 70 breakfast 200 plus protein bars

    that's about 700 calories, why would you do that to yourself?!
  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
    The chart!

    And the body weight scale is not a good indicator for such a short period of time. Try looking at it once a month instead. The body can fluctuate several pounds just in water on any given day.
  • shaunjadon
    shaunjadon Posts: 56 Member
    As a person who was on this very forum asking the same question, my biggest advice for you is to trust in the process!!! We all want to the instant gratification of the scale numbers dropping, but unfortunately that is not always the case especially as we move past the first few weeks of our lifestyle change. Losing weight is noted as being 20% exercise and 80% diet, but I have learned its 100% mental. I'm entering my third month of change and I'm slowly weaning myself away from the scale. Look for gratification in other things besides the "dropping sizes" or dropping weight dramatically. I feel like focusing on those things really is a deterrent because weight loss is bound to slow down and plateaus will happen. Be positive. Find your gratification elsewhere. When I stopped focusing on weight loss so heavily, I started to see other changes towards a healthier me. I wear my fitbit religiously and my resting heart rate has dropped from the low 90s to the low 70s in the last few months. I haven't consumed a soda in months and I used to HATE water but its the only thing I drink now. I feel full and satisfied eating 1200-1300 calories per day. My fitness level has definitely improved and I've set goals for myself to progress even further. The weight loss will happen!!! Constantly standing on a scale is like always looking at a clock, if you pay too much attention to it, it will seem likes its taking forever to change!!!! This healthy lifestyle will eventually become second nature. Utilize your tools (food scale, calorie counter, etc) and one day you'll look at yourself and say "WOW is that me?" It may be at 30lbs or it may be at 75lbs....again TRUST IN THE PROCESS!!
  • crb426
    crb426 Posts: 661 Member
    Sounds like you're doing great! That initial big drop was just being balanced by your slight gain. If you keep at it you'll lose again. It's going to be a constant up and down, but with a trend downward more than upward. No worries. :)
  • CelesseBoo
    CelesseBoo Posts: 20 Member
    I'm having exactly the same issue. Big weight loss in first 4 weeks, followed staying the same and now a slight gain. I do however continue to look slimmer and I can only conclude its everything balancing out.
  • JLove115
    JLove115 Posts: 34 Member
    Yes just like shaunjadon said, trust the process
  • sunfastrose
    sunfastrose Posts: 543 Member
    Suzanne106 wrote: »
    Give it time. It took me two weeks to lose 2 lbs working out every day 1 1/2 hours a day and eating 1100 calories a day. It will happen just be patient! Good Luck :smiley:

    Just to point out - if you were exercising and not eating back some of the calories, you were undereating.
  • Nachise
    Nachise Posts: 395 Member
    When I initially started on this weight loss journey, I lost 10 pounds the first week by eating meals only, and cutting out any candy, chips, and fast food. I would say that maybe two pounds of that was actual loss, the rest, water weight. I was cautioned by my nutritionist not to expect more than 1.5 to 2 pounds a week. I also found that 98% of my problem was right between my ears. Weighing in once a week was stressing me out, and when I get stressed, I eat. So, we changed my weigh-ins to once a month.

    I have been working out a lot, and I have been losing fat and gaining muscle. My weight loss has been slowing down, but I am buying smaller wardrobe pieces. Yay! Be prepared for setbacks due to illness, injuries, and festive occasions, but don't give up.
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