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geminigarcia199017
geminigarcia199017 Posts: 529 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am male,25 years old,weight 86kg,
calorie intake 1830. When I look in the mirror why I am not seeing any different in my body. Why is it not shrinking. I am in a calorie deficit of -270. I am getting frustrated

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Take photos every month or so - you don't need to show them to anyone.

    Take measurements again every month or so. Log your measurements in MFP. You'll soon see a change.

    Is the scale moving? If so, then you're losing weight.

    The last thing to trust is the mirror. We are our own worst critic.

    Hang in there.
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  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    You ARE on the right path! :)
    Don't get discouraged. How long have you been doing this? Believe me, the mirror is not your friend. You see what you expect to see, not what's really there. I've lost 25 pounds and gone from 'obese' range to the middle of the 'overweight' range, and when I look in the mirror, I see a fat chick.
    Take your measurements, take photos every month, and the comparisons will surprise you, I promise.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Don't believe everything you think.

    Challenge your thoughts.
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  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I have lost about 10 kilos in the past 3 months, and I don't even see a difference (that's 22 pounds). My clothes still fit because most of them are stretchy, and the mirror is telling me I look now just like I did 3 months ago. Although it's tempting to believe, it's simply not true. 10 kg have to have come from somewhere.

    I don't take pictures (too lazy), but I challenge myself to believe my scale and measuring tape more than the mirror. The mirror lies, or rather, your brain lies. You see yourself every day and the change is so gradual that you don't notice it on a day to day basis. You get used to the way you look.

    If you have a little sister or brother or a child relative, they look the same way they looked yesterday, or a week ago, or a month ago. Then you find that picture from a couple of years ago and holy hell, they've grown so much! When did that happen? If you need visual confirmation, take pictures of yourself every month. What you can't see in the mirror you will be able to see in pictures after a few months. It's amazing!
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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    With a calorie deficit of 270 per day you are going to average, long term, a bit over 1/2 lb. a week. You're unlikely to see much difference in the mirror within a month (2 lbs.)

    I've seen your posts. You seem very anxious. My suggestion is to have a non-weight loss goals or two. Lift weights, run, work on pull ups, meditate, etc. Give yourself something else to focus on.
  • Bluepegasus
    Bluepegasus Posts: 333 Member
    It's all in your mind, I have a similar issue in that I've lost 17lb since Jan, my clothes are looser yet I can't see much difference in the mirror. It's all about how you perceive yourself.
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    With a calorie deficit of 270 per day you are going to average, long term, a bit over 1/2 lb. a week. You're unlikely to see much difference in the mirror within a month (2 lbs.)

    I've seen your posts. You seem very anxious. My suggestion is to have a non-weight loss goals or two. Lift weights, run, work on pull ups, meditate, etc. Give yourself something else to focus on.

    This x1000. You make several posts every day asking if your calories are right, not seeing changes, tips/tricks; you are the epitome of someone who is their own worst enemy. I know you want to lose weight, I get it and I've been there. You just have to chill out, though.

    To be honest with you, your deficit isn't much to begin with so I don't know what kind of transformation you're expecting, especially in one month as you've stated it's been. Based on your deficit, that's only optimally a two pound change. Also, since we see ourselves every single day, we're not going to notice subtle changes. Personally, taking progress pictures helped me see the differences in my body. I didn't notice much until I put them all side by side and then it hit me how much I had accomplished up until that point. That only made me push forward even harder.


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    Notice the huge difference two pounds made between December and February, but that took two months on top of prior months of working out and losing weight.

    Also, in your first post you mentioned your calorie intake being 1830, yet seven posts down that intake becomes 1760; pick one target and stick with it. Stop the flip-flopping, the caloric changes, the rapid changes to your exercise routine, the search for fat-burning methods. Just work hard, be as accurate as possible with your logging and you'll see changes. I'm too lazy to search your posts to see your height/weight stats, but you can safely lose around 1% of your bodyweight per week, so you'll probably be okay aiming for a deficit greater than 250 if you choose to do so.
  • sarabushby
    sarabushby Posts: 784 Member
    In addition to all the great advice you've already received I would suggest you be mindful that it would be very easy to wipe out the 270 daily deficit simply with inaccuracy of recording. Research has shown that people tend to underestimate their calorie consumption by a massive 40%! Based on 3,500 calories per 1lb fat you'd have to be bang-on with your food diary for 12 days before seeing that movement. Why not put more activity into your day and aim for a nice 500cal deficit which would be a steady 1lb a week weight loss?
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  • Cynsonya
    Cynsonya Posts: 668 Member
    synacious wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    With a calorie deficit of 270 per day you are going to average, long term, a bit over 1/2 lb. a week. You're unlikely to see much difference in the mirror within a month (2 lbs.)

    I've seen your posts. You seem very anxious. My suggestion is to have a non-weight loss goals or two. Lift weights, run, work on pull ups, meditate, etc. Give yourself something else to focus on.

    This x1000. You make several posts every day asking if your calories are right, not seeing changes, tips/tricks; you are the epitome of someone who is their own worst enemy. I know you want to lose weight, I get it and I've been there. You just have to chill out, though.

    To be honest with you, your deficit isn't much to begin with so I don't know what kind of transformation you're expecting, especially in one month as you've stated it's been. Based on your deficit, that's only optimally a two pound change. Also, since we see ourselves every single day, we're not going to notice subtle changes. Personally, taking progress pictures helped me see the differences in my body. I didn't notice much until I put them all side by side and then it hit me how much I had accomplished up until that point. That only made me push forward even harder.


    ydlney8ed1zl.jpg


    Notice the huge difference two pounds made between December and February, but that took two months on top of prior months of working out and losing weight.

    Also, in your first post you mentioned your calorie intake being 1830, yet seven posts down that intake becomes 1760; pick one target and stick with it. Stop the flip-flopping, the caloric changes, the rapid changes to your exercise routine, the search for fat-burning methods. Just work hard, be as accurate as possible with your logging and you'll see changes. I'm too lazy to search your posts to see your height/weight stats, but you can safely lose around 1% of your bodyweight per week, so you'll probably be okay aiming for a deficit greater than 250 if you choose to do so.

    +100
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  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    geminigarcia199017 wrote: »
    synacious wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    With a calorie deficit of 270 per day you are going to average, long term, a bit over 1/2 lb. a week. You're unlikely to see much difference in the mirror within a month (2 lbs.)

    I've seen your posts. You seem very anxious. My suggestion is to have a non-weight loss goals or two. Lift weights, run, work on pull ups, meditate, etc. Give yourself something else to focus on.

    This x1000. You make several posts every day asking if your calories are right, not seeing changes, tips/tricks; you are the epitome of someone who is their own worst enemy. I know you want to lose weight, I get it and I've been there. You just have to chill out, though.

    To be honest with you, your deficit isn't much to begin with so I don't know what kind of transformation you're expecting, especially in one month as you've stated it's been. Based on your deficit, that's only optimally a two pound change. Also, since we see ourselves every single day, we're not going to notice subtle changes. Personally, taking progress pictures helped me see the differences in my body. I didn't notice much until I put them all side by side and then it hit me how much I had accomplished up until that point. That only made me push forward even harder.


    ydlney8ed1zl.jpg


    Notice the huge difference two pounds made between December and February, but that took two months on top of prior months of working out and losing weight.

    Also, in your first post you mentioned your calorie intake being 1830, yet seven posts down that intake becomes 1760; pick one target and stick with it. Stop the flip-flopping, the caloric changes, the rapid changes to your exercise routine, the search for fat-burning methods. Just work hard, be as accurate as possible with your logging and you'll see changes. I'm too lazy to search your posts to see your height/weight stats, but you can safely lose around 1% of your bodyweight per week, so you'll probably be okay aiming for a deficit greater than 250 if you choose to do so.

    Second guessing this MFP Community is not a place where I
    can ask help. Don't bother helping
    if you don't have any helpful advice!!!!!!!

    I actually gave you helpful advice on several threads over the past few weeks. For every piece of helpful advice someone has given to you, you make three new posts asking the same question in a different way in the hopes of getting different answers. Nobody can help you as much as you can help yourself though. I'm not the only person who has told you that you seem frantic about weight loss and that you need to give something time before abandoning it altogether. I wasn't outright rude to you and I really don't know what you expect/want to hear, but if you want the truth/reality, then that was provided for you.
  • veganbaum
    veganbaum Posts: 1,865 Member
    geminigarcia199017 wrote: »
    synacious wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    With a calorie deficit of 270 per day you are going to average, long term, a bit over 1/2 lb. a week. You're unlikely to see much difference in the mirror within a month (2 lbs.)

    I've seen your posts. You seem very anxious. My suggestion is to have a non-weight loss goals or two. Lift weights, run, work on pull ups, meditate, etc. Give yourself something else to focus on.

    This x1000. You make several posts every day asking if your calories are right, not seeing changes, tips/tricks; you are the epitome of someone who is their own worst enemy. I know you want to lose weight, I get it and I've been there. You just have to chill out, though.

    To be honest with you, your deficit isn't much to begin with so I don't know what kind of transformation you're expecting, especially in one month as you've stated it's been. Based on your deficit, that's only optimally a two pound change. Also, since we see ourselves every single day, we're not going to notice subtle changes. Personally, taking progress pictures helped me see the differences in my body. I didn't notice much until I put them all side by side and then it hit me how much I had accomplished up until that point. That only made me push forward even harder.


    ydlney8ed1zl.jpg


    Notice the huge difference two pounds made between December and February, but that took two months on top of prior months of working out and losing weight.

    Also, in your first post you mentioned your calorie intake being 1830, yet seven posts down that intake becomes 1760; pick one target and stick with it. Stop the flip-flopping, the caloric changes, the rapid changes to your exercise routine, the search for fat-burning methods. Just work hard, be as accurate as possible with your logging and you'll see changes. I'm too lazy to search your posts to see your height/weight stats, but you can safely lose around 1% of your bodyweight per week, so you'll probably be okay aiming for a deficit greater than 250 if you choose to do so.

    Second guessing this MFP Community is not a place where I
    can ask help. Don't bother helping
    if you don't have any helpful advice!!!!!!!

    She gave you very good, sound advice. As I mentioned in your other current thread I suggest you just start doing something and be consistent. Gauge your progress over about 6 weeks and then make adjustments if necessary.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    edited March 2016
    geminigarcia199017 wrote: »
    synacious wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    With a calorie deficit of 270 per day you are going to average, long term, a bit over 1/2 lb. a week. You're unlikely to see much difference in the mirror within a month (2 lbs.)

    I've seen your posts. You seem very anxious. My suggestion is to have a non-weight loss goals or two. Lift weights, run, work on pull ups, meditate, etc. Give yourself something else to focus on.

    This x1000. You make several posts every day asking if your calories are right, not seeing changes, tips/tricks; you are the epitome of someone who is their own worst enemy. I know you want to lose weight, I get it and I've been there. You just have to chill out, though.

    To be honest with you, your deficit isn't much to begin with so I don't know what kind of transformation you're expecting, especially in one month as you've stated it's been. Based on your deficit, that's only optimally a two pound change. Also, since we see ourselves every single day, we're not going to notice subtle changes. Personally, taking progress pictures helped me see the differences in my body. I didn't notice much until I put them all side by side and then it hit me how much I had accomplished up until that point. That only made me push forward even harder.


    ydlney8ed1zl.jpg


    Notice the huge difference two pounds made between December and February, but that took two months on top of prior months of working out and losing weight.

    Also, in your first post you mentioned your calorie intake being 1830, yet seven posts down that intake becomes 1760; pick one target and stick with it. Stop the flip-flopping, the caloric changes, the rapid changes to your exercise routine, the search for fat-burning methods. Just work hard, be as accurate as possible with your logging and you'll see changes. I'm too lazy to search your posts to see your height/weight stats, but you can safely lose around 1% of your bodyweight per week, so you'll probably be okay aiming for a deficit greater than 250 if you choose to do so.

    Second guessing this MFP Community is not a place where I
    can ask help. Don't bother helping
    if you don't have any helpful advice!!!!!!!

    She's gave you great advice. Terrific advice. You don't like it because it's not what you want to read/hear, as you only seem to want to know ways to get faster results. Like it or not, weight loss and fitness are not short term/fast projects.
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