Sooo Frustrated!!!

Vonny_Vr
Vonny_Vr Posts: 35 Member
edited December 1 in Health and Weight Loss
Eating according to weight loss plan- exercising 5x/wk and exceeding my 12k step goal everyday , logging all my food and a week later the scale is going up! WTF???

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  • DonaldBlinks
    DonaldBlinks Posts: 55 Member
    You have to give it more than a week to get a good picture of what's going on. Keep at it for 4-6 weeks and then evaluate your plan to see if it's working for you.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p1
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    If all this activity is new to your body, your muscles will be retaining water to repair themselves. This will mask any weight loss and could show an increase on the scale. Take a deep breath. Be patient. And, check out this awesome chart by @lemonlionheart to double-check your work.

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  • youngandaspiringxo
    youngandaspiringxo Posts: 74 Member
    Water retention. Common when you first start working out.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    well you could be eating more than you think...based on your diary you don't use a food scale.

    or

    water/fluid retention from new exercise.

    Give it some time but I suspect you are eating too much. Normally the first week is a good loss.
  • Vonny_Vr
    Vonny_Vr Posts: 35 Member
    I have been exercising 4x a week for well.over a year.... I.weigh and measure everything and this plan is from a very reputable gym. I am also hungry on it all the time. ..I just don't get it.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    I notice you are measuring with cups and spoons and logging "generic" entries. Start weighing your food in grams. You are probably consuming more calories than you think.
  • Vonny_Vr
    Vonny_Vr Posts: 35 Member
    So how do you weigh 2/3 cup??
  • jandsstevenson887
    jandsstevenson887 Posts: 296 Member
    Vonny_Vr wrote: »
    So how do you weigh 2/3 cup??

    of what?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Vonny_Vr wrote: »
    So how do you weigh 2/3 cup??

    put the cup on scales, turn scales on, fill cup 3/4 full... note weight of food... log said weight
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Vonny_Vr wrote: »
    So how do you weigh 2/3 cup??

    you don't...you weight xx grams if it's a solid and use measuring cups for liquids

    For example half a cup of oatmeal? is that cooked or raw? and that should be weighed.

    and 6oz grilled pork chop? what kind? if it is centre loin bone in it's 355 calories not 195 if it's just pork loin grilled it's 294 calories for 6 oz which btw is 170 grams. You have it logged at 195
  • Vonny_Vr
    Vonny_Vr Posts: 35 Member
    Thanks everyone :smiley:
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