32 days of eating well and exercise. Have not lost a pound!

deetucker70
deetucker70 Posts: 43 Member
edited November 30 in Motivation and Support
Hi!
New here, although I have been using Fitbit and that app for awhile. Some info: height 5'4", 145lb 46 year old female. Have always eaten pretty healthfully, also fairly active. Started noticing the middle age spread recently so embarked on a new fitness plan 32 days ago. Food first- eating lots of veggies, some high fiber fruit, lean protein, small amounts of healthy fat and very little carbs and those I do have are low glycemic (high fiber oatmeal a couple times a week, quinoa etc ). Logging everything I put in my mouth faithfully. Staying at or slightly below 1200 calories per day. Play tennis 2 or 3 times a week for 90 minutes. PIYO twice a week for 60 minutes. Doing HIIT running workouts twice a week for 45 minutes with a warmup and then 1 minute sprints and 2 minute lower intensity rest x 8 then a cool down. 3 days a week running 4 miles with incline at a comfortable pace for 50 minutes on days I do not do HIIT. Weight training twice a week for 30 minutes. All of this is new beginning 32 days ago except for the tennis. Still have not lost even a pound. Physically, I feel great. Fitness level is way up, energy has also improved. Getting very frustrated over lack of scale movement! Anyone else have this issue? Any suggestions?

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    You are eating at maintenance. How do you measure your food/drink when you log?
  • christyg74
    christyg74 Posts: 87 Member
    You are at a healthy BMI, so maybe you should just concentrate on improving your fitness? The scale is someimes not the best judge.
  • deetucker70
    deetucker70 Posts: 43 Member
    Hi! Thanks for the replies! I either weigh/measure using measuring cups and spoons all of my food. Or use single serving packages (oatmeal, etc) so that I know exactly what I'm getting. I do feel more fit, and not really all that hungry most of the time, just thought for sure I would have lost a couple of pounds by now! If I am eating at maintenance, how low should I cut my calories? Fitbit app is showing a 1000 calorie deficit most days. I know that it can be off by some, but even if it was off by 50% I would expect some loss right?
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    edited March 2016
    Cups and spoons are not really accurate for solid foods (only liquids) and since you're pretty much at a healthy weight, your logging will need to be really tight to lose. I'd get a food scale--they're really cheap. Examples from my own experience:
    • 1/2 cup cooked quinoa vs. 54 grams quinoa--both labeled the same on the package. 54 grams fills about 2/3 of the half cup.
    • 1 egg = 66 g on package. Actual weight of all eggs in carton: 75-92 grams.
    • 1/2 black beans vs 130 grams of black beans--both labeled the same on the package. 130 g of black beans fills about 3/4 of a half cup.
    • And don't even get me started on the chicken tenders! I've had some weigh in at twice the 66g per chicken tender amount!

    You may want to join the FitBit group here. I don't have one (I use Garmin), but I do hear users talk about FitBit burns being really high in some cases. 1000 calories of exercise each day is really high, especially for someone with your stats. I'm 5'3, 119 and burn only about 200 calories for my 10,000 steps. I burn about 300 calories on a 5K run (12 mph pace).
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    deetucker70 wrote: »
    Hi all! Thought I would update since its been a month since I posted my question. Thanks to all for suggestion on weighing food, instead of using cups/spoons and trusting packaging! I started weighing everything about 28 days ago and it's has made the difference! I'm down 5 lbs and what is more exciting is that I've lost 11 inches overall. I have continued working out, but rarely eat back exercise calories because I don't trust the counts I get from any of the trackers! They all seem to way overestimate calorie burns! 6 lbs to goal

    @deetucker70 . Thank you for the update. It is nice of you to share. weighing food makes all the difference.
    Good luck in your healthy journey
  • NadiaMayl
    NadiaMayl Posts: 496 Member
    Awesome work! The weighing everything is a good tip, and your post might just help other who are also stuck! Thanks for updating!
  • BarbaraHarback
    BarbaraHarback Posts: 5 Member
    Wow, I've been using cups as well, maybe I should be getting a scale!!
  • southbaysonia
    southbaysonia Posts: 39 Member
    My suggestion is lose the scale. If you're feeling better, more physically that's the reward.
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    southbaysonia wrote: »
    My suggestion is lose the scale. If you're feeling better, more physically that's the reward.
    @southbaysonia : Could you clarify which scale are you referring to ? OP just update us that using a food scale made the big difference to her body weight decrease.


  • deetucker70
    deetucker70 Posts: 43 Member
    I was talking about a kitchen scale for weighing food. But I think a bathroom scale can be a great tool, as long as you aren't obsessive about it. I really like taking measurements every few weeks. Somehow motivates me more than the scale does now, especially while doing a workout program:)
  • southbaysonia
    southbaysonia Posts: 39 Member
    I meant that she might consider measuring her progress by how she feels vs what the bathroom scale says.
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