How come i didn't loose weight this week?

barbie934
barbie934 Posts: 20 Member
edited May 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
So I've been watching what I eat and logging everything I eat and I've stayed under 1200 a day. I think I don't want to go to far as far as weighing my food that's kinda to far for me. No offense to anyone that does that .The problem is that I lost 4 pounds last week, and this week I stayed the same and I'm not to sure why? Also I have a fractured ankle in witch I can't workout or go running, sucks but I'm watching everything I eat to the extreme at least I think.
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  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    Perfectly normal. Also those 4 pounds you lost last week could have been fluctuations in water weight/food and you've gained some of it back and then lost a bit more making it look even. I wouldn't worry about it unless you're stuck for over 2 weeks at the same weight.
  • capaul42
    capaul42 Posts: 1,390 Member
    And if you're stuck at it for more than two weeks, you should probably start weighing your food cause you're probably eating more than you think, since you're not measuring.
  • barbie934
    barbie934 Posts: 20 Member
    Well I guess I mean a scale because I don't weigh my food I do measure I guess I eat small portions thru out the day .
  • lewiswinston22
    lewiswinston22 Posts: 13 Member
    I don't measure my food either and I been losing weight every week
  • capaul42
    capaul42 Posts: 1,390 Member
    barbie934 wrote: »
    Well I guess I mean a scale because I don't weigh my food I do measure I guess I eat small portions thru out the day .

    You'd be surprised at the difference lol. I know I was.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Watch this quick video and then decide on weighing your food.

    https://youtu.be/XpHykP6e_Uk
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    lewiswinston22 wrote: »
    I don't measure my food either and I been losing weight every week

    That just means you're good at estimating, it doesn't mean a scale isn't a useful tool for many who are struggling.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited May 2016
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Watch this quick video and then decide on weighing your food.

    https://youtu.be/XpHykP6e_Uk

    This. Everything about this. It's not obsessive. If I don't weigh my food, I don't lose weight. My deficit is around 250 calories, so when I don't weigh my food, I can easily overestimate my calories and hit maintenance. I'd rather weigh my food and lose weight than estimate portions and not lose at all.

    And one week is nothing. Without loss for over 6 weeks is a time to reassess calories. Also, high sodium, time of the month and a new exercise regime can cause fluid retention. Relax.

    Weight loss is not linear. Sometimes you'll lose, or gain or stay the same. Weight goes up and down during the day, too.
  • HamsterManV2
    HamsterManV2 Posts: 449 Member
    Weight loss / gain is not linear - it varies day to day due to tons of variables (what you ate, what you drank, how much you ate, how does your body react to fat vs carbs vs protein, meal timing, whats happening with your body, when you worked out, etc. etc. etc.)
    The main idea is that the general trend should be decreasing on a cut, like the graph below. Just stay consistent, and you will get there.


    weighttrendgraph1.gif
  • jemzyw01
    jemzyw01 Posts: 22 Member
    Maybe your not eating enough .if you dont your body stores what you have
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    jemzyw01 wrote: »
    Maybe your not eating enough .if you dont your body stores what you have
    That's not true...sorry.
  • jemzyw01
    jemzyw01 Posts: 22 Member
    Ok dont need to be rude
  • jemzyw01
    jemzyw01 Posts: 22 Member
    I have met loads of people that dont eat enough and when they eat what are supposed to they lose weight .
  • jemzyw01
    jemzyw01 Posts: 22 Member
    Facts speak for themselves
  • ubermofish
    ubermofish Posts: 102 Member
    jemzyw01 wrote: »
    Facts speak for themselves

    "facts"
  • jemzyw01
    jemzyw01 Posts: 22 Member
    I was trying to help and share my opinion i wont bother anymore .
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    jemzyw01 wrote: »
    Ok dont need to be rude

    Who was being rude? Disagreeing with a myth that has been debunked over and over again scientifically is rude?
    It's just that, the body won't hang onto fat if it isn't getting enough calories, ever. People can and do starve to death.
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  • Day_knee
    Day_knee Posts: 85 Member
    AdamNeubauer wrote: »
    barbie934 wrote: »
    So I've been watching what I eat and logging everything I eat and I've stayed under 1200 a day. I think I don't want to go to far as far as measuring my food that's kinda to far for me. No offense to anyone that does that .The problem is that I lost 4 pounds last week, and this week I stayed the same and I'm not to sure why? Also I have a fractured ankle in witch I can't workout or go running, sucks but I'm watching everything I eat to the extreme at least I think.

    if you don't measure what you put inside you then how can you be sure of the amount of calories you're eating? you can't

    This! You really have no idea how much you are eating if you don't weigh and measure. Period!
  • 12by311
    12by311 Posts: 1,716 Member
    barbie934 wrote: »
    So I've been watching what I eat and logging everything I eat and I've stayed under 1200 a day. I think I don't want to go to far as far as weighing my food that's kinda to far for me. No offense to anyone that does that .The problem is that I lost 4 pounds last week, and this week I stayed the same and I'm not to sure why? Also I have a fractured ankle in witch I can't workout or go running, sucks but I'm watching everything I eat to the extreme at least I think.

    If that is your current picture, looks like you may not have a lot to lose.

    Basically, you lost 2 lbs a week, the last 2 weeks. That's a fast weight loss.
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    jemzyw01 wrote: »
    I was trying to help and share my opinion i wont bother anymore .

    At least you have said one sensible thing.
  • laurenehopkinsx
    laurenehopkinsx Posts: 14 Member
    Some of it could just be water weight :) I agree though the scale thing can be a bit far sometimes, I weigh somethings but not everything haha
  • Bella77007
    Bella77007 Posts: 78 Member
    edited May 2016
    Agree about the scale, actually I lost weight at first without weighing my food but being heavy I simply had more wiggle room so going over on calories a bit was obviously not an issue at the beginning, I lost anyway, then I hit a rut and the scale came into play, the differences between pack guides and guestimates were quite an eye opener, my weight soon started to budge again when I used a scale.

    Also you will not lose the same every week, my goal was 1 pound per week, I would lose 0.5 some weeks, 2 pounds others, a few weeks I lost nothing and one time I gained a pound and all of those were weeks where I was being very accurate with logging and my activity was the same too, that is why I liked to look back at my progress over a 4 week period after a while rather than placing too much importance on the 1 week changes.

    If you are accurate and eating 1200 calories your weight will drop even if you can't be very active at the moment, I was sedentary through much of my weight loss journey but on 1200 still lost weight, try not to fret over 1 week, it's the bigger picture that counts but a food scale is a great investment.
  • Wicked_Seraph
    Wicked_Seraph Posts: 388 Member
    Don't stress the numbers so much - really.

    @HamsterManV2's graph is an excellent example of the nonlinear nature of weight loss. I've had my weight drop and increase by five pounds within a week, stall, go back down, go back up... that's how it goes. However, the OVERALL trend is that I'm losing, which is ultimately what's important.

    You might find it helpful to focus less on numbers and setting non-scale goals. I tried losing weight several times before, and found the nature of weight going up and down so discouraging that I almost always stopped after a few weeks. This time I forced myself to be patient and realistic, but also I made a goal - run 5K. Having a goal that has ZERO to do with my weight has helped immensely in that yeah, I might be heavier than last week, but I ran further. I would strongly encourage you to set a fitness goal for yourself that has nada to do with your weight.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    jemzyw01 wrote: »
    I have met loads of people that dont eat enough and when they eat what are supposed to they lose weight .

    What is likely happening is that their undereating trigger binges, which wipes out their calorie deficit, and when they stop undereating, they stop binging.

    If starvation mode was a real thing, the Minnesota Starvation Experiment men wouldn't have ended up like this:

    starvationexperiment.jpg

    See http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/starvation-mode/

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