HELP I am not losing weight **TEARS UP**

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  • karensoxfan
    karensoxfan Posts: 902 Member

    This week I made sure to stay UNDER my calorie goal and I worked out for 5 days in a row! (Which, I never do!)

    I would bet anything that from increasing your activity level, you're retaining a little bit of water. When you start or increase exercise, you build muscle by tiny little tears, that hold water while they heal. You could also be holding water for a number of other reasons, but if you stay with your plan, eat right (lots of water, dairy, fruits, veggies, protein, fiber, etc.), and move more, the scale will move too.

    And if it doesn't, then I'd start taking measurements if you don't already, because scales lie. Sometimes you're getting smaller even when you weigh more, and measurements will tell you if that's happening.
  • megansprague
    megansprague Posts: 57
    My advice... THROW THAT SCALE OUT THE WINDOW!!!

    Judge your weight by how your clothes fit. I get pissed when I look at the scale and it goes up but then I remember how much I weighed and how much I lost (60 pounds). Look at your TOTAL weight loss as a VICTORY!!!

    Also, in order to gain 2 pounds, it means you have to eat and store 5000 calories in fat cells. 1 pound of fat is 2500 calories

    ^^That is good advice^^ I should do that, too. I gained 1.5 pounds since yesterday but: I went to the gym and ate some not-so-clean food last night (still in my calorie goal). You could have gained a little bit of muscle over the last five days? Or not lost because you're gaining muscle over time? I'm no expert, mind you, just speculating. Did you feel pretty good before you weighed in today?
  • mfreeby
    mfreeby Posts: 199 Member
    The best advice I ever got on this site was to track my sodium. That made all the difference. If I go over, and then gain, I know why. It can be SO easy to go over too, especially if you're eating anything processed.

    Keep on keepin' on girl.
  • RMinVA
    RMinVA Posts: 1,085 Member
    Lots of great suggestions already. Fluctuations ARE normal and usually related to water retention of some sort. No one can provide you with any real advice though since they can't see your journal.

    I just blogged about this, so maybe this will be helpful:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/RMinVA/view/what-are-you-eating-be-honest-119996
  • Ssocrrbabe
    Ssocrrbabe Posts: 51
    It sounds to me that if you are eating consistently under your net calories and working out 5 days, your body has gone into Starvation mode and is holding on to every fat calorie. Try reading the "Read me first NEWBIE" articles to get a better understanding of why you should eat at least some of your exercise calories back and make sure you eat your goal calorieis = net calories. Try this for a week and see what happens.
  • DBabbit
    DBabbit Posts: 173 Member
    There is plenty of good advice already listed, so I won't repeat it. I do agree with tossing the scale and using a tape measure for better accuracy. Try to increase protein and watch the fat, sodium, and sugar levels. Eat at least half of your exercise calories back and see what happens.
  • grimnir
    grimnir Posts: 61 Member
    I'd like to echo the fact that not only does your body change day to day according to whether you're retaining more or less water, but the vast majority of bathroom scales just AREN'T THAT ACCURATE. Weigh yourself 5 times in a row, see what sort of range it gives you. The last scale I bought couldn't decide what I weighed within 20lbs! On either side! (useless crap, I returned it)

    One thing I haven't seen mentioned here is underlying medical reasons. You may be gluten intolerant, as that's a surprisingly common problem that prevents people from losing weight. Could be other reasons, too.
  • KanCrav
    KanCrav Posts: 439 Member
    Eat your exercise calories!~!~!

    Change up your workouts.

    Change up the amount of protein, carbs and fats you eat.

    DRINK TONS OF WATER!~!~! Like 90 oz a day!~!~!


    most important.. stay positive, your body cant hold on to the weight forever if you keep doing the right thing, sometimes it just takes time to find what works for you.
  • jnb87
    jnb87 Posts: 4
    Dont get to upset, it could be water or an increase in muscle that is only just starting to show on the scales. keep at it :)
  • lipglossjunky73
    lipglossjunky73 Posts: 497 Member
    If you want to friend request me I can check out your food log. However, I will say this: I am the slowest lose in the world. I work out and eat clean, and lose a few pounds a month. However..... Those pounds never come back. It takes me a year to lose twenty pounds. But then those twenty pounds never come back.
  • Forensic
    Forensic Posts: 468 Member
    What are you basing your exercise calories on? MFP or a HRM... something else? Perhaps eat back about half of it? Sometimes the calories registered are far too high.
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