Help! 30 Days and only lost 1 pound?

Just thinking about this post. I look at what you're eating and think...well, I did that. And worked out and didn't lose weight either. I was trying to lose about 10 lbs and went up and down for years. I tried every diet known to man. (South beach, carbohydrate addicts, Low carb, jenny craig, weight watchers, etc) I exercised and lifted weights. Finally, I tried to keep exercise consistent and then just played with what i was eating, logging everything for 3 weeks. What worked for me was extra protein, lots of veggies, few carbs. I would exercise first thing in the AM, then eat an omelette with lots of veggies and some cheese and some steel cut oatmeal - but only about 1 cup. Then I'd have some hard boiled egg whites and yogurt at 10:30, a turkey burger with no bun and some cheese or steamed chinese chicken and brocolli with no rice and sauce on the side, then some more egg whites, then dinner was fish and steamed veggies. Another yogurt before bed. That's what worked for me - but it was very restrictive and hard - but it actually looks like more than you are eating. So you coud try that.

I started in January this year, and my whole first month I didn't lose anything! But I lost in inches in my waist and hips. So you should take measurements and take photos, front and back. You will see a difference better that way. I still have only lost five pounds, but I have gone down a dress size, from 12 to 10, lost four inches off my waist and three off my hips.

I don't know how I can lose so much in inches and lose a dress size and still not lose but only five pounds, but it is happening. And I look much better and feel better. I exercise a lot at the gym, and I am told that by doing so, I am building muscle which weighs more than fat, so it won't show on the scale.

I am really confused! I have been dieting for 1 month. I began eating the recommended 1200 calories a day (mfp). I began working out toward the end of week one and burned around 200 calories per day 5-6 days a week ( I have a heart rate monitor). I have only lost 1 pound. On the 18th of March I increased my calorie goal to 1300 calories per day since MFP says that is my BMR. After that change is when I lost one pound, but that is all I have lost! So I am wondering if my calorie goal is still too low? I do eat my workout calories most of the time. I went to the fat 2 fit website and according to them I should be at 1400 calories per day. Any advise?

I've looked over your diary and my main advice would be to eat more vegetables and some fruit. You seem to have one maybe two servings per day on average of vegetables, which really isn't enough. I really do find that adding more vegetables to a meal a)fills me up better so I don't eat as much other stuff and b) helps me lose the weight. I find that the weeks I lose the pounds are the weeks I eat my vegetables.

HTH

I didn't lose much weight in the first month either and I was probably the most disciplined then as my motivation was the highest. It's called muscles. They take up less room. So although you may not be losing weight you are losing fat.

I don't buy into any of the 'tricks' for losing weight. It's simple math. If you use more calories than you eat you will lose weight.

In 20 weeks I've lost 23 pounds. It's not spectacular but it's progress. Some weeks there's been no drop, others there are two pounds gone.

Eat healthy and keep moving and you will succeed!

your body has no idea what time it is. Eat whenever you want. LISTEN to YOUR body! I eat every night after 9pm. My diary is open. I am 5' 2..weigh 135.8...6lbs from my UGW. I eat about 1150-1200 cals a day..more on a long run.

This. Not eating after a certain time (or what you eat) is a huge myth.

Update: I have purchased a fitbit ultra and found that I was not eating nearly enough. In the past 3 days I was given 1450 calories per day to eat with no exercise at all. I am back on track starting today and hoping that the fitbit is just what I needed!

Good for you! Give it a few weeks on this new calorie intake and keep up the exercise.. it can be frustrating, but it will pay off. Remember to eat your veggies, drink your water and limit or eliminate processed foods.

I have one suggestion as well.
Make sure you measure yourself. I found this to be very helpful. You can drop inches and not lose a pound.

After some of the advice i seen on this post. I am almost confused. Keep in mind just because it works for person A but not B or C, does not mean it won't work for you or vice versa.

Congrats on the FitBit Ultra. I've had mine for over a month. It will give you great incentive to stay active, and keep on top of your burned calories so you can make sure you are eating enough :-)

ATLadonis wrote: »

Your metabolism slowed down to match your new caloric level. Try intermittent fasting. Read Gary Taubes' Good Calories, Bad Calories.

This Thread is from 2012. Pretty sure the OP isn't going to be back :-)

BigHulkDiesel wrote: »

I would start looking at when you are eating. Be sure that each meal is spaced out in 2-3 hour intervals. Regardless of whether you are eating the right amount of calories, you can control how your body burns/stores those calories by your eating habbits. I struggle with this sometimes too. If you eat every 2-3 hours having smaller portions of your calorie goal, your body is constantly burning calories and increasing metabolism. If you wait too long in between meals your body begins switching into storage mode because it doesn't think it will be getting the proper nutrition, thus shutting down the "burn".

Also, look at the nutrients of the foods you are eating. Much easier to burn a healthy 100 calories as opposed to a fatty 100 calories. Makes sense?

Anyway, I hope it helps! Good luck!!

No. None of this is scientific.