Two weeks in and have not lost weight

Keep going strong! Dont give up! The journey may start slow but it will pay off in the end.

SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »

cathipa wrote: »

As far as using spoons/cups to measure you may want to think again as to how accurate they are
https://youtu.be/JVjWPclrWVY?list=PLaMhxrERtLo8doidk3paLrSDP1GiXbgYL

The video is using terrible plastic measuring cups and spoons. I have quality kitchen items and know how to use them. I made a living baking.

Thank you for your concern.

shaekobe wrote: »

Keep going strong! Dont give up! The journey may start slow but it will pay off in the end.

Thanks. I'm up to 282... I need to throw away the scale. It's driving me nuts.

I've lost weight in the past and I never focused too much on my food intake. Or even weighed myself often. I had always lost it through exercise. Hiking or going to gym classes with a friend.

Alot of people say this--"I've lost weight in the past, and now it's not working". This is very common. You can't count on what worked in the past. Also, I live in Europe and we weigh all our ingredients when cooking--it's the only accurate way.

I'm going to add another vote for being patient.

Also, maybe it's time for a new scale? It could be possible the one you have is inaccurate. When you weigh yourself I assume you are weighing under the same conditions already.

I would give it at least six weeks before I changed anything.

Hi, you could try taking meat or dairy out if your diet. They are bad for your body and very dense in calories. I went vegan almost two years ago and have lost around 30 pounds without exercising.

anabelrose wrote: »

Hi, you could try taking meat or dairy out if your diet. They are bad for your body and very dense in calories. I went vegan almost two years ago and have lost around 30 pounds without exercising.

Meat is not bad for you. Dairy is not bad for you unless you are lactose intolerant or have an issue with milk proteins. And an avocado is damn calorie dense, so that's not sound reasoning to drop meat products

OP, I may not have been a full time baker, but I used to have a small at home business making custom order cakes, cupcakes and macarons. The only thing I ever used measuring spoons for was salt and baking powder; everything else was weighed for consistency (cups of butter? I still don't know how people do that...)

There's a reason why we say 'weigh your food'. How you pack food into your cups may be different to how it was intended when a user entered a food into the mfp database. It may not seem that much of a difference over 1 entry for 1 ingredient, but it adds up to a larger variance over time. And as you get closer to goal weight those small variances can eat up a deficit much more quickly.

I found my biggest issue with logging discrepancy was issues with user entries. 1 cup of cooked rice varied greatly, and the nutritional labels from barcodes I scanned were different than what was on the packet. The first time you scan something, check that the serving size is the same and the nutrition matches it. For raw ingredients, use USDA verified entries (I actually use AUSNUT entries which is the Australian equivalent, and I enter them myself from the government's downloadable excel file with 100g as a serving size), rather than whatever just comes up.

In regards to your earlier posts in the thread, at 280lbs I was eating more what you are now and losing. At 97.5kg (214lbs), I'm still eating close to 1700 (or more) per day and still losing, albeit very slowly, so just give it time. If you're doing it right, it'll happen. Because science.

*Edited for my shoddy grammar

Don't give up. It takes more than a couple of weeks to really start showing. Besides the scale doesn't measure inches. If you feel better then that's already a bonus.

The best indicator is how your clothes fit on you. When I was 420 lbs everything felt to small or tight. As my weight loss began I noticed how clothing I used to accuse my wife of shrinking by drying to long seemed to fit again and not tight. The scale is a *kitten* number and honestly doesn't mean much or shouldn't mean much to you. One of the best things you can do to know your gaining or losing is to measure you body. Measure Bust, Chest, Waist, and Hips. Avoid doing this before or right after your monthly cycle. You'll want to do this about once a month no more no less. Throw that scale in the trash.

As far as weight loss goes it's really hard to tell anyone what to do. Measuring and weighing food helps A LOT. But I can tell you my trip has been a full downhill roller coaster of losing for about 6 months. Now I'm getting to the part where things are slowing down the number on the scale stays the same for weeks. Yea I use a scale b/c I lift weights and I expect to see the number go up as I put on muscle mass.
I ended up having to make big changes like reducing my carb intake. Found out my body is carb sensitive which was leading to some small weight gains but more over stopping weight loss. No one could tell me that b/c honestly know one knew or could know. It's these little adjustments or changes that "you'll" have to make to spark your body into getting rid the unwanted weight.
Another thing that can help too is try to reduce your sodium intake. Stay under 2300 mg per day. If you go over one day it's not the end of the world just be sure to drink plenty of water to flush it out. Going over more than that can lead to water retention or water weight those extra pounds will show up on the scale.

Sounds like water then! Don't worry your body should adjust to your higher water intake and eventually you won't retain so much.

Wow, that's some serious inches lost, major congrats to you Sierra!

Last week was my first one were I didn't lose weight, though I've been eating right. Think I need to also take measurements so I can look for victories there as well.

SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »

Update! If you're interested? Haha.

So I measured myself about 10 days ago. It was at the end of the day, but then again... I had been dieting for two weeks already.

I measured myself just now and I'm down 2 inches on my under bust, 1.5 inches off my bust, 3 inches off my hips, .75 inches off my thighs, .5 inch off calves, .5 off my arms, and 4 inches off my waist!

FOUR off my waist!

I'm very excited... haha. I'm at 275... so I've essentially stayed the same weight for 3 weeks.

This is why we tell people not to give up. I'm glad you're seeing results. I keep a weekly log of my measurements. It can tell you alot over time. Also when you hit a streak of not losing, you can pull it out and see your progress. It helps keep me on track.