Scale hasn't moved!!!!

you shouldnt feel discouraged as you are getting stronger
are you weighing everything you are eating?

Ditto on what others have asked. Depending on how much more you want to lose, those last few pounds are normally the most stubborn especially if you have added strength training to your routine, which I believe bootcamp does include. Generally muscle is more dense than fat, so focusing on measurements rather than weight makes sense. When my clothing starts feeling looser, I know that the exercise that I am doing is working regardless of what the scale may say.

1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.

2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.

3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.

4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.

5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.

6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.

7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.

8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.

9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.

Weight loss isn't linear especially when adding a exercise routine.

Are you eating in a deficit?

tarothelp wrote: »

It is EXTREMELY frustrating and I feel your pain. I've been working very hard at the gym for 2 months I work out minimum of 4 days per week with a trainer and extra cardio. I eat 1200 cals don't cheat not once since dec 15 and my weight has barely moved. It goes down the back up!! Since u r working out I would say this is muscle u r building as u r loosing fat. Also can be water retention. But I notice a big difference in my body composition. Give it 8 weeks to start to really see some progress it will come. It's easy to stay motivated when we see stellar results. But it's in these moments when we r not seeing shocking results that test our mental strength and willpower. In the end the results will show and u will n stronger for it!! DONT STOP DONT GIVE UP!! U r killing it!!!

Bootcamp might add some limited strength but I would doubt it would add muscle especially while eating in a deficit.

You are correct with possibility of water rentention.

mickimalbrough wrote: »

Ok guys someone please help. I've been working out in a bootcamp three to four times a week for 5 weeks and eating well and yet I haven't lost a single pound. I can feel stronger but I don't see any changes. Im so discouraged.
I've lost 49+ lbs in the past by calorie counting without working out and the lbs just melted away. So I'm so disappointed to be working this hard and not seeing any weightloss.
Can someone please help me!!

It is probable that you are gaining muscle with the workouts you are doing. At the same time, you are losing fat. That could show a net change of zero on the scale. A pound of muscle and a pound of fat weigh the same but the muscle takes up less volume. Have you taken your measurements? Are your clothes fitting more loosely? Worry less about the number on the scale and concentrate on how you are feeling and how your clothes fit.