Not lost weight argh

equidivine
equidivine Posts: 101 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
So day 5 of shakes, cut sugar out and one meal In eve and nothing lost. I do realise it's early days but jeeze Iv cut loads and started walking an hour daily!!!!

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  • equidivine
    equidivine Posts: 101 Member
    It's science though 5 days of cutting out over 1000 calories to normal and adding walking should lost some kind of weight. 5 years ago it would have lost me like half a stone
  • ccsernica
    ccsernica Posts: 1,040 Member
    Cutting out 1000 cal/day cannot, even under ideal conditions that don't exist in the real world, lose you more than 2 lbs in a week. Never as much as 1/2 stone.
  • ugofatcat
    ugofatcat Posts: 385 Member
    Please post your starting weight and what your goal weight is.

    Here is some science for you:

    On average, there is 3,500 calories of pound in 1 fat. That means to lose 1 pound of fat you must create a 3,500 deficit. Usually people do this by cutting out 500 calories each day over 7 days (7 x 500 =3,500). There are 7 days in a week. They must cut out 500 calories each day. If they are unable to do this, they won't create a deficit you to lose.
    equidivine wrote: »
    It's science though 5 days of cutting out over 1000 calories to normal and adding walking should lost some kind of weight. 5 years ago it would have lost me like half a stone

    You have not created a large enough deficit to lose weight.

    Also, how long did it take you to reach your current weight? I am going to guess longer then 5 days. You need to be more patient.

    Not trying to get you down, just trying to help give you realistic expectations.

  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Give it more time, we didn't gain our weight quickly why should we expect to lose quickly.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    If you're not used to the walking then you'll see a temporary water weight gain which can hide your fat loss. Don't sweat it, have patience, and don't be extreme. You can eat normal food as long as you stay at your calorie goal.
  • beaglebrandon
    beaglebrandon Posts: 97 Member
    edited March 2017
    equidivine wrote: »
    So day 5 of shakes, cut sugar out and one meal In eve and nothing lost. I do realise it's early days but jeeze Iv cut loads and started walking an hour daily!!!!

    If for each of 5 days, your calorie deficit was 1,000 calories, you STILL could have ONLY lost 1 1/2 pounds. That's it. It's only 5 days. (If you had less of a calorie deficit, you'd have lost less)

    If you would have NOT exercised, you would have likely lost that 1 1/2 pounds.

    But since you DID exercise, a pound and 1/2 of water you drank (24oz) is likely there repairing your muscles. Once the muscles are repaired in a few days, those 1 1/2 pounds will vanish.

    It takes time. If you give up and think nothing's working, you will regain the 1 1/2 pound loss you had, never realizing what you're doing was working.
  • btroxell08
    btroxell08 Posts: 12 Member
    You honestly may have been cutting to many calories and walking more only increased your need for food. Therefore, I would probably say that your body thinks you are starving and is holding onto those calories? I'm not a doctor, but from everything that I've read... that could be the case!
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
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  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    Calorie deficits cause weight loss. Doesn't matter if it's all shakes or potatoes if you aren't in a deficit you won't lose. Not all shakes are created equal and if you aren't weighing everything you eat and log everything you eat and drink you may still be consuming enough for maintenance. That being said 5 days isn't enough time to judge if what you are doing is working or not. Let MFP calculate a reasonable calorie deficit (0.5-2 pounds per week since I don't know your stats). Weigh and log everything. Have patience.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited March 2017
    equidivine wrote: »
    It's science though 5 days of cutting out over 1000 calories to normal and adding walking should lost some kind of weight. 5 years ago it would have lost me like half a stone

    That's not science, it sounds more like medieval torture.

    Why are you cutting more than 1000 cals daily and cutting out foods de/food groups? If the last time you did this diet worked so well, why did you have to repeat it? It sounds like an unsustainable, unhealthy (mind and nutrition) quick loss. Successful weight loss is more than losing weight, it's about maintenance, too.

    A wise wabbit once said something along the lines of:
    The winner is the one who can eat the most food and still lose weight.


    Also, use a food scale for everything that isn't a liquid. Cups/spoons for liquid only.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    btroxell08 wrote: »
    You honestly may have been cutting to many calories and walking more only increased your need for food. Therefore, I would probably say that your body thinks you are starving and is holding onto those calories? I'm not a doctor, but from everything that I've read... that could be the case!

    Nope, sorry. Not true.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    5 WHOLE days....??
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    cerise_noir wrote: »
    equidivine wrote: »
    It's science though 5 days of cutting out over 1000 calories to normal and adding walking should lost some kind of weight. 5 years ago it would have lost me like half a stone


    A wise wabbit once said something along the lines of:
    The winner is the one who can eat the most food and still lose weight.

    Yep, that was one wise rabbit. RIP.

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  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    OP I have gone weeks of perfect tracking without losses. The body isn't a car, it's not a simple input vs immediate output at x rate of fuel per mile.

    You need to chill, probably eat more, preferably actual food and be consistent over time. That's not days but weeks and months and years.
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