We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Doing all the right things...not seeing results

u13ch20
u13ch20 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
Ok Community...I need your help...I am on day 15 of my plan and MyFitnessPal has suggested my target calories per day is between 1500-1650 per day. I have been sticking to 1250-1400 and not exceeding carbs (45 per meal), protein, fats etc. In other words staying within plan. I walk approx. 3 miles each day and log approx 6500 steps. At this point, I dropped 6 lbs in the first 5 days and then for unknown reason gained 2 back..so total net loss = 4 lbs. Am drinking 72 oz. water...don't know what to do to get this going...but am getting frustrated!

Replies

  • happyauntie2015
    happyauntie2015 Posts: 282 Member
    Weight loss takes time and our bodies fluctuate daily. It's the trend over time that's important. Hang in there and give it a few weeks. Also if you're​ not already using one a food scale is very helpful
  • u13ch20
    u13ch20 Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks for the positive feedback...patience...I think I lack that!
  • MaybeRina
    MaybeRina Posts: 1 Member
    edited June 2017
    Make sure u're getting enough protein for your weight, age, gender, and activity level.
    I weigh 140 by end of last year 2016, stoped going to the gym due to a shoulder sprain,and now im at 130 by June, workout started back in May but i didnt make take into consideration on protein. My workouts were suffering and realized once i had a fitness evaluation at LA Fitness that i was under muscle at 22 instead an average female of at least 24 and had a shoulder injury that would not heal since January 2017 and joint and muscle stiffness was chronic. I started taking protein powder and that shoulder pain i had gone the chronic pain gone. I feel a bit stronger and working on gaining muscle will also make you gain weight but it also makes u burn fat. A win win situation.
  • Derf_Smeggle
    Derf_Smeggle Posts: 610 Member
    This little image is such a great reference tool for when the going gets tough, or confusing, or frustrating, or flabbergastingly-annoyingly-tearing-hair-out angering.

    in9be8mji1wz.jpg
  • littlebrittlifts
    littlebrittlifts Posts: 225 Member
    Gender? Weight? Try dropping carbs and upping protein. You don't necessarily have to cut your calories anymore... but you could also try upping activity.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    u13ch20 wrote: »
    Thanks for the positive feedback...patience...I think I lack that!

    Many of us do. I figure if I'm lower than my starting weight, it's not all lost. Keep focused. There are so many things that can cause fluctuations and blips. New workout routines, high sodium day, and TOM (sorry, don't know if you are male or female) can all cause water retention which makes it look like you aren't losing, or worse, like you are gaining. If you are sure about your calories, keep at it.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    OP is female.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    u13ch20 wrote: »
    Ok Community...I need your help...I am on day 15 of my plan and MyFitnessPal has suggested my target calories per day is between 1500-1650 per day. I have been sticking to 1250-1400 and not exceeding carbs (45 per meal), protein, fats etc. In other words staying within plan. I walk approx. 3 miles each day and log approx 6500 steps. At this point, I dropped 6 lbs in the first 5 days and then for unknown reason gained 2 back..so total net loss = 4 lbs. Am drinking 72 oz. water...don't know what to do to get this going...but am getting frustrated!
    @u13ch20
    Hi :smiley: You shared MFP suggested 1500-1650 daily cals, but then you dropped it lower? That's a rather aggressive deficit do you feel you're getting enough macros in each day. Or are you still hungry at the end of the day?

    Do you weigh you food? Measure it? Tossing ideas to see what might help. Congrats on the pounds already lost, that's great!! :+1:;)

    Patience... yes it's so hard sometimes to be patient isn't it?! ugh!
  • Luna3386
    Luna3386 Posts: 888 Member
    1. Patience
    2. Eat your calories, not less than.
    3. Eat half of your exercise calories, adjust as usual.
    4. Know there are weight fluctuations and weight loss isn't linear.
  • Morganbennett1
    Morganbennett1 Posts: 106 Member
    I would recommend adding friends for motivation and support. Also if you open your diary, your friends can help you figure out if you are logging correctly and give you tips on ways to cut fats and sodium to reduce bloating and help you find ways to incorporate more fiber and protein. If you are eating under you calories, sometimes you will gain a little back because of water retention. I would recommend sticking with what MFP provided for goals for at least 6 weeks, and then adjust as needed. Many people don't see results for awhile, and some people level out after a large initial loss. Give it time and keep your head up.

    Feel free to add me if you'd like.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories