Can't loose more weight......
rojiblankalizz
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Ok so I started 50 days a go lost 17 lbs the first 40 days ....but since 10 days ago seems like my scale is stuck
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It happens. This could have something to do with your time of the month or maybe you need to recalibrate your MFP with your new weight and see If it gives you lower calories. Keep logging, keep at it, you'll see a reduction.2
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17 pounds in 40 days is a pretty aggressive rate. What are your stats?5
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17 lbs in 6 weeks is very aggressive, even taking into consideration some of it was water weight, unless you are obese. You should not expect to lose that quickly all the time. And it is perfectly normal for the scale not to move for a couple of weeks every once and awhile. Be patient, and please take care of yourself.3
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I started at 200 lbs I'm 5'7", I'm currently at 183 lbs1
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You can LOSE more weight, if you keep at it.7
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rojiblankalizz wrote: »I started at 200 lbs I'm 5'7", I'm currently at 183 lbs
So set your goal to lose 1 lb per week, and use a food scale to log accurately and consistently. And keep in mind that women have to deal with water weight shifts regularly which can mask weight loss or gain. You are looking for trends over weeks and months, not days :drinker:3 -
Have you updated your MFP profile with your new weight so MFP can adjust your calories based on your loss?0
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MotherOfSharpei wrote: »Have you updated your MFP profile with your new weight so MFP can adjust your calories based on your loss?
No I haven't I didn't know we could do that but I will1 -
Wow!! That is awesome! 17 lbs in 40 days girl!! I have lost 10 in about 35. I started at 196 and I am at 186. How did you lose so fast??0
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Nykkismommy21 wrote: »Wow!! That is awesome! 17 lbs in 40 days girl!! I have lost 10 in about 35. I started at 196 and I am at 186. How did you lose so fast??
Assuming that ~5 pounds is likely to be water weight, the math works out to a 1050ish deficit over the 40 days. That's going to get VERY difficult to maintain at her ht/wt going forward.
OP- you started off very aggressively (which is fine) but please take note that as you get smaller, it will be more and more difficult and then impossible to continue to lose at the same weight. As you get closer to your goal, you should be setting your deficit to be smaller and smaller. It will take longer to lose each pound as you go forward. This is completely normal and how healthy weight loss is supposed to work . Be patient and hang in there!1 -
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 that match whether you're weighing raw or cooked 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.5 -
Awesome work! How hard did you try to shake it loose? I would just shake harder!1
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Nykkismommy21 wrote: »Wow!! That is awesome! 17 lbs in 40 days girl!! I have lost 10 in about 35. I started at 196 and I am at 186. How did you lose so fast??
Im just keeping track of everything I eat, my calorie limit is at 1580 but I usually take 1350 .I'm exercising 45min to an hour everyday! And I'm drinking Lots of water....0 -
Nykkismommy21 wrote: »Wow!! That is awesome! 17 lbs in 40 days girl!! I have lost 10 in about 35. I started at 196 and I am at 186. How did you lose so fast??
Assuming that ~5 pounds is likely to be water weight, the math works out to a 1050ish deficit over the 40 days. That's going to get VERY difficult to maintain at her ht/wt going forward.
OP- you started off very aggressively (which is fine) but please take note that as you get smaller, it will be more and more difficult and then impossible to continue to lose at the same weight. As you get closer to your goal, you should be setting your deficit to be smaller and smaller. It will take longer to lose each pound as you go forward. This is completely normal and how healthy weight loss is supposed to work . Be patient and hang in there!
Thanks! And yeah I'm still learning about this lol
I guess I'm just too impatient lol .....ill just keep going and hopefully see more progress0 -
Losing weight fast should not be the goal. Losing weight at a pace that spares as much muscle mass as possible and with enough fuel so you don't crash and rebound is a more forward-thinking goal.
Undereating plus not eating back some exercise calories is a recipe for fast weight loss that you will leave you looking skinny-fat and/or quickly regaining it once you stop depriving yourself.7 -
Losing weight fast should not be the goal. Losing weight at a pace that spares as much muscle mass as possible and with enough fuel so you don't crash and rebound is a more forward-thinking goal.
Undereating plus not eating back some exercise calories is a recipe for fast weight loss that you will leave you looking skinny-fat and/or quickly regaining it once you stop depriving yourself.
Thanks ..im learning something new each day! I never eat back my exercise calories ......and yeah you're right it took me 12 years to come from a size 1 to a size 16 it will take some time to come back down! Lol... thanks!!1 -
Losing weight fast should not be the goal. Losing weight at a pace that spares as much muscle mass as possible and with enough fuel so you don't crash and rebound is a more forward-thinking goal.
Undereating plus not eating back some exercise calories is a recipe for fast weight loss that you will leave you looking skinny-fat and/or quickly regaining it once you stop depriving yourself.
And, long term it leads to hair loss, brittle nails, and other minor issues. Longer term it can lead to major issues.
Stick with the program, eat the calories allowed (don't aim to go under) and aim for ~1 lb per week loss, less as you get close to your goal.
I can stall for 2-3 weeks then lose 5 lbs in a couple days. It's just the way it is.2
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