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

Frustrated

astanford83
astanford83 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi,

I've been doing more exercise, cut out alcohol and never had much sugar. The last two weeks I've been eating salads and chicken with the occasional slice of bread or small portion of rice or pasta. I'm not a big eater and struggle to eat enough to meet the daily calorie allowance now that I am eating healthy (most days I'm not able to eat enough to meet it).

Even with all this I have not lost anything in the whole 2 weeks. I'm really frustrated and losing all motivation :(

Replies

  • MsChewMe
    MsChewMe Posts: 130 Member
    How is your logging? Accurate? Weighing everything on a food scale? Picking the right items from the database?
  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
    How are you tracking your calories? Are you using a food scale to weigh all solids, and measuring all liquids? Or are you just guessing at portion sizes? If the latter, or if you're using measuring cups for solids, you may well be underestimating. Let's make sure you're logging accurately before addressing the question of foods to meet your calorie allowance.

    If you've increased exercise, you may well be retaining fluid (this is good, your muscles need it for repair). And if you're female, hormonal fluctuations may be contributing to water weight.

    Are you eating back exercise calories? If so, all, or only some? And how are you estimating the burns from exercise?

    How often are you weighing yourself? Water fluctuations can very easily mask fat loss (which is what you really care about, I'm sure). Example: I set out to lose my winter layer of insulation three weeks ago. I am the exact same weight today as I was three weeks ago. It's water weight. I have been up and down and now up again in between, through a combination of hormonal fluctuations and fluid retention from exercise. It'll drop in a few days to a new low.

    I know it's frustrating and disheartening to not see the scale move when you are working so hard.
  • WeighandPray
    WeighandPray Posts: 42 Member
    Don't give up! The scale only tells part of the story. You can't do all you're doing and it make no difference. Keep it up and the scale will catch you soon enough!
  • timtam163
    timtam163 Posts: 500 Member
    How are you feeling? How long have you not been seeing a change? What exercise do you do? Any resistance training?
  • chilikin
    chilikin Posts: 1 Member
    I feel you. I'm eating around 1200 a day and started running 3 days a week and the scale has not budged at all. I'm wondering whether I should increase my calories a little. I have done weight watchers before and always lost steadily on that; this is my first time trying calorie counting. It's very frustrating!
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    its been two weeks...did you put the weight on in two weeks? probably not. also, cutting out alcohol and sugar are not the keys to weight loss - a calorie deficit is - are you eating in a deficit and weighing all your food??
  • astanford83
    astanford83 Posts: 2 Member
    Hi everyone, yes I am eating in a calorie deficit and yes I am weighing foods. Thank you
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    astanford83 wrote: »
    Hi everyone, yes I am eating in a calorie deficit and yes I am weighing foods. Thank you

    if you were eating under your calorie goal as you said, you would be losing. can you open your food diary so others can see it? most likely an issue with your logging.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories