2 weeks no weight lost
R1402017
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I started a month and two weeks ago, managed to lose 8 pounds in my first month. I weigh myself once a week. Starting weight 193 now at 184.7.. weighed myself Tuesday last week and then today... NUMBER ON THE SCALE DID NOT CHANGE 
. What am I doing wrong? I log my food and exercise 40 minutes a day, should I work out more? Please help!!!!
. What am I doing wrong? I log my food and exercise 40 minutes a day, should I work out more? Please help!!!! 0
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I want to add I eat 1,200 calories a day2
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Are you staying under recommended calories? Maintaining a caloric deficit?0
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I would say I'm in the same boat I lost 8 pounds then it stopped. But have you noticed a change in your body? Sometimes while we burn fat cells we are strengthening our muscles. And muscles weigh more than fat cells. So they could be just evening out of loss and build. But that's just my thoughts on it8
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Try hiit (high intensive interval training), cardio would not help with fat loss. Cardio is a workout at a constant pace, and in order to lose fat, you've got to boost the reaction.20
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You're doing okay. Weight loss is not linear. My weight loss chart actually looks like a stairstep. It may go along awhile the same weight and then all of a sudden you look and go how did I lose that much. Don't get fixated on the scale stay on your plan and you will lose. Also if you weigh your food you'll be more accurate on your calories.
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cynthiabickham wrote: »I would say I'm in the same boat I lost 8 pounds then it stopped. But have you noticed a change in your body? Sometimes while we burn fat cells we are strengthening our muscles. And muscles weigh more than fat cells. So they could be just evening out of loss and build. But that's just my thoughts on it
Thanks for this! I am actually not seeing the difference, I feel like the people around me are noticing it more than me. I haven’t told anyone and it’s nice they notice but now I’m getting discouraged after not seeing the weight go down on the scale which is what I base everything on.
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Also a good time to weigh I have found is in the morning right after I have a bowel movement. I call it my body only weight.
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I've gone from 193-183 in about 8 weeks- had a few weeks where weight stayed the same or even went up, and then would drop again. I wouldn't worry about it. I use the app "happy scale" which creates a weight loss trend. I weigh myself every other day and log weight into this app. But seriously don't worry-you'll drop again-just stay the course.4
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Two pounds a week is a healthy amount to lose. You will see times when you wont lose weight just don't get discouraged and keep at it. One thing that helps me is I only get on the scale once a month or no more than once every two weeks. Even if you are keeping your calories in check depending on what you are eating and drinking your body will retain more water. As some others have mentioned its always good to change up your workouts as well. Keep up the hard work and it will pay off!!
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phuongnganmai wrote: »Try hiit (high intensive interval training), cardio would not help with fat loss. Cardio is a workout at a constant pace, and in order to lose fat, you've got to boost the reaction.
I’m going to look into this thank you for this!
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Thank you everyone! I don’t usually get these many positive responses on here and get discouraged on even asking something I really need.0
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cynthiabickham wrote: »I would say I'm in the same boat I lost 8 pounds then it stopped. But have you noticed a change in your body? Sometimes while we burn fat cells we are strengthening our muscles. And muscles weigh more than fat cells. So they could be just evening out of loss and build. But that's just my thoughts on it
Thanks for this! I am actually not seeing the difference, I feel like the people around me are noticing it more than me. I haven’t told anyone and it’s nice they notice but now I’m getting discouraged after not seeing the weight go down on the scale which is what I base everything on.
Don't get discouraged. Even if you don't notice it your body is slimming down. It's not always about weight. As long as you're getting comfortable with getting healthy. Keep going!!0 -
I'm in the same spot but I definitely feel stronger could be you're replacing the fat with muscle and that's why your weight hasn't dropped
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I just went through a 6 week no scale movement (in the downwards direction). And on last period - whooshhh!
5lbs down! And I'm only 135!
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It's perfectly normal to stall for a week or two. Can't hurt to double check your logging - make sure you are logging accurately and honestly, make sure the database entries you are using are accurate. But don't panic over a week or two. Hang in there!0
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Are you a girl or guy. 1200 is the minimum calories for women( 1500 for men ) and you need to eat your exercise calories back. People here seem to recommend 60-75% because they say mfp is generous with the exercise calories. Verify the food entries you choose because some are wrong. You also need to weigh your food because it's easy to be off and a little here and there adds up. Measuring yourself can help you see some progress if the scale isn't going down.
Try not to get discouraged... I know that's easier said than done but if you keep working it will pay off.
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1 - Did you take measurements. Perhaps you're still losing inches, just not weight?
2 - Are you weighing in the AM or PM? Food you eat during the day adds to the scale, and high sodium/water retention can make a 3-4 lbs difference in the scales for me. The last two weeks+ I didn't lose, actually gained half a pound. Sat I did a personal triathlon sprint, and was down 3.5 lbs. Next day, rest and re-hydrated, was back up 1.5 lbs.
3 - Are you 100% that you're accurately tracking calories in/out. We tend to over-estimate calories out (exercise) and under-estimate calories in (eating).
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I'm in the same spot but I definitely feel stronger could be you're replacing the fat with muscle and that's why your weight hasn't dropped
You don’t really replace fat with muscle like that. Especially in women, increasing lean mass takes a surplus of calories (not a deficit), a progressive strength-training/heavy lifting program, and takes a long time. 1/2 pound per month gain would be great! 1 pound incredible, but tough.
That being said, working out will increase the efficiency of your existing tissue—hence the strength gains. You can increase strength without increasing muscle tissue.2 -
phuongnganmai wrote: »Try hiit (high intensive interval training), cardio would not help with fat loss. Cardio is a workout at a constant pace, and in order to lose fat, you've got to boost the reaction.
With all due respect, this is only partially true and only for a short time. The benefit to HIIT is that it is time efficient and increased V02 max. Low Impact Steady State Cardio for 30 minutes + EPOC burns the same as HIIT for 15 minutes + EPOC. HIIT has some short term fat burning metabolic impact when starting but it is short lived.
You can only do HIIT for 15 to 20 minutes if doing true HIIT and proper all out intensity. If you want to burn more calories with LISS cardio, just do it longer. There is not special fat burning magic to HIIT.
OP, 2 weeks is not a stall as others have said. Patience and recheck the weighing and logging.6 -
cynthiabickham wrote: »I would say I'm in the same boat I lost 8 pounds then it stopped. But have you noticed a change in your body? Sometimes while we burn fat cells we are strengthening our muscles. And muscles weigh more than fat cells. So they could be just evening out of loss and build. But that's just my thoughts on it
Nope. For a woman to gain muscle in a calorie deficit is next to impossible and, in those rare circumstances that it could happen, newbie gains, obese, returning to training from a layoff, there is no way muscle gains would keep anywhere near pace with fat loss. In optimum circumstances, calorie surplus, spot on nutrition, ideal progressive program, a woman gains between .5 and 1 lb of muscle per month. In a deficit, less. Because physiology.1 -
phuongnganmai wrote: »Try hiit (high intensive interval training), cardio would not help with fat loss. Cardio is a workout at a constant pace, and in order to lose fat, you've got to boost the reaction.
This is nonsense.6 -
cynthiabickham wrote: »I would say I'm in the same boat I lost 8 pounds then it stopped. But have you noticed a change in your body? Sometimes while we burn fat cells we are strengthening our muscles. And muscles weigh more than fat cells. So they could be just evening out of loss and build. But that's just my thoughts on itphuongnganmai wrote: »Try hiit (high intensive interval training), cardio would not help with fat loss. Cardio is a workout at a constant pace, and in order to lose fat, you've got to boost the reaction.
Woof, do not pay attention to these two pieces of advice. You almost certainly did not develop enough muscle to cancel out two weeks' fat loss, and cardio is a perfectly fine supplement to diet for fat loss (although generally speaking, diet is almost always the MUCH more important factor). Most people who successfully lose and maintain weight loss walk for exercise.
I lost about ten pounds my first month at a deficit, and then only lost maybe a pound and a half over three months because I'd let my calories slip back up without realizing it. That first month's loss was a combo of beginning effort and water weight. It took three months to work my way out of that "plateau", but I kept at it and am comfortably losing 3-5 pounds a month now. You have to make sure that you're logging accurately, because it's so, so easy to underestimate your intake and overestimate your burn. And even beyond that, you have to expect variation in how you lose weight - it doesn't all come off neat and evenly. Stick with it - you can do this!5 -
phuongnganmai wrote: »Try hiit (high intensive interval training), cardio would not help with fat loss. Cardio is a workout at a constant pace, and in order to lose fat, you've got to boost the reaction.
No.
This is not how far loss works.
Fat loss is by calorie deficit only.
Exercise can be for increasing a deficit/burning more calories and for health/composition.1 -
phuongnganmai wrote: »Try hiit (high intensive interval training), cardio would not help with fat loss. Cardio is a workout at a constant pace, and in order to lose fat, you've got to boost the reaction.
Sorry but this is completely nonsensical.
Fat loss comes simply from being in a calorie deficit. Fat store = energy reserve. Calorie deficit = energy deficit and dipping into your energy reserves..
You can achieve fat loss that with no exercise at all although exercise is important for health.
Cardio is a far wider range than "constant pace" and it all burns calories which may contribute to a calorie deficit and therefore weight loss / fat loss.
HIIT (if done properly) is in fact a low calorie burn because the duration is so short. HIIT is also far too extreme for many people who aren't conditioned to exercise.3 -
phuongnganmai wrote: »Try hiit (high intensive interval training), cardio would not help with fat loss. Cardio is a workout at a constant pace, and in order to lose fat, you've got to boost the reaction.
Sorry but this is completely nonsensical.
Fat loss comes simply from being in a calorie deficit. Fat store = energy reserve. Calorie deficit = energy deficit and dipping into your energy reserves..
You can achieve fat loss that with no exercise at all although exercise is important for health.
Cardio is a far wider range than "constant pace" and it all burns calories which may contribute to a calorie deficit and therefore weight loss / fat loss.
HIIT (if done properly) is in fact a low calorie burn because the duration is so short. HIIT is also far too extreme for many people who aren't conditioned to exercise.
In a failed attempt to get healthier a couple of years ago, my spouse signed us up for a six week bootcamp (I don't think he understood what a bootcamp was). We made it maybe four weeks skipping almost all of the two "your choice" classes a week but attending the three mandatory ones, and my spouse managed to barf almost every single class, especially the HIIT-focused ones. The only reason I did okay is that I pretty much ignored the instructors and took things easy, although I certainly wasn't getting the full benefits. Not a good use of a pretty solid pile of money, although it was at least a learning experience.2
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