Desperate: scale not moving for 14 days

Sojo15 · January 2018

I am on a 1200 calorie limit and exercising 6 days per week. I usually creep on an average up to 1300 or 1350 though, but I compensate with exercise. No processed sugar, close to no dairy, no white rice etc. Cook in olive oil and coconut oil. I am dieting with my partner who lost almost 5 lbs during the same time time period.
I need some success stories! This is very depressing.

Francl27 · January 2018

Sojo15 wrote: »

I am on a 1200 calorie limit and exercising 6 days per week. I usually creep on an average up to 1300 or 1350 though, but I compensate with exercise. No processed sugar, close to no dairy, no white rice etc. Cook in olive oil and coconut oil. I am dieting with my partner who lost almost 5 lbs during the same time time period.
I need some success stories! This is very depressing.

You're a woman. We retain water like crazy around our period. Give it time.

(olive oil and coconut have a LOT of calories, so if you're not measuring them, you might be underestimating your calories)

SilverRose89 · January 2018

How much weight do you have to lose?

Are you logging your food accurately (including oils etc.)?

Wingsont84 · January 2018

Are you changing your diet up? Getting good carbs and protein?
cutting calories down?
You lifting when at the gym?

Sojo15 · January 2018

I am 153 lbs and 5.4. I am trying to lose 30 lbs. Very uncomfortable in my body. I am very interested in food and have a digital scale. So I do think I am doing things correctly. But that could be the mistake of course. Now I am starting to dream about eating a bag of cheese puffs.

urshela111 · January 2018

There could be many reasons for this.
One could be you're closer to your weight goal and hence your body is fighting to keep that fat. 2nd your body is very used to the exercise routine and calorie intake and sometimes the food. Your body could also be getting fewwer calories hence it has started atoring up because it thinks you're on starvation.

You could do few things that could help you.

You could change up your workout routine completely.
Do HIIT for atleast 20 mins every alt day.
Intake more fibre. You could you add psyllium husk to your food. Increase the amount you take in slowly. But ensure you drink a lot of water too.
Add in a cheat day for sure.
Do carb cycling or calorie cycling.
Increase you calorie intake to maintainance for a week.
Try green tea.

If its a plateau that is the scale will show only one weight and no fluctuaions at all then try these. Its a testing game really.
But if its vanity pounds like the last 10 lbs then it will require your patience and consistency.
Eventually what wins is calorie in vs calorie out.

My last 8 lbs i was losing 1lb every fortnight, which cane down to 1 lb every 30 days. I have 2 more lbs i want to lose. And its been 40 days. It will take time.
The process slows down as you reach your goal.

Just dont give up. Because later you will regret giving up. Its harder to get back on the wagon than to leave it. Dont be disheartened. Just experiment with the things i told you. Dont stress about your weight so much or else you will be increasing your cortisol level will add on to your weight.

Happy experimenting. The weight will come off. Be patient.

But in most things consistency is key.

MelanieCN77 · January 2018

urshela111 wrote: »

There could be many reasons for this.
One could be you're closer to your weight goal and hence your body is fighting to keep that fat. 2nd your body is very used to the exercise routine and calorie intake and sometimes the food. Your body could also be getting fewwer calories hence it has started atoring up because it thinks you're on starvation.

^ No, sorry.

Closer to your weight goal and being harder to lose weight is just a math problem. There is less room for error, and 50-100 cal mistakes here and there in logging can make the difference between losing and not. Even in a perfect world it slows down as you approach goal because you can't maintain as large a deficit as before, without sacrificing essential nutrition.

MelanieCN77 · January 2018

Also: I'd suspect a logging problem first. At 1200 cals there'd be no room in my diet for cooking with olive or coconut oil, outside of a quick spray here and there. OP did you set 1200 for yourself? I feel like at that height and weight MFP would give you a few more cals.

malibu927 · January 2018

2GoAwayPounds · January 2018

I think you need to eat more. Your body won't release weight if you are exercising 6 days per week and eating 1200 calories even 1300 if you are working out for any length of time or effort. Check out IIFMM.com. Do the calculations 2x, the first without any exercise this is your baseline. Then do it again with your exercise and see what comes up. What I do is go between those two numbers because everyone your age, weight and height will not be exercising at the same level as you so that is why I don't use their number. So once you have both numbers, pick a number in between and try that for a week. Tweak it up or down depending on how you do. Then from there you can adjust daily depending if it is hard workout or easy. Hope this helps as it is what I am doing and it is working for me. I am not a professional just want I have learned from trial and error and lots and lots of reading.

malibu927 · January 2018

2GoAwayPounds wrote: »

I think you need to eat more. Your body won't release weight if you are exercising 6 days per week and eating 1200 calories even 1300 if you are working out for any length of time or effort.

This is completely false

kimny72 · January 2018

malibu927 wrote: »

2GoAwayPounds wrote: »

I think you need to eat more. Your body won't release weight if you are exercising 6 days per week and eating 1200 calories even 1300 if you are working out for any length of time or effort.

This is completely false

Yep, your body doesn't "hold onto weight" when you undereat.

OP, a couple of things that have already been said but I'd like to highlight:

1. As a woman, you have to deal with hormonal water weight fluctuations, which can easily mask fat loss for a week or two.
2. Even without considering thst, it is perfectly normal to not lose weight for a week or two. The body isn't a machine, weight loss/gain isn't linear.
3. Comparison is the thief of joy.
4. It is highly unlikely considering your stats that you could be eating 1300 cals, working out, and not dropping weight fast. Logging is a skill we all had to learn, double check your diary:

Are you logging everything? Whole foods, packaged food, beverages, condiments, cooking oil, nibbles, etc.
Are you using accurate database entries? Many are user entered and wrong. Don't use generic or recipe-style entries (like one bowl of chili) as you don't know what ingredients were used.

Also, I wanted to suggest that you don't have to cut foods you love out if your diet if you can fit them in your calories. Obviously, if you simply can't limit your portions of something, it may be better to avoid it, but there's nothing wrong with having a measured bowl of cheese balls after dinner every once and awhile if you want

Good luck!

Sojo15 · January 2018

Thanks everyone so much for the replies. I just started an exercise routine and I do eat back exercised calories. I am now super diligent with counting calories. I seem to always be over sugar, not by a much but anyway. I have been fighting fatigue, headaches, metallic taste in mouth. Is it the sugar leaving my system? This is hard. 155 lbs is the highest weight I ever had. It is shocking to see how many calories basic food items are. It is hard for me to skip dairy and gluten. I only allow myself 0.25 cup low fat cottage cheese per day, since I think I need it. OK I am going to stick to this.

Sojo15 · January 2018

Also, I have the craziest mood swings. Like I want to kill something.

GrumpyHeadmistress · January 2018

Sojo15 wrote: »

Thanks everyone so much for the replies. I just started an exercise routine and I do eat back exercised calories. I am now super diligent with counting calories. I seem to always be over sugar, not by a much but anyway. I have been fighting fatigue, headaches, metallic taste in mouth. Is it the sugar leaving my system? This is hard. 155 lbs is the highest weight I ever had. It is shocking to see how many calories basic food items are. It is hard for me to skip dairy and gluten. I only allow myself 0.25 cup low fat cottage cheese per day, since I think I need it. OK I am going to stick to this.

Why are you cutting out sugar, dairy and gluten? Unless there is a medical reason to not eat these foods you are making things harder for yourself than necessary.

Weigh everything, stick to your calorie goal and stick with the programme. Science and experience says that the weight will eventually come off (probably in a big “woosh”).

marsia1234 · January 2018

Metallic taste in your mouth is ketosis! You should be burning fat in ketosis... But it can make you constipated!
Maybe visit your doctor, could be an underlying issue if you’re not losing the weight?

Rebecca0224 · January 2018

Sojo15 wrote: »

Thanks everyone so much for the replies. I just started an exercise routine and I do eat back exercised calories. I am now super diligent with counting calories. I seem to always be over sugar, not by a much but anyway. I have been fighting fatigue, headaches, metallic taste in mouth. Is it the sugar leaving my system? This is hard. 155 lbs is the highest weight I ever had. It is shocking to see how many calories basic food items are. It is hard for me to skip dairy and gluten. I only allow myself 0.25 cup low fat cottage cheese per day, since I think I need it. OK I am going to stick to this.

Are you getting enough fats? Why are you skipping gluten and dairy? Sugar is not a toxin or physically addictive substance so reducing it should not cause headaches, have you removed or reduced caffeine?

malibu927 · January 2018

If you just started exercising you're likely retaining water. Give yourself a couple more weeks and if you don't start dropping again, then you'll want to take a look at your logging.

Sojo15 · January 2018

I am absolutely constipated.I make a shake that always resolves this, but it does not work. I used to go 1-2 times per day. My partner whom I am feeding it to is running to the bathroom constantly. It is like my body refuses to let go. I am getting more and more vigilant in counting the calories, it is not much to play with, 1200 cal. I probably did not do it right first. Good advice to not eat back 100% of exercised calories. I hope I am in ketosis. Doing this for health mostly, all my fat is stored in the center and I am scared of heart diseases etc. I have small kids, need to stay strong. I quit processed sugar, gluten and dairy since I felt great going vegan for a month two years ago. I am also checking in with my doctor for thyroid issues. I almost died from stress last year. My whole body broke down. Scary.

Dnarules · January 2018

Sojo15 wrote: »

I am absolutely constipated.I make a shake that always resolves this, but it does not work. I used to go 1-2 times per day. My partner whom I am feeding it to is running to the bathroom constantly. It is like my body refuses to let go. I am getting more and more vigilant in counting the calories, it is not much to play with, 1200 cal. I probably did not do it right first. Good advice to not eat back 100% of exercised calories. I hope I am in ketosis. Doing this for health mostly, all my fat is stored in the center and I am scared of heart diseases etc. I have small kids, need to stay strong. I quit processed sugar, gluten and dairy since I felt great going vegan for a month two years ago. I am also checking in with my doctor for thyroid issues. I almost died from stress last year. My whole body broke down. Scary.

You are making this SO much harder than it needs to be. If you had issues with stress last year, you definitely do not need this level of stress over weight loss. Use MFP to set a reasonable goal (losing no more than 1 pound a week; 0.5 might be better). Eat a varied diet you enjoy. Eat back a proportion of your exercise calories. Read the stickies; they have such great information.

ladyhusker39 · January 2018

johnandjenk wrote: »

She doesn't. This site is great too. I just wanted to list what has helped me. I can't help it. I'm excited about how it worked and just want to share. I love this site for keeping track for my weight loss goals. However, I don't keep track of my food or calories anymore. It's too consuming for me.

I'm curious are you an affiliate for them?

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