losing hope :(

j99li
j99li Posts: 421 Member
edited September 30 in Motivation and Support
I feel incredibly discouraged. The scale hasnt budged at all in a week :( What's going on?

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  • authson
    authson Posts: 233
    Don't get discouraged, work thru it. i had a mini plateau a few weeks ago, lasted two and a half weeks, but I kept going and the scale started moving again.
  • AngelEyesW
    AngelEyesW Posts: 2
    My scale didn't move at all and actually went up this past week, and today is my weigh in and it was down 2.2 lbs. Just hang in there the biggest thing is to not go back to your old ways and remember what has you wanting to lose the weight!
  • sunraze
    sunraze Posts: 115
    Be strong. Sometimes change isn't measured in pounds. Evaluate what you did for the week and see if you can find some ways to improve. Measure yourself, maybe you lost inches but gained muscle mass. Don't be discouraged. It takes time to do it the RIGHT way.
  • morganadk2_deleted
    morganadk2_deleted Posts: 1,696 Member
    Just looked at your diary the only thing i would suggest is you even your meals out , your breakfast seems really small and your dinner a lot bigger!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    That happens periodically when losing weight for several weeks or months. Just stick with it. If you eat a healthy diet and exercise your body has no choice but to eventually let go of the extra weight.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Just looked at your diary the only thing i would suggest is you even your meals out , your breakfast seems really small and your dinner a lot bigger!

    That shouldn't inhibit weight loss. I eat very little breakfast and a big dinner every day and I've reached my goal. It's total calories that matter.
  • 1goodymom67
    1goodymom67 Posts: 125
    Don't be discouraged!! I have been hovering within 2-3 lbs since March. No real loss but no extreme gain. I am staying postive b/c I continue doing what I am doing and not giving up. This plateau will end, i don't know when it will end but I want to be content with me so I don't want to beat myself up. You can do it!! Just keep eating right and exercise, it will happen but maybe as quickly as you wish. Always remember the slower you take it off the more likely you are to keep it off. I plan to stay healthy for the rest of my life so I have a while to go.
  • CaptainMFP
    CaptainMFP Posts: 440 Member
    Personally, I go through cycles where I enter a short plateau every four weeks. It appears that my natural progression (when I look at my data closely) is two weeks of rapid loss, one week of slower loss, and a plateau week that ends + or - 0.5 lbs. If you are really concerned that this is something more, I'd encourage you to look at this link which I cribbed from someone else in a recent forum: http://fitnesswithnatalie.blogspot.com/2011/05/most-dreaded-word-in-weight-loss.html.

    Too many people at MFP fail to understand the science behind their metabolism and in the process sabotage their own loss. To boost you metabolism and break through a plateau, you need MORE of something...the question is what? The article cited does the best job I've seen of explaining metabolism and weight loss with reference to cardio, strength, and calories. Give it a serious read; at the end, it has a series of questions to help you figure out what you need more of. If the answer is calories, take it seriously! Your cells cannot maintain a high metabolic rate if they don't have the fuel to justify it! Hope this helps.
  • j99li
    j99li Posts: 421 Member
    thank you everyone for the encouragement! It feels really tough to not see any changes on my body :( Its also doesnt feel so great when the people I associate with doesnt really comment on it. Its just hard :(
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