Only lost 1/4 of a pound :(
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Mandy72M
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Feel totally demotivated and bloody angry 
I Currently have 12 pounds to lose and without really thinking about it I've lost 4lbs since Christmas. Anyway started off tracking everything last week, totally committed, exercising, eating less but healthy and I've only lost a quarter of a pound. I was expecting more. I've set my calories at 1450. I have a sedentary job, I do exercise at high intensity and do bodypump classes also. I've not changed they way I exercise as I have always exercised.
I'm 5ft 2, currently 124lbs looking to get to 112. Is 1450 calories too high?
I Currently have 12 pounds to lose and without really thinking about it I've lost 4lbs since Christmas. Anyway started off tracking everything last week, totally committed, exercising, eating less but healthy and I've only lost a quarter of a pound. I was expecting more. I've set my calories at 1450. I have a sedentary job, I do exercise at high intensity and do bodypump classes also. I've not changed they way I exercise as I have always exercised.I'm 5ft 2, currently 124lbs looking to get to 112. Is 1450 calories too high?
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12lbs is going to come off slowly. Everyone hits that period when they get to 20lbs or less. Also consider you've only started tracking and exercising a week ago, you just don't have enough weight to lose to see huge weight losses. Stick to it and give it time.17
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If you just started exercising, then you could be retaining some water, as this is common when first starting exercising. Also, one week is probably not enough time to tell.7
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Congratulations on the 1/4 pound, could be a gain. Don't get discouraged. I have had up, downs and plateaus. But I don't stop exercising, eating right and may never get to my target weight, but I assume you are a lot younger with a lot less medical issues (medication can affected outcome also). I will be 71 in a couple of months and have logged in for 391 days. Don't quit and stay on course.17
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Don't feel bad. I loss only 1/2 pound and walked 20,000 steps yesterday and stuck to my calorie deficit. At least we lost something. I am happy about it, as long as the scale goes down.3
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1/4 of a pound whilst doing "High Intensity Bodypump"?
I'd say this is a great achievment.
The "lacking" loss can most likely be blamed on muscle-growth.
Carry on, you are on a great way.37 -
You're near the middle of your healthy weight range and looking to get closer to the bottom.
You really should read up on normal weight fluctuations, on understanding your weight trend over time, and you should really temper your expectations cuz none of this should or will happen fast!
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Petite females in your height/weight range should except slower losses. You are at a healthy weight currently trying to get even leaner and this takes precision in your logging efforts and consistency with your exercise. The good news is its moving downward, so you are doing things right.
Do you weigh daily? If so maybe look into getting a weight trending app like Libra, etc. its very helpful tool that will weed out fluctuations. Always give your changes you make to calories and exercise a full menstral cycle (4+ weeks). The trending app will help you see weight trending downward.
Being angry doesn't do anything to help but adjusting your expectations will.14 -
Detritus_1965 wrote: »1/4 of a pound whilst doing "High Intensity Bodypump"?
I'd say this is a great achievment.
The "lacking" loss can most likely be blamed on muscle-growth.
Carry on, you are on a great way.
um, how much muscle mass exactly do you think she gained in the last week doing bodypump??14 -
Detritus_1965 wrote: »1/4 of a pound whilst doing "High Intensity Bodypump"?
I'd say this is a great achievment.
The "lacking" loss can most likely be blamed on muscle-growth.
Carry on, you are on a great way.
And muscle just magically appears from thin air, does it?
Even if it were remotely plausible that the OP had built a bunch of muscle from a single body pump session, she would still have had to build it out of something. So the gain in muscle mass would be balanced by the loss of whatever she built it out of.
Either that, or I should give up on eating, lift heavy, and just wait for those bulging biceps...13 -
1/4 lb in any given week is possible. With only 12 lbs to lose you should target only 0.5 per week. Your loss won't be exactly the same every week, especially due to your monthly cycle. You've lost 4 lbs in 2 months, so it seems that you're right on track. Keep up the good work!9
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Heh, I’m the same weight as you with the same goal, though I’m 5’4.
I eat at 1,200 during the week and 1,400-1,600 during the weekends and I’m still losing ridiculously slow. It’s just an inevitability, really. I’m getting pretty bored of it to be honest, but I’ve just started a new lifting program so I’m focusing my energy into that and forgetting about the weightloss for awhile. I’m sure we’ll both meet our goals, but I’ve decided to stop stressing about it in the meantime.3 -
You are at a healthy weight as it is so 0.5lb/week is a perfect amount to lose and you were just a smidgen off that.
And no, 1450 does not sound too much, I'm same height and I lose eating 1750-1800 being lightly active.
You're doing fine so take heart
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Detritus_1965 wrote: »1/4 of a pound whilst doing "High Intensity Bodypump"?
I'd say this is a great achievment.
The "lacking" loss can most likely be blamed on muscle-growth.
Carry on, you are on a great way.
And muscle just magically appears from thin air, does it?
???
Probably I got something horribly wrong ...
Reading the OP I found that she was doing Bodypump classes (Please note the use of plural!) and "Exercises at High Intensity" (Yet another plural). I assumed that this would pass as "Muscle stimulation" for just about anyone, obviously I was wrong.
The intention was to express respect for losing weight whilst doing sports. Not more, not less.
22 "Woos" speak a clear language. Obviously my post was widely understood to express the opposite of my original intention.
I'm sorry for this.
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Detritus_1965 wrote: »Detritus_1965 wrote: »1/4 of a pound whilst doing "High Intensity Bodypump"?
I'd say this is a great achievment.
The "lacking" loss can most likely be blamed on muscle-growth.
Carry on, you are on a great way.
And muscle just magically appears from thin air, does it?
???
Probably I got something horribly wrong ...
Reading the OP I found that she was doing Bodypump classes (Please note the use of plural!) and "Exercises at High Intensity" (Yet another plural). I assumed that this would pass as "Muscle stimulation" for just about anyone, obviously I was wrong.
The intention was to express respect for losing weight whilst doing sports. Not more, not less.
22 "Woos" speak a clear language. Obviously my post was widely understood to express the opposite of my original intention.
I'm sorry for this.
You don't build muscles while in a calorie deficit. And especially not as a woman. Lifting very heavy weights (not doing a cardio class such as body pump) and eating at a surplus builds muscles.9 -
Detritus_1965 wrote: »Reading the OP I found that she was doing Bodypump classes (Please note the use of plural!) and "Exercises at High Intensity" (Yet another plural). I assumed that this would pass as "Muscle stimulation" for just about anyone, obviously I was wrong.
It doesn’t matter how much you stimulate a muscle, you still need material to build it out of. You don’t seem to understand basic conservation of mass. If you are in a calorie deficit then building muscle will not prevent you losing weight; how do you even think that would work?3 -
I think about a quarter of a pound and picture a 4 ounce glass of water and wonder why the obsession with that level of accuracy. OP: keep up what you are doing, but relax a little. You can't hurry this weight loss process, that will only keep feeding your frustration when you don't see the results you expect.1
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It's been a week, just keep going and see where your at in a few more weeks
I lost 200g this week and I weigh a lot more than you (same height) but I know I'm heading towards that time of the month so my work will show after my cycle3 -
Feel totally demotivated and bloody angry I Currently have 12 pounds to lose and without really thinking about it I've lost 4lbs since Christmas. Anyway started off tracking everything last week, totally committed, exercising, eating less but healthy and I've only lost a quarter of a pound. I was expecting more. I've set my calories at 1450. I have a sedentary job, I do exercise at high intensity and do bodypump classes also. I've not changed they way I exercise as I have always exercised.
I'm 5ft 2, currently 124lbs looking to get to 112. Is 1450 calories too high?
If you think about it you lost 4lb since Christmas, that's in about 7-8 weeks, so that's around 1/2 lb a week, so you didn't lose that much more before tracking and since you don't know how many calories you ate or burned when not tracking you can't really make a comparison. Be thankful you lost rather than gained and move on, keep tracking and see what happens in the next few weeks.6 -
Detritus_1965 wrote: »Detritus_1965 wrote: »1/4 of a pound whilst doing "High Intensity Bodypump"?
I'd say this is a great achievment.
The "lacking" loss can most likely be blamed on muscle-growth.
Carry on, you are on a great way.
And muscle just magically appears from thin air, does it?
???
Probably I got something horribly wrong ...
Reading the OP I found that she was doing Bodypump classes (Please note the use of plural!) and "Exercises at High Intensity" (Yet another plural). I assumed that this would pass as "Muscle stimulation" for just about anyone, obviously I was wrong.
The intention was to express respect for losing weight whilst doing sports. Not more, not less.
22 "Woos" speak a clear language. Obviously my post was widely understood to express the opposite of my original intention.
I'm sorry for this.
You don't build muscles while in a calorie deficit. And especially not as a woman. Lifting very heavy weights (not doing a cardio class such as body pump) and eating at a surplus builds muscles.
So, what exactly is the benefit of Body Pump class 2-3 times a week while eating at a deficit? Does fat not turn to muscle?
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CaliMomTeach wrote: »You don't build muscles while in a calorie deficit. And especially not as a woman. Lifting very heavy weights (not doing a cardio class such as body pump) and eating at a surplus builds muscles.
So, what exactly is the benefit of Body Pump class 2-3 times a week while eating at a deficit? Does fat not turn to muscle?
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Fat largely does not turn to muscle. It’s almost impossible to build muscle in a calorie deficit, unless you’re starting out extremely fat with low strength.
HOWEVER what you can do is reduce the amount of muscle you would normally lose while dieting. Muscle is expensive to maintain, so when resources are limited your body would rather burn that expensive muscle than fat. But if you keep using your muscle, it’ll largely burn the fat instead.
Plus, y’know, exercise is good for you 7
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