some advice is needed

KathyWhite3 · March 2018

Hi all. So I started Fitness Pal this month (March) and I lost weight in the beginning, but some how now I'm stagnant (already? ) is this possible? I stood at the same weight almost three weeks straight. Whereas I was consistently losing .2 every day. I stick to my 1200 calories, some days a bit over and some days a bit under. Is this normal? I came off of Weight watchers because basically it took me one week to lose what I was losing on FP. Feeling discouraged (already?)

janejellyroll · March 2018

So you started this month and you haven't lost any weight for three weeks?

How much weight did you lose in the beginning? Have you recently begun exercising?

kommodevaran · March 2018

You have to log food intake correctly (use a food scale), consistently (not exceed your calorie limit on average), weight loss can't be measured from day to day, you can lose faster when you have a lot to lose, so be patient and accurate.

Maxxitt · March 2018

Up and down on the scale week to week is the usual experience. And women who are menstruating will likely notice a gain of a few pounds or even more one week a month that flushes off. Just keep doing what you are doing, and look for trends. Some people use a trend weight app to capture this data and others of us just notice that weight is consistently coming off if you look at months and not just weeks.

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beatyfamily1 · March 2018

Don’t use the scale to measure success. Take body measurements, see how your clothes fit and take pictures. Bodyweight fluctuates all day, every day. You can gain weight just by drinking more water than you normally do. If you are no longer losing FAT, not weight, it could have something to do with how much you were eating previously compared to how much you eat now. If there is a big calorie difference in how much you were eating and how much you eat now, your metabolic rate is going to slow down and can cause a plateau. To prevent this, it’s ideal to gradually decrease calories. Another way to offset this is to eat more protein. You don’t even have to cut more calories to accommodate the extra protein. Just eat more protein, preferably from meat sources. That alone should help kick start your metabolism again and make sure you are getting plenty of good fats.

KathyWhite3 · March 2018

Thank you everyone for helping. I will try to answer in this email. I walk a lot, take over 10,000 steps a day. I also am trying to get to the gym but can only commit to Saturdays and on that day, I run and earn at 400 calories, which I do not use for food. I am accurate in measuring my food intake with my scale. I started this month on Fitness Pal because I didn't like the new weight watchers plan, and consistently was losing .2 to .4 each day and now this past 2 and 1/2 weeks I keep fluctuating up .4 down .4 etc and can't break this one number on the scale. I don't measure myself, because I prefer the scale. I weigh myself everyday. I eat clean basically, don't eat red meats at all or pork etc. and drink enough water throughout the day.

KathyWhite3 · March 2018

Also I'm 58 years old and I know that it this age, losing weight is harder

TavistockToad · March 2018

You're being impatient.

Plus if you use MFP calories you should eat back exercise cals

malibu927 · March 2018

Do you mind opening up your diary? If you aren't losing on 1200 gross calories (and you should be eating those exercise calories back) then there may be an issue that is causing you to eat more than you think.

brightresolve · March 2018

KathyWhite3 wrote: »

Also I'm 58 years old and I know that it this age, losing weight is harder

Don't worry about this part, my experience is that "age" is not as big a deal as you would think. 61 here and just lost what I needed to, working on maintaining now. The graph (I weigh daily like you) goes up and down and up and down, 2 pounds not uncommon. Trend is down, but I have stalled for 2-3 weeks along the way several times.

Any possible cheat shows up, usually 3-5 days later

Patience, weighing and tight logging and careful selections from the database, patience, and look at the trend not the daily "reward" of a loss, and patience...

Good luck!

ashliedelgado · March 2018

Measurements besides the scale will help. As will progress pics. Some times the number on the scale isn't changing while other things are, and it's helpful to see progress in places other than the scale.

Weight loss takes time. You're not going to see consistent change every single day. There are many things that impact it. I started a new exercise program this week and put on 4lbs of water weight that is taking it's sweet time, but I know I'm in a deficit and it's my body taking care of itself. You just have to be patient and trust the process

bfanny · March 2018

Coming to MFP from WW makes me wonder if you are tracking EVERYTHING I mean items like gum, omega 3, fiber, weighing your fruits and vegetables etc,etc there’s nothing “free” here! Because that can make a HUGE difference

cc3833 · March 2018

The above picture is from my 90 day weight graph. I typically weigh myself every day as well. I use a food scale and I eat between 1200-1700 calories depending on my activity that day. I am 5'0 and currently 173.2 but started at 191.6 Jan 2. It takes time. As you can see there are is a ton of fluctuation. Maybe a trend app like others have mentioned would be a good idea for you. I have one on my fitbit that I look at from time to time. But mostly I just try to trust the process. I ate poorly over the weekend (Atlantic City Beer Fest) and know that the beer and salt and lack of water made me gain weight. After 4 days of being strict on my water intake and food intake I am finally down to my lowest weight today.

KathyWhite3 · April 2018

Thanks everyone. Very helpful

some advice is needed

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