2 weeks and only 0.4lb weight loss, what gives?!
Lizzypb88
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I've been on this app since 2015 and lost 80 pounds with diet and exercise 3x a week, but started taking weekends off my diet and slowly I added 10 pounds back. Finally 2 weeks ago I decided I can't just diet during the week, because my weight was creeping back up, and exercising 1-2x a week wasn't enough either
So.... I started to correct myself and have been all in dieting 7 days a week, and exercising 3x a week. My first week, I GAINED a pound! I assumed it was from the new/more frequent exercise so I didn't worry... but this week I lost that pound I gained plus a tad more, meaning in 2 weeks I only lost 0.4 pounds! WHY?!!! I'm 5'4 and I went from 280 to 190, up to 200 and now I'm basically stuck! Is it me? I've never had this problem, as long as I ate well with exercise I would lose 1/2 a pound to 1.5lbs a week.... I know weight loss is slower when you don't weigh as much, but I'm still obese so I'm really frustrated!! Most of my meals are from a local meal prep place where food is perfectly portioned and very filling, and it has never steered me wrong in the last few years. I eat 1200-1300 calories a day, run 2x a week and just started using the elliptical.
So.... I started to correct myself and have been all in dieting 7 days a week, and exercising 3x a week. My first week, I GAINED a pound! I assumed it was from the new/more frequent exercise so I didn't worry... but this week I lost that pound I gained plus a tad more, meaning in 2 weeks I only lost 0.4 pounds! WHY?!!! I'm 5'4 and I went from 280 to 190, up to 200 and now I'm basically stuck! Is it me? I've never had this problem, as long as I ate well with exercise I would lose 1/2 a pound to 1.5lbs a week.... I know weight loss is slower when you don't weigh as much, but I'm still obese so I'm really frustrated!! Most of my meals are from a local meal prep place where food is perfectly portioned and very filling, and it has never steered me wrong in the last few years. I eat 1200-1300 calories a day, run 2x a week and just started using the elliptical.
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I find it very surprising that you never experienced this the first time around, because it’s completely normal. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear9
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I find it very surprising that you never experienced this the first time around, because it’s completely normal. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear
Oh well yes this has happened to me over the years! I had plateaus and some weight gains, but then it would come off, so overall I would lose an average of a pound a week.. sometimes more, rarely a gain, and lots of plateaus... but I'm basically starting my diet over and not seeing a loss in the first 2 weeks so that is surprising to me2 -
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I've been on this app since 2015 and lost 80 pounds with diet and exercise 3x a week, but started taking weekends off my diet and slowly I added 10 pounds back. Finally 2 weeks ago I decided I can't just diet during the week, because my weight was creeping back up, and exercising 1-2x a week wasn't enough either
So.... I started to correct myself and have been all in dieting 7 days a week, and exercising 3x a week. My first week, I GAINED a pound! I assumed it was from the new/more frequent exercise so I didn't worry... but this week I lost that pound I gained plus a tad more, meaning in 2 weeks I only lost 0.4 pounds! WHY?!!! I'm 5'4 and I went from 280 to 190, up to 200 and now I'm basically stuck! Is it me? I've never had this problem, as long as I ate well with exercise I would lose 1/2 a pound to 1.5lbs a week.... I know weight loss is slower when you don't weigh as much, but I'm still obese so I'm really frustrated!! Most of my meals are from a local meal prep place where food is perfectly portioned and very filling, and it has never steered me wrong in the last few years. I eat 1200-1300 calories a day, run 2x a week and just started using the elliptical.
Have you ever weighed these meals from previous years to now? Is it possible these do not ever weigh the same?
Do you weigh everything else you eat besides these meals? While it might now be as important to your weight loss now, it might get important down the road as you lose more weight and have less wiggle room to work with in your calorie intake.
You are not starting over, your starting point is a little different this time. Give your changes at least 4 weeks and adjust if needed.6 -
Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.42
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Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.
None of these things is required for weight loss. Hydration is important for overall health and it can help quell hunger pangs. Sleep is important for energy levels and mental health. Meal timing has no impact on weight loss, I regularly eat dinner between 9-10 and go to bed at around 11 and it did not prevent me from losing or maintaining my weight loss.
More likely the OP is just starting out and needs to be patient but could benefit from making sure she is logging accurately ideally using a food scale to ensure that she is in a consistent calorie deficit.7 -
rkgray7392 wrote: »Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.
Why would she drink half her body weight in oz in water? That’s overkill. She doesn’t need that much.
It has worked for me as well as others. Although, most days I am about 20 oz short of my goal. It is difficult to drink that much water but very important for overall health especially when active. In fact, if you are very active you should drink more water than that.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/water-for-weight-loss-diet26 -
WinoGelato wrote: »Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.
None of these things is required for weight loss. Hydration is important for overall health and it can help quell hunger pangs. Sleep is important for energy levels and mental health. Meal timing has no impact on weight loss, I regularly eat dinner between 9-10 and go to bed at around 11 and it did not prevent me from losing or maintaining my weight loss.
More likely the OP is just starting out and needs to be patient but could benefit from making sure she is logging accurately ideally using a food scale to ensure that she is in a consistent calorie deficit.
I guess everyone is different. I know those things have worked for me and for others. I just tried to suggest things that maybe she hadn't thought of.15 -
rkgray7392 wrote: »Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.
Why would she drink half her body weight in oz in water? That’s overkill. She doesn’t need that much.
It has worked for me as well as others. Although, most days I am about 20 oz short of my goal. It is difficult to drink that much water but very important for overall health especially when active. In fact, if you are very active you should drink more water than that.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/water-for-weight-loss-diet
Correlation is not causality. You, and anyone else who claim this "worked" for them found success because they were in a caloric deficit. I imagine you eat less/get less hungry since you're always full of water as a consequence, but that's just a means to an end.
Like most things, too much water can actually also be harmful.
Scholarly paper written on Fatal Water Intoxication - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1770067/9 -
rkgray7392 wrote: »Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.
Why would she drink half her body weight in oz in water? That’s overkill. She doesn’t need that much.
It has worked for me as well as others. Although, most days I am about 20 oz short of my goal. It is difficult to drink that much water but very important for overall health especially when active. In fact, if you are very active you should drink more water than that.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/water-for-weight-loss-diet
It isn't necessary for most people. I go by my urine color to gauge my hydration...if it's pale or light, I'm fine.9 -
rkgray7392 wrote: »Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.
Why would she drink half her body weight in oz in water? That’s overkill. She doesn’t need that much.
It has worked for me as well as others. Although, most days I am about 20 oz short of my goal. It is difficult to drink that much water but very important for overall health especially when active. In fact, if you are very active you should drink more water than that.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/water-for-weight-loss-diet
Correlation is not causality. You, and anyone else who claim this "worked" for them found success because they were in a caloric deficit. I imagine you eat less/get less hungry since you're always full of water as a consequence, but that's just a means to an end.
Like most things, too much water can actually also be harmful.
Scholarly paper written on Fatal Water Intoxication - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1770067/
I totally agree with you and water intoxication is a real thing but the example given in your article mentions that the person drank 30 or 40 glasses. Half of a person's body weight in oz would not equal that unless the person was in the upper 400lb range. In that case, I absolutely would not suggest it. I am absolutely no expert but I like to offer my opinion to help others. I am 26lbs into my weight loss journey with at least 15lbs to go to reach my goal and drinking a lot of water is working for me.11 -
Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.
I eat 30 minutes before bed and drink no water that isn't in tea or diet coke.
It has never effected my weight
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rkgray7392 wrote: »Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.
Why would she drink half her body weight in oz in water? That’s overkill. She doesn’t need that much.
It has worked for me as well as others. Although, most days I am about 20 oz short of my goal. It is difficult to drink that much water but very important for overall health especially when active. In fact, if you are very active you should drink more water than that.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/water-for-weight-loss-diet
Correlation is not causality. You, and anyone else who claim this "worked" for them found success because they were in a caloric deficit. I imagine you eat less/get less hungry since you're always full of water as a consequence, but that's just a means to an end.
Like most things, too much water can actually also be harmful.
Scholarly paper written on Fatal Water Intoxication - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1770067/
I totally agree with you and water intoxication is a real thing but the example given in your article mentions that the person drank 30 or 40 glasses. Half of a person's body weight in oz would not equal that unless the person was in the upper 400lb range. In that case, I absolutely would not suggest it. I am absolutely no expert but I like to offer my opinion to help others. I am 26lbs into my weight loss journey with at least 15lbs to go to reach my goal and drinking a lot of water is working for me.
But how, specifically, is drinking this volume of water “working” for you? If you are losing weight it’s because you are sustaining a calorie deficit, and that’s awesome! If you have replaced caloric drinks with water, that definitely would help, but alone water is not a cause of weight loss!7 -
I guess it is not. Perhaps there is evidence out there that it is but I don't have time to research it. You can't deny that it certainly helps in the long term. I love water. It is the only thing that truly quenches my thirst. I have found the more I drink the more I crave.8
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I guess it is not. Perhaps there is evidence out there that it is but I don't have time to research it. You can't deny that it certainly helps in the long term. I love water. It is the only thing that truly quenches my thirst. I have found the more I drink the more I crave.
I thought I saw on another thread that if you drink too much water you can actually flush out the sodium that your body uses to hold onto hydration which in turn would make you more thirsty? So folks may need to actually up their sodium if they are drinking a lot of water? May explain the bolded part above.9 -
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Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.
I think that most people are reading this right, but I think it's not expressed as clearly as it might be. I think you're saying to take one's weight in pounds as a number, and drink half that number of ounces of water daily, more or less. For example, this morning I weighed 134, so if I followed this rule, I'd drink about 67 ounces, which is a little over 8 and 1/3 cups of water - not a crazy amount. The "rule" could yield an unreasonable number for some people at some body weights, however.
Strictly interpreted "half my body weight in ounces" would be 1072 ounces, or 134 cups (8+ gallons). If I did that I'd probably die, but I don't think that's what you meant. For some reason, people usually seem to state it the way you have, and it can be confusing.6 -
If I’m reading it all correctly, I don’t think anybody is arguing that adequate hydration is a good thing (although her standard is misguided). I think the pushback is coming from the fact that drinking water has absolutely nothing to do with weight loss. You lose weight by eating less calories than you expend. Period. It doesn’t matter what time you eat them or how much water you drink with them.Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.
I think that most people are reading this right, but I think it's not expressed as clearly as it might be. I think you're saying to take one's weight in pounds as a number, and drink half that number of ounces of water daily, more or less. For example, this morning I weighed 134, so if I followed this rule, I'd drink about 67 ounces, which is a little over 8 and 1/3 cups of water - not a crazy amount. The "rule" could yield an unreasonable number for some people at some body weights, however.
Strictly interpreted "half my body weight in ounces" would be 1072 ounces, or 134 cups (8+ gallons). If I did that I'd probably die, but I don't think that's what you meant. For some reason, people usually seem to state it the way you have, and it can be confusing.
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Drinking a lot of water can be a behavior that replaces mindless snacking. Instead of stress eating, you have a bottle of water. Less stress eating equals fewer calories. It’s not that water causes weight loss but that not eating those extra snacks means fewer calories. I go for about 8-10 cups a day, and it helps.3
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If I’m reading it all correctly, I don’t think anybody is arguing that adequate hydration is a good thing (although her standard is misguided). I think the pushback is coming from the fact that drinking water has absolutely nothing to do with weight loss. You lose weight by eating less calories than you expend. Period. It doesn’t matter what time you eat them or how much water you drink with them.Are you drinking close to half of your body weight in oz of water, getting plenty of sleep, and not eating 2 hours before bedtime? Those three things can make or break success. Good luck. I know you'll reach your goal.
I think that most people are reading this right, but I think it's not expressed as clearly as it might be. I think you're saying to take one's weight in pounds as a number, and drink half that number of ounces of water daily, more or less. For example, this morning I weighed 134, so if I followed this rule, I'd drink about 67 ounces, which is a little over 8 and 1/3 cups of water - not a crazy amount. The "rule" could yield an unreasonable number for some people at some body weights, however.
Strictly interpreted "half my body weight in ounces" would be 1072 ounces, or 134 cups (8+ gallons). If I did that I'd probably die, but I don't think that's what you meant. For some reason, people usually seem to state it the way you have, and it can be confusing.
Couldn't agree more. Calorie management is how I lost weight, and how anyone does, directly or indirectly.
I was just getting kind of eye-roll-y over a few posts implying this was overdose territory. It's not, properly interpreted, for quite a wide range of body weights.
The "OMG so much waterzz" is a side trip from the main points that (1) calories are what count for weight loss***, (2) water is nice but there's no sensible numeric rule, (3) you can eat right before bed and lose fine, (4) sleep is useful, but not "make or break".
And who knows, the answer to the OP is quite possibly "water weight", so maybe drinking a small amount extra might help a tiny bit. (A. Tiny. Bit.)
(*** I can remember whether it's now immoral to say this without pointing out that balanced nutrition is important for health.)
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***update***
Well I stepped on the scale and magically I'm down 2 pounds! Did it a few more times just to be sure, but I guess it was a plateau, which seems a weird time to have one.
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Glad to hear it worked out - thanks for letting us know! :drinker:0
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