Frustrated About Weight Loss
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evangarciakarlo
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This weight loss is more frustrating than it should be. Eat x amount to lose y amount but still not working for me.
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Weight loss isn't linear.
If you're consistent in a deficit over weeks and months then you WILL lose weight12 -
evangarciakarlo wrote: »This weight loss is more frustrating than it should be. Eat x amount to lose y amount but still not working for me.
Are you exercising at all?6 -
How long have you been at it?1
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I get it. I’ve been pretty consistently going at it since the beginning of the year and am only down 25ish pounds. But I’ll be honest, I’ve had some cheats that make the new way of life more sustainable for me, and I haven’t been very active. So, I’m better off than what I was, and thankfully not gaining. Celebrate the little victories, re-start and recommit as often as it takes, and good luck!7
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It can be frustrating as a lot of things can effect weight loss on a daily or even hourly basis but if you are weighing and measuring your food correctly and eating to the calorie goal MFP has given you it will come off.
Patience and consistancy is key. Also give yourself realistic goals. You haven't given much information on your stats or what you are hoping for so it is difficult to help in any meaningful way.
Check your logging and keep going. Good luck.
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Using a food scale to measure all your food?3
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It takes some time to figure out the right calories for your goal. The formulas you find online will just get you in the ballpark, but the only way to know is to keep track of it and watch what happens. Be very accurate-use a food scale and log all food and drink. Eat at home as much as possible because estimating portions accurately (like in a restaurant) takes some time to learn. Pick a calorie goal and stick to it for 2-3 weeks while you watch your body weight--then adjust calories depending on what happens.
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evangarciakarlo wrote: »This weight loss is more frustrating than it should be. Eat x amount to lose y amount but still not working for me.10
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evangarciakarlo wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »evangarciakarlo wrote: »This weight loss is more frustrating than it should be. Eat x amount to lose y amount but still not working for me.
Easier said than done!!! Change is really hard
Yep!
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evangarciakarlo wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »evangarciakarlo wrote: »This weight loss is more frustrating than it should be. Eat x amount to lose y amount but still not working for me.
Easier said than done!!! Change is really hard1 -
are you measuring and weighting everything to ensure you are actually at the wanted calorie intake?
how did you choose that level (calories)? was it recommended based on your stats by MFP? HOw long have you been at it consistantly adn honestly?0 -
evangarciakarlo wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »evangarciakarlo wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »evangarciakarlo wrote: »This weight loss is more frustrating than it should be. Eat x amount to lose y amount but still not working for me.
Easier said than done!!! Change is really hard
Just been doing the same thing just better2 -
evangarciakarlo wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »evangarciakarlo wrote: »This weight loss is more frustrating than it should be. Eat x amount to lose y amount but still not working for me.
Easier said than done!!! Change is really hard
Indeed it is. To change is one of the most difficult things a human can do. It requires recognition that you are imperfect or even worse - that they are worth changing, a reason to change, and then the worst part - implementation of change. Most people can't get past the first step.
...but oh so worth it!2 -
evangarciakarlo wrote: »Eat healthy, small steps
Stop spinning your wheels.
To lose weight, you need to be in a consistent calorie deficit for some time. That means "eat less, move more", for real, which means that you need to ascertain that you're eating the amounts of calories you think you are, and you need enough time and monitoring of your weight to be able to see a trend through water weight fluctuations. You need a food scale, to use it, to be patient, and to be persistent.0
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