Why am I not losing weight?

mcachogomez
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Hi! I have been logging my food intake for the past 2 weeks and a half, my calorie goal is to not exceed 1,200. I am 5’2” and my starting weight was anywhere between 215 and 218 ( I didn’t dare weight me in for the first few days). The first week I lost between 3-5 pounds and got down to 212.2. That was until 6 days ago when I weighted and gained over a pound at 213.5. I had also started taking measurements somewhere in between and after going down 1 inch from the waist and 1.5 inches from the hips I am back to the starting point. It’s been 6 days and no weightloss. I am also hitting the gym almost every day (first time in my life) I am walking at 3.0 with variable inclination at a Target Maximum Heart Rate of 160. I am eating lots of vegetables and green salads. I don’t know what is going on! I know it’s been a short time but last year I tried losing weight too and after 3 months I barely lost a couple pounds (208 has been my minimum weight for the last 3 years or so). Advise please!!!!!
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congrats on the great first week. much of that was likely water weight so don't expect that rate to continue (if it did it would be a sign you need to eat more!)
weight lose is not a straight consistent road. you lost a TON the first week and your body is just working things out. Keep at it. This is a marathon not a sprint.
Also, a new workout regiment will cause muscles to retain some water to repair itself. this isn't weight gain but it will mask a loss until it goes away.
Just keep doing what you are doing. The only note I will make is that 1200 is likely too low but you can see what rate of loss you have overtime to determine that (it also depends how accurately you weigh and log).
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sounds like completely normal water weight fluctuations to me.
you wont lose weight every week, weight loss isnt linear. plus, if the gym sessions are new they will probably be causing water retention.
do you weigh your food?
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No losses or even gains in the face of new exercise is probably the most common complaint here. Give it time. Try to set up a program of weekly weigh ins controlling as many variables as you can. If you can’t stay off the scale in between fine, but it’s not official. What happens day to day doesn’t mean much. But even weighing weekly it’s unlikely you’ll lose every week.
Do you use a food scale when possible?
Maybe rethink your approach. If you have a significant amount to lose you need two things- a downward long term trend on the scale and the ability to live with it. Your calories seem pretty low. On MFP no one should be eating less than 1200 calories.
Not mentioned much but there’s a fairly long calorie counting learning curve. Keep trying and tinkering. You’ll get it. Any kind of a loss on weigh in day is a step in the right direction. It’s a marathon not a sprint.1
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