Having trouble losing
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Now I saw a woo on my original post. Geez louise, can’t a beginner reach out? This stuff isn’t easy. Maybe this isn’t a great place after all.
Remember you thought it was a positive before, and other people do too. I'd only take it seriously as a bad woo if you get more than like, 5 woos. Also, this is a fitness forum but it's still the internet, don't take things personally.19 -
Now I saw a woo on my original post. Geez louise, can’t a beginner reach out? This stuff isn’t easy. Maybe this isn’t a great place after all.
The thing is, you've got a lot of people here trying to help you. But we don't have a good picture of what's going on so it makes it hard to jump in and give advice. I suspect I'm not the only one lurking here hoping to get a better idea of how to help, but instead we're on this side track of who is or isn't being positive enough. If you want help then we need some more information!13 -
Take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. Ignore the snark, soak in the good and try to tell the difference between "woo" (garbage) and good advice; it can be tricky.
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@diannethegeek
Again, this is my first time posting in years. What details are needed that I haven’t given?2 -
Now I saw a woo on my original post. Geez louise, can’t a beginner reach out? This stuff isn’t easy. Maybe this isn’t a great place after all.
You have a bunch of veteran posters in here trying to help - maybe focus on them and ignore one or two anonymous internet strangers who clicked a button
Maybe these "Most Helpful Posts" threads will help:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p17 -
I stated before that I am weighing everything. Condiments and oils included. Anything I consume, I am logging.1
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Hi y’all,
So, I am back at it again after regaining 30-35 lbs after a stressfull year.
I have been keeping my calorie intake to 1200-1300 on non workout days and around 1400 on workout days. I do cardio with a minimum of 400 calorie burn, 5 days a week. I have started adding in strength training with a trainer and signed up for orange theory, although I think the combo is overkill as I could barely make it through yesterdays OT class as My legs were way too sore from the trainer. Anyways, I am eating clean, keeping my carb intake moderate and mainly coming from fruits and grain free bread. Tons of water. The scale hasn’t budged in a week, in fact it’s gone up.
What gives?? 😥
So... I have a bit more to add. Hopefully helpful. First, you should be likely eating more than 1200-1300 with the amount your moving. You need to NET AT LEAST 1200 (minimum ) for a woman. What is MFP giving you?
Second, none of this in bold reallymatters. Eat anything you want, just stay within burn more than you consume. When first staring out it's much easier to not get weighed down by some of these details. It's also easy to burn out if you're trying to do everything perfect. Good luck.6 -
@SisterSueGetsFit
Mfp gave me a net of 1200 calories. I eat back about half of my exercise calories, so I have been consistently in a caloric deficit.3 -
I would suggest using a trend app called happy scale to see the moving average of your weight loss. A .5lb/week of weight loss is reasonable for 30lbs to lose. If you’ve been fluctuationing between 3-5lbs a week for 6 weeks, I assume some of that is actual fat.
Although 30lbs feels like a lot, it really isn’t a massive amount and it may take you a year to lose 30lbs. Some expectations might need to shift about how long this’ll take. You didn’t gain 30lbs in 2 months, it’ll be really hard to lose it in the same amount of time.
About your fitness training, I agree it’s a bit overkill. Weight loss really has nothing to do with exercise but if it helps you get into a calorie deficit than it’s a benefit. Exercise is great for overall health and you should only do things you really enjoy.1 -
@Jflowwers - Are you set to lose 2 pounds per week? Would you tell us what your stats are (height/weight). I agree with many of the other posters that it's likely water retention... But did you say you are weighing your food with a food scale?@SisterSueGetsFit
Mfp gave me a net of 1200 calories. I eat back about half of my exercise calories, so I have been consistently in a caloric deficit.
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3-5lbs isn't bad. it's progress in the right direction. and you added a new exercise (Strenght training) so again probably some water retention.
i'd double down on the logging. make sure everything is weighed and logged but DOUBLE CHECK all entries. lots of issues are caused by entries used in diary. Raw VS cooked, incorrect entries, and so on. I "use a scale and weight everything" but STILL finding errors in my logging when I double and triple check certain things.
i'd take more rest days for the exercise.
and keep at it.
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Let me clarify, I started 6 weeks ago. I was merely stating that my weight hasn’t dropped much, and this past week it has actually gone up. To the person telling me to “eat less” when I stated I eat 1200-1300 calories a day, pretty irresponsible bogus advice.
I am weighing everything on a scale and logging EVERYTHING. Most days I have pre logged in the morning.
You're not going to lose weight week to week in a linear fashion. Body weight fluctuates naturally and those weight fluctuations can mask fat loss on the scale. Not everything that shows up on the scale is fat. Your body is comprised of 55-65% water and that will always be in flux...you will always have varying degrees of waste in your system...weight fluctuations can be exacerbated by hormonal changes that come with ovulation and menstrual cycle, etc.
This is what weight loss looks like plodded on a graph...even when you're doing everything right. 6 weeks is about the right time frame for linear losses to stop and fluctuations come into play.
The red line is the overall trend...it's the important thing.10 -
@SisterSueGetsFit
Mfp gave me a net of 1200 calories. I eat back about half of my exercise calories, so I have been consistently in a caloric deficit.
That is a pretty low calorie goal for a woman who is regularly working out and only wants to lose 30 pounds. How many pounds per week did you select as your goal rate of loss?2 -
I'm going to chime in here as a woman. Weight loss is impacted as well by your monthly hormones. I track my cycle in another app and I know that one to two days prior to my period arriving my weight will go up 2-3 lbs. It doesn't matter what my eating habits are or if I'm exercising. Also - I won't drop that weight until after my period and usually after I ovulate. So 1-2 weeks of consistently being up on the scale. Then it drops back or below if I've been on track. Also - I've got about 20 lbs left to go and it takes longer. When I had 40-45 lbs I would see an average of 1-2 lbs per week, but now i'm happy with 1/2 a pound. It just takes longer, but we can do it.
Please remember to be kind to yourself in this process. Take rest days as needed, stretch, use a roller, take epsom salt baths for sore muscles etc. An injury will just make things harder (i have a hip flexor injury right now...and i'd like to run again).
Best of luck!
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@SisterSueGetsFit
I set my goals to lose 2 lbs a week. I am weighing my food on a food scale.
Height 5’7
Start-178
Current- 172
Goal- 135
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@SisterSueGetsFit
I set my goals to lose 2 lbs a week. I am weighing my food on a food scale.
Height 5’7
Start-178
Current- 172
Goal- 135
Change to 1 pound a week. This is a reasonable goal given you are not obese. 2 pounds a week is too much for most.
That being said if you have lost 3-5 pounds since starting 6 weeks ago you are doing well. 0.5-2 pounds a week is considered healthy weight loss. Weight loss isn't linear so keep trending your weight. Also remember there are other factors that can affect weight loss (bowel movements, fluid, sodium, hormones, exercise). If you are losing it is working. Have patience.6 -
@SisterSueGetsFit
I set my goals to lose 2 lbs a week. I am weighing my food on a food scale.
Height 5’7
Start-178
Current- 172
Goal- 135
So...in 6 weeks overall you have lost 6 lbs. That is about 1 lb/week which is a completely acceptable (and healthy) rate. You have recently added in weight training which can cause water retention as your muscles work to repair themselves. Keep at it and have some patience with the process.23 -
@SisterSueGetsFit
I set my goals to lose 2 lbs a week. I am weighing my food on a food scale.
Height 5’7
Start-178
Current- 172
Goal- 135
I would suggest setting it a little lower too. 1 pound a wee or so. It's just so aggressive when it doesn't have to be. You'll make yourself crazy and the effect, while quicker, may not be ideal. I lost about 55 pounds by not eating enough (1200 most days) and I don't look good in a bathing suit/naked. At all. Ive gained about 15 pounds back and am taking this off slowly.
Keep weighing on the food scale. Just eat a bit more and try to eat back half your exercise calories. just my opinion. 0 -
When I have gone about losing weight diligently in the past I have always lost 2-3 lbs a week, especially at first. I suppose patience isn’t my strong suit.1
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