Getting a bit fed up

Hi all

First week lost 4 pounds last week stayed the same. This week the same stayed the same.

On 1200 at day. Counting everything often under 1200.
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  • kellyswimmer
    kellyswimmer Posts: 653 Member
    Thank you for your reply. I have about 2 stone to loss. Eating very heathly. Lots of fruit and veg. Stopped sweet things. Only been trying for three weeks. Great first week but lost to weeks no weight loss.
  • mstarks01
    mstarks01 Posts: 109 Member
    This is common. Please don't despair. Just keep going and the weight will eventually come off.
  • ilovekiwis
    ilovekiwis Posts: 17 Member
    That 4lbs was probably part water weight (from changing how many carbs you eat, as mentioned above.) Not to worry, carry on and you will lose weight. It's a slow process. 1200 calories should be an absolute minimum, unless you are working with a doctor's supervision. Eating too little can also make it more difficult to lose weight, ironically- it also causes you to feel poorly.
  • kellyswimmer
    kellyswimmer Posts: 653 Member
    edited May 2019
    Thank you for your replies. The 1200 was what i got when i entered current weight and target weight. I do feel slimmer. I do like to have a glass of wine at night so maybe stop this and eat more. Not had periods for years stopped at 41.
  • Panini911
    Panini911 Posts: 2,325 Member
    edited May 2019
    Thank you for your replies. The 1200 was what i got when i entered current weight and target weight. I do feel slimmer. I do like to have a glass of wine at night so maybe stop this and eat more. Not had periods for years stopped at 41.

    what rate of lose did you select?

    and yes I find that while i can fit in wine, i prefer to eat 140 calories of food instead. especially if you say you eat under 1200 (which isn't good) - that means only about 1000 calories in food besides the wine, so you are going to be even have trouble hitting appropriate nutrition needs that way.
  • kellyswimmer
    kellyswimmer Posts: 653 Member
    Thank you all
  • kellyswimmer
    kellyswimmer Posts: 653 Member
    Cannot believe i still weigh the same. Weight is just not moving on the scales.
  • ceiswyn
    ceiswyn Posts: 2,256 Member
    Cannot believe i still weigh the same. Weight is just not moving on the scales.

    And are you using a food scale to weigh all solids, including vegetables? Remembering to count cooking oils and sauces? Using good database entries, not other people’s ‘generic’ or ‘home made’?
  • rbruisedbear
    rbruisedbear Posts: 2 Member
    I am having same problem. 11 1/2 to goal weight. I am taking in 1200 calories and not losing weight. Very frustrating. Not excercising, but normally walk between 3,000 and 5,000 steps my daily activity. I weigh my protein and use measuring cups for other foods. I check all barcode foods to make sure they agree with packaging because sometimes they don’t match. The calories or fat are different. Then I enter the calories and fat for the correct amount. I may start a fast or do 3 days of protein shakes to break my plateau. 3 days of shakes 3 days off to see if it helps.
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,255 Member
    It can take 2 weeks sometimes for me to see a scale loss. Patience, grasshopper. Weight loss is not linear.
  • rarecandy89
    rarecandy89 Posts: 8 Member
    Also, if you don’t have a scale, use your measuring cups and spoons for EVERYTHING! I use those for every bite..... I don’t have a scale, but I just measure everything
  • kellyswimmer
    kellyswimmer Posts: 653 Member
    I do weigh everything. Trying a very low day today with lots of water. I do look slimmer but scales are not moving.
  • smoofinator
    smoofinator Posts: 635 Member
    I do weigh everything. Trying a very low day today with lots of water. I do look slimmer but scales are not moving.

    If you look slimmer, who cares what the scale says?

    Also, please read this. It's harsh but fair: http://physiqonomics.com/eating-too-much/

  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    edited June 2019
    I do weigh everything. Trying a very low day today with lots of water. I do look slimmer but scales are not moving.

    Would you be willing to temporarily make your food log public? Maybe fresh eyes can spot some areas of improvement.
  • kellyswimmer
    kellyswimmer Posts: 653 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    I do weigh everything. Trying a very low day today with lots of water. I do look slimmer but scales are not moving.

    Would you be willing to temporarily make your food log public? Maybe fresh eyes can spot some areas of improvement.

    I have made it public. Happy for help. Thank you
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    edited June 2019
    kimny72 wrote: »
    I do weigh everything. Trying a very low day today with lots of water. I do look slimmer but scales are not moving.

    Would you be willing to temporarily make your food log public? Maybe fresh eyes can spot some areas of improvement.

    I have made it public. Happy for help. Thank you

    So first things first, avoid using the recipe style entries (unless those are recipes you created yourself with the recipe builder). Cup of tea with milk, Cherios with skimmed milk, Generic Ham salad sandwich on white bread. These should all be broken up into separate entries - log the Cheerios, log the milk, log the specific brand of bread, log the weighed out ham, log the mayo. You have no idea what the person who created those entries was actually including in the calorie count or how much each part weighed. Find the actual brand of pasta you're using. You'd be amazed how much this will change your numbers!

    A lot of the entries don't appear to be weighed. I do sometimes find it easier if the serving size is 85g or 1 cup to weigh out 85 grams ans then use the 1 cup entry, but if ANY of those items you logged were not weighed, when you're struggling is when it's most important to buckle down and do it, whenever you can. Are you weighing the apple, the bread, etc?

    But for now, I think finding more specific entries is a great place to start!
  • Lynzdee18
    Lynzdee18 Posts: 500 Member
    Yes. Very common but still disheartening... plateau and then whoosh is the story of my journey. Hang in there!
  • kellyswimmer
    kellyswimmer Posts: 653 Member
    thank you both for your replies.
    Panini911 wrote: »
    You use some generic entries. these should be avoided unless you have no choice.

    like "cherrios with milk" . best to weigh the cherios on the scale then weigh the milk and use two entries.
    "Home Made - Ham Salad Sandwich In Brown Bread,, 2 sandwich" - log each item seperataly. your specific bread, your specific quantity in grams of ham, whatever else you put in there.
    generic entry for chips.

    is co-op a specific brand/store you are selling? not sure how to read those entries.

    bananas should be weighed and use weight entries. all fruit should be really. prunes and oranges too.

    mayo should be weighed

    you are crazy low on protein and under eating.

    thank you for your help.

    I did weigh the cherrios and milk and added together. maybe better with two entries.
    Coop is a food brand in the UK.



  • kellyswimmer
    kellyswimmer Posts: 653 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    kimny72 wrote: »
    I do weigh everything. Trying a very low day today with lots of water. I do look slimmer but scales are not moving.

    Would you be willing to temporarily make your food log public? Maybe fresh eyes can spot some areas of improvement.

    I have made it public. Happy for help. Thank you

    So first things first, avoid using the recipe style entries (unless those are recipes you created yourself with the recipe builder). Cup of tea with milk, Cherios with skimmed milk, Generic Ham salad sandwich on white bread. These should all be broken up into separate entries - log the Cheerios, log the milk, log the specific brand of bread, log the weighed out ham, log the mayo. You have no idea what the person who created those entries was actually including in the calorie count or how much each part weighed. Find the actual brand of pasta you're using. You'd be amazed how much this will change your numbers!

    A lot of the entries don't appear to be weighed. I do sometimes find it easier if the serving size is 85g or 1 cup to weigh out 85 grams ans then use the 1 cup entry, but if ANY of those items you logged were not weighed, when you're struggling is when it's most important to buckle down and do it, whenever you can. Are you weighing the apple, the bread, etc?


    But for now, I think finding more specific entries is a great place to start!

    thank you for you help. I will weigh things better. did not think of weighing fruit or bread I just picked the brand of bread and number of slices etc.