No weight loss - did I START during a plateau? Please advise

shunsoku
shunsoku Posts: 6
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm reluctant to add one MORE post questions MFP's calorie calculations, but each person's different, and I've been having an issue losing weight. More specifically, I have been working out 6 days a week (hard, with a personal trainer, or kicking my butt at spin and combat classes) since June, and have not lost more than 3 lbs.

I eat healthy (I turned over a new leaf regarding that June 1st) enough, as confirmed by my personal trainer. I'm worried that either I wasn't eating enough calories, or something, because I recently joined MFP and realized that my daily calories previously were under 1200 calories (because I wasn't accounting for exercise calories). I used to run cross-country and play soccer, and in college, when I gained 15 lbs or so during the school year, I could easily exercise for a summer (eating 1000 calories a day) and be down 20 lbs by the school year's starting. I don't know why this is different.

I'm discouraged about the lack of weight loss, mostly since everyone else on here seems to have such wonderful success at the start. But it's been almost 3 full months, and the scale's barely budged. I have more muscle tone, and have lost an inch and a half off my waist, but I can't for the life of me figure out why the numbers aren't helping me out >.<

Apologies for the long post. Any help/advice would be wonderous!~

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  • abellante_0205
    abellante_0205 Posts: 368 Member
    muscle weighs more... so maybe your fat is converting into muscle.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    if you open your diary then people would be able to give more constructive advice...
  • BethanyMasters
    BethanyMasters Posts: 519 Member
    If you are working out six days a week you are a probably putting on a decent amount of muscle. Try going by measurements instead and if your clothes are fitting better.

    Also If you are doing a lot of strength training your muscles will be holding on to water to help themselves heal and that can contribute to lack of weight loss.
  • ChellieIrish
    ChellieIrish Posts: 593 Member
    I looked at your diary and I see you are eating a good portion of your workout cals maybe try tracking Sodium levels too as it can really hang onto the weight :grumble: also maybe leave a few extra cals on the table and eat 75% of the workout cals let your body adjust to the higher number :drinker:
  • kylies1219
    kylies1219 Posts: 80 Member
    If your losing inches than it's not a plateau. If you were exercising so much before and not eating enough calories than your body is probably just getting used to the change of pace. Also, your profile says you only joined this month so I would give yourself and your body time to adjust to your new calorie needs. Once your body realizes your going to keep re-fueling it it'll start burning instead of storing. Also make sure you are taking in enough water and watch your sodium, carbs, sugar, etc which can cause you to retain water.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    i'm not at all anti- carbs, but looking quickly at your diary you are over nearly every day - if this is from fruit & veg, then ignore me, but it might be worth having a look at that?
  • poseidon9447
    poseidon9447 Posts: 104
    I see two issues without seeing the full report that may be the reason. 1st thing is what type of fat calories are you eating, are the the good type? Second issue I see is that you are not drinking enough water, you should be drinking 11 plus cups if you are working out. I cant see your sodium level but that is one area many people dont pay close enough attention to. MFP for most people is set at 2500 but you should be around 1500 and upper limit should be 2300 for the average person. Sodium can be an easy 3 lbs of weight. There are calculators online that will let you figure out your sodium level for you specific needs.

    And one thing I have been reading a lot of lately while searching for diet information is look in the mirror not scale to see results.
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