the scale is not moving

souki19
souki19 Posts: 58
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
before i start my diary is about to be open to public if anyone is intrested in viewing it. i just weigh myself and i lost NADA (nothing), as far as i kno , i am doing everything right that fit into my life style. i am eating my 1200 calories plus i add my excercise calories when i go to the gym. once you guys look at my dairy, you are going to see that i don't cook much, well that's because i work, go to school and go to the gym full-time. as far as my excercise goes, i go to the gym 6-7 times a week, i usually try to do cardio for an hour 7 times a week and weight training 2-3 times a week. any suggestions plz?

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  • cm2two
    cm2two Posts: 194
    take measurements; there is something called "too much exercise" but i dont have any quotes or anything but it's possible to exercise too much.
  • hsh0927
    hsh0927 Posts: 259 Member
    Take measurements because you may be gaining muscle while losing fat. Since muscle weights more it seems like your not losing. Also, how often are you weighing yourself?
  • mariedingle
    mariedingle Posts: 30
    That just happened to me this week and so I took my measurements and lost 3"!! That made me happy! So I'm sure you have lost inches also!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    You should have 1 day of rest per week... it will help your muscles to repair themselves.
  • Ipowell1515
    Ipowell1515 Posts: 7
    Do something different>>That's how I got the scale to move for me..I started water aerobics.
  • souki19
    souki19 Posts: 58
    Take measurements because you may be gaining muscle while losing fat. Since muscle weights more it seems like your not losing. Also, how often are you weighing yourself?
    i do take measurement often and i didn't lose any inches and i try to weight myself every week.
  • missduffbug
    missduffbug Posts: 217
    you need to have 1-2 days off per week because it won't do your muscles any good working them that hard at such a high level. It's fab that you are putting in alot of effort but as someone said - it's possible to exercise too much.
    Also - definitely take measurements! I didnt think I had lost that much weight but when I compared pictures of my body shape -I looked so different. Do your measurements once every 2 weeks or once a month - you'll see a difference there I'm confident of it. xx
  • mamamia29
    mamamia29 Posts: 32 Member
    Maybe try some diff forms of exercise? Mixing things up usually kicks starts things, Good luck : )
  • Tonilynn70
    Tonilynn70 Posts: 59 Member
    Maybe you need to eat more? You are exercising 7days a week and only eating 1200 calories a day. The more active you become the more calories you need...find a website that will help you figure out how many you need... I know I just upped mine and have already lost (unofficially) 2 lbs.
  • kevin3344
    kevin3344 Posts: 702 Member
    How long have you been at the 1,200 limit? When I looked at your diary for last Friday, it said 1,944 for your calorie goal so maybe it's changed recently? I didn't see many entries for the beginning of the month. I would try to stay around 1,200 (but not more than 1,500 calories) even with exercise and you will start to see a difference. Consistency is the key.
  • souki19
    souki19 Posts: 58
    How long have you been at the 1,200 limit? When I looked at your diary for last Friday, it said 1,944 for your calorie goal so maybe it's changed recently? I didn't see many entries for the beginning of the month. I would try to stay around 1,200 (but not more than 1,500 calories) even with exercise and you will start to see a difference. Consistency is the key.
    i just started back on the 22ed of august . 1200 is the reccomended amount, however, when i excercise (i only record cardio) i usually burn between 700-800, so i add it in and with that i end up with 1900-2000 calories a day. last friday i kinda of aet staff i wasn't suppose to be eating , so i went over , but i zigzagged the calories and i made up for them on sat :)
  • ahizzel
    ahizzel Posts: 28 Member
    Just keep at it, you are doing great and sooner or later the lbs will start shedding with all your hard work.
  • ltlane
    ltlane Posts: 120
    before i start my diary is about to be open to public if anyone is intrested in viewing it. i just weigh myself and i lost NADA (nothing), as far as i kno , i am doing everything right that fit into my life style. i am eating my 1200 calories plus i add my excercise calories when i go to the gym. once you guys look at my dairy, you are going to see that i don't cook much, well that's because i work, go to school and go to the gym full-time. as far as my excercise goes, i go to the gym 6-7 times a week, i usually try to do cardio for an hour 7 times a week and weight training 2-3 times a week. any suggestions plz?

    i have a heck of a lot more weight to lose then you. my first week i lost 6lbs, yea yea mostly water i am aware lol... the 2nd and 3rd week i lost nothing and gained and lost the same 1-2lbs. i was working out everyday! so this week i decided to give my body a break, instead of one hour everyday, i do 20-30 minutes every 2-3 days. not telling you to completely change your routine, because when i waited 2 days to workout i was achey like i lost stamina/endurance whatever you call it. but anywho, beginning of 4th week i am now losing weight. i am eating 1300-1500 cals a day and lowered my sodium from 2500 to 1800 a day.
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