Seriously?!?

saramelie77
saramelie77 Posts: 50 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Long story short: obese, 5'4, started on a 1400 calories diet (counted strictly) 8 days ago. Light exercise 45 minutes per day (swimm, walking, light weight lifting) and not eating those calories back, sleeping well, etc. So, doing everything I should be doing. Background: binge eating, overeating.
Weight 8 days ago:232. Weight today.....232!
Wtf!

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  • raymax4
    raymax4 Posts: 6,070 Member
    saramelie77 wrote: »
    Long story short: obese, 5'4, started on a 1400 calories diet (counted strictly) 8 days ago. Light exercise 45 minutes per day (swimm, walking, light weight lifting) and not eating those calories back, sleeping well, etc. So, doing everything I should be doing. Background: binge eating, overeating.
    Weight 8 days ago:232. Weight today.....232!
    Wtf!

    That can be so frustrating. it is true that you may be framing up as stated above,

    Are you using a food scale when logging your food. I learned a lot when I started using one.
  • LGreenfield7
    LGreenfield7 Posts: 75 Member
    Make sure you weight yourself at the same time every day. I wake up, go to the bathroom and hop right on the scale. One of the reasons you might not see a difference yet other then the short amount of time could be... when we make dramatic changes in our bodies they can retain all kids of crazy things. It is almost like a defense mechanism. Although you are ingesting 1400 cals, your body may think that it is at risk of running out of food and it will begin to hold onto everything it can. Give your body 14 days to adjust to the changes that you have made. Trust in the process. Good luck.
  • Beautyofdreams
    Beautyofdreams Posts: 1,009 Member
    Even if MFP says that you will lose two pounds per week that is not necessarily true. You may lose less, you may lose two, or you may lose more. We all have differing responses to dieting and exercise. Don't worry, if you are consistent, you will see results eventually. When I first joined MFP, I lost weight very slowly. I would go a couple of weeks before any weight loss would show up. Whoosh! Then go a few more weeks with no weight loss. I found it helpful to take my measurements. Measure hips, waist, thighs, calves and arms. Bust if you're inclined. But if you wear a different bra, it may alter your numbers slightly. Bodies are funny. One month I lost evenly on all areas and the next monthI only lost off my thighs. Best wishes on your health journey.
  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 631 Member
    Congratulations on taking the first steps toward a healthier you. Getting started is half the effort. Keep going is the other half.
    Give it more time. This is a journey and a lifestyle change.
    You can do it!
  • AlexiaC47
    AlexiaC47 Posts: 65 Member
    "Sometimes you owe the scale, sometimes the scale owes you" (my favorite WW line. Some weeks you "pig out" and lose. then behave and gain. it will net out how you want it. maybe not this week, but a few pounds all at once next.

    My loss is down to about 2 a month- on average .5 a week. but not every week. I may be flat for 2 weeks, then up .5 then down 1.5... focus on the month, not the day or week
  • fstrickl
    fstrickl Posts: 883 Member
    Bodies are weird and wild and really actually very amazing. Everyone has given you great tips.

    So I’m just hear to say 8 days of making healthier choices is amazing! Not everything is about the body weight. You’re a week into setting healthier habits and that’s amazing! Keep going, you’ve got this!
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    saramelie77 wrote: »
    I've decided to let the scale go (the one weighing my body, not the food one). I'm so tired of letting the number define my worth and success/failure! So I'm done. I'll just focus on my diet plan (that I upped at 1600 btw, since I'm aiming at global health and not necessarily fast weight loss), and go with clothes fitting instead. I already feel better and my clothes feel a little looser. And a colleague I had not seen in a week asked me yesterday if I'm losing weight, so.... Yeah, goodbye scale! (For a good while at least! I'm thinking at least 6 months)

    Sometimes you just do something as long as it works, then change gears when it doesn't. We all have to find our own way in the end. Re-read this thread in the future and you may pick up some ideas when you need them.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    I think the best decision I made when I decided to lose weight was having lots of different markers of success other than the scale. I didn't have any scale issues but for scale fear (and for me weighing daily ended up being very helpful, but I also didn't obsess about the number), but I was convinced weight loss wouldn't actually work (which turned out to be untrue, of course) so decided to be as fit as possible in ways I could control: good diet, calories on point, exercise and activity plan. It was more important to me to check off my other goals and make progress on them than merely getting the scale to get to a certain number by a certain date. That helped me not get wrapped up in or frustrated by slow movement on the scale.
  • 1poundatax
    1poundatax Posts: 231 Member
    As others have said it takes time. I have quit so many times because I didn't see the results I thought I should in a short amount of time. I am now losing 4-5 pounds per month but I can go couple of weeks without losing anything. I just know if I continue to eat healthy eventually I will lose weight.

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