Help please
lisaambers1
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Been calorie counting for 2 weeks as of today I went from 247lbs to 240lb in first week and in second week just bouncing back and forth from 240 to 242 please help
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Are you weighing and tracking your food accurately? Have you increased your fiber, salt, or fluid intake. Are your "hormones" at that "time"? Remember, weighloss is not linear. It can be up and down. I suggest getting a weight trending app and using it. Also, remember to weigh in at the same time, same scale, in the same clothing. An example of my current, unintended "cut"
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It is common for people to experience a big whoosh at the start of their weight-loss: aside from some fat loss, it's caused by a reduction in water weight from less carbs and/or less salt and less food waste in the digestive tract.
It is also common for those people to see a temporary stall in their weight-loss after that whoosh: not because they're not losing fat, but because their body is 'recalibrating' its water weight level after that whoosh.
Patience is very important, weight fluctuates naturally for so many reasons other than bodyfat. You need at least 4 weeks (or one menstrual cycle) to evaluate if what you're doing is working or not. Hang in there 🙂9 -
Yes I have been weighing and tracking accurately 100% everything I eat drink lick taste bite I just don’t know why I’m yo-yoing the same 2lbs all week it’s very frustrating0
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I agree with Lietchi, it’s very common! I think what’s important here to remember is maintaining your mindset where it should be-wanting to be healthy. Keep up the good work! I know you’re going to continue to do great so long as you try. 🤩🥳1
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lisaambers1 wrote: »Yes I have been weighing and tracking accurately 100% everything I eat drink lick taste bite I just don’t know why I’m yo-yoing the same 2lbs all week it’s very frustrating
Learn to trust the process and give it time. Often, tissue loss can be hidden by changes in retain body fluid and waste products. Good news, as far as I know, the law of thermodynamics still exist! Many of us didn't gain loads of weight overnight, so it won't come off overnight. Another piece of good news is, time dieting is usually less than time we put it on! Learn and adjust. You will be just FINE!2 -
Congratulations, you're normal! (Kidding around, but others are correct when saying that losses won't be linear, and that a quick loss followed by a pseudo stall is a common pattern.)
While you're sticking with the process to see what the result is in another 2-4 weeks (4-6 weeks or one whole menstrual cycle on this routine) . . . you might want to read this, as background explanation of why bodies are weird in this way:
https://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations
Having expectations in line with what's common and normal is helpful, I think - in that sense, that article at the link can be reassuring.
Hang in there, you're doing fine!4 -
Or for a different perspective on the same numbers and timescale......
"Wow, how fantatsic that in two weeks I'm down between 5 and 7lbs!"
So much of dieting requires long term persistence rather than short term celebration and mourning. Remember to look back to where you started and look way into the future for where you want to be.
A narrow this week view will derail you if you let it.6 -
The initial drop is going to be from water mostly. Diligent CONSISTENT calorie deficit and making sure you're counting calories accurately will keep you on the path. If you don't weigh your food, I highly suggest it.
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Thank you all for your replies I’m not going to quit I weigh everything I eat and I’m going to stick to it I will kick this in the butt thanks everyone for the reassurance that I got this 😊7
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@lisaambers1 absolutely - stick to it and kick butt! I just want to echo everything @Lietchi said about time and patience and encourage you to read the physiqonomics article @AnnPT77 posted if you haven't yet. That article helped me tremendously. It took 60 days of true consistency to see a breakthrough. Also, I use the free Happy Scale app to show me trends rather than just seeing the jagged lines. You're doing great! Keep your plan sustainable, be consistent, and you'll see results with time.1
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You’ve received superlative advice above.
In the immortal words of Galadriel, your quest stands upon the edge of a knife.
Do you get frustrated and quit, like so many do? Or do you stick it out for another thirty days to learn how this works.
If you are counting as accurately and honestly as you indicate, your body will fall back into sync.
Right now, it’s just a little surprised at all the changes, and reacting accordingly. You’ll always have a little up and down zig zag, but as long as your trend is ultimately downward, you’re golden. I zig and zag even in maintenance.
As others say, weight adjustment right now could be due to water retention (or dehydration), waste moving through the body, water retention resulting from new exercise, your monthly, not your monthly, moon phase, salt intake, insomnia, stress level. Pretty much any old thing, lol.4 -
As everyone else has said, don't get discouraged by the up and down. The 7 lbs of weight loss in the first week was mostly water, not fat. It would be just about impossible to loose 5 lbs of fat in one week, even if you ate nothing. So, you had some sudden water loss, and then your body realized it was dehydrated and started holding on to some more water. You are still down 5 lbs in two weeks, which is fantastic, and probably faster than you should be doing sustained weight loss over time. So be happy with your progress. If you keep doing what you did in the first week to loose weight, I guarantee you will keep loosing.1
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A 2 lb even up to a 5 lb fluctuation in weight is a normal human fluctuation.0
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lisaambers1 wrote: »Been calorie counting for 2 weeks as of today I went from 247lbs to 240lb in first week and in second week just bouncing back and forth from 240 to 242 please help
The request of yours has a broad set of responses, but, as one may be more accurate than another, you'd have to provide more information than weight fluctuations, and your 'form' of calorie counting.0 -
I'm in maintenance and my current weight fluctuates by +/- 5lbs. Regularly. So...I'd suggest not getting too bogged down by the numbers. Try to take a step back and look at overall trends as time goes on. That's the data that's useful.
Happy there are answers here that make you feel better. I'd also maybe suggest not weighing every week and switching to every other week. If it's going to have a negative affect on you to see the scale go up - why put yourself through it? It's going to do that, which is unavoidable. So if you get to a spot where it doesn't bother you and you like the weekly data, that's great. But, you could also go to every other week and still get consistent data and maybe save a headache or two. =D1
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