So disappointed :( but I’m gunna keep going

Oh, man, that is frustrating. The weight will come off. Sorry about the tooth.

totally normal. if you didn’t eat 3,500 (ish - it’s debatable) calories OVER maintenance for days on end… then it’s impossible that’s a pound of fat. a lot of our weight changing up and down is water, food leftover in our intenstines, all sorts of things. 2 lb down 1 lb up is totally normal. i have had much wilder swings!

You’re doing a great job at managing your disappointment and keeping on.

That really is the key to meeting your goals, the ability to push past your feelings and stay on a logical course.

Well done.

For every gram of carbs you eat, your body stores 3 grams of water. A pound could literally be the difference between a few slices of bread one week that you didn't eat the week before. I really wouldn't sweat it, don't be discouraged.

Periods, poos, pees and a whole lot more can cause our weight to fluctuate by a pound or two.

Consider that you've lost 4lbs in 3 weeks. That's amazing. Keep going, it'll be worth it

how painful would it be for you to wait a month before weighing yourself? i find that it keeps the “lifestyle not a rush” energy strong. and i don’t feel as desperate or worried.

mnhughes22 wrote: »

Don't get upset with yourself. Diet/weightloss is part of a lifestyle change, which takes time. You didn't put it on overnight, you aren't going to loose it overnight.

Since you walk so much, that movement may not be enough of an exercise anymore for your body to consider it a "work out". Have you thought about buying the type of weights you can strap to your wrists, waist and/or ankles? Adding a little weight to a routine aspect of your life might be enough to help stimulate your system enough for you to burn a few extra calories.

No matter how long a person's been doing a thing, it still burns calories. That's just physics. Performing X amount of "work" requires an input of Y amount of "energy". Exercise (including walking) is work, and calories are energy. In walking, moving one's body through space is the "work".

There are certain things we can become more efficient at as we become more skilled, and burn slightly fewer calories because of the improved efficiency. Walking isn't likely to be one of them.

There are certain things that we burn more calories doing as we get lighter in body weight, and walking is one of of those. The change is not dramatic or sudden, though.

Any exercise feels easier as we get more conditioned to it. That doesn't mean it burns fewer calories. Some exercises result in a lower heart rate as we get more fit. That doesn't mean it burns fewer calories either, even if a heart rate monitor's or fitness tracker's calorie estimate for the activity drops. That's a limitation of the devices' accuracy.

PAV8888 wrote: »

AnnPT77 wrote: »

There are certain things that we burn more calories doing as we get lighter in body weight, and walking is one of of those. The change is not dramatic or sudden, though.

I think this sentence either needs the @AnnPT77 make it simple for PAV editing team, or the @PAV8888 enhanced reading comprehension improvement team since I think I know where you're going with this but I don't quite see it on screen!

One last point to chime in with: weights tied at the edge of your limbs or, more poetically, at the extremes of your extremities... would be a higher risk / lower reward option which I would avoid.

Sigh. Should have been "There are certain things that we burn fewer calories doing as we get lighter in body weight, and walking is one of of those."

That's still a bad sentence, though.

How about "We burn fewer calories doing some activities when our body gets lighter. Walking is one of those."

Good point about wrist/ankle weights, too. Weighed vest is less risky, but I wouldn't wear one of those to work, either. (Sounds like OP does much of her walking at work.)

Lildarlinz wrote: »

mnhughes22 wrote: »

Don't get upset with yourself. Diet/weightloss is part of a lifestyle change, which takes time. You didn't put it on overnight, you aren't going to loose it overnight.

Since you walk so much, that movement may not be enough of an exercise anymore for your body to consider it a "work out". Have you thought about buying the type of weights you can strap to your wrists, waist and/or ankles? Adding a little weight to a routine aspect of your life might be enough to help stimulate your system enough for you to burn a few extra calories.

Hiiiii

I did use to go the gym…but I invested In some gym equipment buying slowly over time
I have some ankle weights I have a weighed hula hoop, weights, a treadmill, one of those things for push ups, the elastic things that u strap to under your feet to pull up 🤣🤣 sorry I don’t know the correct terms 🤣🤣

I’ve just had sciatica so I haven’t been able to manage this week!

But I’m not giving up 💪

Don't wear ankle weights while walking. They are only good for exercises like leg lifts.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/wearable-weights-how-they-can-help-or-hurt#:~:text=But Downey warns that it's,muscle imbalance," Downey says.

...You may see people walking around with weights around their ankles. The weights are typically built into a wide neoprene strap that wraps around the ankle and attaches with Velcro.

But Downey warns that it's not a good idea to use wearable ankle weights while you're walking or during an aerobics workout, because they force you to use your quadriceps (the muscles in the fronts of the thighs) and not your hamstrings (in the backs of the thighs). "That causes a muscle imbalance," Downey says. Wearable ankle weights also pull on the ankle joint, which poses the risk of tendon or ligament injuries to the knees, hips, and back.