Disappointed
shazia20
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Feeling a bit defeated. Been so good all week and tracked stayed within calorie deficit but only lost half a pound. Could it be possible that my hard work will show up next week? Should i lower my calories? Im currently on 1436 calories a day.
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You need at least 4 weeks/one menstrual cycle to judge your progress. Stay the course till then, patience is one of the most important requirements for weight loss4
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You don't give any further information, hence it's difficult to stay anything more than what Lietchi is saying. We'd need your current weight, size, age, weightloss goal, new or more strenuous exercise, how often you weight, and how you measure your food intake to give you more advice. But hey, congratulations! half a pound is a good start.2
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Feeling a bit defeated. Been so good all week and tracked stayed within calorie deficit but only lost half a pound. Could it be possible that my hard work will show up next week? Should i lower my calories? Im currently on 1436 calories a day.
Don't get discouraged. There is a lot that goes into weight loss. It could be you've added some muscle, or are more hydrated this time around. Also make sure you're weighing yourself at the same time of day each time. I wouldn't go reducing calories or adjusting until you're on a plateau for a couple weeks plus.0 -
Any loss is a good loss. There are non scale wins like losing inches, looser clothes, feeling better. I know it’s disappointing; not every week will be a big drop. It will pay off in the long run! Good job!1
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evileyefirefly wrote: »Feeling a bit defeated. Been so good all week and tracked stayed within calorie deficit but only lost half a pound. Could it be possible that my hard work will show up next week? Should i lower my calories? Im currently on 1436 calories a day.
Don't get discouraged. There is a lot that goes into weight loss. It could be you've added some muscle, or are more hydrated this time around. Also make sure you're weighing yourself at the same time of day each time. I wouldn't go reducing calories or adjusting until you're on a plateau for a couple weeks plus.
TO is (likely) in a calorie deficit and female. She also didn't mention what kind of exercise she's doing, if any. It's very unlikely she packed on enough muscles to show up on the scale in such short period of time. It take a lot of time, commitment, a proper training with actual weights and proper eating. But you are right that this could be waterweight fluctuation.
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I lost 6.8 lbs this week. I put the low carb option on here and put my food in before I ate it so that I didn’t make a mistake. You still can eat carbs. I bought keto bagels and also gave up alcohol. I didn’t exercise. I think the trick is to give up sugar. Sugar is the enemy not good fats. I put 1200 calories in. Drink lots of water. I made Turkey burgers with jalapeños on the top and a piece of cheese with grilled onions and opted to put mine on a salad and tbh it tasted just as good. I read that red potatoes and sweet potatoes are are a better option. I’m going to try to limit potatoes to once or twice a week only though. Next week I’m going to try to go walking each day for 30 minutes to ease into it as I’m really unfit. Oh and protein is important there is an article on this site that tells you how to calculate how much protein to eat. Good luck. You can do this.4
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Weight loss isn't an immediate-gratification endeavor. Stay the course, you will see results slowly but surely. As someone said, water weight can fluctuate. Even when you track every beverage and weigh the same time every day, there's room for variation (we are 60% water!) I sometimes see 3 lbs fluctuation depending on what I did yesterday. Keep at it and don't make changes yet. You're moving in the right direction.4
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I agree with the folks above said, 100%.
I'd add this: Your post, though short, says "been so good all week" and "hard work". Maybe I'm wrong, but this suggests to me that you're already finding this process challenging (as most of us do, at first).
Under those circumstances, I'd be especially strong in suggesting you stick with the current calorie goal for that 4-6 weeks (whole menstrual cycle, if that applies).
A common thing to see here is someone who's on a strict regimen, finds it difficult plus discouraging when they don't see quick results, cuts harder (or increases exercise lots, or both), then finds the whole thing so hard that they give up. Or at least they disappear from MFP, and I'd bet they gave up.
Losing any meaningful total amount of weight is a long game: Weeks, months, maybe even a small number of years if extremely overweight. That puts a priority on a routine you can stick with long enough to get results. The "sticking with it" is usually more important for long term success than the speed.
I'm betting you'll see the scale drop more in the upcoming weeks, because water retention shifts tend to be especially weird in the first weeks of a new routine.
But let's say you actually do only lose half a pound in a week, and keep that rate. In 6 months, you'll drop 12 pounds. If you cut harder, how long until there's a deprivation-triggered episode of over-eating, a break in the action, or even giving up altogether? How long will it take to lose 12 pounds that way, and how will you feel about it?
Sometimes a slow loss we can stick with will get us to goal weight in less calendar time than some extreme fast weight loss routine that can't continue long enough to roll off very many pounds. Just something to consider.
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Hi. Most of us get frusterated. It will not happen overnight. I don't know everything. What has worked for me in the past is to focus on changing your behavior and the results will come on their own. Some people weigh once a week, some people once a month. This allows you take a breath and focus on changing your habits instead of controlling your results. You are gaining muscle. Please don't let that dissuade you. It is about being commited not perfect. Good luck.1
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I think the only likely problem here is unrealistic expectations.
Weight loss is a marathon not a sprint and slow and steady is the way to go - losing 1/2 lb a week is fine.
Some weeks you might not lose any or might even go up a tad - but look at the overall trend and don't expect quick or consistent results - even when you do everything right.2 -
don't be discourated - a half a pound is still weight lost. every week can't be perfect - our bodies hold onto water weight some weeks, then dump it all, which can lead to no weight loss one week and more than normal weight loss the next week.
weight loss is not always linear. for me, it was for a long time - and then it wasn't. but ultimately i've lost 101 pounds despite an occasional week where i'd do everything right and not lose an ounce or a week where i wasn't able to finish logging, ate what seemed like extra and lost a pound.
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If it was easy 3/4 of our population wouldn't be over weight..3
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25 lb weight loss a year would reduce the medical cost individually by thousands of dollars annually and hundreds of billions nationally not to mention where the country would be in 3 years and the military wouldn't need to turn down so many applicants to where it's had to change the challenges and qualifications, just so they could fill uniforms.0
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