Help please - Motivation dwindling

roslynds9
roslynds9 Posts: 139 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok guys help me out here. I’ve been following the MFP plan for nearly two weeks now. I’ve stuck to my calories and only went over one day but worked back almost all of what I ate. I work out pretty much every day and I make sure to eat back most of those calories. In the first week I lost 1lb but it appears that this week I’ve put it back on, what am I doing wrong? My plan aims for me to lose 2lbs a week on average so shouldn’t I be down 4lbs by now? I’m the same weight I was when I started =(

I know it’s not the end of the world but it’s very demoralising because I’ve been so good about sticking to it this time. I’m exercising more than I ever have in my life and apart from feeling a little slimmer round my hips I don’t seem to be moving forward. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.

Thanks guys!

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  • Chairless
    Chairless Posts: 583 Member
    You have not given yourself anywhere near enough time to be thinking like this.

    Stick with it for at least 6 weeks and look again. Do not give in or question your course of action if you dont get immediate results.
  • Keran24
    Keran24 Posts: 90 Member
    I stayed the same wieight for several weeks before starting to lose and felt a bit discouraged but stuck with it and am now steadily losing. It just took a while to get going. It will happen. Just keep on doing what you are doing.
  • Kymmy81
    Kymmy81 Posts: 168 Member
    O, I'm in the same boat - I feel your pain and frustration! What we're doing makes sense though. Lets stick with it x
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    try having your calorie "loss per week" set at only 1lb per week for now. after 4 weeks, seet it to 1.5. thats it. 2lbs is just too much of a calorie defecit.
  • rajivdubey
    rajivdubey Posts: 382 Member
    Ask yourself following questions:

    1. Am I drinking enough water?
    2. Am I taking enough Proteins (preferably first thing in the morning)
    3. Am I eating too much Sugar?
    4. Am I completely off FAT (i.e. cheese, Butter etc)

    You will get the answer!
  • Jennieam
    Jennieam Posts: 300 Member
    Take your body measurements, so you can track your changes over time. Monitor your "level of fitness". i.e. See whether your stamina is improving. Your scales are not the only indicator that your health/fitness is improving.

    Members of MFP will tell you that their fluid retention can vary from day to day. You will note that women will particularly report on this, at "that time of month".

    Ttwo weeks isn't very much time to notice a difference - you will need to persevere for at least another month. During that time keep to your calorie levels, drink your water and contine to exercise.
  • stayxtrue
    stayxtrue Posts: 1,186 Member
    Ask yourself following questions:

    1. Am I drinking enough water?
    2. Am I taking enough Proteins (preferably first thing in the morning)
    3. Am I eating too much Sugar?
    4. Am I completely off FAT (i.e. cheese, Butter etc)

    You will get the answer!

    These are some of the same points I was also going to mention. One thing most people usually miss is water. Water is a natural detox, its hard at first but you need to push through those barriers.

    I struggled would be good at drinking only water for about a week and then I would fail. Now all I crave is water :) Its just a matter of pushing through some of those mental barriers as well.

    I was reading in a Mens Health magazine, that you also need to have a positive mind, this will actually help you as well! I wil add you as a friend and I will have a quick look at your diary :)
  • kir911
    kir911 Posts: 228 Member
    I stayed the same wieight for several weeks before starting to lose and felt a bit discouraged but stuck with it and am now steadily losing. It just took a while to get going. It will happen. Just keep on doing what you are doing.

    agreed! It took me about 4 - 6 weeks to start seeing a weight loss...but, I lost about 10 inches during that time. Measure yourself if you have not already done so.
  • law2097
    law2097 Posts: 15
    Hey, weight naturally fluctuates as well. If you weigh yourself before sleep and when you wake up you see a massive difference. You can only really judge if you have lost any real weight after a longer time. I am trying to stick to my diet for a month before I weigh in. That way I should see at least some difference. It might not work for you but I'm sure I would loose motivation if I weighed in too often.

    Stick with it!
  • lrd2010
    lrd2010 Posts: 161 Member
    Start slowly, things take time to settle down in your body!

    It will take about 3 months to see any kind of difference and the scales, well, the scales are evil filthy liars that are not to be trusted at times :)

    Take your time. It's all about getting healthy!
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I find that there are times that my body just does not want to let go of the fat. I will be good for several weeks with no change. It is so frustrating! But if you stick with it, it will work.

    One of the things that I find will help is shaking up your routine. Add some extra exercise or take a day off. Maybe switch to Atkins or go vegan for a week but keep tracking here.

    Othere things that can help are joining a group. I am in a group and do a few different challenges to keep me active. Having supportive friends here helps too.
  • Andylee63
    Andylee63 Posts: 154 Member
    I like this post..

    Have you thought that because you are eating back all the calories you have burnt, you will not lose weight..
    My MFP calorie count says 1600...
    My Biggest Loser count says 1400..

    I know that if I burn 3500 calories, I will burn 1lb of fat..
    If you want to lose weight, stick to your calorie intake, but don't eat them back on after you have had a workout..

    Do your workouts about an hour before or after a meal, so that you are still burning calories while you are eating, or after you have eaten... If you know what I mean..
  • roslynds9
    roslynds9 Posts: 139 Member
    Thanks for the support guys. Rationally I know it's too soon to be worrying about not shifting the weight but I woke up this morning feeling very sorry for myself lol. I'll stick at it and I'm sure I'll see results in the long run.
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