Help please. trying hard but no loss!!

I have been working out 5x a week for an hour at least each time. I also only take in about 1600 calories per day. From experience you have to be paitent. After only ten days not much will happen. After a month if you have only losty 1 lb then you should re-analyze your diet workout regimen. Walking is great but maybe you should jion a gym where there is more equipment available. Thats what I do, love it!
Good Luck and hang in there!

That happend to me in the beginning. No loss for weeks. After my body adjusted, I guess, it started to drop. You might need to up your calories since you are working out so much. And make sure you are getting a lot of protein. The last thing you eat at night can really bloat you so go for low salt/ sodium. Stay with it.

Don't give up. Muscle weighs more than fat. During this first starting period it's best to look at how your clothes are fitting you. Also, you might want to try smaller portions of food at least 5 times a day instead of 3 meals and don't eat past 7p.m. at night to help increase your metabolism.

Good luck!

i just put this same thing under support and motivation. I don't get it either but I'm getting really discouraged!

Don't give up. Muscle weighs more than fat. During this first starting period it's best to look at how your clothes are fitting you. Also, you might want to try smaller portions of food at least 5 times a day instead of 3 meals and don't eat past 7p.m. at night to help increase your metabolism.

Good luck!

Muscle and fat weigh the same...muscle just takes up much less space

Hi!!! I weight 163 pounds and I'm 5.5 feet. I also have a hard time getting my weight off. What I know is that, is easier to gain weight that to loos it. If you do more exercise then u use to do, your weight may encase because you are starting to built muscle, and muscle weights more than fat.
Right now I'm not doing formal exercise, because I have a 2 year old and a 10 months old babies. I'm a full time mom... so is hard for me to find time to my self to do some exercise. If u want we can support each other.
I reduce my calorie intake to 1200 calories... and it is helping me... so far i have lost 3 pounds.

With your diet you will start loosing weight just let your body get use to your exercise and to you diet.

We have to be patient I will be here if you need support. Sometimes is easier to have some one in the same place to help you get your goals.

Just wanted to add that I had to kind of change my mindset when I was initially trying to lose weight (am down about 20 lbs and into my healthy weight range now) because for me, impatience was huge! My perspective had to change so that I didn't give up out of frustration that what I was doing wasn't working *fast enough*.

I made a point of reminding myself that I weight loss was just one of my goals. I also wanted to be healthy, to feel better about myself, and to not let food cravings control me. Weight loss would come naturally from making decisions that also allowed me to reach those other goals, you know? So if I worked out, made healthy food choices and did all those things that, by this new thinking, were the goals themselves, the weight loss would just follow. Even if it took forever to get down to a healthy weight (which it totally didn't), it would happen naturally and without me stressing about that part of it.


I also had an experience recently where stress and the holidays and an intensely academic program made it very difficult to make those same healthy decisions, and I was just doing my best to manage my nutrition. Working out was only happening once or twice a week, if and when I could squeeze it in. You know what? I didn't gain a pound over the holidays, but I sure gained inches! My favorite pants wouldn't fit! That just proved to me that what everybody says about the scale not being the best representation of your overall condition is true, because I saw it happen the opposite way!


Hang in there. It'll come. It's not a race, after all - you'll be rewarded in the long run!

Thank you for start this post. I have only been back to MFP for a little over 2 wks. My first week I lost 4lbs, but have gained 2 back. It is going to be a tedious process again, but I have to remember it is better to slowly take it back off. I've really been reawakened to how important watching what I eat is..as well as making sure I get a little exercise everyday. Thank you for all the people who are having the same issues and concerns. I definitely feel the support is important to keep the motivation up even if I don't feel it myself. Keep at it, don't let the scale be the only factor in how you gauge the results!
Good Luck!:flowerforyou:

If you are exercising a lot you could be adding muscle which is heavier than fat. Measure youself. Don't be discouraged. When you do the right things you WILL be rewarded. Be patient with yourself.

You likely didn't add muscle and lose fat in 10 days by walking (even with the 30DS) and eating good, but hang in there. Its a marathon, not a sprint, and if you keep up the good habits, the losses will come. Be sure to take measurements though..these can be a good indicator of progress even when the scale isn't moving much.

I'd suggest monitoring your sodium if you aren't already..that's a common mistake for newbies, since mfp doesn't show it as a default setting and its a weight loss killer for sure..... Drink lots of water, and be patient!

I have been on the MFP for 20 days...eating right...excercising....you know the drill!! I weigh once a week; hadn't lost a pound by way of the scale. Luckily I had taken my measurements when I began the program...guess what??!! I lost 2.5 inches off my waist and 1 inch off my hips in those 20 days. Get the tape measure out and start tracking the inches as well as weighing on the scale. It could be the pat on the back you need to stick with it . You can do it; don't get discouraged. We're all out here just a key stroke away struggling and succeding right along with you.

Numbers from the scale don't always accurately portray what you've lost so far. Measurements tell a better story, but with measurements you have to take them less often like once or twice a month. It's harder for me so I used the scale once a week. I have been having trouble too, but I guess it just takes time and not always the time we expect! Patience is key.