Working Hard for Nothing!

I had one of these days yesterday. I got attacked in my post

But the people who decided to try explain nicely........
They told me to keep going. Some said it takes up to 3 months for your body to adjust to the "new lifestyle" as it holds onto some of your calories and extra water stored in your muscles. Once your body trusts you are not on a starvation or fad diet, it lets go of all the excess stuff it's been holding onto.

So I have 2 more months of feeling like this before I see results apparently!!

I started tracking my food and training over 40 days ago - I have lost 2kgs and put it back on...BUT my clothes feel better and I can see muscle
Instead of allowing the scale to dominate me I am going to try and just keep training and working out....loads of reasons why you gain weight when starting out...could be DOMS, could be sodium, could be TOTM....anything...

So keep going and keep tracking you will get there in the end

i been working hard completely to and i actually gained 3lbs and i am so totally bummed..im tired and im depressed that i gained n nothing is working out for me. but all i can do is keep going n hope something happens before i totally give up.

Hang in there. I've tried to lose so many times that I gave up. But this time (back in April) I made up my mind to stick to it, no matter what! I tracked calories, I began to increase exercise time (which for me is walking), I slowly began to give up things that I knew were unhealthy (wine, soda, chips, etc) and began replacing them with healthier calories.

Don't say you're doing this "for nothing"...if you're changing the way you eat and what you eat, it's not "for nothing"...you'll start to see the scale move once your body adjusts!

Hang in there.

I think it is hard, because it is rewarding to see results. But you will, are you eating whole foods? I.e. unprocessed stuff, vegs, fruits, whole grains, watch your salt intake...
I am sure you know all that allready.
Persevere!

Think about the long term, not right now. If you are moving and you are eating better you are successful!!! It will happen!! Stay positive and remember it is worth it!!!

Track every day! And stay more consistent about eating your calories. Your log is all over the place.

I've jumped back on the wagon to lose 15-20 lbs and haven't seen a loss yet either in my first 7 days or so, it just takes time, it's not *your fault* if that's what you're worried about, as long as you're controlling your calories and exercising you're on the right track. Don't be discouraged, you can do it! :flowerforyou:

I post this all of the time " “It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing, 8 weeks for your friends to notice, and 12 weeks for the rest of the world to notice. Give it 12 weeks. Don’t QUIT!”:

You can check my food diary. I tend to make nice choices! I weigh like everyday, I cant help it lol but ive tried staying under my calories.. hitting my calories.. an going over a lil' nothing seems to work!

How long have you been trying this new lifestyle? Also, how long did you stick with one change or one way of going about it before jumping to another?

You have to give your body time to adjust to a routine. If you jump to something else too quickly, you won't see the results because your body doesn't know what you're doing lol. You need to give it time to catch up with you.

Try shock tactics.... My weight came off FINALLY after removing starchy carbs like bread, pasta, wheat products, rice etc... play around with your macronutrients.... try more protein and fat, less carbs. It worked for me, but everyone is different. Also, add resistance training (just using your bodyweight) to create muscle to burn fat and increase your metabolism. Intense workouts create similar results... I have been running slow for months with little weight loss. Then cranked up the intensity to include sprints and interval training, and the weight is flying off me! Most of all, stick with it!

I just looked @ your diary & you netted less than 1,000 calories.. this is way too low. Your body is holding on to everything you are giving. It is not recommended to Net below your BMR. You need to calculate your BMR & TDEE to determine how many calories your body needs in a day.

Go to scoobysworkshop.com to get your #'s then post them here & we can help you better.

This!

Also, as mentioned earlier, check out the sticky threads on the Eat More to Weight Less group here:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/3817-eat-more-to-weigh-less

SAME THING Has happen to me and alot of other people......I agree with others don't weigh yourself all the time I have stopped weighing myself I am going to try one time a week if I can, it is really hard, I lost weight and them BAM I put it back on NOW I am trying AGAIN To loose 10 lbs, and keep it off and honestly this group is really helping me find someone you can talk to and make sure it is SOME ONE Positive that will motivate you ok. REALLY It has helped me to talk about it and learn to left myself up !!!! Find you some sticky notes and write positive things and put it on your bathroom mirror so you will see it when you wake up. Here is what I have on mine : Give yourself Compliments.....Make a Point to give yourself 3 compliments and FEEL GOOD About YOU!!!! Be Determined to do this daily !!! Visualize Your Success !!! Anything to motivate you post it !!! Be Blessed !!

I checked out your diary and it seems you track a few days and skip tracking a few days, I went several weeks back in your diary and it seems to be the case. On days you track sometimes you are way under and others at or above your calorie goal. If you are not tracking every day you could easily be going over on those days, and the days you do track are so inconsistent, you may not even be at a calorie deficit overall. Another thought I had is that your body must be so confused by the up and down that it is going to hold on to whatever weight it can because for all it knows you may only eat 700 calories the next day.