4 lb loss in a month after hard work. confused

If you are logging everything you are eating, I would say you aren't eating enough. 500-800 cal/day, probably shutting down your metabolism.

If you are logging everything you are eating, I would say you aren't eating enough. 500-800 cal/day, probably shutting down your metabolism.

If her metabolism "shut down," she'd be dead.

Nonetheless, eat more. Your weight loss is reasonable for a month, but I'm telling you to eat more because it's pretty likely that you're sacrificing lean mass just to make a number go down.

MFP numbers tend to be a bit extreme honestly (I see a lot of people who are set too low) so I would recommend double checking with other sites to see if that's a good calorie range for you. And 1 lb a week weight loss is a normal, healthy rate. The smaller you get, the slower you will lose, but it sounds like you are still slimming down. I do agree that you should eat more than what you are currently eating.

2 lbs is the MOST you're supposed to lose per week. If that's your goal, that's fine, but it's probably not going to happen every week and the less you weigh, the less likely it gets that you're going to hit that 2 lb target every week.

If you're working out that much (and it sounds like quite a bit), and you're not eating back at least some of your calories, you might be shorting yourself. I've noticed that if I don't eat back some (if not all) of my exercise calries, exercise gets harder and harder so that I'm not working out as vigorously without realizing it. My body just runs out of steam.

Also, how long have you been on low/no carb? It's very difficult to get all your nutrition on those types of diets. I wonder if your body is telling you you're running low on something. If you aren't taking a mutli-vitamin, you probably should.

I think the most likely thing, though, is that you've hit a bit of a plateau. If you've been losing steadily thus far, that seems extremely likely. You've lost quite a bit and it might just be plateau time for you. The mix-it-up advice is very good.

When you are working out hard(lifting and strength training) the scale is a really inaccurate way to judge progress. Get the measuring tape out and go by that. You are losing fat but gaining muscle(which weighs more).

I am 4lbs heavier than 2 months ago, but a heck of a lot skinnier and stronger.

Keep at it!

i understand that, but i've been losing 10 lbs a month up to this last month, which is incoincedently the month i decided to get REALLY serious with my fitness and log everything, weigh everything out, lift weights 4x a week, and actually start running.

i've worked my hardest ever this month, and i'm still in shock i only lost a measly 4 compared to the other months where i'm just dieting and doing cardio with light weight lifting (once a week

1) Holy moly, you're doing great!

2) You might be reaching the point where more than 1 pound a week is no longer a realistic goal. By your ticker, your total goal was to lose 100 pounds, so you're almost there.

3) If you've recently stepped up your exercise, you're probably temporarily retaining fluid, which would cause you to not seem like you're losing as much weight. Give it a few more weeks.

Last year when I was going crazy with my workouts. One month I only lost 3 pounds but I lost more then 15 inches!! I was upset but I had gained muscle. So dont relie on a scale. Dont get discourage.

your doing amazing! i usually only lose about 5 lbs a month the most i have eer lost was 12 lbs in one month. be patient....and good luck!

Read this, make sure you are properly fueling your muscles (this is important), and don't give up on the weight lifting!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/216675-why-you-gain-when-you-start-exercising?hl=why+you+gain+when+weight+lifting#posts-6274576

Seriously, celebrate the fact that you look and feel good and you've lost inches. I always like to remind myself that "thin girls look good in clothes, but fit girls look good naked."

hey guys. so i just got back from my weigh in today. checked in at 206, making is a 94 lb loss (from 300). and 38% BF, down from 50% where i started.

kinda sucks i only lost 4 lbs this moonth, but i lost 2 inches from my waist, 1.5%bf, 1.5 inches from my chest. i don't understand how i didn't lose more. i seriously feel and look like i'm out the 200's. ugh i don't understand how this all works. the harder i work, the less weight i lose? does someone mind explaining this to me

a little info about my diet: i'm on a keto diet, 3 days no carbs, 2 days low carbs (under 110).. so on the days im on no carbs i take it about 1k-1.1K cals? (not including workout 40 min cardio, 30 min lifting) and on carb days i usually have my 1.2k, 1.3k cals (again, not including exercise)

A loss is a loss. Congrats!

Congratulations on the nearly 100 lbs weight loss. That's amazing! I just joined this website today and I've only started working out 2 months ago. I need to lose 130 pounts before a milestone birthday next year!!

I was wondering why I wasn't as successful as I thought I'd be and found out today that there were many factors sabotaging my success: 1) not drinking enough water, 2)lack of vitamin supplements, 3)eating too many carbs and 4) not consuming enough calories!

So, I'll be tracking my water and food consumption, switching to the Paleo diet, introducing vitamins -- especially. Vit B 100 x2 capsules for energy before a workout and 100x1 capsule for recovery, extra Vit D (which is fat soluable) to release the stored VitD along with the fat.

My trainer also switched up my workout routine from what the previous trainer had me do -- which was stationery bike and treadmill, for 10 mins each at the start of each session. My new trainer has me on the ellyptical for complete body movement -- 10 mins warm up followed by weight training and then another 10 minutes on the ellyptical to get rid of the lactic acid.

You didn't mention whether you've attempted to change your workout routine or diet. KeishaK89 may have a point that your metabolism may have plateaued, in which case, you may need o switch things up or get some advice from a personal trainer/coach.

Good luck!