Put on 2lb this week! Need to stay on track :(

emma155
emma155 Posts: 152 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok so aiming to loose 2lb a week.
Eating 800/900 cal per day (is this sounds too low it because im 5'3" and not very active)

I weighed 131lb before stating and lost 3lb the first week. My weigh in day is Sunday but i weighed my self today (Friday) and I weight 130! I did eat a bit too many calories last night as had some sweets and ate these quite late at night. Am I going to level out? I am disapointed because I should be 126lb this sunday to stay on track!

a) What can I do?
b) Is there any chance I will be 126 by Sunday (could it be water weight?)

Thank you :) xxx

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  • millyvanilli321
    millyvanilli321 Posts: 236 Member
    Hi, I'm in this same situation! I have gained 2lbs since my last weigh in, and at that weigh in i hadn't actually lost anything, so i understand that it's very disheartening! I just try to tell myself that as long as the trend is that you're eating a decent caloric deficit then the downwards trend in weight *will* happen! It might just be a bit slower than you originally thought.

    I had written my goal weight each week on my calendar ( i was hoping for 1kg/2lbs a week) but since then I've realized that weight loss isn't necessarily a straight line, so I'm trying to be patient and keep eating right. The first week's loss probably was water weight, which is easy to lose, and you probably won't carry on losing at that same rate. But it will happen, just gotta be patient. Someone said to me on here a while back that our journeys are a marathon, not a sprint. really stuck with me :)
  • Ladronzz
    Ladronzz Posts: 32 Member
    No offense but i think sometimes people need to learn to not "worship" the scale. I think constantly looking at a scale can actually be a DEmotivator. I only looked at the scale every month when i was trying to get in shape. Otherwise i would start wondering why did i gain 3 pounds or why am i stuck at this weight...i think you should just eat right know what your caloric maintanence number is and do a deficit. Oh and hit your MACRONUTRIENTS...that is extremly important! But i don't know just my oppinion that the scale does more harm then good sometimes...
  • emma155
    emma155 Posts: 152 Member
    Hi millyvanilli3, thanks for your response :)
    I am feeling better now and am going to just concentrate of how many calories I am consuming and just trust by body to loose the pounds.
    What progress have your seen so far? As in what is ther general weight loss per week? (or have you just started your diet?)
    How many calories are you eating each day?

    Sorry for the questions I just want to know what to expect if I follow a clean diet. In the past I have ALWAYS given in to tempation after 7 days so am constantly starting back at square one by the second week.

    Thanks, Emma
  • millyvanilli321
    millyvanilli321 Posts: 236 Member
    I have only been logging for about 6 weeks so far, so still pretty new to this. I lost 3.5kg (7.7lbs) in the first 3 weeks, and since then I've been hovering around the same number, which is quite frustrating! I try to think of it as 3.5 over the 6 weeks, so .5kg/1lb a week, which i think is pretty reasonable :) I'm eating between 1200-1600 calories a day NET, so i do eat back my exercise cals but that's mostly because I'm starving after i work out rather than being on purpose!

    I'm just trying to remind myself every time i step on the scale that there are so many things that can affect that number: sodium intake (water retention), if it's that time of the month :grumble: , muscles retaining water after a workout (helps repair), time of day, whether you've been to the toilet etc etc so many things!! It definitely takes more than 7 days to see what rate at which you will lose. If you are doing everything right there is no reason why you won't lose!

    Hope this is helpful :)
    Milly


    edit: What Ladronzz says above about not relying on the scale too much is totally true too! a good balance of macronutrients is so important - if you're eating 1200 calories of macdonalds a day, you might lose weight but you won't be very healthy!!
  • KelliW_runner
    KelliW_runner Posts: 150 Member
    losing 2 pounds per week is not a reasonable goal for someone of your size. sustainable weight loss takes time. And unless you've eaten 7000 calories above your daily expenditure since the last weigh-in (sounds very unlikely), I would suggest this is water weight.

    Adjust your expectations and don't worship the scale.
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