Well, I've been at this for 3 full weeks now, and I'm at a stand still. I'm probably eating half of that calories that I used to, and I'm at the gym 5 or 6 days a week. I hadn't weighed myself for 1.5 weeks to make sure that when I did I would be down a pound or two...and wouldn't you know, I was up a pound! Comeon! It's so discouraging...
OK, a few things...
Muscle weighs more than fat, its perfectly natural to gain some.
Think about your monthly cycle, because i don't know about you, but I retain water like a water buffalo about a week out all the way through 4 days in.
Watch the snacking...that is my nemesis. A little of this a little of that, and I work in childcare so there are always treats around.
Drink lots of water. It helps your body metabolize fat. Lay off the diet coke, and make sure you're not drinking your calories. Caffiene causes water retention and in recent studies they have shown that the sweet taste of diet coke can cause you to crave foods.
Keep the faith, sometimes it takes time for the good things you are doing to be recognized by your body... I plateaued at 208 for 6 weeks and have now been at 193 for 6 weeks. It is MADDENING... try to switch up your exercise routine, change your cardio by making it more intense. Interval training helps too. You will break through!!!
I was wondering about that too. In a healthy weight loss program you usually eat 1400-1700 calories a day (at least, that's what my dietist says). If you eat less, and especially if you are not exercising much, your body kind of gives a cry of help: "I am starved! I must hold on to any and all of my reserves!" This results in not losing much weight, many hunger pangs and a rapid weight gain should you return to a more normal eating pattern (this is the core of yo-yo dieting).
I was questioning the amount of calories myself. And I actually have NO IDEA. Until today I wasn't on any specific diet or counting calories, but I decided that i'm going to start counting the calories of what I eat as of tomorrow. Hopefully that helps! Thanks for the help and encouragement!
Since you've only been at it a couple of weeks I can't imagine you've put on much (if any) muscle yet... However, when you exercise your blood volume will go up and this could definitely contribute to some of the weight gain. Definitely check how many calories you're eating to make sure it's not too few and maybe try measuring everything for at least a few weeks until you get the hang of it.
I had this exact problem last week and I was so irritated. I dropped 10 lbs in the beginning (water weight I'm sure) and then just seemed stuck. Then I noticed that all my clothes are fitting a lot better so I wasn't dropping lbs per se, but inches.. I haven't weighed myself yet for the week but I hope theres good news!
Yes, there are soo many reasons why your weight might be up! Also, sometimes the scale is not fair and not an accurate indicator of muscle building, etc. And sometimes you just have to just deal with it and keep on at living healthily because the weight will just have to shift eventually!
But, keeping a food diary will be of infinite use to you and us all in helping you! It is an invaluable resource and most of us here do keep some type of food journal!!
You could try checking your calories at Prevention's website, and clicking Healthtrackers. I think FitDay is the same thing. It's really informative, some foods are far worse than you realize (or the serving sizes are much smaller).
Also, measurements have kept me sane. Since I started 3FC about 6 weeks ago, I've lost essentially 0 lbs. I have gone up and lost that weight a couple times and I went a lb below 165 once but then back up again. Since I took my measurements near the beginning of October, I can see stuff is slowly shrinking. It seems when you are putting a lot of effort into exercise, the tape measure is more your friend than the scale (my experience at least).
I was getting bummed myself so after 2 weeks I took measurements and then 2 weeks later I measured myself again and wouldn't you know I was down like 10 inches!! So weight isn't EVERYTHING hope that helps
I'm in a similar place. I've been doing this for four weeks now and after the initial drop in (water) weight, there has been only discouragement on the scale. However, I also think that the tape measure is your best friend. I have noticed a minor, but steady decrease in the size of my waist, belly and hips. Even when the scale stays the same, using the tape measure gives me some encouragement.
Keep on trucking!
I feel for you ! I lost 10/11lbs recently and now im stuck at 129/130. I got down to 129 this time last week and since then ive gone back up to 129.8 and stuck there. Im getting sooo angry its not funny. To make matters worse, i thought i had lost quite a few inches, but i just put on a skirt i bought when i was my heaviest and it still fits perfectly. im so angry with myself!
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