I've been on WW in the past, and have decided to start back up. However due to budgetary constraints (ie recent graduate, no job = no money) I'm doing it at home, and not going to meetings or anything.
Anyway, my problem is this. I started trying to lose weight in February. Now admittedly, I have had some slip ups etc, but in the last several weeks I've been really good. I'm going to the gym 4 or 5 times a week, and really watching what I eat, and journalling. So Why have I only lost 4 lbs in over 2 months!??! And it isn't like I lost a couple pounds more and gained it back, I just havne't lost any? Is my body resisting the weight loss because I've tried so many times before? Is there something I might be doing that is sabatoging my efforts that I'm not aware of?
Has anyone had this problem? Can you give me suggestions of where my problem may be?
Are you drinking any water???? If your eating the right foods and not over-induldging without the H2O your sabotaging your weight loss journey... LOL.......Andrea
Hi Ivory. Are you double checking your portion sizes? Sometimes 'guesstimating' isn't close enough for your point calculations. What can be thought is a 'medium' amount of pasta, for example, can really be a very large portion. Also, are you using all your points? Eat most, if not all, of your daily points allowance, and if you are doing flex, use those points too. Using too few points just sets your body into 'famine' mode, and it doesn't want to lose weight, even in the early days.
Of course, all the working out you are doing, could be just building some muscle, and as we know, the muscle is supposed to weigh more than the fat, so try taking some measurements. The scales may not show a loss, but the tape measure might!
Keep going, don't give up. Good luck.
ps. I have to admit, in the past, I have been guilty of blaming alsorts of things for the diet not working. If I have followed the same diet before, I just used to think that my body was just used to it, and it wouldn't work a second time. In reality, I now believe that maybe, just maybe, I didn't follow as strictly the second time around!
1) Where in your points are you eating? Most people find they lose better when eating above their TPs by using APs and FPs to give a higher or moderate day. Especially if you are exercising you need to eat toward the high end and not the low end. The reason is because your body thinks it is starving and slows down your metabolism and holds on to the calories you intake.
2) What are you spending your points on? Review POINTS PIES Also make sure you get in some REAL fat (preferably in healthy fats but also butter, margarine, mayo, real salad dressing, etc). I had subconsciously removed almost all fat from my diet and had plateaued for SIX (count them 6) months. Make sure you get in some fat.
3) Are you drinking your water?
4) Are you eating alot of processed foods (canned, frozen, etc.) which contain alot of sodium which causes water retention. What about diet sodas? They can cause bloating and water rentention.
5) Are you exercising? Have you taken your measurements to see if you are building muscle while losing? Remember muscle weighs 2.2 times more than fat for the same amount of space (that does not mean muscle weighs more than fat pound for pound but volume for volume it will be heavier) however remember it takes many months to build muscle. If you just started exercise or have made a major change to your routine you can be retaining water. If you are exercising remember to eat high in your point range.
6) Are you journaling? This includes every BLT (bite, lick and taste). Those BLTs can add up in 'hidden' points.
7) Are you calculating points correctly? Ninety percent of new members don't count points correctly. I have a favorite muffin and until last week (I've been on program for almost 2 years) I just realized my 3 point muffin is really 6 points because it is 2 servings. Make sure you use the nutritional information rather than the 'generic' list W/W puts out. You'll find alot of differences.
Once you have analyzed these things then you need to start playing with the program to adapt it to you and your body. Like reducing the carbs and increasing the protien and stuff like that.
Then look at these points pies and see if that helps:
Balanced (under 250 pounds)
Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 8-9 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 6-7 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 0-3 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 2-3 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day
20-28 points a day
Higher Protein (under 250 pounds)
Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 5-6 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 9-11 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 0-1 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 2-4 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day
20-28 points a day
Higher Carb (under 250 pounds)
Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 9-10 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 5-7 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 1-3 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 1-2 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day
20-28 points a day
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Balanced (over 250 pounds)
Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 11 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 10 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 3-4 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 2-3 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day
30-34 points a day
Higher Protein (over 250 pounds)
Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 8 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 12 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 2-3 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 4-5 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day
30-34 points a day
Higher Carb (over 250 pounds)
Complex Carbs/Grain Based Foods – 13 points a day
Protein-rich Foods – 8 points a day
Fruits and Veggies – 2-4 points a day
Fats, added sugars – 3 points a day
Milk and Milk Products – 4-6 points a day
I've got to be doing something wrong!
