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Hi guys! I was hoping someone out there could throw out some good suggestions for me...or let me know what the heck is going on, because I’m a little bit frustrated and confused!! Let me start from the beginning...I am 5’3, 22 and weigh about 130 Ibs. I am in my healthy BMI range but for being so petite and for my gene’s my doctor told me that I could still lose 15 pounds if I wanted to, which I really, really do want to do. I became a consitant exerciser on Feb. 18..so about a month and a couple days ago. I do cardio 6 days a week for about an hour and weight training four days a week. I also take ATLEAST an hour walk everyday as well. I am eatting healthily as well. I have four small meals a day, mainly fruits, veggies, fish, non-fat dairy products and whole wheat. I know that this is really good and I do feel wonderful and have a really high energy level, however I haven’t lost a single pound! I know, I know, I should be judging my success by how I feel, but sometimes its utterly discouraging when I’m not seeing any weight difference. I look more toned and I feel more toned, but I want some sort of proof that my new habits are having an effect on me! Could someone please let me know why I’m not losing any weight yet?! Thanks!
Wow… you sound like you’ve got everything well in hand! I know it’s discouraging not to see results on the scale, but are you seeing the results in other ways? Have you tighened your belt or pulled out some new (smaller) clothes? Do you feel better? Do people come up to you and say, “have you lost weight”? If all of these is, “yes,” then you probably don’t have anything to worry about!
Also, muscle weighs more than fat. So, if you’re losing fat (from cardio) but gaining muscle (from strength training), the numbers might even out on the scale. It doesn’t mean to stop what you’re doing! It means, “congrats! Look at all this muscle I’ve gained!”
If you’re still having problems, you might want to make sure you’re eating enough. If you’re eating very few calories per day (1200, for example), your body’s metabolism might be slowing down, and you might not be burning as much fat as you’d like.
I really admire all the lifestyle changes you’ve made to reach your goal. As a fellow petite person (5’0”, baby!), I say, “rock on!”
Julie, thanks for the feedback...i have been keeping a food journal to track my food and make sure that I’m eatting all the right stuff, my portions don’t seem to small or that big, but I don’t know exactly how many calories I’m consuming..you may be right about eatting too few calories, are there any free calorie counting sites that you could recommend?
I’ve been keeping track of my calories for the past couple of days, and WOW! you were right Julie, I am eatting too few calories, the average number of calories I eat everyday is about 1150, I really couldn’t believe it was so little, because I eat a lot!! But I guess when your diet is mostly raw foods - like fruits and veggies, it takes a lot of eatting to get the calorie intake you need. I will try my best to up my calories, but honestly I think it might be really hard, because I get full from eatting what I eat now, I can’t imagine how I’m gonna build in the extra 200-300 calories I need...any suggestions? ~ Kendra
Fitday.com is awesome. I have been using it for a few days now and its really great to visually see my food intake. I never realized how much junk I was eating!
Anyway, my friend in 5’2 and was in the same boat… ran an hour a day but did not shed a lb for almost 6 months, then it started to come off. She also had a lot of muscle so maybe some people just take longer to balance out… Don’t worry, it will happen! Good luck.
Thanks for listing that site, I actually just became a peertrainer member a few days ago and I am in love with it!!
Yesterday I woke up an didn’t want to work out at all, but the fact that I was going to have to go on my log and write that i didn’t do it motivated me to stop being a wimp and get out there and go for it!
I know this thread is almost a month old, but I just got here. Tracking your diet on fitday or the like is a great asset. Be careful with the info on those sites as they aren’t always 100% accurate. We have ended up doing a lot of customized entries because there was too much varience.
I have two suggestions for you: #1 don’t pay much attention to your scale. Weigh yourself for monitoring purposes. Instead focus on bodyfat percentage. You can lose all the weight in the world, but if you’re losing lean muscle, you’re being counter-productive.
#2 Somewhere between weeks 8 and 12 take a week off from exercisie. Continue your diet, adjusting calories, but no strength training or cardio. The body makes it’s greatest improvements while rebuilding itself, and this only happens while resting.
I will try my best to up my calories, but honestly I think it might be really hard, because I get full from eatting what I eat now, I can’t imagine how I’m gonna build in the extra 200-300 calories I need...any suggestions?
Kendra,
if you’re eating about all you can handle in the way of volume, how about adding some healthy fats? Add a few more nuts, or some avocado, or sautee some of those veggies in olive oil instead of eating them raw.
Hi there
I had a smilar problem a couple of weeks ago despite being very good on my diet and going to the gym 3 times a week and burning 450 calories off at each session, the scales didnt move!
I succombed to a pot of Ben and jerrys ice cream and the next day the scales showed I had lost 2lbs!!!!
