geotrice wrote: » The fat was turned to muscle....you could be holding onto water...chill... You made progress feel happy
freechewy wrote: » uh oh, stand by to get fussed at... I haven't lost a lot either but I am middle aged and your metabolism basically dies after 50. I still keep moderating my food intake and doing some form of exercise every day. Hang in there
jthomas0054 wrote: » Okay so today was my official weigh in day. Nothing, Nada not 1 pound lost. I made my own challenge that I would move every day, I set my calorie intake to 1200. Not 1 soda grrrrrrrrrrr. Thank goodness I also did do body measurements, I did see a loss of inches but can't understand why the scale didn't move. Desperately need advice please. Thanks in advance.
SLLRunner wrote: » jthomas0054 wrote: » Okay so today was my official weigh in day. Nothing, Nada not 1 pound lost. I made my own challenge that I would move every day, I set my calorie intake to 1200. Not 1 soda grrrrrrrrrrr. Thank goodness I also did do body measurements, I did see a loss of inches but can't understand why the scale didn't move. Desperately need advice please. Thanks in advance. A week is nothing at all. I just looked at your diary. Where do you get those exercise burns from? They look overestimated. I also don't think you weigh your food because you have some generic entries in there. If you were really eating so few calories you would be losing weight. No, don't up them until you are sure you have your logging under control and as accurate as you can get it.
arditarose wrote: » ndj1979 wrote: » OP - do you use a food scale? This. And I really wish people would stop telling others that they are turning fat into muscle or gaining muscle in their calorie deficits and that's why they're not losing. That is absolutely no help.
ndj1979 wrote: » OP - do you use a food scale?
jthomas0054 wrote: » I use a cycle app. And have been riding 10 miles a day. I have been weighing my food and using their entries, I will start paying more attention to my weighing foods as for the exercise calorie burned, any suggestions on how to get them more accurate
AmyRhubarb wrote: » jthomas0054 wrote: » Okay so today was my official weigh in day. Nothing, Nada not 1 pound lost. I made my own challenge that I would move every day, I set my calorie intake to 1200. Not 1 soda grrrrrrrrrrr. Thank goodness I also did do body measurements, I did see a loss of inches but can't understand why the scale didn't move. Desperately need advice please. Thanks in advance. Inches lost = WIN! Scale not moving = who cares? Can anyone else see your scale numbers? No. Can anyone else see the visible results that are inches lost? Yes! Best advice I can give - DON NOT LET THE SCALE DEFINE YOU OR MESS WITH YOUR HEAD! I went six months without losing anything on the scale, but during that time I dropped a full size! I laughed at my scale and went out to buy new, smaller sized jeans! The scale WILL go up and down day to day, week to week - the losses are not linear. Track your measurements, take a few photos for comparison later, and don't let those scale numbers stress you out - a lower number is not always the sign of progress, and certainly not a sign of failure - it's just a number. Edited to add: Fat does not turn into muscle, you did not gain muscle on a calorie deficit, and "middle aged" is no excuse - I'm 47 and in far better shape than I was in my 30's! I have reached every fitness and weight loss goal I have set for myself over the past few years, and maintained the progress. You can do anything you set your mind to. Eat the right number of cals to fuel your body for daily routines and exercise, drink water, take rest days, get plenty of sleep. That's all there is to it.
blankiefinder wrote: » Also it would be a good idea to read some of the stickies at the top of the various forums such as:Calorie Counting 101Logging Accuracy, Consistency, & You're Probably Eating More Than You ThinkA Guide To Get You Started on Your Path To Sexy Pants