geotrice wrote: » The fat was turned to muscle....you could be holding onto water...chill... You made progress feel happy
Whittedo wrote: » 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 Good grief, that comment takes today's silly award. There are 100s of people over 60 years old on MFP that have lost weight with their "dead metabolism". You might want to look the word up in a reputable source before you use it in a sentence. I'm 62 and have lost 41 pounds since January 5. I also can lift more weight and I'm back to running after a 5 year hiatus because of arthritis in my knees. Not bad for a guy with "dead metabolism"
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
girlwithcurls2 wrote: » JordisTSM wrote: » SezxyStef wrote: » andreirotariu wrote: » Could be any number of reasons. Faulty scales, water weight, muscle turned to fat (although I doubt you would build the exact amount of muscle as you have lost fat...). Make sure your only checking your weight once a week and do it at the exact same time e.g. morning and make sure your clothes are off or on, whatever suites you. I have noticed I can gain a whole kilo if I weight myself at night as compared with in the morning and if I keep my clothes on I can add anywhere between a couple hundred grams to a kilo so I always make sure I weigh myself at the same time and in the same way every time. Also 1200 calories seems a little low, you may want to look at that. People need to stop saying that...fat does not turn into muscle...that is impossible. Clearly you didn't get your magic wand when you signed up to MFP. Wait... whaaaa? I want the magic wand that turns fat into muscle. That's so cool! Sigh... If only... (Damn!t)
JordisTSM wrote: » SezxyStef wrote: » andreirotariu wrote: » Could be any number of reasons. Faulty scales, water weight, muscle turned to fat (although I doubt you would build the exact amount of muscle as you have lost fat...). Make sure your only checking your weight once a week and do it at the exact same time e.g. morning and make sure your clothes are off or on, whatever suites you. I have noticed I can gain a whole kilo if I weight myself at night as compared with in the morning and if I keep my clothes on I can add anywhere between a couple hundred grams to a kilo so I always make sure I weigh myself at the same time and in the same way every time. Also 1200 calories seems a little low, you may want to look at that. People need to stop saying that...fat does not turn into muscle...that is impossible. Clearly you didn't get your magic wand when you signed up to MFP.
SezxyStef wrote: » andreirotariu wrote: » Could be any number of reasons. Faulty scales, water weight, muscle turned to fat (although I doubt you would build the exact amount of muscle as you have lost fat...). Make sure your only checking your weight once a week and do it at the exact same time e.g. morning and make sure your clothes are off or on, whatever suites you. I have noticed I can gain a whole kilo if I weight myself at night as compared with in the morning and if I keep my clothes on I can add anywhere between a couple hundred grams to a kilo so I always make sure I weigh myself at the same time and in the same way every time. Also 1200 calories seems a little low, you may want to look at that. People need to stop saying that...fat does not turn into muscle...that is impossible.
andreirotariu wrote: » Could be any number of reasons. Faulty scales, water weight, muscle turned to fat (although I doubt you would build the exact amount of muscle as you have lost fat...). Make sure your only checking your weight once a week and do it at the exact same time e.g. morning and make sure your clothes are off or on, whatever suites you. I have noticed I can gain a whole kilo if I weight myself at night as compared with in the morning and if I keep my clothes on I can add anywhere between a couple hundred grams to a kilo so I always make sure I weigh myself at the same time and in the same way every time. Also 1200 calories seems a little low, you may want to look at that.
blankiefinder wrote: » Here is my standard MFP advice: Buy a food scale, weigh and log everything. Do cardio if you want, and if you do, only eat back 50% of your calories (if you are losing faster than expected after logging for a few weeks, then up the % you eat back). Lift weights and hit your protein goal to help maintain muscle mass while losing. Cheat meals that take you over maintenance will sabotage your efforts. Log the cheat meals too (falls under the 'log everything' rule). Eat anything you want in moderation, keeping in mind that your diet will be easier to stick with if you chose foods that make it easier to stay under your calories without feeling hungry. 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
jthomas0054 wrote: » Just a week, I really should chill a bit, i didn't gain it over night and I'm not going to loose it over night, but darn I wish I could.
vinegar_husbands wrote: » From your food diary, it looks like you went well over your sodium goal on the 4th. Water retention can last quite awhile after something like that.
jthomas0054 wrote: » I'm 5 6 216. It is taking me an hour to ride 10 miles, sometimes the wind on the boardwalk is dredful. I haven't exercised in ages and have been doing something 7 days a week. I know I am being a bit ridiculous, but I expected the first week to have a bigger drop. I once did the Medifast diet and dropped 10 the first week. I'll see what happens next week and will be super careful on weighing.
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
yopeeps025 wrote: » jthomas0054 wrote: » I'm 5 6 216. It is taking me an hour to ride 10 miles, sometimes the wind on the boardwalk is dredful. I haven't exercised in ages and have been doing something 7 days a week. I know I am being a bit ridiculous, but I expected the first week to have a bigger drop. I once did the Medifast diet and dropped 10 the first week. I'll see what happens next week and will be super careful on weighing. So looked up that diet you did. I just laughed at it.
jthomas0054 wrote: » I was thinking about doing it again because I lost 23 pounds in 5 weeks, but remembered how I racked it right back on. So decided to this instead. This community is amazing, thanks for all the support . Have a great day everyone
jthomas0054 wrote: » Very pricey like 400+ a month and it seems like it takes a very long time to get past the maintenance stage and to be honest u don't change ur habits. Off today going to walk rather than bike ... it's beautiful out... and away we gooooooo, lol