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Burning more calories, still not losing weight

‎07-28-2017 07:43

‎07-28-2017 07:43

I've recently started walking to and from work everyday. Before, I was burning roughly 1500-1800 calories and eating around 1200, sometimes less.

 

But now I'm burning over 2000 and eating around 1400, some days 1100-1200 depending on how busy I am that day. It's only been a week, but I'm still EXACTLY the same. 135.2

So am I eating too many calories? I haven't been over my intake at all according to my Fitbit. And I've never stayed the same from not eating enough calories before. I'm so confused! I would think I'd be able to at least lose a pound. Shoot, I'd even be happy with half of a pound!

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‎07-28-2017 07:50

‎07-28-2017 07:50

a week is pretty soon to judge if what youre doing is going to help. dont give up
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‎07-28-2017 08:07

‎07-28-2017 08:07

Agree that week is already to soon to judge.

 

In addition:  

 

What's your BMI?  You may have to do more than just walk.

Are you getting enough sleep?

What are you eating?

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‎07-30-2017 17:51

‎07-30-2017 17:51

I think somewhere your calculation may be slightly off and you are not really at a deficit or it is a cycle time and you are retaining water which if you stop eating altogether will still show up as no loss. I would wait it out and see what happens in the beginning of August. you might be pleasantly surprised..

Elena | Pennsylvania

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‎08-01-2017 04:34 - edited ‎08-01-2017 04:50

‎08-01-2017 04:34 - edited ‎08-01-2017 04:50

@Leira13 wrote:

I've recently started walking to and from work everyday. Before, I was burning roughly 1500-1800 calories and eating around 1200, sometimes less.

 

... It's only been a week, but I'm still ...

Yep.  Whatever changes you see in a week are more related to changes in water retention and food in your body than changes in body fat.  You need more time to evaluate. 

 

And one less car.  Nice!  I hope you are enjoying your new foot commute.  

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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‎08-01-2017 08:45 - edited ‎08-01-2017 08:47

‎08-01-2017 08:45 - edited ‎08-01-2017 08:47

A week is still early days and you may see it drop off soon.

I would highly recommend measuring yourself. Waist, hips, thighs, back and upper arms are all good. I found that after working very hard in the gym I wasn't loosing much weight but when I measured again 2 weeks later I had lost over an inch of my hips and waist!

 

Don't forget if you are building muscle, it weighs more than fat and takes up way less room. So you may weight the same on the scales but you are probably losing inches! Give it a try....

 

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‎08-01-2017 20:09

‎08-01-2017 20:09

May I suggest several thoughts:

  1. You didn't mention if you had been losing weight prior to a week ago.  If you had been maintaining about 135.2, then you actually did not have a calorie deficit.  Either you were eating more or burning less than you thought.
  2. If #1 is true, then your change in activity might generate something like a 300 calorie deficit (maybe less due to a corresponding increase of appetite) leading to a 2/3 lb loss, which would easily be masked by water retention.
  3. I believe it is difficult to accurately track your calorie intake unless you are weighing your food and logging every little nibble.
  4. I agree with other people here is that a week is too short due to water fluctuation (I'm currently losing over 2 lbs per week and one day last week I shot up 3 for no apparent reason, but then again, my left leg weighs 135.2)  

Dave’s TrendWeight

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‎08-01-2017 20:17

‎08-01-2017 20:17

It's only been a week? Weight loss is not fast especially when you don't have very much to lose. When you change your activity level, you can end up with a bit of water retention. 

 

I've been at this since April 1st and lost a bit over 25 lbs now. I have another 75 lbs to go. It simply isn't a fast process. The past month, I lost nothing even though I carefully logged my food and exercised. In the last 2 days I've lost another 2 lbs after a month of losing nothing. Weight loss isn't fast. It isn't overly steady. 

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‎08-01-2017 23:37 - edited ‎08-01-2017 23:51

‎08-01-2017 23:37 - edited ‎08-01-2017 23:51

I agree with all those who remind you to take some time.

 

However my persnoal opinion is not to focus on the weight that much an rather use a tape measurer and track loss of inches/cm instead.

 

Last time I was in a fitness regime I did a lot of step aerobics and after a while I started doing that with 1 kg in each hand. The first 4 weeks my weightloss stopped. But my waist shrunk a tiny bit more every week than before. I lost fat, but my gained more muscles.

 

Don`t forget we have our cycles which affect the weight.

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