Two weeks of tracking and no change!!

[LisaDahl]

OK, so I am using a fitbit charge, synced with my fitness pal. They are both set to 1lbs per week and have about a about 50 calorie difference in their recommended intake.I am currently averaging 6k steps per day, if I work for it! (I work a desk job)

I received my fitbit for christmas and officially started this "journey" on Dec. 27th, weighing in at 221.6. Coming up on my third week of consistent tracking.

Weighed in today at.... 221.6!!

I know my scale is fine, becuase I have seen different weights, depending on what I ate the night before etc. However I only log my Monday morning weight.

My diet isn't perfect of course, but If I maintain a defecit of 500 per day/3500 a week.. shouldn't I have lost SOMETHING!!!

Anyone else have this problem? I have bumped my goal up to 1.5 per week, so maybe that will help!

[susiebee44]

I've had this issue, too, and it is very discouraging.  If there is a way to bump up your walking at work, do it.  If you get breaks, use the time to move around.  With exercise, I've found that formation of the habit is crucial.  You'll never find time to exercise, you have to make the time for it.  At some point, it becomes second-nature.  I've heard that it takes about three weeks to form a habit.  Once I got my Fitbit, I tried to make a game of it.  Another thing I did was to review my eating habits.  I found that I was vastly underestimating what I was eating:  I tested my "estimates" with a food scale, and, boy, was I shocked.  As an example, I was estimating a 2 T. serving of peanut butter: weighing it in grams showed me I was over by more than 50%.  With a calorie-dense food like PB, it made a huge difference in my daily calories.  One other change I made was to eliminate bread from my diet.  I recognized that this was a binge food for me, so I'm better off not getting started on it, plus it takes up a lot of calories and carries a surprising amount of sodium.  These are the three changes I made that moved me from a plateau to consistently losing one lb/week during most of my 60 lb weight loss. I'm sure you'll get plenty of good ideas here.  Good luck to you!

[DominicJ]

First things first

Are you any slimmer?

Muscle weighs more than fat for the same volume, so you may not weigh any less on the scale but that does mean you dont look better naked.

Its doubtful that would cover everything but its an important first question.

I've been stuck at 175 for two weeks now, but I can get in my 32" waist jeans when I couldnt two weeks ago, sooo, no complaints.

How many calories are you eating?

I told MFP I want to lose 2lbs per week, MFP gives me 1500 "normal", I earn another 500-1000 through FitBit, and normally eat around 2000 calories (and generaly go mad on friday)

Wine has calories, lots of them.

My main concern with a 500cal deficit is its very easy to bridge that.

Food labels are within 10%, fit bit about the same, and your weighing probably further out than that.

Weights arent particularly good for losing fat, but they are good for looking good, and its a lot harder to build muscle than lose fat.

If you think you might at some point in future go down that route, its best to start now, a cheap two bar twist lock set is $20-30, a few minutes a day is all you would need.

I wish I'd been more diligent

[RockyJo]

I would be happy to get you information if you are willing to share your email address. It will not be shared with anyone else.

[Steev]

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@LisaDahl wrote:
Hey bales, to answer your questions:
I do 30 minutes of an aerobic video 5 nights a week, starting on the day I started wearing the Fitbit. No weight training or high intensity yet. Slowly building a routine.

I record all of my food with the myfitnesspal app, and I do measure religiously by a weight machine. Ounces and grams.
I weigh in Monday mornings when I first wake, after using the restroom. I weigh bare to minimize any clothing fluctuations.

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Don't get discouraged Lisa.

As others have said in their replies, try to reduce carbohydrates, including cereals, cut out any fizzy drinks or 'energy' drinks which contain lots of sugar and try to eat balanced healthy meals with protein and vegetables rather than carbs.

There is evidence to suggest that 'diet' drinks containing aspartame will prevent you from losing weight so if possible drink lots of water which will make you feel fuller and kick start your weight loss, stick to eggs, fish or low fat meat such as skinless chicken or turkey, and if like me you have  sweet tooth use fruit such as strawberries, blueberries, frozen summer berries and a weight watchers fromage frais as topping.

I'm slightly disabled with impaired mobility and I go to the gym but don't do intensive exresise at all.

Cardio vascular aerobic and core fitness routines such as the treadmill, rowing machine and cross trainer are the key to weight loss.

It's best not to try weight lifting except light weight repetitions, sets of 15 reps for 15 minutes will tone you up but never lift weights if they begin to hurt or sting the muscles.

With gentle exersise and with the help and support of weight watchers I've lost 102 lbs in 18 months so if you are still stuck and want some ideas give me a shout.