Why haven't I lost weight?!
Question: Why haven't I lost weight!?
I am 5'4'', 168 lbs and desperately need to lose weight!. When I began trying to lose 2 weeks ago I weighed 172 lbs but I feel that all I've lost was water weight!. I used to eat around 2500 calories a day and that came from take-out and fast food!. I cut my caloric intake to 1300 and started eating healtier foods, none coming from fast food restaurants!. I eat smaller portions more times during the day than I used to!. Also, I work out at the gym 5 days a week and I never used to!. I do a series of cardio workouts for 20-30 minutes burning roughly 200 calories and then about 15 minutes or weight training and abdominal workouts!. I get a solid 9 hours of sleep a night and have reduced the amount of caffiene I consume significantly!. Is there are reason I'm not losing weight!? Or does my body just hate me and not want me to lose weight!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
do you feel better in terms of more energy!? have you looked in the mirror and noticed any changes!? does your clothes fit the same!? do not gauge your progress simply by the scale, muscle do weigh more than fat tissue, so you may just be trading muscle for fat!. make sure that you keep your heart rate elevated during your cardio sessions!. just being in the gym will not make you loose the weight, it all comes down to the intensity level of your work out!. Most of all, be patient, and concentrate on how good you feel!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I started my diet 2 month ago and I exercise regularly and have a 1000 calorie diet but I didn't lose weight for 3 weeks ,that feels bad but wait!.!.!.!.!.I lost 17 pounds till thenWww@Answer-Health@Com
> I am 5'4'', 168 lbs and desperately need to lose weight!. When I began trying to lose 2 weeks ago I weighed 172 lbs
Patience, patience, patience !
2 lbs/week is very good!
1 lb = about 3500 calories,
2 lbs/week = 7000 calories = about 1000 calories per day
> I used to eat around 2500 calories a day and that came from take-out and fast food!. I cut my caloric intake to 1300
You reduced calories by 1200 !.!.!. that's right about on schedule!. (Allowing for a few calories sneaking by here and there, and perhaps overestimating calories burned at the gym!.)
You didn't gain all this weight overnight, and you won't lose it overnight either!.
2 lbs/week -> 8 lbs/month
-> 3 months -> 24 lbs!.
-> 4 months -> 32 lbs!.
Patience, patience, patience!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Patience, patience, patience !
2 lbs/week is very good!
1 lb = about 3500 calories,
2 lbs/week = 7000 calories = about 1000 calories per day
> I used to eat around 2500 calories a day and that came from take-out and fast food!. I cut my caloric intake to 1300
You reduced calories by 1200 !.!.!. that's right about on schedule!. (Allowing for a few calories sneaking by here and there, and perhaps overestimating calories burned at the gym!.)
You didn't gain all this weight overnight, and you won't lose it overnight either!.
2 lbs/week -> 8 lbs/month
-> 3 months -> 24 lbs!.
-> 4 months -> 32 lbs!.
Patience, patience, patience!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Try this, you'll see and feel results in 2-3 days!. The muscle will outweigh the fat so don't let the scale discourage you :)
For exercise, try switching it up (Monday work on arms, Tuesday work on stomach, Wednesday work on legs, Thursday Rest, Friday Arms, Saturday Stomach, Sunday Legs) though you can choose your own schedule/plan!. Try maybe using different machines for stomach or legs or arms so your body doesn't get used to it!. Also, try increasing the amount of exercise you do every week!.
For eating, try portion control (70% of your diet is food intake but exercise is also important) eating the serving size and if there is no designated serving size, 1cup if it's a meal and 1/2 a cup if it's a snack!.
Breakfast- Whenever you choose
Drink of choice- hour after breakfast (all other drinks being water; one cup of drink of choice)
Lunch- 1hr after Drink of choice
Snack- 1/2 cup, 1 hour after lunch
Dinner- 2 hours after snack
It doesn't matter WHAT you eat unless you're on a specific diet such as Atkins, it's mostly just How MUCH we take in and how OFTEN we take it in!. I have problems with over-eating and I'll eat an ice cream, oh I want another and it's not b/c I'm hungry it's b/c I have a craving for it and it feels like I can't wait!. Also, eating out of boredom, try drinking water often to prevent hunger!. I also have this problem and especially when I'm exercising!. (Try buying a treadmill or a few exercising supplies or maybe you can get a gym subscription) and bring with you in an insulated glass/mug full of ice b/c I always and alot of other people always want a little something to feel like their eating or munching on and this is perfect b/c it's hydrating and you get the little munch out of it!.
Also, how I said about buying some equipment or gym subscription, I'd recommend you buy your own that way you pay a little extra and the rest is free not 1/2 the price every month or whatever!. Try buying about the things (one for legs, one for stomach, one for legs and maybe as you get more into, you could add more)!. Also, if you lift weights try increasing the amount of weight each weeks or two!. :)
Hope this helps! Good luck!
Also, calculate your intake so you know how much to work towards burning plus extra for the muscle :)
I'm twelve and this has always worked for me b/c I have a fat gene and I always maintained my weight and lost it if I got off track :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
For exercise, try switching it up (Monday work on arms, Tuesday work on stomach, Wednesday work on legs, Thursday Rest, Friday Arms, Saturday Stomach, Sunday Legs) though you can choose your own schedule/plan!. Try maybe using different machines for stomach or legs or arms so your body doesn't get used to it!. Also, try increasing the amount of exercise you do every week!.
For eating, try portion control (70% of your diet is food intake but exercise is also important) eating the serving size and if there is no designated serving size, 1cup if it's a meal and 1/2 a cup if it's a snack!.
Breakfast- Whenever you choose
Drink of choice- hour after breakfast (all other drinks being water; one cup of drink of choice)
Lunch- 1hr after Drink of choice
Snack- 1/2 cup, 1 hour after lunch
Dinner- 2 hours after snack
It doesn't matter WHAT you eat unless you're on a specific diet such as Atkins, it's mostly just How MUCH we take in and how OFTEN we take it in!. I have problems with over-eating and I'll eat an ice cream, oh I want another and it's not b/c I'm hungry it's b/c I have a craving for it and it feels like I can't wait!. Also, eating out of boredom, try drinking water often to prevent hunger!. I also have this problem and especially when I'm exercising!. (Try buying a treadmill or a few exercising supplies or maybe you can get a gym subscription) and bring with you in an insulated glass/mug full of ice b/c I always and alot of other people always want a little something to feel like their eating or munching on and this is perfect b/c it's hydrating and you get the little munch out of it!.
Also, how I said about buying some equipment or gym subscription, I'd recommend you buy your own that way you pay a little extra and the rest is free not 1/2 the price every month or whatever!. Try buying about the things (one for legs, one for stomach, one for legs and maybe as you get more into, you could add more)!. Also, if you lift weights try increasing the amount of weight each weeks or two!. :)
Hope this helps! Good luck!
Also, calculate your intake so you know how much to work towards burning plus extra for the muscle :)
I'm twelve and this has always worked for me b/c I have a fat gene and I always maintained my weight and lost it if I got off track :)Www@Answer-Health@Com