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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Getting a bit discouraged
Hey all, I've been lurking and poking my head in here and there. Hopefully you all won't find this too whiney: I've been heeding all advice and read and re-read Atkin's book and am trying to follow as closely as possible. I've been using fitday to count carbs and calories. I've been excercising and weight training since the beginning of the year. (5-6 days/wk aerobics and 3-4 days/wk weights). My calorie intake is between 1800 and 2000 and my carbs are between 20-40. The discouraging part is that I seem to be adding a little weight. 2 pounds in two weeks. I know that when one builds muscle and loses fat the net effect at the scale can be zero, but let's face it, I've got alot of fat!! I was hoping to see the pounds start dropping off. Oh yeah, the tape measure isn't encouraging either. I've lost maybe 1/2 in, everywhere (waist, bust, hips). I never did have the initial whoosh or the drastic weight loss in the first few weeks that many do. whaddya think?? P.S. JC>>>> I have been excercising more and eating less!! -- AmyB LC since 12/01/03 238/228/165 > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > P.S. JC>>>> I have been excercising more and eating less!! Unfortunately, you may have to drop your calories further still. Try 1600 - 1800 for a few weeks and see what happens. It looks like you're doing everything else right, so start thinking of calories in terms of progressive recalibration. >Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >P.S. JC>>>> I have been excercising more and eating less!! Two weeks is not long enough to establish a trend but seems as though at under 2000 calories a day you would be losing a little faster. Sometimes hidden calories will add up quickly. Milk in coffee, ketchup, oil in salad dressing, portion size estimates etc. etc. can add another 500 calories a day easily without being noticed. You could reduce your calorie intake a little further to see what happens. If you start feeling the winter chills a little more than usual and exercise doesn't bring your metabolism back up you may need to add some calories back again. > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > P.S. JC>>>> I have been excercising more and eating less!! How old are you? Females tend to put on water weight at certain times of the month.  SignatureJean B. > > Hey all, > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > -- > Jean B. I am 35. And honestly, I forgot about Aunt Flo coming to town. She's due in about a week. You may be on to something . . . . (I hope so) -- AmyB LC since 12/01/03 238/227/165 > I am 35. And honestly, I forgot about Aunt Flo coming to town. She's due > in about a week. You may be on to something . . . . (I hope so) Don't be discouraged! We are all losing at different paces. Faster is not always better--although it is rather encouraging! SignatureJean B. >I am 35. And honestly, I forgot about Aunt Flo coming to town. She's due >in about a week. You may be on to something . . . . (I hope so) BINGO!!!!!!!! There are a LOT of women here who don't lose from ovulation to menstruation. I always tend to gain between 5 and 10 kg (11 to 22 lb) every month during that 2 weeks - and if I stick to my Plan it all comes off again. For most women (I'm long-term stalled so don't base your expectations on me) they will also drop a few pounds lower than they were the previous month. This kind of monthly cycling is why a lot of women here don't even consider weighing in the second half of the cycle. Be patient, and in about 10 days time I'll bet you're calling a 'whoosh' - a spontaneous drop of more pounds than you'd expected. Aramanth > > > Hey all, > > > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > LC since 12/01/03 > 238/227/165 I was thinking the same thing as Jean! I bet that's it. Track your weight along with your cycle, and see if there's any trend there. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. >The discouraging part is that I seem to be adding a little weight. 2 pounds >in two weeks. I know that when one builds muscle and loses fat the net >effect at the scale can be zero, but let's face it, I've got alot of fat!! >I was hoping to see the pounds start dropping off. It may just be a cyclical thing. Rather than comparing today's weight to yesterday's, or this week's weight to last week's, try comparing any given day's weight to your weight four weeks before that date. Even if it bounces up and down within a given month, the total month-to-month trend may be downward. Em > >The discouraging part is that I seem to be adding a little weight. 2 pounds > >in two weeks. I know that when one builds muscle and loses fat the net [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Em Yup. I second this. I weigh myself every time I go to the gym, because I'm incurably curious and I can't help myself, but only the official monthly weigh-ins "count." SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. > Yup. I second this. I weigh myself every time I go to the gym, because I'm > incurably curious and I can't help myself, but only the official monthly > weigh-ins "count." I weigh myself much too frequently too. I have at least learned not to put much weight <g> on the day-to-day variations in it. At first, that drove me crazy. I'd think I was stalling or gaining, but now I think it was all just normal. SignatureJean B. > > Yup. I second this. I weigh myself every time I go to the gym, because I'm > > incurably curious and I can't help myself, but only the official monthly [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > first, that drove me crazy. I'd think I was stalling or gaining, > but now I think it was all just normal. Yeah, for me (I go 3 days a week to Curves) my unofficial weigh-ins are just a way to keep myself motivated to go the gym, because my scale at home is the cheapest one from Wal-mart and it's virtually useless. I don't write down my weight on those days, or attach any emotional significance to it at all. Now, IF I went in there and it said I'd gained 5 or more pounds since the last time, which would be in a period of 2 or 3 days, which has never happened, I still wouldn't freak out but you can bet I'd start eating lighter. The most it's ever gone up from the last time was one pound, and then the next time that pound was gone again. I have not yet had a stall, I must have been really nice to someone in a previous life. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. > > > Yup. I second this. I weigh myself every time I go to the gym, because I'm > > > incurably curious and I can't help myself, but only the official monthly [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > then the next time that pound was gone again. I have not yet had a stall, > I must have been really nice to someone in a previous life. Right or wrong, I still weigh myself virtually every day. It helps me to track my cycles, and dang, I just love those boosts when the scale goes down :) I am also learning patience and perseverence when the thing just won't move! Generally, for accountability, I use Wednesday's weight, once a week. I guess I was an evil child because stalls are just a part of my life:) Jeano >Hey all, > >I've been lurking and poking my head in here and there. Hopefully you all >won't find this too whiney: Not at all. Especially in the first phase of trying to change something, it can be incredibly frustrating if nothing you do seems to help any. >I've been heeding all advice and read and re-read Atkin's book and am trying >to follow as closely as possible. I've been using fitday to count carbs and >calories. I've been excercising and weight training since the beginning of >the year. (5-6 days/wk aerobics and 3-4 days/wk weights). My calorie >intake is between 1800 and 2000 and my carbs are between 20-40. Wow, way to go with the exercise! >The discouraging part is that I seem to be adding a little weight. 2 pounds >in two weeks. I know that when one builds muscle and loses fat the net >effect at the scale can be zero, but let's face it, I've got alot of fat!! >I was hoping to see the pounds start dropping off. In addition to the other suggestions in the thread, it might help to look for things that might stall you. Some people get stalled by diet sodas or coffee, some by other food using sugar replacements. Maybe it would help if you posted what you eat on a regular day Good luck. Ina 213/165/154 since 8/15/03, 5'8" www.skreee.de > The discouraging part is that I seem to be adding a little weight. 2 pounds > in two weeks. Water and fat are not the same thing. So you swung 2 pounds of water. My water swing is 6 pounds and I'm male. Simple solution. Get off the beeping scale so often. You're driving youreself nuts for the sole purpose of causing yourself pain. > Oh yeah, the tape measure isn't encouraging either. I've lost maybe 1/2 in, > everywhere (waist, bust, hips). So you're completely successfull, then. And looking for a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Sorry, I won't help. > I never did have the initial whoosh or the > drastic weight loss in the first few weeks that many do. Post a detailed menu with amounts of everything that goes in your mouth. Maybe you're eating something that's a common blocker like the bars. |
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