weight not budging
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Anonymous
| I’ve been really, truly counting calories (1300) for over a week and my weight has not budged. This is about the 3rd time I’ve worked to lose 10-15 lbs and every other time the scale starts to move immediately. I absolutely swear I am being honest with tracking. Ughhh. Any advice? |
Anonymous
| Go get your thyroid checked and talk to your doctor. I am assuming you exercise already. |
Anonymous
| Intermittent fasting worked for me after dinner at 7 no food until 7 the next day and eating smaller portions. 10k steps a day. Bonus is high intensity cardio 3x a week. |
Anonymous
| How old are you? If over 40, forget it. This is your new reality. |
Anonymous
| Is your BMI in the healthy range? |
Anonymous
| A week? It’s not instantaneous. It took time to put on it will take time to come off. Give it time. |
Anonymous
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I posted something similar to this this week and it was suggested that I am eatinf more calories than I think. I am not.
But my weight issue started in my 40s with a thyroid problem and has never left even though i'm on meds. So that's pretty much it. You sound like me. Here's the frustrating part. I literally stay between 1000 to 1500 cal, usually 1300, every day with **zero** loss in weight. Yet if I stray from that count, as in 2000 calories because I went out for dinner or a wedding, rarely, my weight SHOOTS UP. Si even though I won't lose weight, the gaining part in surreal |
Anonymous
Age is key here. Over 40, still some hope. Over 50, gets very hard. Also over 50, there's the bonus of if you have a cheat meal/day/snack, it all comes back. |
Anonymous
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In answer to questions:
- I am about as active now as ever - 2 cardio workouts/week plus lots of walking. I could definitely increase this - 49 but I lost the same 10lb 2 years ago so I’m not thinking it is age - BMI is currently 26.1, so slightly overweight. - I don’t eat breakfast so I already fast from around 8pm-noon. - I’ll ask my doctor about thyroid. I do have some other symptoms. I use kosher salt at home so I may take a multivitamin with iodine. |
Anonymous
Absolutely false |
Anonymous
Nope. Over 50 no problem, same as before. |
Anonymous
This. It's only been a week. You don't need to run to the doctor, JFC. |
Anonymous
| It’s one week. Chill out!! |
Anonymous
I’m rattled because I really made a big effort this week. |
Anonymous
Over 40, you really should add in weight training. This will help move the scale. 2 cardio workouts a week isn’t much either. |