Weight does not change in any real way based on what you did “yesterday.” Fluctuations are normal, especially based on sodium intake/water retention, but eating very little one day and exercising a bit more will not make a difference the next morning. What you see today was set mostly by what you did probably a week ago. Results are not instantaneous. You know this, yes? |
You're doing great. Not what you want to hear, but the truth. |
9 lbs in 6 weeks is fine. Are you drinking enough water? Maybe focus on that for the next couple weeks and see if that helps. |
Try an elimination diet.
Eliminate all seed oils and ultra processed foods and sugar to start. This will leave you with meat, veggies and fruit. Leave out dairy for now. Eat as much meat, veggies and fruit as you like but eat in this order, veggies, then meat and fat (butter, tallow, ghee), then a small amount of fruit. Never consume fruit without protein and when in doubt eat protein and fat. No grains, legumes, nuts. You will lose weight, gain muscle and feel great. |
Stop weighing yourself every day. It’s going to go up and down-that’s normal. Weigh yourself once a week MAX. |
You’re 49, which means you’re likely perimenopausal. 8 lbs weights isn't going to cut it, neither is a leisurely stroll. If you want to lose weight and build muscle you need to lift heavy weights, regularly, and up your pace and steps on those walks. Increase protein to ensure you’re getting at least 120g daily. Log calories. |
This advice never makes sense to me, from a mathematical perspective. If something is variable then you want more data points, not fewer. With fewer data points, you run the risk of getting a statistical outlier. My weight varies between 148 and 152 on a regular basis. If I onlyvweigh once a week, I may get 152 one week and 148 the next, making me think I’ve lost 4 pounds when in fact I really haven’t lost any weight. If I’m weighing every day, I can smooth out the natural hills and valleys in the data. |
No they don’t. You’re eating more calories than you’re burning. |
Agree! |
All of this is normal. People have unrealistic expectations of how much they will lose and how quickly it will come off. They also fail to understand the difference between losing fat and losing weight/ water. No one is losing or gaining 1 lb of fat overnight. That is just water fluctuation and totally normal. I recommend weighting daily and tracking the overall trend as sometime loses and gains can be masked in the normal noise. Fluctuations. I often don't lose for a week or more then drop 2 lbs, then go up a lb and so forth. 2 weeks at the same weight is not the endo of the world, keep pushing on. |
This! weighing daily, if you are tracking the overall trend. give a better perspective of if you are really losing. You can do this is an excel file. If you are losing the trend line will be a downward slope, but the daily weights will always show a bumpy line. Also helps you realize that weight fluctuations are normal and the trend over a long period of time (1 month) are what really matter. |
I think if you keep doing what you’re doing, the weight will eventually start to come off more. 9 lbs in 6 weeks is good. I would keep going the way you’re going and reassess in a month. |
Eh, I’ve lost 20 lbs in the last year and kept it off for 5 months so far and I’m 52. I decreased calories in a very healthy and sustainable way and added more cardio. That’s it. I know I need to incorporate weights for other reasons but I didn’t need it to lose. |
Cut out the bread, rice. No simple carbs. |
DP here — can you share your cabbage soup recipe? Thanks! |