weight not budging

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Over 40, you really should add in weight training. This will help move the scale. 2 cardio workouts a week isn’t much either.

Yeah one of those workouts is weights/HIIT but I could be lifting heavier and more often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

I’m 49 and have seen a significant change in the last two years. Used to be able to manage weight pretty easily (and shed a few pounds if I wanted/needed), but in the last two years I’m slowly gaining and unable to lose it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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?

You've effed up your metabolism with yo yo dieting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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?

You've effed up your metabolism with yo yo dieting.

the weight gain was due to medication so 🤷‍♀️

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

I’m 49 and have seen a significant change in the last two years. Used to be able to manage weight pretty easily (and shed a few pounds if I wanted/needed), but in the last two years I’m slowly gaining and unable to lose it.

Hoping that’s not true but considering it possible…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

I’m 49 and have seen a significant change in the last two years. Used to be able to manage weight pretty easily (and shed a few pounds if I wanted/needed), but in the last two years I’m slowly gaining and unable to lose it.

Hoping that’s not true but considering it possible…

As with everything, every body is different. It's not a given. I'm 53 and the same weight I was 20 years ago. My thoughts are genetics play a huge role in this good or bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

I’m 49 and have seen a significant change in the last two years. Used to be able to manage weight pretty easily (and shed a few pounds if I wanted/needed), but in the last two years I’m slowly gaining and unable to lose it.

Hoping that’s not true but considering it possible…

Maybe it isn't what's going on for you. I'm in the middle of it so don't really know for sure what's going with me, either! I just know that at the beginning of the pandemic, when I was 45, I lost a few pounds without really trying. Then about two years later, that weight started to creep back on, and that I haven't been able to reverse it. No change in diet, same exercise routine; normally, I could tweak those things, and I'd lose a few pounds again. But two years later and not only can't I lose what I gained initially, but I've gained a few more pounds, even as I've watched what I eat more closely and added more exercise. I assume it's perimenopause, given other changes I'm seeing.

[Anonymous]

You can’t just cut calories. Your body is a machine. It adapts to low cals and simply starts burning less, so you end up plateauing or losing very little weight after cutting cals alone. You need to increase exercise. You should be sweaty and exhausted after a workout, not simply doing a slow walk around the neighborhood.


You WILL lose weight with enough dieting and exercise. It’s literally the laws of physics. Keep at it and incorporate more vigorous exercise and sports.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A week? It’s not instantaneous. It took time to put on it will take time to come off. Give it time.

This. It's only been a week. You don't need to run to the doctor, JFC.

I’m rattled because I really made a big effort this week.

Unless you plan to keep up this big effort for the rest of your life, I’d advised a more slow and steady approach you can maintain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A week? It’s not instantaneous. It took time to put on it will take time to come off. Give it time.

This. It's only been a week. You don't need to run to the doctor, JFC.

I’m rattled because I really made a big effort this week.

Unless you plan to keep up this big effort for the rest of your life, I’d advised a more slow and steady approach you can maintain.

+2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can’t just cut calories. Your body is a machine. It adapts to low cals and simply starts burning less, so you end up plateauing or losing very little weight after cutting cals alone. You need to increase exercise. You should be sweaty and exhausted after a workout, not simply doing a slow walk around the neighborhood.


You WILL lose weight with enough dieting and exercise. It’s literally the laws of physics. Keep at it and incorporate more vigorous exercise and sports.

I’m going to be doing this - I like exercise but was struggling with motivation. However my experience with medication just packing on 15lbs without me really changing anything kind of makes me wonder whether it’s as simple as you say. Clearly metabolism does play a role!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A week? It’s not instantaneous. It took time to put on it will take time to come off. Give it time.

This. It's only been a week. You don't need to run to the doctor, JFC.

I’m rattled because I really made a big effort this week.

Unless you plan to keep up this big effort for the rest of your life, I’d advised a more slow and steady approach you can maintain.

Fair enough. I think the issue was more that in the past I saw the scale move more with this much effort. I am figuring out how this can be sustainable- for example I ended up STARVING on Friday evening because I only had a 390 calorie frozen meal for lunch. I made a dinner of a 2-egg omelette with olive oil and a tortilla and felt very nourished after that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How old are you? If over 40, forget it. This is your new reality.

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.

Yep. I ate a tiny portion of pasta but it had butter in the sauce and a tiny, tiny piece of desert on Mother’s Day. I was good the rest of the day but this was definitely probably a 2,000 -2200 calorie day. I gained one pound.
Went right back to 1000-1200 calories a day this week and lost nothing! I’m 49.

[Anonymous]

Increase your protein and fiber. 80-100g of protein. Way less "starchy" carbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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?

It's been a week. Give it time. You really can't declare that it is not working it's been a month.

I also suggest weighting daily and tracking the overall trend as normal weight fluctuations can mask progress.