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Why am I not losing weight?
Hi, I am quite new here.
I am a 40-years-old woman, 163 cm. tall, kg 75 weight. I started two weeks ago to diet and exercise. I want to loose 10 kg. in about one year. Diet means I eat more vegetables, fruit and meat instead of pasta and bread. I eat 4 times a day, I do not drink alcohol, I do not eat fries, I do not eat junk food, I always cook my own food. Little oil, little butter. Last week I went to the park and walked-jogged for about 5 hours.(15K altogether) This week I went to the park and walked/jogged for about 8 hours (40Kaltogether). Each exercise I walk/jog for about 6 miles in one hour 45 minutes, sometimes more. With great surprise I noticed this morning I am not losing weight at all. The scale showed the same measures today as it did two weeks ago, even the fat percentuage. What am I getting wrong? |
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Why am I not losing weight?
estella wrote:
Hi, I am quite new here. I am a 40-years-old woman, 163 cm. tall, kg 75 weight. I started two weeks ago to diet and exercise. I want to loose 10 kg. in about one year. Diet means I eat more vegetables, fruit and meat instead of pasta and bread. I eat 4 times a day, I do not drink alcohol, I do not eat fries, I do not eat junk food, I always cook my own food. Little oil, little butter. Last week I went to the park and walked-jogged for about 5 hours.(15K altogether) This week I went to the park and walked/jogged for about 8 hours (40Kaltogether). Each exercise I walk/jog for about 6 miles in one hour 45 minutes, sometimes more. With great surprise I noticed this morning I am not losing weight at all. The scale showed the same measures today as it did two weeks ago, even the fat percentuage. What am I getting wrong? You might want to get a calorie counter and track exactly what you eat. I dont know much about your body type or body fat percentage but you can basically go with 10 calories/lb of body weight. That puts you at about 1650 calories a day? Are you eating much more than that? Also change takes time. Although in two weeks I would expect at least a kg? Are you weighing yourself right when you get up, after peeing, no clothes? My weight varies all throughout the day and can vary by as much as 5 lbs depending on my water intake (each 16 oz. glass weighs a pound). Sounds like your exercise is really good so Id look at the calories in. k |
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Why am I not losing weight?
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:06:24 GMT, Karstens Rage
wrote: estella wrote: You might want to get a calorie counter and track exactly what you eat. I dont know much about your body type or body fat percentage but you can basically go with 10 calories/lb of body weight. That puts you at about 1650 calories a day? Are you eating much more than that? I do not think I eat as much as 1650 calories a day. Anyway, I'll track my intake, so I will see. Thank you for your suggestion. Also change takes time. Although in two weeks I would expect at least a kg? Are you weighing yourself right when you get up, after peeing, no clothes? My weight varies all throughout the day and can vary by as much as 5 lbs depending on my water intake (each 16 oz. glass weighs a pound). Sounds like your exercise is really good so Id look at the calories in. I also expected to weigh one kilo less than two weeks ago. I admit I am somewhat disappointed, will I have to weigh this much forever? |
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Why am I not losing weight?
wrote in message ... On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:06:24 GMT, Karstens Rage wrote: estella wrote: You might want to get a calorie counter and track exactly what you eat. I dont know much about your body type or body fat percentage but you can basically go with 10 calories/lb of body weight. That puts you at about 1650 calories a day? Are you eating much more than that? I do not think I eat as much as 1650 calories a day. Anyway, I'll track my intake, so I will see. Thank you for your suggestion. Also change takes time. Although in two weeks I would expect at least a kg? Are you weighing yourself right when you get up, after peeing, no clothes? My weight varies all throughout the day and can vary by as much as 5 lbs depending on my water intake (each 16 oz. glass weighs a pound). Sounds like your exercise is really good so Id look at the calories in. I also expected to weigh one kilo less than two weeks ago. I admit I am somewhat disappointed, will I have to weigh this much forever? It is disappointing to see no change in weight when you feel you're doing everything correctly but don't let this discourage you. People often see a slight weight gain when they start a new exercise program. Those muscles you haven't used in quite sometime want to retain water. Counting the calories is an excellent suggestion. Many in the group use www.fitday.com for tracking calories. It's free but you do need to register. In addition to calories it will tell you the protein/carb/fat ratio of your diet. This can be very helpful in keeping them at a healthy ratio. Take a look at http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html Krista has excellent info on diet and exercise. You'll find many in the group who do some type of weight training. Those muscles aid in weight loss. Are you drinking plenty of water? http://inch-aweigh.com/water.html You'll find many such articles about the benefit of drinking plenty of water for helping the weight loss process. This was just the first one that came up in my search. Keep at it! It might take a couple more weeks of tweeking your calories and exercise to find the right combination for you - but you'll find it!! Keep posting here. You'll find many of us who have experienced the same problem and successfully worked through them. Beverly |
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Why am I not losing weight?
You are being too impatient. Also make sure you understand that what you have to develop is a way of life you will stick with for the rest of your life, because if you change back you will go back to the old problems. Are your clothes looser? You are building muscle which will shape you better, and which will consume calories at a higher rate than if you weren't exercising. estella wrote: Hi, I am quite new here. I am a 40-years-old woman, 163 cm. tall, kg 75 weight. I started two weeks ago to diet and exercise. I want to loose 10 kg. in about one year. Diet means I eat more vegetables, fruit and meat instead of pasta and bread. I eat 4 times a day, I do not drink alcohol, I do not eat fries, I do not eat junk food, I always cook my own food. Little oil, little butter. Last week I went to the park and walked-jogged for about 5 hours.(15K altogether) This week I went to the park and walked/jogged for about 8 hours (40Kaltogether). Each exercise I walk/jog for about 6 miles in one hour 45 minutes, sometimes more. With great surprise I noticed this morning I am not losing weight at all. The scale showed the same measures today as it did two weeks ago, even the fat percentuage. What am I getting wrong? |
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Why am I not losing weight?
Hi Estella and welcome...
I agree with everyone else.. you just have to wait and give it time. You didn't get this overweight in 2 weeks and your body is holding onto it for right now. With your positive changes, you will notice the weight loss eventually. Besides, pay more attention to how your clothes fit... not a number. "estella" wrote in message ... Hi, I am quite new here. I am a 40-years-old woman, 163 cm. tall, kg 75 weight. I started two weeks ago to diet and exercise. I want to loose 10 kg. in about one year. Diet means I eat more vegetables, fruit and meat instead of pasta and bread. I eat 4 times a day, I do not drink alcohol, I do not eat fries, I do not eat junk food, I always cook my own food. Little oil, little butter. Last week I went to the park and walked-jogged for about 5 hours.(15K altogether) This week I went to the park and walked/jogged for about 8 hours (40Kaltogether). Each exercise I walk/jog for about 6 miles in one hour 45 minutes, sometimes more. With great surprise I noticed this morning I am not losing weight at all. The scale showed the same measures today as it did two weeks ago, even the fat percentuage. What am I getting wrong? |
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On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:08:00 GMT, "Beverly"
wrote: Keep posting here. You'll find many of us who have experienced the same problem and successfully worked through them. Thank you. Maybe joining a group can do me good. This morning I was really feeling down... |
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Why am I not losing weight?
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 08:37:25 -0500, Dally wrote:
wrote: On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:06:24 GMT, Karstens Rage wrote: Sounds like your exercise is really good so Id look at the calories in. I also expected to weigh one kilo less than two weeks ago. I admit I am somewhat disappointed, will I have to weigh this much forever? Nearly everyone who suddenly starts exercising experiences weight gain for the first 6 weeks or so. What's happening is that your muscles are starting to store glycogen and with the glycogen comes a lot of water weight. It's the exact opposite of what happens when you go on an Atkins induction diet. You've heard about how people drop 10 pounds in two weeks? Well, they're depleting their glycogen stores and the water weight that goes with it. Atkins is not as popular here as in the States. I live in Italy. I understand it is a low carb diet, but I am not sure I got it right. That's one reason I hate the scale so much. It gives you such terrible feedback that it steers you wrong. The scale not moving is temporary. And when it does start to move it should go down very slowly - so slowly that you can barely tell. That way your skin can keep up and you will be making lifestyle changes that you can sustain instead of yo-yo dieting. A much better idea is to get a cloth tape measure and take a bunch of measurements. Upper arm, calf, thigh at the fattest part, hip, umbilicus, waist and bust. Track those changes someplace: I use www.bfltracker.com, and see the changes gradually. You can see my gradual changes in my blog at www.bfltracker.com, look for Dally if you're interested. I will, thank you. Estella kg 75/75/65 |
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Why am I not losing weight?
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 08:47:01 -0500, Patricia Heil
wrote: You are being too impatient. Also make sure you understand that what you have to develop is a way of life you will stick with for the rest of your life, because if you change back you will go back to the old problems. Are your clothes looser? I would not say so. I feel somewhat better, because of the exercise, but clothes are not looser. You are building muscle which will shape you better, and which will consume calories at a higher rate than if you weren't exercising. Let's hope so! |
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