Really Discouraged

[soagirl]

I have been seriously cutting and working out 5- 6 days per week. Scale isnt moving. Yet I see small changes in my body. I really need to lose weight. I do cardio everyday for at least 40 mins. And the an hour doing weights.

Really feel like giving up. Im close to 300 pounds at 5' 7".

[th3pwn3r]

I have been seriously cutting and working out 5- 6 days per week. Scale isnt moving. Yet I see small changes in my body. I really need to lose weight. I do cardio everyday for at least 40 mins. And the an hour doing weights.

Really feel like giving up. Im close to 300 pounds at 5' 7".

How long have you been at it? What is your caloric intake at?

[soagirl]

Today was my the start of my third week in....caloric intake is about 1700

[vwayne]

Today was my the start of my third week in....caloric intake is about 1700

What does your diet look like and what is your exercise routine?

[cybersoufiane]

Dude don't worry. By experience, this how it all starts the first 2 weeks (I am assuming that your diet is clean). When I started I wasn't seeing any results the first 3 weeks but I didn't give up and was happy about satisfying results only after the 4th week... so take it seriously, be patient and...

Never give up !!

[cwscribner]

Just keep at it. I'm a pretty big guy at 6'2" 315lbs. I get a little discouraged at times but I realize I'm putting on muscle which adds weight, and you tend to lose fat "all at once". I recently dropped 6lbs in one week which brought me down to 315.

Don't focus so much on the time frames for what you do, because its all about intensity. 20 minutes of high intensity cardio is better than 60 minutes walking on the treadmill. Same with the weight lifting. Pumping out clean reps with moderately heavy weight will benefit more than less reps at a high weight, or high reps at a low weight.

Good Luck!

[soagirl]

I cardio 40 mins per day. usually on a treadmill. today I started the elipitical for 10 mins. and treadmill 30 mins. Then weights for an hour.

I been taking Lipo 6 black. Tonalin, and fish oil. Increased my protein.

I watch any and all carb intake. which is extermely limited. Along with any sugar intake. My caloric intake is about 1700.


I just really felt like why even try. I wasnt expecting it all to be gone. But I thought I would be seeing some drop on the scale

[big_russ]

Keep at it. Sounds like you'll be dropping the pounds fast soon enough.

[Farlos]

Don't stress dude, the pounds will definately start to drop if you eat clean and exercise

[vwayne]

I cardio 40 mins per day. usually on a treadmill. today I started the elipitical for 10 mins. and treadmill 30 mins. Then weights for an hour.

I been taking Lipo 6 black. Tonalin, and fish oil. Increased my protein.

I watch any and all carb intake. which is extermely limited. Along with any sugar intake. My caloric intake is about 1700.


I just really felt like why even try. I wasnt expecting it all to be gone. But I thought I would be seeing some drop on the scale

how heavy are the weights and how many sets reps are you doing?

[nondualism]

Don't get discouraged. A female friend of mine is trying to drop weigh, and she's already used to the fact that it takes a month or so to see definitive changes that can be seen beneath the 'noise' of normal weight fluctuation. Especially with some women prone to hormonal ups and downs and the attending water weight fluctuations.

[Dennis71]

Today was my the start of my third week in....caloric intake is about 1700

dont believe it...

if u were eating 1700. u would be losing weight. Re-evaluate your diet



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[parnix]

dont believe it...

if u were eating 1700. u would be losing weight. Re-evaluate your diet

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bam.

I am 5'6", eat 1700 and lose 2.3 lbs a week for the past 20 weeks.

[tryingtofocus]

Are you stressed out....get enough sleep? Those things can play with you losing weight as well..

Make sure 1700 calories is low enough of a deficit. My wife takes in 1800-2000 due to her breast feeding and loses weight......slowly. I think it is because she is so stressed out all the time.

[minvec]

dont believe it...

if u were eating 1700. u would be losing weight. Re-evaluate your diet



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x3...

sounds like from your posts that you are guestimating. So around 1700 could easily be 2500 or more.

[plated]

dont believe it...

if u were eating 1700. u would be losing weight. Re-evaluate your diet



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x4 Sorry but you're not counting cals properly. No way you're not losing weight at that calorie intake regardless of cardio.

[Yeapyeap]

Don't look at the scale too much. If you see your body changing it's good.

[Buddy2244]

I cardio 40 mins per day. usually on a treadmill. today I started the elipitical for 10 mins. and treadmill 30 mins. Then weights for an hour.

Do weights first, then do cardio...the higher the intensity the better. I agree with the others. Take a closer look at your diet, you may have some hidden cals sneaking in there somewhere. Don't give up, people don't get heavy over night and it sure doesn't go away over night. Don't look at the scale for a month or so and go by the mirror/measurements instead. Stay strong.

[crupiea]

Alot of times when people work out every day theny dont see the resukts the want.

Try sticking with the same calories and working out every other day. As it is right now you are not giving yourself enough recovery time. Write down the calories of everything you eat. Just this alone will be a tremendous help.

Dont get discouraged, this is a mental game. You have to think that you are not gaining weight and not knowing why, you are staying the same and working out. That is a big advantage. Now you just need to slightly adjust it to hit your target.

Most of the people out there are nowhere near their targets so you have a huge advantage over them.

Good work, keep it up.

[parnix]

Write down the calories of everything you eat.

I used to do this all the time, and I never lost weight. In fact I did this for years. Does it help to write down calories of everything you eat when you estimate a pint of beer at 100 calories and a heavy, rich dinner at 1000 calories? That is not right and a lot of people who write down their calories enter the highly dubious world of calorie counting. And they often omit very critical line items, in my case, alcoholic beverages. Counting calories is only successful when you mix in proper nutritional education, which many overweight people don't have. :-(

[Debo]

1700 might be too low. At your weight you shouldn't have a problem cutting at 2000-2200 calories. Also I recommend you use fit day and track what you eat. Alot of people miss stuff they eat and dont really know how much they have eaten. What kind of diet are you following?

[Debo]

Also I wouldn't take any supplements besides whey. Maybe when you get down 50 pounds start with some.

[BLab5]

first and foremost: don't listen to the voices telling you to quit!!! dont' do it!!!!

second -- weight yourself only once a month. checking every weeks or two can be heartbreaking b/c you don't feel like you accomplish anything. weight can fluctuate greatly from a day to day basis. so don't give up.

third -- i think cardio is great, but as stated, flip the work around. do the lifting first, then the cario. use this website and read up on breaking down the week for workouts. that way you don't overdo yourself on the cardio and essentially "burn out" on the working out. mental days are important.

fourth-- keep up the good habits. this will soon enough get you in a groove where you will love the good foods you are eating and the good habits you develop. track your foods on livestrong.com/dailyplate or fit day, etc. with supliments, i would just say multivitamin and maybe a fish oil...not much else for now, starting out.



debo brushed on that topic -- are you sure that 1700 is enough calories for the day? that is low, based on the weight you posted. which that could be working against you as well.


either way, don't give up!!

[mbieker1]

Weight can drop in fits and starts, in my experience. Keep with it. Also, to add a counterbalance, I do recommend counting calories. Get a scale, and do it right: everything goes in. Then you'll have a true idea of what you're taking in.

[xbayrockx]

Don't listen to BLab5.

Check the scale regularly - if you hadn't been then you wouldn't have identified the possibility that you're counting calories inaccurately.

[budershank]

I would be very exact and detailed with your calories for about a month. After that you might be comfortable with estimating your calories. YOu can either write them down or just plan out your meals/snacks in advanced. I find planning it all well in advanced is less hair raising.

[YoMaMa84]

it happens to everyone. It happened to me when i first started out. Was stuck at 254 when i first started out in November for about 3 weeks. Then the scale finally started going down. Don't worry about it, consistency is the key. Just continue eating clean, working out and you'll see results eventually. One thing i learn is that you should stop worrying about what the scale says and worry about the tape measure.

[matnwt]

There are websites that you can become a member and fill in what you eat every day and it will keep track of your calories.

[mbieker1]

There are websites that you can become a member and fill in what you eat every day and it will keep track of your calories.

Yeah, I use caloriecount, and it works pretty well for me. It even lets you enter recipes, which makes it easy to count calories for meals you cook.

[vwayne]

Yeah, I use caloriecount, and it works pretty well for me. It even lets you enter recipes, which makes it easy to count calories for meals you cook.

Fitday.com is another good one because you can track you exercise program as well in a daily journal. It allows you to track calories vs calories out. set a date for weight loss and give you a deficit based on you starting info. you can also create custom foods based on the label.