First week cutting, no weight loss :(

[sufy123]

Hi guys,

Long story short this is my first week cutting after a layoff about a year, before the layoff i had decent LBM and about 10-12% bodyfat.

Im no beginner to fat loss, previously i lost 35 lbs @ 1lbs per week consistently with minimal strength loss

im eating 2100 cals + on the EC stack working out at 4x a week weight training.

My stats:

206 lbs ( according to todays weight)

5 ft 11

maint around 2700 (apparently)


Should i bump it down to 1900 calories? or 2000? I weigh out my calories by kitchen scale, and any food i eat outside that have calories i add around 50-100 extra calories( no junk just stuff like sandwhiches and pasta in pots etc)

I hope its just water weight...or the scale is broken xD

I dont think i could be gaining my past muscle memory back because i havent noticed much strength gains as im cutting.

[JSim83]

Hi guys,

Long story short this is my first week cutting after a layoff about a year, before the layoff i had decent LBM and about 10-12% bodyfat.

Im no beginner to fat loss, previously i lost 35 lbs @ 1lbs per week consistently with minimal strength loss

im eating 2100 cals + on the EC stack working out at 4x a week weight training.

My stats:

206 lbs ( according to todays weight)

5 ft 11

maint around 2700 (apparently)


Should i bump it down to 1900 calories? or 2000? I weigh out my calories by kitchen scale, and any food i eat outside that have calories i add around 50-100 extra calories( no junk just stuff like sandwhiches and pasta in pots etc)

I hope its just water weight...or the scale is broken xD

I dont think i could be gaining my past muscle memory back because i havent noticed much strength gains as im cutting.

Try to be more patient. Wait couple of more weeks before making any adjustments.

[sufy123]

Try to be more patient. Wait couple of more weeks before making any adjustments.

I could try... but i think i might eat 2000 calories and try to avoid eating outside. Hopefully im just holding water

[JackMan017]

You've gone 7 days with a 600 p/day deficit (2700/2100 as your post states) and have not seen the scale move downward at all?

[Serpentarius]

You can hold water and gain weight for a solid 4 weeks, being in a deficit does not ensure your SCALE weight will go down, especially linearly. Its not like if you are in a 500 calorie deficit you see exactly 1/7th of a lb loss every day.

[TrinnieBuu]

One week is too short of a time to start trying to change course. How are you tracking your caloric intake? Weighing all food when possible?

I would stick with it for a couple more weeks. Your body fluctuates quite a bit day to day on its own too so one week of tracking is not enough to say that you're not losing fat.

[Tommy W.]

You can hold water and gain weight for a solid 4 weeks, being in a deficit does not ensure your SCALE weight will go down, especially linearly. Its not like if you are in a 500 calorie deficit you see exactly 1/7th of a lb loss every day.

Pretty much this

[sufy123]

Thanks for the replies everyone this gives me some encouragement.

@JackMan017 - scale has not moved at all, i was atleast expecting SOME water to go down especially on the EC stack considering i was pissing like 12 times a day on this lol

@Serpentarius - Okay man thanks for the encouragement, i think my body just must be in shock because i jamp right into the deep end in the beginning.

@TrinnieBuu - I weigh all my foods and only eat foods that have a nutrtion label, and i log them in a book as i go. Heck i even weigh my protein powder because it turns out 1 scoop isnt really the weight it says on the tub, its usually under :P

So ill give it a few weeks to see if theres any changes, i'll report back with some updates.

I will be starting SNS Reduce XT in case cortisol is the issue!

[rluob]

I recently started a cut too, been a slow start but keep going, just got to keep doing what you’re doing and not slip up or become demotivated. After a few weeks you’ll really start to notice a difference.

I’d say try not to be so obsessive over counting calories to the exact measurement - you’ll still notice a difference and not go crazy doing it

[AcademicHulk]

I could try... but i think i might eat 2000 calories and try to avoid eating outside. Hopefully im just holding water

I've cut 130 plus pounds and there will be periods I don't loose for a few weeks and then drop 5 plus pounds over night. Just be patient. Wait another week then reevaluate your diet and training.

[NadimShado]

I started my cut 3 months ago and the first 2 weeks the scale didn't move either, be patient it will (if it doesnt after a few weeks try lowing cals)

[louie0939]

give it more time, if still no results in a couple weeks its probably tome to reassess your daily macros or how youre calculating them

[Botika]

How are you tracking your calories? Are you weighing everything?