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I've been on a diet for about 2 weeks now but the last time I weighed myself was last Monday. I was 192 and today I am 197. I haven't eaten more than 1600 calories any day since I've started dieting. I haven't had any cheat days and I'm more active than I was before I started trying to lose weight. I know I cant expect results too fast but I was hoping to at least lose a pound. If I'm gaining so much weight while on a 1600 calorie diet, how low do I have to drop my calories? It's so discouraging.
I've been on a diet for about 2 weeks now but the last time I weighed myself was last Monday. I was 192 and today I am 197. I haven't eaten more than 1600 calories any day since I've started dieting. I haven't had any cheat days and I'm more active than I was before I started trying to lose weight. I know I cant expect results too fast but I was hoping to at least lose a pound. If I'm gaining so much weight while on a 1600 calorie diet, how low do I have to drop my calories? It's so discouraging.
Yes, more info would help. Gender, age (range), height, weight loss goals.
Other first thoughts: Did you weigh yourself on the same scale and at the same time of day? I find I get the most consistent "reading" when I weigh myself first thing in the morning, before I've gotten dressed and before I eat/drink anything. You'd be surprised how much your weight can fluctuate in one day, especially if you weigh yourself with clothes on.
Also, how are you counting calories? Are you weighing or measuring, or are you "eyeballing" things?
Finally, are you sure you're counting everything? Weight Watchers has a saying (I hate their sayings, but they do stick with you) "Don't forget to count BLT's - Bites, Licks, Tastes". They can add up in bigger ways than you realize.
Bottom line, I'm sorry--I understand your frustration. I've been there. It can be REALLY discouraging, but try not to let it deflate you. Stick with it, and you WILL see results!
Sorry everyone. I'm a girl, 20 years old. I'm 197 as of this morning and I want to be in the 130s. I've been doing a 1600 calorie diet and walking 2 miles a day.
I did weight myself on the same scale and first thing in the morning like last week. I've been measuring everything I eat to make sure I get the calorie count right and drinking a weight loss shake for one meal which has the calories on the bottle. Ive been eating boiled eggs, salads with baked chicken and vinegar instead of dressing, cheese sticks (90 cals) or 100 calorie bags of popcorn as snacks, apples, tuna and salad in pita bread, and for meals like spaghetti or chicken and rice, I measure my portions very carefully. I drink a crystal light packet every day, no soda or juice.
Could just be water retention from your monthly cycle, which can affect scale measurements for women. It sounds like you're pretty vigilant with calorie intake, so I doubt you're actually gaining any weight except water weight.
Make sure you drink enough water...plain water. 64-128 ounces each day. Yes, you will pee a LOT. But it will help keep you hydrated and flush out everything. Get a 32 ounce water bottle and just sip, sip, sip all day.
It definitely sounds like you're doing everything right. Did you lose much weight your first week?
Like PeachSalsa said, water is your friend. I drink 64 oz of plain water a day. (A Crystal Light or a diet soda is a "treat drink" that doesn't count toward the 64 oz.) The main reason I make myself drink the water every day is to prevent big fluctuations in my weight (I weigh myself daily). Your level of hydration can create huge swings in your weight. If you didn't drink enough, you can get what I call a "false low". Your weight is down on the scale, but it's not really. Then you weigh yourself next time, you're more hydrated, and it looks like you've gained when you didn't. That can really mess with your head. Thus, I make sure to drink my water every day so I know the weight is the weight and not water.
It's the only thing I can think of. It's possible when you weighed yourself last week, you weren't hydrated and had a "false low". Or, like McBain said, it could be natural fluctuations thanks to your cycle.
Bottom line is, try not to let one week get you down (easier said than done, I know). It sounds like you're on a good plan, you are working hard, and you WILL see the benefits.
Sorry everyone. I'm a girl, 20 years old. I'm 197 as of this morning and I want to be in the 130s. I've been doing a 1600 calorie diet and walking 2 miles a day.
I did weight myself on the same scale and first thing in the morning like last week. I've been measuring everything I eat to make sure I get the calorie count right and drinking a weight loss shake for one meal which has the calories on the bottle. Ive been eating boiled eggs, salads with baked chicken and vinegar instead of dressing, cheese sticks (90 cals) or 100 calorie bags of popcorn as snacks, apples, tuna and salad in pita bread, and for meals like spaghetti or chicken and rice, I measure my portions very carefully. I drink a crystal light packet every day, no soda or juice.
Switch the apple out for berries (any kind), around the same weight. You'll get MUCH more nutrition for fewer calories and less sugar.
That tuna - is it tuna salad, or tuna straight from the can, or did you cook it and skin it yourself from raw? Makes a big difference! If it's from a can, drain the liquid, then fill the can up with tap water, and drain it again. It's got a lot of sodium in it.
Ge rid of the crystal light. If you're going to drink lemonade, drink real actual lemonade, made with lemons, water, and a little honey or even the dreaded sugar.
The popcorn might also be causing problems. Pre-packaged popcorn is usually made with partially hydrogenated vegetable fat and tons of salt. If you insist on popcorn, pop it yourself, from scratch, in a pot or an air-popper. Use real melted butter to flavor it IF you need to flavor it, don't salt it at all.
However much spagetti you're eating, eat less of it. If it's a big bowl, make it a little bowl and add more vegetables. Those veggies shouldn't just be lettuce by the way. Your salad should have LOADS of green leafy veggies in it, and red peppers, onions, green peppers, carrot, maybe some berries, sunflower seeds or almond slivers, a little radiccio, etc. etc. etc. If it's just lettuce, then you're definitely eating too many calories of something else, because lettuce has hardly any calories in it at all, and very little nutritional value.
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