<p>I weighed myself this morning. It said I had gained .6 of a pound since Monday. Note that I have eaten 1100-1200 calories every day and done 45-60 minutes on the treadmill every day but one.</p>
<p>According to MFP I should have lost 5 lbs in the last three weeks.</p>
<p>How about shorter bursts of higher intensity exercise rather than extended treadmill sessions? When I first started exercising I relied on the elliptical and climbed Kiliminjaro in 20 minute sessions. That might rev up your metabolism.</p>
<p>Consolation, scale aside, do you notice any difference in the fit of your clothes or your look in the mirror??? If you keep up with the exercise - even doing what Sabaray suggests - you should start to notice some toning if your are consistent for a while.</p>
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<p>Consolation - I haven’t been following this thread much, so you might already have discussed this here, but if there is one thing I have learned in the past few years is that not all calories affect weight in the same way. I spent years and years trying to lose weight - and failing - eating a low-calorie, low-fat diet. It wasn’t until I switched to eating low-carb that I lost any weight.</p>
<p>Get ready! Tomorrow we weigh again. Can’t wait to hear how everyone is getting along. Hubby and I have been walking. Tonight my daughter and I played basketball - shot hoops, played PIG. Whatever it was, I was sweating, so that’s good. I have been going to Weight Watchers for a month now and have almost lost over 9 pounds, geez…probably 60 pounds to go. One day at a time. Sometimes it’s one hour at a time.</p>
<p>Amesie, I am a T2 diabetic who maintains great BG control by eating <strong>very</strong> low carb. So that is not the problem.</p>
<p>I have a treadmill with programs and use interval training and mix it up. I don’t just get on it and go along at the same speed and incline. </p>
<p>abasket, I <em>have</em> been consistent for quite a while. Weeks? Months?</p>
<p>No. I don’t notice any difference in my clothes. Nor do I notice difference in my waist measurement.</p>
<p>Frankly, it boggles the mind. It’s one thing when I was doing the right things and NOT keeping a food diary. Then, one could blame it on eating too much by accident, letting extra calories creep in here and there. Now that I have been meticulously recording everything, it just amazes me.</p>
<p>Consolation, you need to try something else. Possibilities:</p>
<p>Try interval work.
Do more work with weights, and less treadmill.
Consider that maybe you have fat turning into muscle which does weigh more.
Try something like the 5/2 diet - your body may be using calories too efficiently. [The</a> Fast Diet » the secret of 5:2 intermittent fasting: lose weight, stay healthy, live longer](<a href=“http://thefastdiet.co.uk/]The”>http://thefastdiet.co.uk/)</p>
<p>Consolation-- I am TOTALLY with you. I had a bad week or two after dress shopping but that is literally the only time I have slipped and I have really been struggling to see results until recently. I can say that if I ate that little I could do anything I want and still not lose weight. When I do the math to calculate what I should be eating, I get 1200 calories-- but I really need more like 1400 if I am exercising regularly and maybe more like 1600 a couple days a week or I don’t budge. Have you played with your calorie count at all to see what you get? Just a suggestion-- I know it is REALLY irritating to be doing everything right and not get results, sometimes your body just wants a <em>different</em> “right.” And forgive me if you’ve mentioned it (or if you don’t want to), but do you have much to lose? The estimations for how much you can lose in a week vary drastically… now that I am down to 10-20lbs from target I think according to the math I can only lose less than half a pound a week now. And weight loss isn’t linear, so we don’t always lose each week even if mathematically we should.</p>
<p>In response to other posts, it is important not to get caught up in what the scale tells you from day to day. I weigh myself every day, but I only count the one on Sunday morning and peek at the other numbers to track trends and water retention. It is nice to know that my weight only fluctuates by a fraction of a pound most days, and never more than a pound or two unless something is seriously awry with my routine. Or, for example, I know I retain five pounds of water for a week if I have an alcoholic beverage. 
For most people, a 5 pound fluctuation is not remotely unusual and is not really worth even acknowledging much less worrying about, as long as the number is still trending downward on average. Be sure to always weigh yourself at the same time each day while wearing the same thing, and don’t worry about it too much unless you see an upward trend for several weeks-- or maintaining for too long, indicating that you may need to switch something up to avoid a plateau. You need a few weeks worth of data, not days or hours, before you really can get an idea of what your body is doing.</p>
<p>The more I’ve been reading about it, the more I think that the problem is my insulin resistance. I think I am going to make an appt with my doctor and ask to be put back on metformin. I can control my BG without it, but it would probably help me lose weight by improving my insulin sensitivity. It did before.</p>
<p>Well, I weighed in and the news is not good. I am actually up 1.5 pounds since last week. </p>
<p>The good news is that I am seeing my chiropractor today, so maybe if I get my back straightened out, I can start exercising again.</p>
<p>Blahhhhhhhh :(</p>
<p>Don’t remember (forgot to record?) weight from last week, but I am down 2.5 from 9/16.</p>
<p>Personal trainer session this morning, then elliptical or rower.</p>
<p>Consolation, going back to the doc for some advice sounds like a good start. Would the doc ever be able to prescribe an appointment or two with a nutrionist? Might be helpful to have a professional look at the whole pic - food, diet, your sugar levels - everything (and a doc doesn’t always have time to do this) and see what they suggest.</p>
<p>I loathe nutritionists. They all subscribe to the “healthy whole grains” BS and are obsessed with fat. In any case, there is nothing wrong with my nutrition OR my BG control. My diet in heavy on vegetables, lean meats, eggs and fish, with small amounts of dairy, fats (no transfats at all, mostly olive oil), nuts. My HBA1C runs in the low fives. This is not ideally “normal” but it is FAR below the levels that the ADA and company think are okay. They push diabetics to eat carbs that raise their BG and then put them on dangerous drugs and yap about foot care because the people who listen to them develop neuropathy and other complications in droves. Diabetics love to hear that they “ought” to eat whole grains in quantity every day and that it is fine to have an HBA1C over 6. The fact that it is gradually killing them? Oh well. Denial is not just a river in Egypt. :)</p>
<p>Sorry, I am more than a little crazed on this subject. :D</p>
<p>Consolation, I am in the same boat as you and am pre-diabetic (though jury is out on that definition) so I have normal HBA1C as long as I don’t eat carbs or rather stay low carb. I lost over 30lbs when first diagnosed just eating low carb but half has come back and now a struggle to lose even though I never eat bread, pasta, rice, potatoes or anything made with flour. I also think it is due to insulin resistance but my doctor won’t prescribe metformin as according to my test HBA1C, I am not diabetic! Last ditch effort, I will exercise in the morning and evening instead of just the morning; we’ll see!</p>
<p>justforthis, I vividly recall talking to a neighbor whose HBA1C was 6.3 and his doctor was supposedly telling him that he was “pre-diabetic”! He told me he was watching his diet but “not obsessing about it.” This was at a picnic, and on the guy’s plate was a hotdog in a large bun–but whole wheat, so I guess the 50+ gms of carb are okay then :rolleyes: --a serving of baked beans (oh, but beans have FIBER so the 35 gms of net carbs don’t count, nor does the brown sugar and molasses), and a serving of salad with yet more beans in it (again, they don’t count because there is also LETTUCE), and last but not least a serving of potato salad, which is more glycemic than white table sugar. Oh, and the final item: in his other hand, a cup of lemonade. Sweetened with plenty of sugar and corn syrup.</p>
<p>Right.</p>
<p>Hello everyone…I have followed this thread on and off for awhile and never had the motivation to step up and start my own weight loss (which is certainly needed)
As of today, I am ready…I got on the scale this morning and have developed a spreadsheet to track my weight…I will start small with exercise (as I am terribly out of shape…cant even run a block I am sure!) with the exercise. Planning on stretching, light weights, and walking to start. The diet part has me more stymied…any recommendations on websites etc with meal plans, suggestions, etc. I have 30 lbs to lose and decided I finally have to take my health into my control…I have been lucky to not have suffered any health issues due to my weight and lazyiness (yet) but I am not getting any younger and know this will catch up with me soon. I also know my weight has been an issue with my self esteem for several years and held me back from doing things that would make me happy or open new possibilities for me.
I looks like everyone is a few weeks into a weight loss plan…hope it is ok for me come late to the party!</p>
<p>Hi katie93mom!</p>
<p>I have also just started (want to lose 10-15 pounds) and I highly recommend you try the “My Fitness Pal” app (install on smartphone/tablet or use via website from computer). I have been amazed at the differences in some food choices. It’s especially helpful when dining out to search for the restaurant’s name and then compare the menu options “calorie-wise”.</p>
<p>Just as well I’m not quite participating since I went up a pound since last Monday. I tell myself I’m substituting muscle for fat - my physical therapist says my ankle is getting stronger and I’m certainly moving around more. But I am trying to get back to most of my eating habits of the last two years. I was happy to be able to buy a pair of size 12 black pants last week (with my 30% off Kohl’s coupon); that may not sound small but remember that I was size 20 two years ago!</p>
<p>Welcome katie! You’re not late to the party; some people have been around since the start of the this thread and others are brand new. A new start has been declared for the fall - there’s a five pound challenge that just started last week. It’s not a contest so everyone is being cheered on. I lost a ton of weight during my first year on this thread so now it’s a battle to just maintain.</p>
<p>Hello Katie! I am also a newbie and I second MyFitnessPal.</p>
<p>I was traveling the past three days and am not surprised that my weight is up a little from last week (though still down from my start two weeks ago). When will I learn/remember that eating sweets and other carbs really does not make me feel better or increase my energy level when I’m sleep deprived? </p>
<p>I biked to the Y for tai chi class this morning and then stuck around and put in twenty minutes on a treadmill, despite it being a non-running day. I’ll be sticking to something lean and greens for dinner tonight.</p>
<p>My one tip for eating out-- Many restaurants have their menus online now. I like to look at it ahead of time and make a plan. Then I can skip the menu altogether and not be tempted by the descriptions.</p>
<p>Congrats on the new pants Marilyn. A friend of mine who lost 50 pounds (on WW) recently sent me a photo of her in her “fat pants”, as she called them. She just ran her first half marathon. I’m so proud of her.</p>