UGH WHY can't I LOSE WEIGHT?

[Anonymous]

Do you think the scale is just fluctuating?

My last weigh in was Last Tuesday - I dropped 2 pounds in my first week of clean eating and I was happy.

Now it is a week later. THE SCALE SAYS I GAINED 6 POUNDS.

Both times I weighed myself after I umm.. had my bowel movement in the morning.

Except this time, yesterday was my cheat day. Last time i didn't have my cheat dav before I weighed myself.

Also this week, I didn't work out (I was out of town on a Valentines mini getaway) I worked out a lot the other week.

I remember years ago I lost a lot of weight. I did it an unhealthy way though, but it worked in a month. I want to do it again. I would only eat about 500 calories a day. I would eat a banana before working out, then after I had whey protein mixed with water. And I would have like two other fruits. I remember I ate Luna bars too. I took laxatives a lot. After super long runs (10 miles) sometimes I'd have a bowl of chicken breast mixed with quinoa and broccoli.

[butterflyblackrose]

There could be many factors relating to why you feel you cannot lose weight, for instant there is something called hypothyroidism:

Hypothyroidism
Also called: underactive thyroid
ABOUT
SYMPTOMS
TREATMENTS
Tired, older woman lying in bed. Close-up of a hypoactive thyroid gland.
A condition in which the thyroid gland doesn't produce enough thyroid hormone.
Very common
More than 3 million US cases per year
Treatable by a medical professional
Requires a medical diagnosis
Lab tests or imaging always required
Chronic: can last for years or be lifelong
Hypothyroidism's deficiency of thyroid hormones can disrupt such things as heart rate, body temperature, and all aspects of metabolism. Hypothyroidism is most prevalent in older women.
Major symptoms include fatigue, cold sensitivity, constipation, dry skin, and unexplained weight gain.
Treatment consists of thyroid hormone replacement.
Ages affected
0-2 Rare
3-5 Rare
6-13 Rare
14-18 Common
19-40 Very common
41-60 Very common
60+ Very common
Genders affected
Males Common
Females Very common
Consult a doctor for medical advice
Sources: Mayo Clinic and others. Learn more

But again there are several factors. I would speak with either a dietitian or your family doctor and go from there.

[CrazynKinky]

Body weight fluctuates constantly. You need to work out and eat healthy. A week isn't long enough to make a difference

[Jayded1]

Carbs retain water just like salt. Last a couple days. You never weigh yourself after a cheat day. You weigh in on cheat day to make sure you have earned. Only weigh yourself once a week, same day each week, in the morning. Only get to cheat when you have made progress. Id say though you have be careful because your metabolism isn't static, your body adjusts. You can damage it by eating next to nothing and burning so much. For example lets say before you ever decided to diet you ate 300 calories a day. You decide to diet, ANY proper health resource will recommend you cut back by only 500 calories per day and you should look to lose 1lbs per week on average, maybe 2. But you want to lose more weight faster, you ignore the experts, you cut down to 1000 a day weight faster, you think thats great, you are right. Well you are wrong. Your body after time will adjust to the intake and you will hit a wall. If you cut back calories to such an extreme and your body adjusts to it, where do you go form there? No where, you are stuck. The person who cut 500 though? They hit a wall, they just cut back another 100 and lose weight again.

[Anonymous]

I bounce up 5-8 lbs on a cheat day if i've been eating low carb.

Takes about 48 hours to flush that water weight you pull in from the carbs.

[Asker]

thanks

[BertMacklinFBI]

what exactly did you do on your cheat day?

[Asker]

I ate a box of cereal and a chocolate bar.

[BertMacklinFBI]

an entire box?

[Asker]

yea a whole box about 3 or 4 big bowls

[BertMacklinFBI]

damn d00d, thats a lot. thats like at least 1 week of effort thrown out the window. you can't be doing cheat meals like that. when you cheat, you still have to eat normal portions, but you can enjoy that burger and fries ya know. it can't be like an entire pizza and breadsticks, and then spaghetti for dinner. everything has to be within moderation. that is definitely one factor to why you are not losing.

[truthbeknown]

My wife has struggled with her weight for years. She is on a few meds. One is for slight anxiety, another is for thyroid,(her has been removed) and she is on regular birth control. Most women actually lose weight with these meds, but some actually gain weight and no matter what you do, what you eat or how you exercise, you will always gain weight! So basically, are you on any meds?

[Asker]

birth control and spironolactone. it can't be the birth control because i have been on it for years and as i said i have lost a lot of weight before.

[AdamThomas]

You might have lost weight while on birth control but it fucks with your hormones in the long term so probably does have something to do with it.

[SexyStudent]

Stick on a 1200 cal diet for one year. And stop looking for instant weight loss.

[9mfeo]

Have you spoken to a doctor about your disordered relationship with food and weight?

[AdamThomas]

You ate a cheat meal and didn't work out this week, that's why. What exercise do you?

[Anonymous]

there is something i did that made me lose weight (and my friend by accident lo)

have a late lunch and absolutely NOTHING for dinner or if you get really hungry eat an apple

[ConsultantIsBack]

Don't be impatient, eat healthy and be active and make it your lifestyle

[BertMacklinFBI]

bruh whats for lunch today

[ConsultantIsBack]

@BertMacklinFBI burrito! With whole wheat tortilla ofc. Pinto beans, rice, lettuce, beef

[BertMacklinFBI]

nice. i had a turkey sandwich on wheat, loaded with veggies and light mustard.

[ConsultantIsBack]

@BertMacklinFBI I love turkey. I bought more turkey and lamb burgers mmmmm