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Frustration and questions...Frustration and questions...
loobe said: "You should weigh yourself once a week and measure yourself monthly.
Weighing and measuring yourself too frequently can be very discouraging when you don't see the results you expect.
Weight can fluctuate daily due to water retention etc."
bambi said: "Well I am starting my third week of my get in shape program. For the past two weeks I have been working out 4 days a week. I have been doing mostly cardio, usually an hour but sometimes 45 mins and then half hour of weights. I have been trying to eat healthy. I usually have a light breakfast (yogurt with wheat waffles, cereal, or english muffin). Lunch is usually soup or a lean cuisine meal with no sugar added pudding, and dinner is usually normal food...just smaller portions (lasagna, tacos, whatever). My scale at home says I weigh 146.2, but the scale at the gym says about 150...although at the gym I weight later in the day plus I have clothes on...at home I weigh in the a.m. obviously not with clothes. The problem is that I haven't lost weight in the past two weeks...not according the scale anyway. I do feel better about myself and I feel like I even look a little better....should I take a better look at my diet or workout more? I want to get my workouts to 5 days a week and I know I need to add more weight training. And dinner is usually hard since I cook for my boyfriend who doesnt like anything that is good for him....so I try to make things that are somewhat healthy. I am just frustrated. I know I will keep at it this time. My goal is to lose 20 lbs by my birthday at the end of March and I know I can do it...I just need some motivation and any tips you guys have to offer."
bambi said: "How often do you think I should take measurements and weigh? I usually weigh myself everyday and I know that is bad but it kind of helps keep me on track. If I weight a little more than normal then I know I need to eat better and work out harder that day. I guess it can also be bad since I feel like I am trying hard and then I see a number I dont want and get discouraged...I do have a tape measure, I guess I should start using it...and try not to weigh as often, maybe once a week?
I have tried counting calories also....I usually know about where I am at for the day but I dont always count every little one because it is a pain...but maybe I need to start doing that. I also have the Weight Watchers points thing but I only get 20 points a day and I found that I was hungry on that with working out.
I guess I should just really try to eat more fruits and veggies and write everything down and see how it goes. Thanks for the advice!"
shy_doll said: "You need to get out the tape measure. You may be losing inches...weight is not the only way to measure your success. If you don't already have one, go get one and start measuring, then chart your measurements as well as keeping track of your number on the scale....Good Luck!!"
naynay said: "yup shy_doll is right"
naynay said: "i like to weigh myself once a week but i do weigh in once in a while inbetween but if it bothers u then only weigh in once a week and then you can put it on here every week if u want there are a few who do that...and the measurements do those once a week too but remember not to get mad if u dont lose as much as u want....also a good thing is after a month check and see what your measurements were a month ago it might make u feel better to see how far you have gone :)"
Cosmopolitan said: "It sounds like you are off to a good start. Thus it makes me wonder if too much sodium in your diet is the reason for stubborn weight loss.
Even though you might not be reaching for the salt shaker, many pre-packaged and processed foods are high in sodium. Canned soups, frozen entrees, and restauraunt foods can harbor high quantities of salt. I used to get bashed by the canned soup fairy myself. For eample, one serving of condensed canned chicken noodle soup has a friendly 72 calories and a whopping 1105 mg of salt!
The average person needs no more than something like 2500 mg of sodium each day.
My $0.02: Drink lots of water and try include at least one fruit and/or veggie into each meal (to help you feel full, add nutrients and flush excess sodium). And watch out for those high sodium/high fat/high calorie foods.
I am not saying you have to completly give up these foods, just read the nutrition label. Have you considered counting calories - actually writing them all down to see where you stand at the end of the day?"
Cosmopolitan said: ":) Tape measure is also a good idea.
Record once a week.
EDIT: I record my weight only on Fridays, but I check it on Tuesdays (just to see how progress is going). I used to step on the scale every day, but it was too discouraging becasue I wasn't seeing results every day. My ego is much happier with twice a week. I record with a measuring tape once a month -- I don't like how time consuming it is to do weekly)
Hang in there!"