Scale is not moving!!!!

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Amazz24
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Scale is not moving!!!!

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Let me first give you a brief view about myself:

Female
154-157lbs (it fluctuates a lot lately...)
5 Foot 3
24 years old
Goal: to be healthy, strong, and around 135-140lbs

I exercise daily for 30-45 mins a day with power walking outside with dog.
I want to take up Barre classes and do more yoga to slim down and strengthen body
I eat overall healthy, a lot of greens, shakes, protein, fiber, pretty much anything gluten free and organic
I take daily supplements to restore leaky gut with probiotics, iron, and vitamin B COMPLETE (for energy)
I drink 5-8 glasses of water daily
I cut out all bread, pasta, sweets, candies, coffee, fast food, processed foods, and eating out at restaurants with husband (I was addicted to fast food, sugary candies, and lattes which resulted in lots of weight gain over time)

Ok so, I have been going at this and doing better for 2 weeks now (which I know isn't long enough to start seeing results)
But when do you guys think I can see results on the scale? (I know the number shouldn't matter and I should probably throw the scale out since it messes with head and stresses me out which I'm afraid will only make me gain weight and not lose at all because of the stress affects) and I do feel good and look smaller and less bloated, because I'm NOT retaining as much water anymore so that is a plus at least! :clap: I just want to be at an average/recommended weight for height and age, because apparently I am considered *overweight* on the BMI Chart. :(

Some encouragement and advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! :D
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Re: Scale is not moving!!!!

Post by Boss Man »

Hi Amazz, good to talk to you.

You don't need to be weighing except once a week at most and you'll find that in time you should be able to lose weight with the changes you've made.

You should be careful to monitor the losses though, when you weigh weekly, as often some people can lose quite a rapid amount in the first 2-3 weeks, because some of it is water retention, but if you're losing more than 4lbs a week thereafter you could well be crash dieting, which is bad for your metabolism, which could then signal either too little eating, too much exercise or both.
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