weight loss
 

hi read everything about weight loss.. am doing low carb plan.. did really well first couple of weeks... and like said before although the scales are not showing any weight loss only few pounds but then didnt really have correct weight before l started my clothes fit better and my stomach is alot flatter.. but l am l still watching what l eat.. i am missing fruit however can you possibly still be on a low carb diet and eat fruit.. not sure if l am on a stall... l am on my feet all day do alot of walking although l do look slimmer l am really disappointed that l havent lost any weight at all... so much so that l feel like giving up...

Generally speaking, exercise does not really generate much in weight loss. To get weight loss, you really have do a lot of it eg running (really running ) over an hour per day. Remember, you have a basal metabolism that is burning around 100 cal/hr or 2000-2400 cal/day.

Weight is weight. The scales cannot determine composition.

Many people like to use measurements to augment or supplement the scales. If your body is rearranging itself, you may not see your weight change.


To you basic question, after the initial weight loss, almost everyone slows in weight loss. A healthy loss is 1-2% of your body weight per week. Some people are slower, some faster. Personally, I have been running 0.5-1% or 1-2 lbs/wk.

Some people stall eg stop losing weight. Some actually gain weight ( I have once or twice, even being on plan ).

Best advice is keep at it. Do things to encourage yourself eg journalling, taking measurements, ignoring the scales but once a month. Follow the plan as best you can. You are going to be doing this for a long time -- the rest of your life. So a few more weeks or months is really not that much.

Good luck.


Mike.