Help! I already hit a pleateau after losing only 5lbs!?

Question

I am 120lbs 5'2, and a bit fat. I want to get to 100lbs. Recently over the last 2 weeks I have lost 5lbs, by eating healthy and exercising for 45 minutes daily. So I am at 115lbs now. But for some reason, this week, which is my third week of dieting and exercising, I have lost nothing. I am getting so discouraged by this as I expected to lose at least 2lbs a week. I'm about to fall back into my old eating habits if I don't lose at least a pound by the end of this week! Help, please tell me why I hit the plateau so early, not even 10lbs lost yet and i stopped losing weight.

Answer 1

Don't let it scare you. Just keep eating right and exercising. Your body has to have time to adjust to your lifestyle. Good Luck!

Answer 2

Okay...I only started two Mondays ago and All I do is walk one hour every morning. I wear a calorie counter monitor to loose weight by the numbers. I have already lost one pant size and 10 pounds. I am a woman and have three kids and this is the method I use when I gain weight.. I am now at a size two and everyone is always amazed that I have had three kids. This is what I do below when I throw on a few extra pounds. It always works..No diet pills, no energy drinks..just me walking and getting the water I need. Of course I watch what I eat and the Lean Cuisine meals are great for that since the calories per box are 180 to 380 per box. Just make sure you eat healthy every three to four hours so your body will perform at its max.


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Helpful Tips for weight loss:

1)A good way to loose weight is to use a calorie counter watch

Keep to a 1,200 food intake

Add 1,200 plus 3,500 (equals one pound of fat) ...and that is the total amount of calories you need to burn each day. Its actually really easy once you start watching the numbers and it doesn't seem like work or exercise. Its just a matter of changing the way you think about loosing weight.

I use this method when i gain some pounds. The first time I did this I went from 168 to 127

2) Most people do not get enough water in their system. Water is your body's principal chemical component, comprising, on average, 60 percent of your weight. Every system in your body depends on water. For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to your cells and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues.

Lack of water can lead to dehydration, a condition that occurs when you don't have enough water in your body to carry out normal functions. To determine if you are getting enough water use this simple formula.. Take your weight, for example 150 pounds and divide by 2. Take your answer which is 75 lbs and change it to ounces, in this case 75 ounces. That is how many ounces of water you need a day. Your body performs mostly on water. If you make sure you get enough water everyday your body will perform at top notch and your body will no longer have the cravings of junk food. You will have a better performing body system to help you work out and feel better thru out your day.

Answer 3

On your first and second week of any diet you lose alot of fluids this is probably the reason you lost the 5lbs quickly

You should try walking and drinking over 2 litres of water a day this can help clear out your system...

Answer 4

How do you define "eating healthy"? If you're skipping meals, your metabolism may be slowing down and burning fewer calories. Be sure to eat at least three meals a day, including a good breakfast. High-fiber foods are good because they help to carry excess fat out of the body.

Answer 5

do a search on diets go to the health food store im sure they got somyhing to burn more col, grapefruit will do it but, there is a grapefruit pill too, and a diet with grapefruit, cause it burns cals, a little more excerise too, and u will find urself dropdead goergouis but, u allready are u just need a little help.k here it is also go to subway everyday for a month eat a light supper and grapfruit in morning ull louse a lot.

Answer 6

define eating healthy. many people think that they are eating healthy when the overall changes that they make to the diet are insufficient for fat loss. your caloric intake may also be too low, at your body weight with out knowing your body fat % your caloric intake should be no less than 1300 cals daily

Answer 7

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