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A glass of water weighs half a pound so I think you can discount that as a normal fluctuation in weight rather than gaining fat.
Can you give us some more detailed information such as how much weight you need to lose, how much you lost in the first 5 weeks and exactly what you mean by “in the right range” It isn’t really possible to offer advice otherwise.
That is disconcerting for me as a brand new fast dieter; but I totally understand. I have been on a regimen of counting calories for over a year and lost 53 pounds, then suddenly starting gaining with no “reason” I have been able to find; so I want to try this fasting and see what happens. I have been at a plateau of 240-245 for about a month and a half! Makes no sense.
Hi Katheresa24
Please don’t give up. Weight loss is not linear and sometimes there seems to be no rhyme nor reason to what happens each week and we are all different and our bodies are likely to react unpredictably to weight loss at times. I posted the following on another thread about 3 weeks ago and it shows my statistics for my first six weeks of weighing myself. You can see on week six I had one of my lowest weekly deficits and yet lost nothing. It’s been three weeks since then and I’m pleased to report I have gone on to lose another 4lbs in those 3 weeks, please don’t lose heart, I know its so frustrating but keep at it and in the long run you will see a downward trend.
WEEK ONE
Total Calorie Deficit 4070
Average Daily Calorie Intake 1419
Loss 3lbs
WEEK TWO
Total Calorie Deficit 4070
Average Daily Calorie Intake 1419
Loss 1lb
WEEK THREE
Total Calorie Deficit 1963
Average Daily Calorie Intake 1720
Loss 1lb
WEEK FOUR
Total Calorie Deficit 4007
Average Daily Calorie Intake 1428
Loss 4lbs
WEEK FIVE
Total Calorie Deficit 5076
Average Daily Calorie Intake 1275
Loss 2lb
WEEK SIX
Total Calorie Deficit 4260
Average Daily Calorie Intake 1391
Loss 0lb
Hi, thanks for giving us more info. If you have lost 10lbs in only 8 weeks you are doing it right so no problems there. I would say the answer is hormonal due to menopause, HRT and that you’re also probably retaining water so are on a plateau due those factors.
As others have said, weight loss isn’t linear and our bodies do what they need to do despite what we want them to do.
I’ve lost a lot of weight on 5:2 and there have been weeks when I’ve not lost an ounce or it has gone up for no reason. I’ve lost 12lbs since Feb 12th, but none of that has been in the last 2 weeks. I’m not concerned as it has happened before, and eventually my body shows my efforts on the scales. I’m almost 70lbs into an 84lb journey.
The weight will start to come off again soon, stay relaxed about it and keep doing what you’ve been doing for the past 8 weeks 🙂
Hi Katheresa and welcome:
This post explains why you can do everything right and still gain weight: https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/warnings-to-newbies/
This post explains a typical weight loss progression on 5:2: https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/really-no-weight-loss/
Just keep on going.
Good Luck!
Hi Katheresa:
You are welcome. Don’t feel silly – I wrote those posts because so many people felt the same way you did.
Perhaps you mean 4:3 (although 3:4 is possible). It means having 3 diet days each week instead of two. This post explains the ‘numbers’ behind 4:3 (and 5:2) – https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/tdee-for-the-curious-or-why-dont-i-lose-weight-faster/
Some people that think they have hit a ‘plateau’ when they don’t lose weight for a week or two try 4:3 to help get their weight loss going again. As the numbers show, it does not help that much, but if they think it does, then it does!
Good Luck!
When I took hormones for about 8 months, i gained weight. I think that is one of the reason.
Another, if you lost 10 lb, you should adjust your daily calories intake – it should be less now. Less the weight, less calories intake to lose weight. For example, when I was 163 lb, my TDEE was 1534 cal, but then I lost 13 lb, so now my TDEE is 1463. But my mind is telling me “oh, you lost weight, so now you can eat more!” . I really struggle now to lose weight, because it harder for me to eat less calories.
Please don’t give up, we all have struggles once in a while. 🙂
After loosing 25# over 4 months I have hit a plateau at 150# (68 kg.) My goal is 142#s. I seem to loose a little and then regain. Almost like my body is resistant to going any lower. I am 65 yo. and do alot of walking, treadmill at gym, and working outside.
I am thinking of trying to fast 3 days for a week to see if it propels
me to loose the last few #s
Hi Katheresa,
You do not process all calories the same, so perhaps you need to take into account where those calories are coming from. You have 3 sources; fats, carbohydrates or protein. Perhaps carbs are spiking your insulin response which will lead you to store those calories as fat. Try avoiding carb dense foods like bread, pasta, rice, potatoes etc. These are not good if you are trying to burn fat as they will promote fat storage in a lot of people. Go for big bowls of veg/salad with some protein like cheese, meat, fish etc.
Good luck.
I have the same problem. I started off at 12 stone 12 pounds and went down to 12 7 but I simply cannot get below that. I have religiously counted calories on my two fast days (tuesday and thursday) and try to follow a healthy low carbish diet, no potatoes, pasta bread or rice with plenty of veg for the others. I go to gentle exercise classes (I am over 60) twice a week and have a personal session with a trainer to strengthen muscles rather than to exhaust myself once a week. Yet I cannot get below 12 7 and have been stuck there for 5 weeks and this morning I weigh 12 9 ! I can cope with staying the same although I feel a bit narked but to experience going up when I am following this is the pits. Any advice other than to persevere?
Hi Katheresa24, your weight loss so far is a win! I am a 61-year old mother of 20-year-old triplets, HRT for 9 years now. I’ve only lost 5.5 lb in 4 weeks, but they say slow weight loss lasts better than quick loss. HRT reputedly makes for a slower loss, but you still lose. Did you see the news stories about The Biggest Loser participants who all gained back their weight? Slow is the way to go, and remember the other health benefits of 5-2 fasting.
Perhaps the bigger questions are: Do you like this eating plan and will you do it long term? I LOVE it because it’s only one day of restricted calories at a time, and I find it easy to say, “I’ll have some tomorrow” to whatever goodie presents itself.
Can you fit some weight training to build more fat-burning muscle into your crazy mother-of-triplets life? Best wishes!
Hi Katheresa24, your weight loss so far is a win! I am a 61-year old mother of 20-year-old triplets, HRT for 9 years now. I’ve only lost 5.5 lb in 4 weeks, but they say slow weight loss lasts better than quick loss. HRT reputedly makes for a slower loss, but you still lose. Did you see the news stories about The Biggest Loser participants who all gained back their weight? Slow is the way to go, and remember the other health benefits of 5-2 fasting.
Perhaps the bigger questions are: Do you like this eating plan and will you do it long term? I LOVE it because it’s only one day of restricted calories at a time, and I find it easy to say, “I’ll have some tomorrow” to whatever goodie presents itself.
Can you fit in some weight training to build more fat-burning muscle into your crazy mother-of-triplets life? Best wishes!
Polly,
Muscle training is anaerobic. By all means do it to tone your body but if youre doing it to lose weight then it isn’t going to work. Just go for a brisk walk for one hour. If you can get your heart rate up to about 60% of max then you will be burning lots of fat on your walk. I walk for one hour every day as part of my routine.
Hi Pollypet
I am also in my 60s and have been on 5:2 for around 6 months and still losing.
Sometimes if I am on my 2nd fast for the week and the scales aren’t moving as they should I do a second day of fasting, so I have two consecutive days of eating 500cals ( so that is 1000 cals in total over the two days) and that lengthens the fast to 60 hours. This means some weeks I end up fasting 3 rather than 2 days but it does help the scales move in the right direction. I hope this helps.
I am currently also trying the 16:8 method where you only eat for eight hours during the day but not sure if this will work for me.
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