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Something wrong? need some advice please

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I can believe it it has been a week since i weighed and i have been so good i even went on a 2 mile walk on the Sat and a 6 mile walk on the sunday! I was sick and didnt eat hardly for 2 days and i weight the same 199lbs:( surly i cant be on a plateu already i have just started and have got a long way to go :( i only drink water and a lot of it i exercise 2 days on 1 day off, althought i havent exercised this week yet as i have been sick......... i am soooooooooooo disapointed........ please any advice? i am trying so hard and being so good....
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For some reason it seems like it used to take my body about 2 weeks to kick in and actually register "weight" loss. You may be loosing inches somewhere this week. You can actually loose inches and nothing on the scales. Are you counting all your little "bites" here and there. Those add up... also try varying your excercise... like add a 1 minute burst of faster walking or even a job if you can several times during your walk... hope this helps. Just dont give up!
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I agree with lilmiss. I have not lost much weight wise in the last month, but I have lost inches. Remember muscule weighs more that fat. So if ur exercising and loosing fat u will not see it on the scale. Do your clothes feel looser? If so then ur on the right track
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What kind of sickness symptoms do you have? That's very important. Are you feeling better now?
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its ok ladies i have lost 2.5lbs yay
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From what I know, fat loss doesnt come off steadily. You may go through periods of stagnation of a few days and then a sudden drop of 1-2lbs will appear, so see you are doing great! Keep up the good work, and don't overdo it so that you can keep a healthy immune system. Vitamins and Omegas are VIP! Great job!
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In the short term, weight loss measurements are so unreliable because there are som any different factors to take into consideration - ie: water retention, time of day, amount eaten during the day etc...

Also, you may be putting on muscle as everyone says, with all that walking :)
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are you watching your salt intake? You can hold a lot of weight with water retention. I have lost 5 pounds in one day just from excess fluid. Some people retain water more than others, like me.
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p.s try lowfat yogurt and tons of lemon water! it really cleanses and works!
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The thing is, being a woman, you can lose FAT and at the same time be putting on water retenion in the build up to either your period or your ovulation time, and so seem to be stagnant or even putting weight on.

Tisn't fair!!! Yowl!
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