This is my first time posting on here for something like this, but I really just feel stuck. About 7 weeks ago, my weight spiked up to 170 pounds and of course with water weight I wasn’t really 170 pounds, but that’s what the scale read. I was 131 pounds 4 months before the scale read 170, so I really went off and let myself go for a while.
7 weeks ago, I made myself a workout routine using FB’s free workout videos. MWF consist of upper body strength, TTh consist of lower body strength + Pilates. MF I also do 20 mins of hiit, W I do abs. I have a pretty good schedule set out for myself and I’ve definitely felt stronger than I’ve been when I first started because I’ve been able to increase my weights.
I also follow FB’s meal prep guide and stick to the 1600 calorie diet because I want to be in a deficit and I burn approx. 2100-2300 calories a day.
This is where I’m stuck, when I used to be 131 pounds, I would eat 1200 calories and only focus on cardio and it was so easy for my weight to drop. Ever since I upped to 1600 calories and did weights, my weight has been stuck at 165 for the entire 7 weeks. I measure my waist and hips, but they barely just went down from where I was when the scale read 170 pounds.
I just want to know if I’m doing something wrong or if other people are on the same boat as me. I want to know if I should keep going or if I need to change something up. I was expecting to see more results by the 7 week mark. I know it’s gonna take a lot more than 7 weeks to get to where I want, but I expected at 7 weeks of consistent exercise and proper diet to show more results than I’ve seen.
Feeling stuck
So this is gonna be kinda long.
This is my first time posting on here for something like this, but I really just feel stuck. About 7 weeks ago, my weight spiked up to 170 pounds and of course with water weight I wasn’t really 170 pounds, but that’s what the scale read. I was 131 pounds 4 months before the scale read 170, so I really went off and let myself go for a while.
7 weeks ago, I made myself a workout routine using FB’s free workout videos. MWF consist of upper body strength, TTh consist of lower body strength + Pilates. MF I also do 20 mins of hiit, W I do abs. I have a pretty good schedule set out for myself and I’ve definitely felt stronger than I’ve been when I first started because I’ve been able to increase my weights.
I also follow FB’s meal prep guide and stick to the 1600 calorie diet because I want to be in a deficit and I burn approx. 2100-2300 calories a day.
This is where I’m stuck, when I used to be 131 pounds, I would eat 1200 calories and only focus on cardio and it was so easy for my weight to drop. Ever since I upped to 1600 calories and did weights, my weight has been stuck at 165 for the entire 7 weeks. I measure my waist and hips, but they barely just went down from where I was when the scale read 170 pounds.
I just want to know if I’m doing something wrong or if other people are on the same boat as me. I want to know if I should keep going or if I need to change something up. I was expecting to see more results by the 7 week mark. I know it’s gonna take a lot more than 7 weeks to get to where I want, but I expected at 7 weeks of consistent exercise and proper diet to show more results than I’ve seen.