sophx<3's Journal, 06 Aug 21

it coudld be possible that its mucle weight, sometimes its more important how u feel than the number that scale shows ;) 

Hi Soph. Have you considered looking at your macros, if you are not doing it already? It is possible that you are in calorie deficit but having too much carbs for little protein or vice versa. Looking at macros helps you making smarter choices food wise. Good luck 

Definitely agree with tracking macros, making sure you are hitting your protein goal. Try not to be disheartened by the scales, weight fluctuates for so many reasons! If you eat a lot of carbs or salt the night before you can weigh more on the scales. A far more accurate way is to use measurements or body fat percentage than weight. Also, I don’t know if you already are but lifting weights is the single best thing you can do for fat loss. Please don’t get caught up in the endless cardio cycle, you won’t build muscle with cardio. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn so a progressive overload with weights is the best way to go. I follow so many useful educational pages on Instagram, if you want the info just let me know 🥰 

Thanks everyone, I do have dumbbells so I will start building that in this week. I do enjoy my runs but you’re right, weights do make more progress!! Tracking macros more closely is a good shout too, thanks all for your support 🥰 xx 

one day at a time. day by day keep it up. 

Thanks kkhan! The support from all of you has made me push forward rather than eating crap all day and sabotaging myself! XX  

it's 2000 cal for women. if you don't eat enough you can put on weight  

Sorry but it’s not 2000 calories for women, that’s a blanket overall calorie recommendation for your average woman to maintain their weight not lose weight. There’s lots of factors that can affect how many calories you should eat, like how tall you are and how much you weigh and how active you are. You need to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight, most women I know would not be in a calorie deficit at 2000 calories therefore wouldn't lose weight.  

You've been running, which means you've probably gained muscle, which is heavier than fat. Never only go by weight. Go by how you feel both mentally and physically. Then by how your clothes feel on you. 

Thanks Anthony! Will keep going, exercise really helps my mental health so won’t give it up and you’re right there is more to this than just the scales x