I'm also not entirely convinced my scales are correct since they give a different weight if they are moved - and they get moved around a lot.
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I'm also not entirely convinced my scales are correct since they give a different weight if they are moved - and they get moved around a lot.


I'm also not entirely convinced my scales are correct since they give a different weight if they are moved - and they get moved around a lot.
I have the same problem Tracieknits, I know our scales are not accurate, I have a built-in correction formula based on once when I also weighed myself at the local gym, but I don't know if this is really right.
Does anyone have any advice about how to pick some accurate scales. If they measured body fat% that would be good too. Alternatively are there any good tips on how to calibrate one's existing scales?
It kinda makes the whole thing pointless if the readings are all wrong, and especially if one fears that the scales are inconsistent.

I bought some:
http://www.omronwebshop.co.uk/product-details.asp?category=Wellness&type=Body-Composition-Monitors-and-Scales&c=1
but I still use the ropey ones usually as they are easier. Interesting (in a bad way) to find out I was pretty much half-fat!





eve

Sorry to hear you haven't seen any weightloss. Do get the tape measure out and start to track that too. If you have been increasing your exercise you may be gaining muscle and losing fat, the tape measure will reveal that.
We need to know a bit more about what you are doing in order to make a guess as to what, if anything, you might be doing wrong!
First thing is to make a rough calculation of how many calories you are consuming on feed days and to see how that compares with your TDEE. There is a link to the TDEE calculator in the FAQ (link in my signature) and you can use the www.fatsecret.co.uk or the www.myfitnesspal.com websites to work out your feed day calories.
There are several reasons why you might not be losing weight. One is that you are not all that far off your target weight so you might expect it to be slower than for people like me who have a lot to lose. Also if you have been dieting a lot in the past you may have a slower metabolism as dieting results in your body making a lot of changes to try to get you to put weight back on. You may have some medical reason for being slow to lose weight, such as thyroid problems. Lastly, you don't say how old you are but the older you are the slower your metabolism and the harder it is to shift the weight (but the TDEE calculation will account for your age).
So, don't panic, keep on keeping on and for peace of mind do the calculations and measurements I've suggested and we'll take it from there.

eve


I blame a few things - overeating on feed days, mainly, plus sometimes I've cut the fast day short due to debilitating hypoglycaemic migraines, which can be demoralising when you've put in all that effort, and can lead straight back to miserable overeating on feed days (for me).
But! I'm no longer getting migraines on my fast days; I think my body's got used to fast days, and I feel quite good on them now. I'm trying to eat less refined sugar on feed days and focus more on greens and low GI stuff, and bringing my feed day calories down slightly (just by eliminating snacking and that sort of thing).
I've been on a variety of diets in the past, including a very low calorie diet (twice), I'm used to a panicky sort of "oh crap!" approach to weight loss. It's becoming clear to me that my relationship with food (and sugar!) is seriously out of whack, so I'm seeing this period as me "recalibrating" that. And, now that I'm gently sorting out things like portion sizes (and adding a running programme), at some point I'll start to lose.
At least, that is the *plan*....



I'm pretty sure my migraines are down to having too much sugar in my diet generally (I'm not diabetic but v susceptible to refined sugar) and then suddenly not having any on fast days. Hopefully they're a thing of the past though!
Slow and sure is the way, and you're doing amazingly! Let the others laugh - as you say - we'll see who's still going strong in a year


I've recently worked out that my TDEE is 1942 calories - and maybe I've been going a bit wild with the wine and nibbles on feed days, so I think I need to be a bit more careful with what I'm eating on feed days. But I will still be having my Lindor balls!
My one encouragement is that trousers are getting looser, & there are a couple of pairs that I can't wear now as they are just TOO loose, even with a belt. This is the thing that's keeping me going on with this WOE. I seem to be loosing inches even if I'm not loosing kilos!

Also I don't do fasting on holidays. So I expect a slow loss. Also as an older person (60's) I expect my metabolism to be slower. I have a sedentry job (when I retire I will be more active).
So don't dispair - this is a way of life (wol). Just keep at it.
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