why am i not loosing weight

Hi i went for a vacation to Istanbul. Everyday im walking sooo many km it’s always 10-20km and since there is so many hills i burn calories 500-1k daily. It’s true im not eating enough max 2 times a day because i dont have time but why am I not losing weight? how is such thing possible? I dont understand and it ****es me off

Reply 1

idkwhatthenameis

Original post by alpha1310

Hi. There could be a lot of reasons, but here are some based on my experience of trying to loose weight

Not enough time has passed. You have to burn more calories than you consume, it's true, but it takes a lot of time to start working

You might not be losing weight, but do you, perhaps, look thinner? It happened to me a few times, I worked out a lot and I actually gained weight but looked much thinner

Your body might be storing water since it's summer and it's hot in Istanbul

Could be due to genetics or hormonal changes

Hope this helps. You might want to consult a specialist about this , though.

(edited 9 months ago)

Reply 2

StriderHort

If you are habitually undereating your body will start holding onto everything it can.

Reply 3

Kyri

Original post by StriderHort

If you are habitually undereating your body will start holding onto everything it can.

To an extent, yes, the body will reduce metabolic rate for some non essential processes. For example you might feel less warm, or might feel less urge to fidget. But in the end the body can't hold onto fat when you need that energy to stay alive. It will get used.

I think this is simply a matter of not enough time. 1kg of fat holds 7,700 kcals. So to lose 1kg of fat over a week long holiday, you'd have to be in a deficit of 1,100 kcals per day. This is a very large deficit. With all that walking you probably did lose body fat, but 1kg easily gets hidden within daily fluctuations of body weight. For me, if I get up in the morning and need to **** really bad, I easily drop 1kg just from going to the toilet.

Reply 4

Admit-One

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Some context from four months ago.

Reply 5

Kyri

Original post by Admit-One

Some context from four months ago.

Thanks. In that thread those are normal daily fluctuations, measured over the course of 3 days. It takes much longer than that to see measurable differences in body fat. And turns out the original poster is already medically underweight anyway so not that surprising it's proving difficult to lose even more.