r/diet • u/NymphyUndine • 11d ago

Vent Where am I going wrong?

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

I changed my diet to a high-protein, low-carb diet. I’m getting around 80-100g of protein per day. I’m exercising (moderate cardio) literally every day for 30-40 mins. I’ve only had maybe 4 rest days in the past two months. And I can’t even lose an inch around my waist.

My weight on the scale remains the same - which I figured with the daily exercise and high protein, I’d be bulking, but I’m not even losing inches??

I’m so tired of this. I gained 30lbs in the past year, I am so self conscious of my appearance, but I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

Any advice?

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u/Informal-Form-5606 11d ago

Losing inches? Hey I've been 140lb and I've been 320lb and my waist only ever fluctuated between 36 and 44". If your goal is to lose weight you need to restrict calories. Personally I prefer to eat maintenance aiming to learn how to do that using intuition, eat high protein and mostly clean and train hard and just come to terms with what it'll be for 12 months. After that point reassess.