31 and Only lost 3lbs my first 2 weeks on MFP

Hi there,

3 lbs in two weeks is actually very good! Slow and steady is much better than quick loss. When I started, I had about one (maybe 1.5 lbs) loss per week. Don't get discouraged, if you stick with it, the lbs will drop! I'm doing Turbo Jam and have done 30DS- both great programs!

No no no, stop with the negative talk. You are focusing too much on scale weight. I know it's hard to see that it's not happening as fast as you want it to, I hate the scale btw, but it's never gonna be that fast.
Throw out your scale! Please just do it. I know you want that security to see the progress but pictures are sooooo much more motivating. The scale doesn't take into account things like bloating due to sodium, our menstral cycles which cause MORE bloating, water retention in muscles from strength training, and a whole bunch of other reasons.
If you do a crash diet "detox" plan you will end up losing muscle instead of the fat that you want to lose.
Besides, if you are on this site, it's about learning to eat healthy and lose weight the proper way. Don't give in to the temptation to do this! There's plenty of people, me included, who have been in your shoes. Stay with it!

3lbs in 2 weeks is great! Nothing to complain about. Stick with what you are doing & dont give up

You're right on track! The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to lose 1-2 pounds per week. Anything more and you'll most likely gain it back once you're done being strict on eating and exercise. Progress will vary for each person, sometimes you might lose 5 or more pounds a week, other times you might not lose at all. Just keep positive and keep at it, you'll get there!

That's 1.5 lbs in a week, which is fantastic... I agree with an above poster who says you may have to reanalyze your goals and make them more realistic to healthy weight loss, lest you get discouraged and quit.

Slow, steady weight loss is the weight loss that will stay with you for life.

You're loosing a pound and a half a week?? That's great! If it were as easy as eating the right foods for a week and suddenly being thin, we'd not have sites like this one let alone an obesity issue at all.Be easy on yourself.

Three pounds in two weeks is GREAT! When I started I only lost a pound a week (even less some weeks). You're doing a fantastic job! One pound a week may seem slow, but if you lose it slowly by leading a healhier lifestyle, you're more likely to keep the weight off. Slow and steady wins the race! Hang in there!!

Are you working-out to LOOK better, FEEL better, and improve your health? Or just to see the number on the scale go down. I'll take the former over the latter any day!

Advice: Keep doing what you're doing (MFP works!), but instead of stepping on the scale, take progress photos as often as possible and measurements.

3 pounds in 2 weeks is amazing... it took me 3 weeks to lose my second 3 pounds so your doing very well. keep it up and dont stress. Even if you think that's a small number every pounds counts!

If you lose -3lbs every 2 weeks, you'll reach your goal in no time.

Three pounds in 2 weeks is incredible! Seriously! Take it from someone who was stuck at the same weight for 4 months! I just had to tell myself the diet and exercise were worth it regardless of what the scale said. Boy am I glad I was patient and continued my journey. After a long, long time the scale finally went down....and now I am free falling! You have to take the good with the bad and trust that you are doing the right thing for yourself. It WILL come off eventually!

3 lbs in two weeks = 1-1/2 lbs per week. That sounds pretty normal to me!

All the weight that you're trying to lose didn't show up overnight -- it's unrealistic to think that it's going to come off overnight. Slow and steady, you'll be more successful that way. Keep at it, you're doing just fine!

Im 31 5'1 and have been doing MFP for 2 week... I have been working out and every morning either to Turbo Jam or 30 day Shred. My first week I lost 2lbs that was great .... My 2nd week I lost 1lb I am very disappointed. So this week I am going to do a 7 day detox of fruit veggies and lean meet. Has anyone else got a slow start... I need to see lbs off and numbers dropping on the scale. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have any advice? HELP!!!!!!! :explode: :grumble: :sad:

3 pounds in 2 weeks sounds about normal and healthy, especially for someone that's 5'1" tall.

Dropping too much more implies lean muscle tissue. 1-2 pounds a week should be your goal, expect some fluctuations due to sodium retention on some days and other variables.

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Make sure that you weigh yourself at the same time and with you body under the same conditions. Weightloss isn't linear as it is; if you chart your weight over 2 months you will not see a straight line, but a zig-zagging one, so long as it's trending in the right direction you are okay.

I know, I get kind of obsessed with the scale too sometimes. It's a hard habbit to break. If you feel it's becoming a problem for you, try maybe waiting until the end of the month to weigh in, if you feel like you can do that. I tried... I couldn't resist lolll but maybe you can. And like someone else said, keep taking measurements, perhaps once or twice a month, because that's where the real results are at. I stopped seeing weight loss at one point for almost a month it felt like, and I was getting very discouraged, so I decided to finally take my measurements again, and after measuring my ankles, calves, thighs, waist, bust and arms, I had lost a total of like 20 inches that month. That fat loss didn't show up on the scale because muscle is more dense and accounts for more weight, so sometimes that'll happen too, which is why measuring is sooo important. Even if you're not doing any 'strength training,' you will develop muscle. All I was doing was walking everyday lol. But at my weight, for my body, walking is major exercise, so I was really putting those muscles to work lol.

That detox sounds awesome, good luck with that. Veggies are always good to have lots of! If you need ideas of how to incorporate them into your diet, you can try juicing, and you can also try eating them raw if you're like me and find you're usually too lazy to cook. I got really into raw foods for that reason.. and that reason alone lolll. I'll get broccoli, sugar snap peas, string beans, cauliflower, cucumber, zuchinni, carrots, etc, and just eat them raw, dip them in some ranch or hummus or something.