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

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.

The only thing that needs ajusting is your attitude. It is not a diet sprint race, it's a marathon. Do it the healthy way and you will reach your goal eventually. Looking for quick fixes will be trouble in the future.

She said it.