Gained wt.

Be patient, it's only a pound could be water or just a fluctuation, keep at it and the number will go down as long as you are logging correctly

Do you have scales that measure body fat, lean muscle, and water %? That might help you interpret your gain better, and these days they are not that expensive. Regardless, even though it is not an encouraging start it seems your first week has been better eating and you are definitely on the way to getting to the weight you want to be. Are you doing any extra exercise, like walking or something?

I don't know about the pound, but I don't think that you should ever be under 1200 calories and on the days that you exercise you should eat all or at least some of those calories back. Eating too few calories is just going to slow your metabolism down.

It's only been a week! This is going to take time - a life-time commitment actually! You might want to watch your sodium intake. I have mine set at 1500 and I don't PUT salt on anything! I noticed you like your Peanut butter (which is fine) but I also noticed your PB entry didn't record any sodium? Unless it's natural it will have some (that stuff is hiding in almost everything!). Drink lots of water too. Finally, if you're working out, water is retained to repair muscle. So.....that 1 pound is highly unlikely to be fat! Just keep it up! You can get there - and stay there for good!

PS. I'm 49 and have lost over 40 lbs in 10 months - it can be done at our age! :flowerforyou:

I have always maintained and noticed that I lose or gain my weight a week later. So, if you jus started a week ago.. you could be like me..and the loss will start showing up next week. W

The advice on sodium is a great one. Don't eat prepackaged or frozen diet meals. Make your own food and cut the sodium and drink water..that speeds up loss.

Also..working out will make you retain fluid in your muscles...and it shows up on the scale as false weight. It can takes weeks to for it to go away.

So..just plug along and hit your mark...it will happen.. however..I understand why it is discouraging. Remember, your body doesn't know you weigh it every week expecting a loss. It loses when it loses.

mostly i'm echoing what others have said. plateaus are frustrating but sometimes the body does what it wants. so if you're making the right choices, don't fret too much about it. here's my 2 cents on things that might help.

1) increase the water some. I find that it really helps clean out anything stuck a bit. If you don't like water just force it down inbetween meals. when i'm really not into water, I take 4 times throughout the day (between meals) and just jug 2-3 glasses. in a couple of days you'll find yourself naturally drinking more and won't have to force it.

2) I don't think you're eating enough calories. this slows down your body's metabolism. try to eat within 100 calories of your goal. I even think its better to go 50 calories over than 100 calories under.

3) sodium levels seem fine, but keep an eye on the prepackaged foods since i sometimes find that the sodium levels are off in the database (also #1 helps counteract that).

4) try to increase fiber a bit, which again will help get things moving along.

5) sometimes having a jumpstart on weightloss can really help with motivation, so if you want a faster weightloss to start there are some short term healthy ways to do it. my acupuncturist put me on a severe detox during which i lost 15 pounds in 2 weeks (keep in mind I'm morbidly obese, so that's like a normal size person losing 5 pounds). It was hard, due to its severity but not because I was hungry AT ALL (in fact she specifically instructed me to eat whenever I was hungry, no matter what my calorie intake was). I really liked it because it helped me toward my weight goal but also a clean eating goal.