SERIOUSLY 1 LB!!!!????

Your body lost a whopping 10lbs & yeah that tasted awesome but sometimes it's like whoa & holds on to more fat in my opinion...keep doing what your doing & you should see a bigger loss in the coming weeks.

Do be discouraged... Small numbers add up!!!!!

I can gain 2 to 5 pounds when it's TOM, so yes I'm sure that has something to do with it. As far as starvation mode, it's a myth but you always should eat at least 1200 calories. You can slow down your metabolism if you don't.

You can't expect to loose 10 punds every week. As long as you are loosing you shouldn't worry so much ... think of your average/week ... and 1 pound is not so bad...you do need to eat your calories though ...

so since Sept 10th you have lost 11lbs,today is the 21st so you did lost 11lbs in 11 days and you are unhappy with this?
:huh:

You could be retaining water if you're on your period. Most women do and so you hold on to that weight. Do you drink enough water? Also, you want to eat what your daily calorie goal is and increasing your calories might help you with dropping some more weight. Also, if you're working out you could be building muscle and losing fat so the scale doesn't move much but you are losing inches. Many possibilities. Also, if I have a week where I work my butt off, I won't lose a lot that week and will see it the following week on the scale. Keep at it, if you're doing it right and eating enough and working out you'll see results.

Take the mindset that this is a long distance race...you'll have big losses and small losses but as long as you're losing - you're actually winning! 10 lbs in 4 days is too much. 11 lbs in 2 weeks is better but still a very drastic weight loss.

Muscle weighs more than fat so you can lose fat while gaining muscle and the scale won't change.

Take measurements monthly as well as weighing yourself - the tape will give you different results than the scale will.

Relax! You'll get this. But it won't all come off in the first month.

Mac

It sounds like there was something wrong with one of the scales. I only use one scale so it will never be confusing. 10lbs in a couple days doesn't sound healthy! 1lb is more like it...the most I've lost in a week is 2lbs. Keep at it, only use your scale at home and you'll see those pounds drop off!

I personally agree you had a wierd starting point by using two different averages I would start fresh and ONLY use the scale at home

The scale at the dr office is way inaccurate.

Also, I agree that if you're looking for your weight to drop off at a consistent pace every single week, you're in for disappointment. If you're noticing a downward trend in your AVERAGE weight, then you're moving in the right direction. Beating yourself up over 1 pound here and there is unnecessarily brutal.

I think you are using a skewed starting point since your digital scale and dr. office scale were not calibrated the same. 1lb a week is excellent and a lot of work. More importantly, it's safe. My doctor's office weight is never less than 6-7lbs different than my home scale and my home scale is usually a couple of lbs off of my gym scale. Stick with one and use it as a barometer.

Mmm hmm

On 09/10/12 I weighed in at 241 lbs at the Dr's office. I started using MFP, counting calories and logging in my excercises. Then on 09/14/12 I weighed in at 231 lbs! on my digital scale at home. 10 lbs in a matter of days!! cool, whos not going to be happy about that? it is a little dramatic though. Any way my weekly weigh ins are on Fridays so today I get on my scale and it reads 230 lbs. 1 lb! THATS IT!!!???? >:/ I was hoping for at least 3-4 lbs. I have no idea what happend haven't changed anything. Do you think it could be that I started my period this week? and also MFP has been telling me that I'm consuming too few calories, do you think maybe my body is in starvation mode? or maybe the 10 lbs was way too much weight to lose in such little amount of time that my body is saying to slow down. IDK but that was depressing and it made me mad. What do you all think and has this happened to you?

The first ten pounds may have been alot of excess water in your system, which would explain why you lost so much, so quickly. The recommended rate of weight loss is 1-2lbs/week, so you were actually within that range this week. Don't expect to have huge losses every week. Just be happy that it was a loss. Every step forward is a step in the right direction, and even baby steps count. 3500 calories=1lb of bodyweight. In other words, you need to create a calorie deficit of 3500 calories over the course of several days to lose 1lb of weight. Just keep eating right and exercising every day and you will eventually reach your goal, just don't expect to get there overnight. It's a long, slow, sometimes maddening process. One of my MFP friends posted this quote about the link between failure and success the other day, and I LOVE it: "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." -Michael Jordan

I definitely gain weight when it's my TOM. Don't panic! I say just keep doin' what you're doin' and see what the scale says next week. (Unless you want to consider eating more... but I won't pretend to be an expert about that.)

Few things..

One...

Start with one scale. Write down that number and use that. I'd suggest your home scale.

Two...

Realize that one pound a week is a good loss....expecting huge numbers unless you are expending huge amounts of calories is just unrealistic.

Three...

You're going to have gains, little losses, no losses and all sorts of fun along the way...accept them and move on. The body is complex.

Four...

Please accept now that during your period, everything fluctuates..your weight..your mood...possibly your cravings..it's not the end of the world and your body will regulate again the following week.

Five...

GOOD LUCK!

In any given week, you should aim to lose 1-2 pounds. Any more than that is not sustainable long term and often leads to gaining it back. Take it slow and steady and you'll keep it off. I know it's more fun when it comes off fast, but slow and steady is the healthy way to do it. And make sure you eat at least 1200 cals, and you may need even more if you have a lot to lose. I average 1600-2000 a day (I workout 30-60 minutes of weights or cardio 5-6 days a week) and I've been losing just under 2 pounds a week for the last 8 weeks. There is no reason to starve yourself to lose weight.

If you haven't read it, I always suggest people read Tosca Reno's Eat Clean Diet. It taught me so much about nutrition and helps keep me motivated.