I want to give up!

Don't give up!!!
Losing weight is hard. Staying fat is harder.

As we get older, our bodies retain fluid to replace the fat YOU ARE BURNING longer (it's called homeostasis). It will let go soon.

Also, you are gaining muscle.
Advice: Measure inches immediately so you have more than one way to track progress. You should already notice slightly looser pants. Keep your salt intake under 2500 - critical.

You'll see a difference this week.

DO NOT GIVE UP!

This happens to the best of us. It sounds like you may be trying to make too big of a change at one time.

It's time to take a step back and re-evaluate. Making the decision and jumping in with both feet is a great thing! Your passion is a good thing!

Scale things back a bit - perhaps work out just 2 days a week and just concentrate on your nutrition for now, but DO NOT GIVE UP! We all go through this. Keep fighting the fight!

I'd love to know your statistics. What is your calorie goal. Open your diary so we can see what you are eating. This is doable. Don't quit.

I fell into a habit awhile back of getting on the scale almost every day and began to get frustrated. I decided, for me, it was best if I ditched the scale and started going by how my clothes fit. I had much better result once I gave up the scale and number obsession. I will occasionally step on the scale to see where I am now that I am more or less maintaining but nothing like I was before! Weight loss is not a sprint, its a marathon. Keep at! You'll get there!

I second the suggestion for taking measurements and not stepping on the scale- especially if you are doing hip hop abs. While it is cardio intensive, it was clearly meant for building and defining muscle in the midsection (and thighs! from my experience ). While you are not seeing difference on the scale, I'm assuming that your waist is probably looking narrower and your muscle tone is started to make all your curvy areas look a little more taught and defined- those are things you should be proud of and should relish in, not be disappointed about.

Also, 14 days is not very long at all- You're going to need a hell of a lot more determination and willpower than that. You're in the adjustment phase of a new LIFESTYLE, not some magic soup diet that sheds weight like snakes shed skin. Have patience with your body and encourage it to do what you expect of it, what you want of it, and soon enough, it will come along. Wanting to quit after two weeks doesn't get you anywhere except feeling defeated and miserable and weak.

I also have to suggest that you start setting goals for yourself outside of the weight you want to reach. Weight can be useful as a goal and as an indicator of progress, but it is not the be-all end-all of getting in shape. Having other goals to work towards can be a great motivator when you aren't seeing progress on the scale. For example, I haven't seen my weight budge once in two weeks, but where I started out hardly finishing a mile run at the beginning of those two weeks, I can now run 3.5 miles. Thats a hell of a lot of improvement, and it reinforced that I am making AWESOME progress! I'd like for you to know how that feels too.

Oh, don't give up!

There are so many factors that go into making weight loss happen. Right off the top of my head:

Make sure you are weighing and measuring as accurately as possible and using accurate versions of foods in the database...so many are incorrect. A tip when logging plain foods is to use the listing that does NOT have an asterisk beside it. It came from the USDA nutrient data base and will be more accurate than someones personal entry.

How are you logging exercise...try to get a good HRM that uses your specific info. This will be better than the exercise database as well.

Make sure your foods are healthy and clean, processed foods just make us hold onto water that we don't need.

Sometime it just all a math game, so go over your numbers and make sure your getting what you need. Try dropping your carbs lower for a week and your fats higher...or some other self experimentation. Clearly something needs to change, so don't give up something will work for you!

Don't give up. You may need to adjust your food intake up or down. Make sure you drink plenty of water that is important. When I first started out, I would get to my job 15 minutes early and go for a walk, then I would walk 20 minutes on my lunch break (before I ate) and then 15 minutes after work. I broke it down into small components so it wouldn't be too much at once. Just think, this is a 50 minute workout.

You CAN do it!!!!

On September 10, I started really getting serious with my weight loss goal. I have gotten up at 5am every week day and have worked out. I work out later in the day on Saturday, and Sunday is my rest day. Some days I work out twice, and also get one or two 15 minute walks in durring the work day. I have logged in on MFP, and stayed pretty close to my calorie goal. I gained 2 pounds in the first week. I dropped those 2 mystery pounds, but now exactly where I started 14 days ago. I have no progress. No pounds down, no inches lost. I am not a morning person at all. It is HUGE that I get up at 5am to do these work outs (Hip Hop Abs). I want to quit! I feel like I'm doing all this hard work for nothing.

Well you did just start. If your diary was open we could be of more help. From what you have said I think that you are working out too much and not eating enough. But there's no way for me to know. I've been using MFP for over a year and never even hit a plateau.

Also, another note: I am not a morning person, either. I find that taking a nice walk outside at around sunset for about an hour really relieves stress, which is a killer for weight loss. Give it a try.

Make sure you are getting enough sleep. Since you are getting up earlier are you going to bed earlier? If your body is not getting enough rest it will mess with your weight.
But I agree with everyone else, don’t give up. It’s not about weight but being healthy.
Something I did notice about myself, I could eat the right calories, but if the other nutrients were two high (sugar, carbs, fat) then I just maintained my current weight and clothing size.