Arghhhh! I really worked it and only lost 1 pound

Sorry,
I really need to vent so I don't eat over it.

This is my first week.

I have been under my calorie count everyday... and I even banked calories because of my workouts.

According to MFP I have banked 4400 calories (from working out) - which is over 1 pound
AND I was eating on plan with a goal of a 2 pound weight loss per week.

SO, I should have lose AT LEAST 3 pounds.

I lost one. ONE pound. :sad:

I FEEL like I am losing. I am burning more than I am taking in. I am drinking my water.

Don't wanna sound whiney...
but I put forth a lot of effort over the past 7 days and I am not sure that I can work that hard every week for 1 pound!

IF it really is just a matter of math and MFP says I am under - what is going on?

Give your body a day or two to adjust and you will see the payoff! Good for you for the workout and for drinking lots of water! If you feel like you are losing, you are! Ignore Mr. Scale today; he has been known to be a liar! Why not join us tomorrow for the Skinny Sat. Challenge? Here is a link:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/87282-skinny-sat-challenge-5

There is a great read somewhere on here that talks about this, and your extreme workout has probably loaded your muscles with water, you have burned an amazing amount of calories but like you said you don't know if you can do that for just a pound a week wieghtloss, you have got to pace yourself to make this a life long change not just a "until you get to your goal wieght" diet.
It really works and it works fast some weeks are way better then others, it's commentment that will get you there.

Are you eating back your exercise calories? If you are not you could have put your body into stravation mode.

This is a copy of something I posted before and its meant for all those who are discouraged with their short-term weight loss:

"Yeah, keep it up. Weight loss is not linear. I was 212 lbs. 35 days ago but I lost the most weight in the first two weeks (12 lbs.). Then the next 3 weeks my scale stayed at 201! For THREE weeks of staying under my calories! This morning I weighed 197 for a total of 15 pounds in five weeks. But I DID NOT lose 3 pounds each week. It doesn't work that way, the weekly weight loss is an average over the course of staying on track with your calories.

So don't get discouraged! It will work. If you eat less calories than you burn you WILL lose weight. It's physics. "

You must give your body time to adjust. You can work, work, work, and not see a darn thing on the scale. Throw the scale out the window and go by how your clothes fit. I, personally, have worked my *kitten* off "literally" at the gym in the pool with miles and miles of kicking drills over the past two weeks with not a single movement on the scale. In fact, after my chemo treatment yesterday, I have GAINED 4lbs!!! After all of the work over the past few weeks, I wanted to cry. BUT, the human body, as much as we know about it, IS still a mystery and will do things on it's own that we like and/or dislike. DON'T get discouraged and DON'T live by the scale. As long as YOU!!!! feel good, it will work out in the end.