Is it just me?!

It has happened to THOUSANDS of people. You need to understand that all bodies respond differently.

If you continue to expend (through living + exercise) more energy than you consume (eating and drinking), you will lose weight.

For some people it can take 3-4 weeks to start to see any movement on the scales, whils for some others it happens overnight. Personally I regularly go for 3-4 weeks with no movement, then get a loss of a couple of pounds at once, then nothing again for a while.

Just follow the process and be patient!

I have a friend on MFP who does everything right and doesn't lose every week. But she is toning and going down in clothes sizes, so I think that the saying muscle weights more than fat is true. I know when I used to exercise regularly I was the same weight as when I didn't but I was a smaller clothes size and much more toned. Don't worry about it, just keep doing what your doing and it and you will get where you want to be. Good luck :flowerforyou:

You probably gained muscle and might see the scale go up the first two weeks. Weight gain is not a bad thing. Fat gain is.

Yup. Definitely normal. I actually GAINED 2 pounds last week. I did everything pretty good all week except for one day. I weighed myself a couple days later and the 2 pounds were gone. Your weight will fluctuate, but if you keep doing what you are doing, it will trend down.

You probably gained muscle and might see the scale go up the first two weeks. Weight gain is not a bad thing. Fat gain is.

no.

you need to keep going longer than a week, and exercising EVERY day is not necessary - you need at least one day rest per week!

1. Where did i say stop at 1 week?
2. For resistance training I would agree with you because the CNS requires more time to recover then any other system in the body. Cardio such as running and walking does not require much CNS effort therefore you can workout everyday. Sorry to burst your bubble.

sucks huh! It happens to me too.

Regardless of everything else, nobody gains muscle just doing cardio on a calore deficit. Initial weight gain or no loss is usually due to water retention as muscles repair and adapt to new stresses.

After not exercising 2 years properly, even a jog or fast sprint on the treadmill would be enough resistance to initiate small amounts of hypertrophy response would you agree? even if it was minimal growth.

Wouldn't call it growth IMO. More likely swelling and glycogen being routed there when it hasn't been needed for years.

It's not muscle but it could very well be water retention from the new exercise program.

Ok thanks all, I was just wanting to check it was normal and that I would eventually see something change, guess a week isn't much really after a year of abuse (overeating under exercising!)
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Good attitude!

For future reference though, we can give you a lot more meaningful feedback if we can have a peek at your diary. If you find yourself still stuck in a couple of weeks then perhaps ask for some feedback on that.

Also, take measurements! Somewhere in this process you will realise that the scale is a lying little *kitten* and often not a good measure of progress. Taking pics of yourself and regular measurements are the base ways of ensuring you stay on track!

^^This - lying little *kitten* indeed!! Measurements will be your best way to track progress. The scale might not budge, but you'll notice that all the sudden you're down a dress size! It's a fantastic feeling! Just keep at it! We're all here with ya!