only down 1 pound

Hey, one pound is great! Better than gaining!!

But I do understand what you're saying. If you're staying close to your allowed calorie limit, just hang in there--it'll come off. It could be water caused by something you ate just before you weighed. My mom did the same thing (she lost over 100 lbs.), and it was caused by certain foods she ate a day or two before weigh in. For her, it was cabbage or anything in the cabbage family. And I've seen it in other people, so I know it's real.

Regardless, you can do this! Just keep doing what you know is right.

Judy

Are you weighing and measuring your food? It really helps me keep in check since my eye is larger than what an actual cup really is :noway:

I also log before I eat to make sure I make good choices Example I had over 400 cal left one day and thought oh maybe I could have an individual Donato's thin crust pepperoni pizza, so I looked up the calories and 650 calories :frown: , so I made 100 Thomas muffin with tomatoe sauce and 2% cheese broiled till golden brown for 190 calories, not quite the same but worked!!

Wishing you the best :drinker: !

Hey, first of all....1 pound is great! I think people get caught up in needing to lose a lot more than that..but a pound is a pound....picture a pound of butter off your body now!! That's no small thing!

That being said, I do understand the frustration. When I started at 270, I would have pretty consistent losses of anywhere from 2-4 lbs for a LONG time (3 being the average)...of course as I have lost and gotten smaller (down 87 lbs now)...it has slowed a bit..but I still lose around 2 a week MOST weeks. Of course, sometimes my body decides to mess with my head or maintain or lose a tiny bit but then, all of a sudden I will have a 4 lb loss, like it catches up suddenly.

I guess what I am trying to say is every body is different and weight-loss is not really an exact science and your body can definitely play games.

I definitely log everything..even down to a tsp of mustard! I measure everything, with measuring spoons, cups and my food scale..so I know exactly what I am getting. I keep myself honest that way.

Exercise could help, though I didn't exercise a lot at first and was losing consistently by just cutting calories. It could be anything really...or it could just be a slow week! Who knows! Just keep on going and you will reach your goal before you know it!

You are doing great!!

-Tami