Feel thinner . look thinner - yet no weight loss in 2 wks

Broken scales? If you feel thinner and look thinner why give up? Keep up the good work great results are only around the corner for you.

Get out that measuring tape and go by that rather than the scale!

I have lost a total of 20 lbs but look significantly thinner. People are guesstimating around 50 lbs when I ask.

This. When I started lifting I dropped a size and less than a pound. Measure and don't give up.

Give up? Cause you don't get instant results?........Really :noway:
Just in case you don't give up - the scale lies...Take your measurements and go by that and the fit of your clothes...
I "gained 15 lbs" , but wear smaller pants than what I used to wear at 15lbs less....
If I gave up exercising and eating healthy when I started gaining, where do you think I would have been by now...

You're about to give up?? Why, what's that going to achieve? if you were happy with things as they were you wouldn't be here.

Be patient. Don't expect miracles.

Slow and steady wins the race.

People go on for months...and months without results...doesnt mean they give up..its that they need to try something new...

I hate the scale..I think we tend to set a magic number there and thats all we look at.

Just go by measurements and clothing sizes.. It's far less stressful.. and the bottom line is how you look..and if you desire...how others say you look.. not that hey..I weigh...such and such

If you just recently started lifting weights, then you are probably increasing lean body mass and losing fat...which is the ideal scenario. If that is the case, don't worry about it and ride it for as long as you can. Most people would love to be in the position of losing fat and gaining muscle. The scale really doesn't matter as much when you are changing the composition of your body.

She has not built muscle in just 2 weeks.

It's all water retention from the workouts, this will decrease eventually and you will see the loss your after. Make sure you drink lots of water.

I just posted in a thread not too long ago that I had gone through something similar, and it goes rather cyclically. I tend to notice most of my phsical changes while not losing any weight on the scale at all, then will suddenly drop a significant amount, then plateau weight-wise again (and again, as before, during this time of no weight-loss, I'll notice the physical stuff changing rather quickly).

In the end, I think that its muscle building up (which is heavier than fat), so you are kind of doing a "break even" kinda thing there. Hang with it. I know that I wasn't noticing much in the first couple of months, but now a few months after that initial few, I'm looking a lot better, am down a significant amount of weight, and am feeling great. You will be there soon......just STICK WITH IT

I got really discouraged this week (and last month), because I was doing all weight lifting, and no cardio, and I didn't lose any weight until last week, and this week I gained a pound. HOWEVER, I did lose seven inches, and today one of my coworkers noticed, and told me she was proud of me.

The scale only shows you the big picture. Yes, it's your weight, but it doesn't show what weight goes where. The weight of your muscles, organs, hair, and yes, even fat.

If you're feeling thinner and looking thinner, you ARE thinner. The scale only tells partial truths. Check out a measuring tape, but keep up your good work!:bigsmile: :flowerforyou:

Screw the scale! If you are FEELING a difference and noticing a difference.. just switch to measuring instead of weighing for a while and keep feeling great!!

Do not give up , commit , you are doing everything right and nothing bad can happen is you stay a little longer great news your feeling better , I am in the same boat have not see a change; but I know that I cannot go wrong by working out and eating well .
Patience . they said it takes four weeks for you to notice, eight weeks for your friends to notice and twelve for the world to see you changing hang in there

My weight has remained 162 for the past 6 weeks but I've lost 10lbs of body fat and one dress size. Just because the scale doesn't move, doesn't mean things aren't happening!

You have probably hit a plateu, which is quite normal during a weight loss journey. Maybe try zig zagging your calories? Sounds like you are doing everything right...just do something to mix up your routine a bit. Whether with your calories or your workout. Your body may have just gotten comfortable with what you have been doing. Definitely don't give up! I was there...and will probably be there again. Consistency and persistence is key! Good luck!
Edit: Like everyone else said, definitely measure during this time. Although the scale may not be budging, you can bet you have lost inches (which is more important, visually anyway).

If you feel thinner and look thinner why give up? Keep up the good work great results are only around the corner for you.

Exactly-don't give up just cause of what the scale says. Don't rely on that, start taking measurements and pictures instead.

MEASURE, MEASURE, MEASURE!!!

I have only lost 15-20 lbs since August but, OMG, the measurements are so different! I look thinner after losing those 15-20 lbs then I did when i lost the first 26!!

You are gaining Muscle Mass! Remember, a lb of msucle takes up less space then a lb of fat!!

^what she said^

I have 40 lbs to lose. Doing MFP and i am doing 1500 - 2000 cal /day, cardio and weights 5x week. I have not lost 1 lb in 2 weeks, but i feel thinner! people are telling me i look thinner! Water Weight?....about to give up...any thoughts

Think about that for a minute. "TOPIC: Feel thinner . look thinner" How terrible? "I have not lost 1 lb in 2 weeks" Do you think that's a long period of time? Sounds like you're doing terrific!