gained 2 pounds

don't get discouraged it's only normal, you'll get rid off it soon I'm sure!

thanks all for the support i totally wasn't looking at the big picture and got down on myself. thanks for helping me out. and i put the scale away for now and i think wekly weigh ins aren't for me maybe biweekly or even monthly we will see. anyways this tdee thing i'll give it a try thanks.

Hooray for an OP with perspective and a willingness to listen to advice. With your attitude, I predict you will be successful with this. (Just remember it's a process and where you are now will differ from where you are six months from now and beyond. With progress will (hopefully) be more questions.)

Good luck...and get to it. :flowerforyou:

Here's a snippet of a post I recently made on another thread, and it's pertinent here too:

"Many people fail at this because they don't realize how long it might take and they get discouraged when they do everything right for a couple of weeks and only see minimal (if any) results. If you're looking for a quick fix, you already have a strike against you being able to succeed.

Eat healthy, track your calories, exercise, and do it every day. That's your focus. The results will come on their own, and at their own rate."

My suggestion... Do everything right for 3 months, then reevaluate your results. If that thought doesn't sound good to you, you might want to reevaluate your commitment because you're already 1 step closer to failing.

ok here's the back story I'm a big girl at about 340 lbs, i started losing weight 2.5 weeks ago the first week awesome 9 pounds gone, the 2nd week i gained two pounds what the &^*$. i was so discouraged that i stopped. i don't get it. i worked out 2-4 times each week and stayed between 1200-1400 calories some days even higher. what am i doing wrong? any thoughts or advice to put my mind at ease. thanks

This is the only post I read.

You said "I was so discouraged, I stopped" THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM.

2 lb gain, especially on someone who is overweight, is nothing but water and normal body fluctuations. At my heaviest, 174, my weight would fluctuate up to 10 lbs. You can't let the scale rule your life. YOU CANNOT LET THE SCALE RULE YOUR LIFE.

Six years ago, I started going to the gym and watchign what I ate. My weight went up. I quit.
I stayed fat for three more years.

It wasn't until I decided i was NEVER GIVING UP that i finally lost the weight.

NEVER GIVE UP.

GET BACK IN THE SADDLE!

And please remember that slow and steady wins the race. You lost almost ten pounds IN A WEEK. That is ridiculously fast! They say to expect to lose 1-2 lbs a week. And you gave up becuase you lost 8 in two weeks? Thats FOUR TIMES the recommended rate. YOU WERE KICKING *kitten* AND YOU QUIT!

...that's your problem right there.

NOW GET BACK IN THE SADDLE AND DO THIS THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whoops.

(Got confused about what thread I was in again. Now where'd you whippersnappers put my walker?!?)

What is WRONG with us today?!?!?!

Sorry OP!

Bump