this may seem a little petty

Consistency is the main thing.

You'll have good days, bad days, and awful days.

Just log, exercise, rinse, and repeat.

I would definitely recommend strength training along with the walks you've been taking.

I have a story very similar to yours. I have been on here for months, but not really been doing the correct things. However, somewhere around Valentine's Day, I joined a gym that I love. The scale is not showing big results, 8 lbs so far. However, I can see a noticeable difference in how my clothes fit.
As for what I am doing, I use the elliptical machine 5 days a week for 30 minutes at a time, and do strength training 3 days a week for 30 minutes at a time. My excuse forever was, I didn't have time, but I have realized over the last month, taking this time makes me feel so much better that I can accomplish so much more the rest of the time!!!!

Don't give up. I know it is extremley frustrating when the scale doesn't budge but take measurments instead. Ive barely lost a pound in the last 6 weeks but I have lost a ton of inches and my clothes are fitting better each day. Hang in there and when it comes to your diet just try and make small changes at first and go from there. Soon enough your body will be craving lots of healthy foods and the pounds will start to fall off!

Kind of some background info: I know I haven’t given "weight Loss" a real shot. My diary is public and I know I eat HORRIBLE. But I’ve been struggling with trying to get into the groove of even trying lol. If that makes sense, I’ve had weigh loss on my mind since Oct. but never really did anything about it until Dec, and then struggled through January to get into just recording my foods. And finally in Feb I got into the habit of counting and recording and actually trying to keep up with exercising. Nothing too intense just a 30 minute walks 2-3 times a week. I've flirted with bodyweight training but haven’t gotten it to stick like a habit yet. I really feel Feb has been the month I finally actually gave weight loss a real trying shot.
I was very proud of myself this month because I thought surely I’ve lost a pound or maybe even 2. But the scale didn’t even move. No I haven’t measured my waist of thighs or anything. But I guess I could tell a difference in my midsection, it looked noticeably less bloaty. I just feel down because I don’t know if I'm doing anything right. I was so proud of myself this month, and I know it’s going to be a long road as I want to lose at least 30lbs.
I guess what I’m looking for is anyone who has words of encouragement who have taken the long road. Or have been where I have before and do all the new starting good habits just slowly evolve into better habits to help with weight loss? I don’t want pills I’ve tried that. I don’t have diet plans I can’t commit. Am I just being Emo? lol

Don't want to offend you but I feel like you are not making the most of this wonderful website. I started here without any great plans in mind, but I quickly saw how easy it is to log my food and aim for a target of calories per day. I haven't really been into exercise much in the past few decades, but this website helped me make the connection between calories, exercise, and weight. So now I stick to my calorie goal, exercise in a number of different ways (to earn back my dinner calories), and I'm losing a steady pound a week. And I feel fantastic.

This program is here, waiting for you to use it. So make the most of it.

I know how you feel. When I first started here at MFP, I had horrible eating habits, virtually no exercise (except walking my doggies). It took me quite a while to find what worked for me. Logging EVERYTHING and not lieing to myself was the first step. If I was going to eat crap, then I was going to log crap. Once I was able to take accountability for what I was eating, I started to make adjustments to my diet and tried to add more exercise in my daily activity.

After a couple of months of figuring out what changes I could make that I could and WOULD stick with the rest of my life, things started to happen; I started the drop the pounds, feel healthier and have much more energy.

Give yourself some time, TAKE A HARD LOOK at your lifestyle and start to make changes and move more. For me, if I would have looked at the BIG picture right away, I may not have made it this far.

Just please don't give up. Your health is worth the little bit of extra work that it will take to get there. After doing this for a little more than an year now, this isn't hard anymore, this is how I choose to live. I hope you can get here too!

You can do it! I have had similar patterns, always trying new diets, not sticking with it, blah blah. I am finally feeling a mental shift though, I have acquired some friends on here and knowing they are always checking and reading help keep me accountable. Putting myself out there is a risk I needed to take. Being persistent and knowing a bad meal doesn't ruin all my work is key. Just keep being positive and making exercise part of my life is helping. If you need some daily support we are all here for you!!!

Consistency, Commitment, Sacrifice, Strength! Their all relative, just gotta dig deep! Theres no trick to this, just diet and exercise!
Ive lost 125lbs, thought I could never do it, guess what......IT CAN BE DONE!

Only the strongest are given the toughest battles!

one month of kinda sorta trying jsut isnt enough to make a real difference. You need to make this a lifestyle change and work at it all year long. I usually relax a bit during the holidays but then am gungho come January to be in shape for Spring. Im already pretty fit and still have 1 lb to go to be exactly where i was this time last year. I am still trying to overcome those 6 weeks during the holidays that i slacked.

I dont mean to discourage you but it will not happen over night or even over a season. You have to be cognizant of what you are putting in your body and how you are treating your body all year long. You will get there if you just keep going and be realistic about your results.

Consistency is the main thing.

You'll have good days, bad days, and awful days.

Just log, exercise, rinse, and repeat.

I would definitely recommend strength training along with the walks you've been taking.

Remember, "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." - Robert Collier

Well, I've been on my life style change for awhile now. When I was told I need to lose weight or become this or that......I was like but I'm pretty proud of myself...I exercise three times a week....So I went somewhere to think. Thankfully I have a doctor who is well versed in nutrituion and exercise.

Lessons Learned:

If your current physician can't specificially take a interest in you by providing you with a diet and exercise plan.....find one who will.
I don't mean give you a piece of paper and say have at it.....he/she should help you set goals and do progress checks.
Its not a overnight sensation.....if you've never seen the movie What About Bob watch it.....he takes baby steps
Make one small change or goal and stick to it no matter what......fall off the wagon? WELL GET BACK ON IT AS MANY TIMES AS IT TAKES TO MAKE THAT CHANGE OR GOAL A NATURAL PART OF WHAT YOU DO.
As you find success continue to make more small goals/changes.
Educate yourself and you will realize how much you health care providers DO NOT know.
As you progress you will start to not only feel better but look better too.
So no matter what don't give up; your not on a weight loss plan or diet its a lifestyle change.
Choose your activities that will get you up and going.
Don't drink your calories
If your going out to dinner eat salad greens with oil and vinegar during the day for lunch
Broiled, baked, poached food; want it fried? Remove the skin.
Condiments and sauces on the side
Look up the DASH diet on the National Institue for Health its a good starting point for diet change.
Find your eating "flow" and make changes within your flow; don't change your flow
I changed mine by making a protien smoothie....didn't work cause I eat oatmeal every morning. So I put sprinkle my protein and flax seed in my oatmeal.
Water is your best friend
I went out and hired a personal trainer, I need steady help and encouragement (that was my weak area)
Find your weak points and find a way to mediate them;
Find that annoying friend who will hold you accountable and don't tell them off when they do (or at least try not too)

Congratulations so you should be proud of yourself ! Your getting. To it an your trying of anybody try's to nock you there *kitten*'s your gonna do this promis this time next year you will be where you want to be but you have to stick to it x

There's a saying that goes something like, "you've gone farther than the person still sitting on the couch". It takes determination. I've had some white knuckle days where it was hard to turn away from the cookies. I've had days where I dragged myself to the gym even though I really just wanted to lay in bed. You just have to know what your end game is. If you keep your eye on the prize you'll make it there eventually. It isn't easy, and I still have a long way to go...and I know I won't always be successful...but I know where I want to be.

if you didn't lose any weight, then you are making mistakes somewhere. you aren't exercising enough or you aren't recording your food correctly or you are slacking in both areas at times and that is throwing you off. you need to identify your mistakes, make a plan to fix it ("I will record every day. I will weigh all of my food. I won't snack and I'll drink more water." Etc), and then actually commit to your plan and make it work for you.