Wondering why I'm bothering...

Be patient. It took me one year to lose all this weight, but it was worth it. It feels awesome to finally be the thin one that can look good in almost anything. Just hang in there and be optimistic because it will change your life for the better.

These people have no reading comprehension. You said two weeks, not one, and they're all blathering about "one pound per week is healthy!" And then dumping their toxic anger on you for no reason, when all you need is a little support.

All I can say is muscle weighs more than fat. I hate hearing it too. Get a scale that monitors body fat. That might be decreasing.

Also, try to keep measureing and exercising like you have been (making sure you're eating enough!!!!) and wait another month to weigh yourself.

Two weeks is still a small sample size to come to a conclusion that the weight is never going to come off. Look at her diary and take into account a lot of missing detail to help put OP on the right path.

While some of the people responding are a bit douchey in their responses, they are right about the fact that weight loss isn't an overnight process.

Your weight will go up and down. A pound lost a week is the healthy way to loose it and you are more likely to keep it off. They say it takes four weeks before you will see something different about yourself. i would also go more by body messurements then the scale. If fat becomes muscle you will weigh more but be smaller. But I don't know how active you were before you joined MFP but I wouldn't give up.

All I can say is muscle weighs more than fat.

oh dear....

That's what I thought.

Me too. Um, a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat, weirdly enough lol. Takes up less space though! Although in 2 weeks you're hardly going to build up much muscle!

Exercising hard can make you retain water though while your muscles repair.

We all feel like that at some point in our weight loss journey. Truth is, it is a long and difficult process; if it wasn't then obesity wouldn't be an epidemic. I'm a very impatient person, and it's taken me a long while to accept that i'm not going to lose pounds overnight. A pound lost is better than a pound gained. Listen to the majority of people and their advice here as it is all pretty sound, and don't give up!

I'm afraid we're a very practical bunch. We aren't going to pat you on the head and tell you how special you are, and how sorry we are that you feel this way. There's a lot of 'tough love' around here, but it does the job, Good luck

All I can say is muscle weighs more than fat.

oh dear....

That's what I thought.

Me too. Um, a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat, weirdly enough lol. Takes up less space though! Although in 2 weeks you're hardly going to build up much muscle!

Exercising hard can make you retain water though while your muscles repair.

Yup.

hang in there...its really all a matter of consistency....and your workout should make u superbly uncomfortable at the end....only then would you have burnt calories. Its different for everyone of course....so lose instantly others not so quickly. My philosophy is if you just stick to it and stop peering over the weighing scale every few days it will come off...and you won't be demotivated in the meantime. Good luck!

I understand, TRUST ME. It's discouraging but this isn't going to happen over night. Learning patience has always been my stumbling block and the reason why I always failed in the past. The result? I'm a good 80lbs overweight, I dug myself a NASTY hole and seeing that everyone else is now getting it together and losing it made me depressed for quite a long time. But then I realized sitting on my *kitten* and hoping for a miracle wasn't going to change anything either. I've been sticking to just learning and making an effort for the last month. I'll be doing my first real weigh on the 30th of this month.

You get discouraged, you feel like SCREW IT! But listen, your weight can kill you. This is what I keep telling myself. I'm tired of killing myself. I have to keep making lifestyle changes and the rest will do itself. One day at a time. No miracles. Keep trying and switching up until I find things I like and work for me. Please do the same for you.

And in the meantime, CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK and seek POSITIVE reinforcement...whether it be from loved ones or complete strangers.

All the best to you!

I understand, TRUST ME. It's discouraging but this isn't going to happen over night. Learning patience has always been my stumbling block and the reason why I always failed in the past. The result? I'm a good 80lbs overweight, I dug myself a NASTY hole and seeing that everyone else is now getting it together and losing it made me depressed for quite a long time. But then I realized sitting on my *kitten* and hoping for a miracle wasn't going to change anything either. I've been sticking to just learning and making an effort for the last month. I'll be doing my first real weigh on the 30th of this month.

You get discouraged, you feel like SCREW IT! But listen, your weight can kill you. This is what I keep telling myself. I'm tired of killing myself. I have to keep making lifestyle changes and the rest will do itself. One day at a time. No miracles. Keep trying and switching up until I find things I like and work for me. Please do the same for you.

And in the meantime, CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK and seek POSITIVE reinforcement...whether it be from loved ones or complete strangers.

All the best to you!

Such a good post.