The scale didn't go down today...

Your second paragraph should put it into perspective as you've figured out mostly likely "why". You'll have many days and weeks when the scale number will move up or seem stuck. Don't let it derail you from the bigger picture. Plus the scale isn't the true reflection of how you're doing. Go with measurements, pictures, how clothes fit and how you feel. There's a lot more to it than a number...that will follow.

Do you measure yourself? I have been at this since January and have lost inches while the scale didn't move for a couple of weeks.

Weighing yourself everyday is BAD!

ok, I totally do it. Not sure why. I shouldn't because I don't weigh & measure my food or even eat that well half the time. I guess for me it's way to keep myself in check BUT I'm able to put those .2s & .6s in perspective.

You can't worry about that small of a number from day to day. You could have eaten something that made you retain water. You said you are close to period time, anyway.

I mean, you could have to poop. Yeah, I said it. :ohwell:

I also have to mention that .6 isn't a big fluctuation. I would eat for the most part the same thing for a few days in a row, and on one of those days, I could have fluctuations as big as 1.5-2 pounds. I would fluctuate down just as hard, so it evened out, but it was definitely disconcerting on some days.

If you're near your time of month, I would just ignore it. I gain a pound just knowing my Aunt Flo is in the house.

If not, I'd still just say ignore it and try again in a few days or a week.

Make sure you're drinking enough water.

I was weighing in once or twice a week, and after some initial loss during the first 3 weeks, I got stuck and even went back up, then down to what I was before. However, my measurements were consistently going down. So when I started a new exercise routine, I weighed in on the first day, then put the scale in the closet. Now it's out of sight, out of mind. I'm going to measure every week and weigh in at the end of the 4-week program. Should be interesting to see where I am then. All I know is, my clothes are getting looser and looser! Which is way more motivating than any number on a scale!

I say this nicely and from experience- You will drive yourself nuts if you freak out every time the scale goes up. For one, most digital scales are not 100% accurate everyday. And two, your body weight fluctuates from water levels, time of month, how much waste is in your intestines, etc. Pick one day a week and use that weigh in as your bench mark. I am a daily weigher, and have to step on it every morning, but I know that it is going to go up and down over the week. Get used to it. And don't change your weight on MFP every time it goes up and down, or you will drive your pals crazy with the notifications! I had a friend once who 'lost weight' every other day, but after 6 months was only down 2 pounds. I think she just liked the kudos she got every time she posted a weight loss. lol.

You have a lot of weight to lose. It will take a while, so settle in for the long haul. Don't expect more than 1-2 pounds AT THE MOST, once you get past the water weight loss of the first month. If you have 90 pounds to lose, pick a date 90 weeks from now and picture yourself at goal weight on that date. If you lose a bit faster, bonus! But don't expect to lose like you did in your 20s. It just won't happen. Especially if you are not exercising. I am very happy to get 3 pounds a month now, but that is ok. I am making steady progress.

For this to work, you have to make permanent changes in your lifestyle, and be consistent and patient!

My weight has gone up 4 times in the last 7 days. Tomorrow it will be down again. That's just how I roll.