Feeling Lost :-(

It depends on what you are intaking. Are you intaking good calories or bad calories? What has been working for my wife and I we do the visalus shakes for protein and meal replacements. We usually eat about 5 times a day. Sometimes we are under our calories and sometimes we aren't but we mainly use it as a reference.

Because this is new you need to give it time for your body to adjust. Some drop weight the moment they stare and some need time. If you are at a deficit you will lose just give it time. In 4 weeks if you haven't seen a change you may need to adjust things.

I have been at this since March and I have only lost 10 lbs. It takes time. We didn't gain the weight overnight. Everyday I get a little stronger, can run a little longer, lift a little more. Patience. Good luck.

If you weigh yourself everyday then you have to take into account you can have up to 2 pounds sometimes even more pounds of pure water weight gain/loss everyday. Take your lowest weight and only put that in mfp and youll see if you are on track by how fast you lose in the long term. Same time weekly weigh in is even better to see if you are on track.

it took me a while to start losing too! actually I hid my scale several weeks ago. I haven't weighed in in over a month (after next week) I was obsessed. I am going to take it out next Friday (a month after hiding it) I know I am losing because my clothes are fitting bigger, and my belt keeps moving notches and people are noticing. may be try hiding your scale for a month and just work at it.

Also, I was going to ask the same thing as the pp.... what sort of things are you eating? may be make your food journal open and then we can see what you are eating?

Fantastic job in the protein department! You are getting in your recommended protein and more, and that is something to be proud of!

Unfortunately, weight loss isn't an instant thing, even when you first start out. In fact, I gained my first couple of weeks on the program. The reason was my sudden increase in workouts. My body had to adjust to going from 0 workouts a week to 6-7. My muscles needed water to recover, meaning I was suddenly retaining a TON of water. Like, over a pound of water alone! I was also eating over my sodium every day, which meant too much salt and even more water retention. I still go over more than I'd like, but when I try to keep my levels down, and drink as much water as possible (more water means less water retention, strangely enough), I have crazy weight loss. Just kicking that water retention!

So don't get discouraged. Keep doing what you're doing for a month, and I am confident that you will see a change. If you'd like to kick it up a notch, keep an eye on your sugar and fat intakes. I'm over quite a bit in those too (eating like two apples will put you over in sugar, and my almond addiction doesn't help my fat levels), but days when I really keep them down always pay off.

I've been doing this for six months, and its been stressful. This past weekend, I somehow managed to gain 5 pounds. I blame water retention and TOM, but its still crazy frustrating! But it just inspires me to push harder.

Remember what Tommy Kelley said - “You have failed only when you quit trying. Until then, you're still in the act of progression. So, never quit trying and you'll never be a failure.”

And my personal favorite: "If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up."

Hang in there, and good luck!

Thank you guys for the responses! Ive been staying within calorie limits but I guess not really watching what Im eating. Someone suggested that I might be eating too many calories and should maybe stay around 1400 calories? Also another comment was that because im so overweight i shouldnt be doing so much cardio? Any suggestions?

From my own experiences, I don't agree with either of those statements. I wouldn't cut your calories unless you're totally confident. I am eating just shy of 2000 calories a day. At first, I thought that was a ton. But I'm losing. In fact, weeks where I eat closer to my goal are the weeks when I lose the most. I suggest you try out your goal for a month or two. See how you feel. If you're gaining (and you're being totally honest and not overestimating exercise/underestimating calories in your logging), maybe you can consider cutting calories out.

As for cardio, that's silly. I haven't heard anything like that before. Cardio is great for everyone. It may have different results on different people, but I've never heard of being too large for it! I say keep the cardio going. Eating right may be the most important factor, but exercise will help you feel good, have more energy, and tone up. I highly recommend it.

Keep it simple!!!