Help Please.....Not Losing Weight :(

I'm not sure if I fully understand. You haven't lost any weight in five weeks? Or have you just started logging?

How do your clothes fit? Have you taken measurements? It's possible you are toning up, which may not be reflected on the scale.

Hang in there, I know it's hard.....I've been stuck for a while now! :flowerforyou:

You need to weight your food, it's the only way to be accurate. Plus if you eat all your exercise calories back and overestimate how many calories you actually burn, you won't lose weight.

You are doing fine though not fine in the way you anticipated. The weight will come off but right now it is being re-distributed. I have been there and just like you was frustrated to see the same 1 to 2 pounds disappear and re-appear. I was building muscle I needed and had lost. Now I am past that phase and the weight is starting to come off at the right rate 1 to 2 pounds a week or about 5 lbs a month. Patience grasshopper...it will come off just stick to your plan. If you need support let me know as before I was breathless going up a flight of stairs and yesterday I played soccer for two hours. Not my best two hours but I was out there contributing to the effort. Also if you need a little positive support feel free to add me.

Hang in there and don't give up! As others stated...make sure you are logging all your food and don't eat the calories you've burned from working out! Celebrate the nsv (non scale victory) - the clothes fitting better. the scale can alot of times be discouraging. Don't base your accomplishment on how much you weigh. Rather look at how your body is changing, how you feel better. I was upset earlier this week because the scale hasn't budge but I realized on Sunday I was able to wear a dress i couldn't pass my head last month! :}
it'll all work and proportion out soon enough! ;}

OP, it is possible that your exercise calories are overestimated. Do you go by what MFP says or do you use a heart rate monitor or other calorie calculating device/app? MFP figures tend to be high for most listings so instead of eating back all it gives you, aim to eat back 1/2 to 2/3rds instead.

You need to create a deficit not keep eating till you burn the same as what you eat = no weight loss!!

Nope! This may be true if you create no other deficit but that is not how MFP works. When you set up your profile, it includes a calorie deficit in your daily calorie goal depending on what you input for info - including your height, weight, gender, your daily activity level, your weight loss goal and how much weight per week you want to lose. Therefore when you exercise you create an even bigger deficit which can be detrimental to long term weight loss goals, fitness and overall healthy. You need to fuel the body to make it function right!

What is TDEE? I am such a newbie!

Total Daily Energy Expenditure
There are calculators to help you determine yours. It's an estimate of what you burn daily. You'll need to tinker with the numbers once you start losing weight if you're losing a different amount than you were aiming for. I find it much easier to do it that way but everyone is different on what works for them. Some people like consistency others like doing it the MFP way.

Search the threads here and you'll learn a lot about it.

I think it is always wise not to be a slave to your scale - it's a tool, that's all. If you know your doing what you need to be doing food and exercise wise, put it away and limit how often you weigh (1 X a week should be plenty). Why not swear off the scale for a month and focus on meeting 100% of your goals as far as eating and exercise go? It's worked for me in the past! Keep going - you'll get there!