More then a little discouraged

If I could see your diary, maybe I could make some suggestions. How much are you exercising? Are you eating your exercise calories? Are you logging every single thing you eat? What sort of exercise are you doing--are you using a HRM to get better numbers of calories burned? If you're doing a lot of exercise, maybe you're replacing fat with muscle, are your clothes fitting better? It's hard to not see results, but keep at it, it'll happen!

Perhaps you aren't eating ENOUGH. If you eat too little, your body literally holds on to all your fat. Eating more, your body knows it can afford to lose some (and not die).

Also, are you consistent with what time of day you weight yourself? I hear the best time is in the morning when you wake up and after you've gone to the bathroom.

What kind of exercises have you been doing? I thought I "gained" but really I had lost FAT and gained MUSCLE from doing some weight training, so it was a GOOD thing, not a bad thing!! (Muscle burns more calories!)

It has only been about 2 weeks of exercising and eating right if you started in the middle of September. Not many people would see results yet anyways, (I know I didn't) it is nothing to get discouraged about.

What is your starting weight? Depending on how much you are trying to lose makes the amount of time it could take is EXTREMELY different. (You know how you always hear the last 10 lbs are hardest? they are!)

I think opening up your food/exercise dairy would help others pinpoint how you can change it up to get results - you WILL get results!!!

I have been dieting & exercising since the middle of Sept. & today when I weighed myself I saw that I didn't even lose one single pound. Makes me wonder what all the exercising & sacrifice is for if I'm not even going to lose a single pound. I almost wanted to cry when I read the numbers on the scale. I don't mind cutting out certain foods that I like or all the exercising that I've been doing if it is actually working toward my goal of a thinner me, but come on not even one pound....(sigh). Very discouraging.

I feel the same way. I've been at the same weight (fluctuating up and down about 3 pounds here and there) since Spetember 2009. It's frusturating knowin you're putting your all into this and coming back with no results. I'm actually going to see a specialist on Monday to rule out any medical issues...hyperthyroidism, for instance. You may want to look into that, if you're not seeing results. GOOD LUCK!!

Some times us as humans aren't very good at portion size.

Very true! I got frustrated because I wasn't losing weight fast enough/enough and what I thought was 4 oz of chicken was really 8 oz! And what I thought was 3/4 of a cup of cereal was over a cup. When those little things add up, it leads to trouble! I carry measuring cups and a little food scale in my car so even at work I can divy up food in correct portions.

Hey there dont feel bad Are you measuring yourself too? Mnay people tend to lose inches first than pounds ,and with the exercising you just may be making muscle and we all know that muscle wieghs too. :flowerforyou:

If you are weighing everything you eat, and sticking to it, you will lose. Do you know how many calories you are eating per day?

;I agree with everyone about opening your diary. I had to suck it in and do it and I got many good comments. It also keeps me accountable. I hesitate to "binge" when I know it will be visibel.

You have had great suggestions. The only other thing I can think of is alcohol. When I give up that glass of wine every night (yes even one) the scale moves in the right direction.

Please stick with it!