New here and already discouraged :(

Deleted - i disagreed with myself reading back!

What everyone else said. Weigh your food and make sure that everything that goes in your mouth is accounted for. I looked through your diary and there were a number of things that made me go huh? For example, on one of the days you have 5 slices of some sausage pizza as 300 calories. I can't imagine how tiny those slices would have to be to come in at 60 calories each.

Agree with ^^.... also, I for one will not say I will give up a glass of wine now and then, but the calories on beer, wine and any other alcohol have to be watched.

It took over a month when I restarted to see any drop on the scale. I am hypothyroid so losing weight is not easy. You may want to see your doctor to see if there are any underlying problems.

First off, congrats on going a month! They say it takes about 21 days to form a new habit. I'll be honest, I've been a member of MFP for several years. But after a few days or a week, I always quit saying "this is way too hard!" Then I try again the following year. Finally about 2 months ago something clicked for me and I've been religious about logging my foods and exercise. I did see a gain the first few weeks, both on the scale and in inches. I was devastated! But I didn't let it discourage me. Like many others who have responded, I began paying more attention to what I was actually putting in my body, including beverages. And I record EVERYTHING! (Even that single peanut M&M I just swiped from the candy bowl at work) I also log a few extra steps by spending the last 5 minutes of my lunch break walking around. Or I'll walk up and down my basement stairs a few times.

I invested in one of those activity bands recently (I bought an Up band, but the Fitbit Flex is very popular) and it has been a great reminder to keep moving. You can also sync it with MFP to track calories burned. I also WEIGH my food using a quality food scale that allows for both ounces and kilograms. I find weighing is much more accurate than using measuring cups and spoons. Eat several small meals throughout the day to keep from getting to hungry and overeating at mealtime. Don't forget to count beverages, sauces, and condiments. If you like to cook, you may want to invest in a great meal planning/low-calorie cookbook.

You're body is getting used to the changes and it may not behave the way you would like. Just Keep going and you'll see the positive changes soon enough. Make sure you are getting your minimum calories each day or your body will go into starvation mode and make sure you drink plenty of water.

Understand you'll have unsuccessful days but forgive yourself and remember that no day is a failure, just a learning experience. And always remember we are here to help.

Please don't feel like a failure.

I am in my mid-40s, and my body is definitely reacting differently than it did on other weight loss attempts. I had a really big loss the first week, then gained it back and took a couple of weeks to lose it again. But since then I have lost 1-2 pounds per week. I guess it takes longer to adjust than it used to. Don't give up. Try the modifications that others have suggested, stick with them for at least a month, and then re-evaluate. Good luck!

I think the big thing is to stop looking at it as a race. I have been on here for a year and I've lost 15 pounds. I have a lot more to lose but you know what? That's 15 pounds less than I weighed a year ago. It's 15 pounds I did not GAIN (and the first year I did not end heavier than the last in a long time). And it's 15 lbs that came off without me feeling like I was starving myself.

If you're tracking accurately and eating at a deficit, it will come off. And for most people, it will not come off in a linear fashion. There might be no loss for three or four weeks and then you'll suddenly drop 5 pounds or you'll be up one day and down the next and up again because of salt or your period or whatever.

Chart your weight (looking at the overall trend), measure your body, have one pair of pants you use as another measure (how do they feel, how do they look, are they getting looser) and just adjust to the fact that you have to find a way to do this whole health thing (losing and then maintaining) for the rest of your life, so find what works for you.

It's your diet. You can't eat that way and expect to lose weight. Look into www.westonaprice.org, www.wellnessmama.com, check out the books "Wheat Belly", "Eat Fat, Lose Fat", these would be good starts.

Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. :noway:

I only see 11 days of food logging. I had to log for about 30 days or more, honest, comprehensive tracking of weighing everything and logging everything I put into my mouth before I saw any results that went beyond statistical "noise".

I've been doing it for over 80 days now and I'm down 9 pounds. Slow and steady wins the race.

(For the record, I'll be 38 next month.)

I went about six days back on your log - the calories looks off - too little to be believable for pizza, beer sounds like light beer but not logged as that...And I did not see a single piece of fresh fruit or vegetables...Lots of beer, alcohol, pretzels, mac & cheese and pizza....
That will be an issue.....Also, if you don't have a food scale, how do you know you are logging correctly?