When did you start seeing the weight come off?

Thanks, everyone.

To answer a few things that have come up so far: I'm vegan, so do need to work a bit harder to get the right amount of protein. When I wasn't working out consistently, I didn't notice it as a problem, but now that I am, I think you're right that I do need to be more conscious and make sure I'm hitting that goal.

As for exercise: I do exercise daily. I don't always log it, because I don't currently have a HRM and I'm wary of the calories that MFP estimates. And just for me personally, I know that if I see those "extra calories" in my diary, I'm very tempted to eat them. So it's often easier if I just don't log them. When I do get a HRM I plan on logging my exercise consistently and playing around with how many of those calories to eat back, but for now, I'm just aiming to hit the 1360 calorie goal but knowing that I have a bit of leeway since I am working out. Oh, I've been doing the 30DS (finished day 28 this morning) and over the past two weeks have been doing either another Jillian DVD or in the past few days, T25 workouts.

As far as food goes, like I said, I don't yet have a food scale and I definitely plan on getting one. I don't eat (or very very rarely eat) processed food, we cook just about every night. All of the soups in my diary are homemade and not incredibly sodium-heavy, though I agree that's something I should work on. I've inputted my recipes into the recipe function on here, and do measure my ingredients, but without the scale just yet, it's hard to know if I'm being exactly accurate. I do the best I can, and usually overestimate to be safe.

I really appreciate you all taking a look for me and your advice! Like I said, I don't feel discouraged, I'm just new to this and wasn't sure if there was anything I was blatantly doing wrong. I want to go home for the holidays with the best habits possible, especially since I won't be working out much for a week, and get back on track when I get back to Seattle with T25.

You guys are great!

Thanks, everyone.

To answer a few things that have come up so far: I'm vegan, so do need to work a bit harder to get the right amount of protein. When I wasn't working out consistently, I didn't notice it as a problem, but now that I am, I think you're right that I do need to be more conscious and make sure I'm hitting that goal.

As for exercise: I do exercise daily. I don't always log it, because I don't currently have a HRM and I'm wary of the calories that MFP estimates. And just for me personally, I know that if I see those "extra calories" in my diary, I'm very tempted to eat them. So it's often easier if I just don't log them. When I do get a HRM I plan on logging my exercise consistently and playing around with how many of those calories to eat back, but for now, I'm just aiming to hit the 1360 calorie goal but knowing that I have a bit of leeway since I am working out. Oh, I've been doing the 30DS (finished day 28 this morning) and over the past two weeks have been doing either another Jillian DVD or in the past few days, T25 workouts.

As far as food goes, like I said, I don't yet have a food scale and I definitely plan on getting one. I don't eat (or very very rarely eat) processed food, we cook just about every night. All of the soups in my diary are homemade and not incredibly sodium-heavy, though I agree that's something I should work on. I've inputted my recipes into the recipe function on here, and do measure my ingredients, but without the scale just yet, it's hard to know if I'm being exactly accurate. I do the best I can, and usually overestimate to be safe.

I really appreciate you all taking a look for me and your advice! Like I said, I don't feel discouraged, I'm just new to this and wasn't sure if there was anything I was blatantly doing wrong. I want to go home for the holidays with the best habits possible, especially since I won't be working out much for a week, and get back on track when I get back to Seattle with T25.

You guys are great!

How hard is the 30DS? Ive wanted to try it but wanted to know how many rest days or is it straight thru?

As for not logging your daily movements I understand that. I eat a protein meat just about daily with dinner so at least I log it cuz my dinners usually the biggest meal but I dont always eat them all back like alot of ppl suggest. But if I want to drink wine that night at least I know I got those extra calories that I can

It's been a challenge for me because I hadn't done any strength training whatsoever previously, nor ever really stuck to a consistent workout schedule. But it's definitely doable! I've done it 30 days straight because I do better when I give myself a challenge like that, but I've read that Jillian has actually suggested doing two days of the shred, one day of cardio, then repeat, and then a rest day.

It always takes me about three weeks to loose even half a pound. I don't know why, but that is always how it is. It is always depressing and my boyfriend reminds me that it is always the same, and I relax and wait it out.

When I am consistently logging, I don't see a loss or fluctuation of even .01 of a pound for around 10 days in a row (freaky, right?) and then all of a sudden I loose 1 or 2 pounds "overnight". Sometimes if I am seeing no change, eating lower calorie days alternating with higher calorie days helps get things moving.