1 Month In and still NO Physical Progress

Start taking body measurements. Measure your waist, hips, etc. weekly and see that way. That's significant weight...there are surely changes.

Listen.

If the scale has moved that is great. That is amazing. You should be celebrating that and not worried.

Question: Did you take before & after photos to compare (i.e. Day 1 to Day 30). This is a MUCH more accurate visual than what you will remember what you looked like 30 days ago. I ran into this yesterday before I took a 30 day progress shot. I looked at myself and said "nope, nothing..." to my surprise I took the photo and I have lost a lot around my midsection.

Tip: Take a picture today. Take a picture 30 days from now. Trust me you will see a difference. Take these photos by yourself or have someone else snap a photo of you.

Question: Did you take measurements before your weight loss? This is another one of those things you should do now if you haven't already done. This is great for when you stop seeing the scale numbers go down or inadvertently they start to go up for a few weeks. Instead of getting discouraged you can always cross check your progress by your measurements. Remember fat cells shrink when you start to diet and build muscle which sometimes the scale number doesn't go down but you're still changing & transforming.

Tip: Take measurements & update them every 30 days or so. You will see a difference and sometimes a measurement number going up isn't bad especially if you're trying to gain muscle.

Question / Tip: Have you noticed a weight loss in your arms / legs / feet / hands / face? A lot of people instantly look to their fattiest areas when they lose weight to see if they have gone down in size. Everyone loses fat in different areas first and you CAN NOT target fat loss. You can not do a bunch of ab routines & expect to see your belly fat go away. Why? Because that's not how weight loss works. You will do nothing but build the muscle underneath those fatty areas. Check your arms, hands, legs, ankles, feet and face for weight loss.

Question: How are you FEELING? Are you more motivated, happy, feeling good, successful, enlightened? A lot of times people get caught up with the numbers and size which are perfectly okay to worry about and check on but you also need to be self aware of how you feeling. Does eating healthy & exercise bring you feelings of bliss? If so then keep going. Look at it this way even if you lost .5 pound a week you'd lose 26lbs total by next year. Small changes everyday add up to a big change in the future. Every big project starts with a step. Keep at it and do not get discouraged.

I can not view your diary but are you eating enough calories? What are your goals? Also if the goals are set by MFP you should aim to eat at those numbers as closely as you can and not drastically under them. Ive been trying to eat within ~100 calories of my goal (2,200) unlike when I used to cringe if I even broke 2,000.

I hope this helps.

-BW

2 inches off your stomach??? That is awesome! We are usually the last to see it. Our view of ourselves can be kinda warped.
We can see ourselves bigger than we really are, and sometimes my mind plays tricks and I don't think I am as big as pictures prove to me.
Believe me I know its frustrating to have a lot of weight to lose and feel like it is coming off too slow. I am right there with you! We didn't put this weight on overnight and we certainly can't lose it overnight, no matter what The Biggest Loser has you believe.

Only thing that ever worked for me was progress photos and bi weekly measurements!

Sometimes it takes a long while for our brains to catch up with reality. I looked in the mirror this morning and still saw the same me - but I'm 42lb down now. Photos really work, and measuring yourself regularly is good. 20lb is a big loss and you will definitely be looking different. It just takes time for you to see it too.

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Throw out your spandex and start buying fitted pants, Then you will notice it for sure !

i didnt see a difference until i lost almost 40 pounds!!!

It's going to take more time to see the difference, and maybe even to feel it. But keep going!

1 - pictures, pictures, pictures...you look at yourself everyday...you are not going to notice those small changes day to day just looking in the mirror.

2 - unfortunately, the more you have to lose, the longer it takes for visible results. for my, 220 Lbs - 200 Lbs there was little in the way of visible change even though I had lost 20 Lbs...from 200 - 180 (my current maintenance) was a huge physical transformation.

we see ourselves every day so it's hard to see a change on a daily basis...I am taking photos of myself every month and comparing also the scales are telling me I'm losing weight so it must be...I know the stomach is the last to go and that's what I am waiting on!!!