two weeks working out no results

Good job starting to workout. You're off to a great start. It nay be too early to really be able to see much change yet, especially as you just started exercising and may be retaining water in your muscles.
That being said....What is your diet like? You do realize that that is 80 percent of this. It appears your diary is not open.

Weight loss is largely about diet, not exercise. I exercise my *kitten* off and I maintain weight...I exercise for fitness. The bottom line is that you can do all the exercise in the world but if your consumption = overall output then you will maintain your weight.

Also, it's been a whopping whole two weeks...which is pretty much insignificant to what all of this is ultimately going to take.

Hello,

I have worked out for 2 weeks now every single day for 1 1/2 hours, get my heart rate up to between 130-150 for that entire time, and virtually NO weight loss! .4 pounds! this is really discouraging and makes me want to just quit! any suggestions?

Are you measuring the foods you are eating? Guesstimating your intake can screw you over completely. Also, if you are eating mostly prepackaged stuff, the sodium alone coupled with your water intake could account for the lack of change.

Should also be noted that weight can fluctuate huge amounts during the day.

Hello,

I have worked out for 2 weeks now every single day for 1 1/2 hours, get my heart rate up to between 130-150 for that entire time, and virtually NO weight loss! .4 pounds! this is really discouraging and makes me want to just quit! any suggestions?

Not trying to give you the tough love... Ok maybe I am.... :laugh: How long did you take to put the weight on?

You are getting the exercise, but what is your diet like? I'd suggest taking a good look at portion control, eating 5-6 servings of fruits and veggies every day and cutting back on convenience foods.

What worked for me is watching foods that had a strong effect on my glycemic index (typically convenience type foods) I increased my fruits and veggies and dropped my sugary carbs. No other program ever worked for me. Once I paid attention to this, I lost 100 lbs.

Just remember it is a marathon, not a sprint. It will take you time to lose the weight, You may also be losing inches. Eventually it will all catch up.

Feel free to add me if you need advice... I'm told I am a good listener and have a fairly good understanding of all things diet\exercise related.

.4lbs is still .4lbs, is it not? That appears to be a loss to me.

Curious what you expected to lose..... Might want to give it a little more time than 2 weeks.

Don't get discouraged yet! ;-) I've been working out 3 days a week for about 1 and 1/2 months and have not lost either. My personal info isn't quite right on Myfitnesspal as I'd entered a guestimated weight at the beginning when I originally set this up - I was off by 10 pounds. When I finally checked my weight at the gym I was 155 and have actually gained 3 pounds over the time, but I'm attributing some of it to muscle weight gain plus just me not sticking to my plan. In other words, weight itself isn't the whole thing. Muscle is heavier than fat so converting fat into muscle may produce a gain. Eating healthy is good for sure but a lot of good food is high calorie... The salt and water retention may be a factor. I have been using Myfitnesspal and my gym workout to alleviate arthritis pain rather than concentrating on weight loss though as my body is now getting stronger weight loss will also be my plan. I don't do a lot of cardio due to pain at this time but I bet it helps burn the fat quickly! eventually hope to lose 25 lbs but am willing to be patient as it hurts too much to push myself! (too many tears after real hard workouts for this girl, I had to learn to go easy!)

Your focus is in the wrong direction. Stop working out so much. Monitor your diet.

Every time I get back on track and start working out after a long slump, I inevitably put on weight my first two weeks. The human body is ridiculously stubborn in its efforts to maintain mass. It's just not fair. Honestly, the only way to really figure out what is going to work for you is to try new things. I find that weight comes off more easily when I'm eating clean, whole foods. For me, it's not just calories in- calories out. I have to eat the right things. Some things I've tweaked in the past to figure out what works are...
- eat healthier, whole foods
- I set my general activity level one step lower
- Cut back on cardio and increased strength exercises
- Use a heart rate monitor to track calorie burn ( I also throw 20% of those calories away straight off because I don't quite trust the numbers I get)
- My body requires two rest days a week. Some people need more, some need less.
- Try different kinds of exercise. A 30 min run does nothing for me. A 30 min bike ride torches calories.

Those are just a few things I have personally had to tweak. They may work for you, and they may not, but it's certainly a place to start. My biggest suggestion is DON'T GIVE UP! As someone who has quit a dozen times, I can tell you that you always regret quitting the next time you have to start all over. Change just one thing for two weeks and see if you get better results. If it helps, great! If not, change something else. It's taken me years to learn how my body works and to retrain those habits. It will take you time as well. Just remember, it's most likely your body trying to get used to this new way of life. Once you trick it into believing this is the new normal, it will start to cooperate with you. You just have to give it time.

I hope you really didn't expect to see results in two weeks from exercise? Minimum time is 6 weeks to feel a difference, then another 12 before you notice it on your body.

As far as weight loss, you don't have to even exercise to watch the scale go down. All weight loss is--is calories in versus calories out. Exercise is to help you get in shape and build endurance if you're doing cardio activity.

Also if you're using MFP to estimate calories burned thru exercise, be very careful about eating those back. MFP has a history of overestimating exercise calories burned, and you could easily be overeating your workouts.