So discouraged

it happens, a lot can trigger this..... dont sweat it, try your best, and weigh yourself again in a week. After last night I wont be weighing myself in two weeks because I know there will be either A. weight GAIN or B. no weight loss

Try eating several small meals a day. A lot of people think that eating less means losing. This is not true. If you can eat breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, and then a snack your metabolism will speed up. Also stress doesn't help Stay positive...maybe you'll lose double the next week.

Sometimes if you are way under your calories and work your body so much your body fights back. I know it is very frustrating....... I have been there and have cried about it. But the important thing is you don't give up and you keep pushing through. Show your body your the boss of your journey!

Good luck and keep pushing forward it will happen!

Stephdoobie is right. If you're hungry, then you need to eat, otherwise your body is just storing fat and you won't lose a lb. Think of food as fuel that helps you burn the fat you want gone. If you don't put fuel into your body, you won't be able to function and your body will go into survival mode and start to store fat.

If you want to lose, you need to eat and keep your body fueled. Have an apple or a granola bar. It doesn't have to be an entire meal. And make sure to eat back your exerise calories. I know eating to lose weight sounds strange, but it's true.

And don't get discouraged. Be patient with your body. It will take time to take the weight off. Keep doing what you're doing everyday and it will start to come off slowly. Rome wasn't built in a day.

Chances are, you reached a plateau. If you have been doing this for more than 2 weeks, you might have reached a step where your body needs to adjust. The only thing here is to wait. Sometimes we are inpatient and want to lower our calorie intake to accelerate the loss during a plateau. But if you are eating under your needs, you WILL start losing again after a little time. So: patience is the key...

Also, sorry for males reading that , women sometimes have water retention changes that can impact the weight. You might have lost fat but the weight of the water retention is hiding it.

And last but not least you may also be eating to few calories. When the body is in starvation mode it sometimes wants to "hold on to its reserves" to be able to survive longer. So if you add 100 to 200 cal to your diet, it can sometimes help.Mineral deficiency like iron can also be a factor.

I would only worry about it if it lasts more than 2 weeks.Then try switch things up and see how tat works.

You're doing great!!! Don't despair, it might really just be temporary!

Good luck to you

mmmmh ...I think we all agree here that eating too few cal can really prevent shedding pounds!

So i worked REALLY hard this week and i was under my calorie goal every single day. i worked out over my goal and almost burned a pound of fat just from working out. And yet I weigh myself this morning and I am exactly the same weight. What is going on? I am soooooo discouraged right now.

i weighed in and was more than last time I weighed in

BUT my clothes feel a lot looser

so although you may not've lost weight, you may've gained muscle

I need to go get a measuring tape this week. . .:)

Not quite. You won't see more than a fraction of a pound of muscle increase over the course of the week. also that is only if you are close to your bmr, lift heavy weights, and have adequate protein.

Not quite. You won't see more than a fraction of a pound of muscle increase over the course of the week. also that is only if you are close to your bmr, lift heavy weights, and have adequate protein.

So then why is the scale the same..but my clothes sort of feel looser?

You've lost some fat but there is still food/water in your system to compensate the difference.

My guess is that you are gaining muscle or you aren't eating enough to compensate for the calories you are burning,

I've been having this issue for FIVE weeks! UGH.
Been just under or just over net calories all 5 weeks, exercising 5-6 days per week.
Need to lose about 20 pounds.
Have lost TWO.
Clothes do not fit better.
Been pretty discouraged.