Intital weight loss...how much did you lose

While working within my calories and doing the 30 day shred in the morning, plus some activity in the evening (walking/swimming with the kids, etc) I started at 195 pounds. 2 days later I was 190. After the first week I was 188. And in 5.5 weeks I've lost 15 pounds, which works out to about 2 pounds a week after that initial week. But I am also a massage therapist on my feet throughout most of the day and I don't count that as exercise, so it could eb i am burning more in a day than i think i am.
good luck! and, as they say, it took a long time to put the weight on, it may take a lot of work to get it off again!

Initial weight loss is water weight. it is normal to lose up to 10lbs during the first couple weeks. After that you should not lose more than 2 lbs a week, at least not without doctor supervision.

I lost 97 lbs in 9 months. That's more than 10lbs a month, but I did it without doctor supervision and ended up with gall stones + complications which resulted in surgery. If you lose between .5lb-2lb a week, you're doing it in a healthy way.

Don't feel frustrated. The scale is just a number. You need to measure yourself once a month and having someone at the gym measure your body fat percentage is a lot more important than what the scale says.

Without more information the only thing I could think is that your body is in starvation mode. You don't want to be under the calories that MFP gives you. But it's hard to tell. 10lbs in 1 week is a lot.

the first week will mainly be water weight. then the weight loss is going slow down. an healthy weightloss is a 1lb a week. so dont get discouraged, keep working on your diet and exercise and you will see the scale go down. also take measurements. that is more reliable than the scale. muscle weighs more than fat.

I lost 5 lbs the first week but have not lost any the last two weeks (only been dieting for the last 3 weeks). The first week my hubby and I did the P90 Express weight loss which had an average of 900-1000 calories per day. The diet was low on carbs (no grains but two fruits a day plus tons of vegs) and very high protein. I know that is low but I am only 5 ft so I thought it would be okay for 1 week. Since then (the last two weeks), I have upped my calories to 1200 plus -- I eat most of my exercise calories. Except for the occasional glass of wine and 1 diet soda a day, my diet is pretty free of processed foods. Even so, I am getting pretty frustrated with the lack of weight loss.

I lost 7 pounds so far. 2-3 pounds a week for the first 3 weeks. I haven't lost any weight at all the past two weeks but I haven't gained either. I have noticed my muscles ache more than they used to and everything feels tighter. Last week I took measurements thinking maybe I'm gaining muscle and loosing fat. We'll see on Tuesday if I've lost inches. I've heard though that people sometimes get into a plateau and if you bump up your routine you'll start loosing again. I've also heard that if you just stay the course this will pass and the pounds will be dropping off again in a few weeks. It can be discouraging but don't give up. Doing something is a lot better than doing nothing!

I have lost 15 in the first 7 weeks and want to lose another 1.5 lbs before the end of the month. I know this is a jump start and not to expect this kind of weight loss long term. After this I'm looking to lose 5 lbs per month throught the end of the year and be at my ultimate goal weight by the start of next summer. Slow and steady win the race - Good luck!

2lbs. it's the only time I was hoping for a big drop and I got 2lbs. :sad:

I've lost 2lbs a week since starting (I've lost more than my ticker tells you, the starting weight is wrong).