Needing to Vent!

Your body just needs to adjust to the changes you're making. Anytime we make an extreme change to eating habits, exercise routines, hormone levels, etc, it takes our bodies a little while to figure out what's going on. In the meantime, it goes into panic mode until it determines that this is the new normal and figures out what to do from there.

I'll bet you'll see a difference next week. In the meantime, just keep an eye on your body. I'll bet you (or those around you) are seeing changes that your scale hasn't noticed yet.

I'm sure others will soon chime in with far more eloquent advice for you but until then know that yes, it does happen. I've been really watching it and exercising with focus since the beginning of January. I lost initially but now I'm just hanging out at around 12 pounds lost. It actually has gone back up for me and I'm bouncing around between the same two pounds and have been for several weeks.

At first I was discouraged but then I realized I'm doing weights as well as the cardio so there is some water retention there as my muscles need to rebuild themselves. I also have noticed my clothes fitting looser and my measurements are shrinking.

Give your body time to adjust to what you're doing. Even without the scale or tape measure moving for awhile, yes it is worth it! You aren't doing this just to lose weight. You're doing it (hopefully!) to be healthier and that takes a little time. You didn't go to bed one night fit and healthy and wake up the next morning overweight and out of shape. It was a gradual slide downhill and now you have a gradual climb back up. It won't be easy but the things worth having seldom are. Hang in there and know you're making progress even if you can't see it.

Weighing in is NOT the only indicator! Measure yourself and check to see how your clothes are fitting. Also, take some "before" pics ... with some "during" and "after" ones as well. You will DEFINITELY be seeing a difference!

Also, just because your body reacted initially, it doesn't mean it won't 'get over the shock' before it realizes this is the new you! Give it a little time before you throw in the towel. Trust me, the time is worth it!

well that is just the thing, I feel so much better and my butt feels smaller and my hips look a bit different. That is why I was so shocked that it was zero lbs. on the scale

Are you measuring yourself too? The scale, as I have learned, does NOT have the final say. Also, watch your sodium intake and up the water. You will be fine, you CAN do this!

Other than the advice everyone seems to have already offered I can just add one more thing...............I notice you said that when you weighed yourself the second time, you did so in the afternoon..is that right??

From experience I would say this isn't the best time to weigh yourself.
I know that if I weigh myself in the morning, then weigh myself again in the afternoon, there can be an increase of anything up to around 3 pounds!!! This can be due to all sorts of factors, fluids you've drank, food you've eaten, Sodium intake...the list is endless

Because of these factors which will give you weight fluctauations throughout the course of a day, it's best to always weigh yourself in the morning when you get up..before you've eaten..and after you've been to the bathroom.

I know how disheartening it can be when the scales don't reflect your efforts...........but they will very soon and you'll feel great!!
Don't give up and the weight will definitely start to come off.
Good luck.

Keep it up! The scale can be misleading... Muscle weighs more than fat. BMI is a better indicator, and over time you will see the real results. Keep up the hard work...