2.5 weeks and nothing

try doing your measurements.
I tend to see the scale as evil.....

are you getting your water in. that is a key need to lose weight as it flushes the body

What type of food are you eating? Lots of veggies, lean protein and fruits? Lots of water? If so, then I would look at keeping your calorie intake the same and lowering the amount you eat back from workouts and see if that helps.

Remember that muscle weighs more than fat, and you're probably building lots of muscle going from sedentary to active. Keep doing what you're doing, and drink tons of water, do measurements, and the weight will start coming off too. Good work!

Definitely check measurements. But I would say 'up the annie' a little bit...eat a little bit less calories and make your workouts a little more intense. Couldn't hurt!! AND ALWAYS REMEMBER WATER!!! It helps!!!

after seeing the measurements posts I have to give you this:

http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3926473&SPShared=TRUE

I still weigh everyday but have stopped worrying about the numbers on the scale. They don't tell you a whole lot. And we have daily fluctuation of 3-5 pounds.

I've learned that my weight goes up on the weekends and during the week it drops back down to my 'true' weight by Wednesday. If I have weight loss I will usually see it on Thursday or Friday. And I put on about 3-4 pounds right before my TOM.

that happened to me too, but i just kept taking my measurements. Also, be sure that u weigh urself once a week. try for the same day and time everyweek. Morning is usually the best time (b4 u eat) and if ur wearing clothes, make sure u account for that (rule of thumb = 3lbs for clothes 5lbs for clothes AND shoes) If u have trouble drinking ur water, buy a big water bottle. U r supposed to have 8-10 glasses of water a day (or 64-80 oz) if u buy a huge water bottle, u will only have to drink 3-4 of them and it goes by much quicker!

Ah, I think the previous poster means 'up the ante'... which is to say - step it up. I suggest getting a workout dvd with high intense cardio/strength training circuit combos. (ie: Jillian Michaels, Bob Harper, Training with Jackie etc)

I don't recommend eating less, but I do recommend breaking up your meals into many small meals throughout the day (if you haven't already.)

It's frustrating when the scale doesn't budge - but like others mentioned it could very well be an even exchange of fat for muscle. Which is why it's a good idea to get a measuring tape and take measurements of your natural waist, around your bellybutton, your hips, your upper thigh, your calf at it's widest point, your upper arms at widest point and even your neck. Then take them again in a week or two and I would be almost anything that you will see a loss of inches.

I feel your pain, frustrated too... how can people on the biggest looser loose 10 lbs in a week. I am kicking my *kitten* doing kickboxing 3x per week then resistance bands 3x per week and eating clean and it is coming off in inches but I want that scale to move too.....

they have professional dietiticians and personal trainers, they work out at the very least 3 hours EVERY day.

If we all had that too you bet we would be super skinny too.

although 10 lbs a week isn't the most healthiest way to do it.

The EA Sports Active 2 program has a heart rate monitor that you wear, so that should be pretty good. My salads are a variety of lettuces, tomatoes, and carrots, mostly. I try to use something other than iceburg lettuce.

I'll try to eat less carbs. I have trouble because there aren't many veggies that I like.

the cool thing about veggies and fruit, is that you can eat TONS of them and they aren't very high in calorie. And it may be one of those things you just learn to like, considering it is apart of being healthy.

I would also suggest a Juicer.. you can juice an emense amount of veggies and then throw in an apple or two and it sweetens it right up. Cant taste those nasty veggies at all.

as far as veggies go, the greener the better. but all veggies are a plus as far a nutrition goes.

I feel your pain, frustrated too... how can people on the biggest looser loose 10 lbs in a week. I am kicking my *kitten* doing kickboxing 3x per week then resistance bands 3x per week and eating clean and it is coming off in inches but I want that scale to move too.....

they have professional dietiticians and personal trainers, they work out at the very least 3 hours EVERY day.

If we all had that too you bet we would be super skinny too.

although 10 lbs a week isn't the most healthiest way to do it.

Also realize, based on what a former contestant has come out about, a week on BL may not actually be a week. It could be quite a bit longer. Realize also that the "last chance workout" is a chance to dehydrate to lower one's weight when the get to the scale. BL is probably the worst place to look for examples

To the original poster, you calories look pretty good, but how do they compare to how you ate before you started this? I have never used EA for working out, so I have no idea what their workout is like if it has a lot of strength building exercises, you may be building muscle (especially if you were really sedentary before). Maybe add 30 minutes of more cardio type exercise from a DVD of some sort. I used Tae bo for the longest time.

Finally, I know I am going against the grain here. Try not eating your exercise calories for a week. See what happens. Even though many people here will warn you it will put you in starvation mode, a week won't do that by simply not eating your exercise calories.

Finally, are you sure on the measures of your servings? If your portions are a little over on them, it will add up very quickly. I personally weigh most things as other measures are fairly imprecise.

Finally, realize that the serving size of the nutritional label on pre-made foods (bread, granola bars, and the like) are often inaccurate because the actual serving is larger than the one on the nutritional label. I did a little test once with some bread. The calories were 200 or so to two slices, but with that was included the number of grams that was supposed to be. I took two slices and weighed them, they weighed about 10% more than the weight of a serving. That would have added 10% to the calories as well. Basically, what this means is you are probably eating, as am I, are eating more calories than you think. This could be a lot more if you are not careful with measuring. It is because of that fact, that I wouldn't worry about not eating your exercise calories for a week. If you start losing weight, you know that either you are over estimating the calories you are burning or underestimating the calories you are eating.

Seems like everyone is giving you good advice. I would double check to make sure that the calories you are eating are quality calories (i.e. the lean proteins, fruits, and veggies). Reevaluate your salt and sugar intake. It could be that your body is in "starvation mode."