Newbie - Weigh in Frustration

Hi and welcome! This journey is alot easier if you weigh yourself once a week. Your weight will fluctuate throughout the week, so the scale might disappoint often. Pick one day to weigh yourself and record it. As long as you are focusing on day to day calorie management, you'll be OK in the long run.

14 months.... 72 lbs gone.... sometimes I had big losses (and I had a LOT to lose)... sometimes small... sometimes none..... occasional gains
Time and patience. Time and patience.
I weigh myself every day, log it and forget about it.
If you are tracking EVERYTHING and below your calories for the day it will come off.

Do you mean that you're weighing yourself every day? Do it once a week if it's going to drive you crazy.

If you are going to weigh daily chart it! Those .1 and .2's will add up and make you feel better when you have to back out and look at the larger picture.

As already mentioned here, weighing daily can easily lead to frustration and make you more prone to not keep the commitment to a better you. For MFP purposes I suggest, as others have, you pick a day and time (mine is Sunday morning after I get up) to use as you official weigh-in. You weight will fluctuate during the week and even throughout the day so the same time of day is just as important as the day of the week. This gives you a similar context each week.

If you really want to weigh multiple times during the week, you need to recognize that there will be fluctuations. You might see a .5 or even full pound drop over a couple days but then nothing for a couple more days. Being aware of your environment helps you better understand why you are at the level you are.

I do weigh myself 2-3 other times during the week just to see how things are going and I use an app called Libra to track all of these. I heard about it from other MFP members and it helps you track you weight but also give you trend information. .1 or .2 differences do add up quicker than you realize and the trend line will help encourage you that you are making progress.

You can do this and let me know any way I can help you along your journey! Remember that it is a journey and not a sprint. Slow and steady will get you where you want/need to be and you will be better able to maintain a healthier and fitter you by viewing this as a lifestyle change and not just a "diet" or exercise program that has an end date.

I started my weight loss journey on January 19 and by February 11 I had lost 19 pounds. From February 12 - February 28 I did not lose a pound. I was so frustrated but this week I have started losing again. You can do it.

Just want to say be gentle on yourself your body doesn't know what you are trying to do, and if you focus on living a healthier lifestyle with exercise and healthy eating, it will all happen... for me I started gradually with simple things I knew I could achieve (start exercising 3 times a week 30 minutes each time etc) and built from there. Everyone is different but be good to you - I would also wait to weigh yourself - things like sodium, water can make your weight vary dramatically from day to day. Good luck - feel free to add me.