Scale is not moving!!!

Open your diary.

Are there two of these? I think I answered in your other thread. Copy/pasting here in case one of them in deleted for violating the TOS.

There really is no average time. Some people see it right away. Some people don't see it for a few weeks.

Since it's only been two weeks, it's possible that you're retaining some extra water (new exercise routine, by chance?) which can mask the fat loss that's happening.

The other thing to look at would be your calorie tracking. You say you're eating "super healthy" but don't mention calorie tracking or hitting your goals. If you're not already doing that, it might be time to start.

Useful links if you're just starting out:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1235566/so-youre-new-here

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1290491/how-and-why-to-use-a-digital-food-scale

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide

It took my daughter, who is going to be 21 in a few months, a month and half to go from 159 to 149. She logged everything she ate and started going to the gym. I know you prefer logging on pen and paper, but I find that it doesn't give you the whole picture. My daughter was getting frustrated in the beginning because sometimes she wouldn't show a loss for days or even a week, so we looked at her diary and saw that her sodium level was really high, which was causing her to retain water. Now that she knows that, she makes sure to keep it around or under 1500 mg a day.

One problem I have had in the past was that I would eat within my calories - but it still wasn't the greatest food. For me personally, it was always too many carbs. I nutritional scale was always carb heavy. I cut carbs (not completeley, but dramatically) and saw almost immediate movement on the scale. Everyone's body works differently though!

Aem123452014 wrote: »

I suppose you may be right. Ill start logging here from now on.

it really is probably a logging issue. youre eating more than you think you are.

Use a digital food scale to weigh your portions. You'd be surprised at how easy it is to underestimate your actual caloric intake.

Where: Bed Bath & Beyond, Amazon, Walmart, Target, etc.

What: Minimum functions you want are "zero" or Tare function, and the ability to measure in ounces or grams (Imperial and Metric). For just calorie counting, a 5 or 7 pound scale is probably fine, I got an 11 pound one so I can also use for cooking (think mixing bowls + food). A useful accessory is wax paper. this can keep he scale itself clean by placing it, then the food and or plates on it.

How: Place plate or bowl or whatever on scale. Hit the zero function. add food. Check the measurement (or add food to desired weight). Change to ounces or grams depending on the measure of the serving information on the label. If you measure to the exact serving weight, you can enter that directly. Otherwise, divide the amount you weighed by a serving size to get the amount (or else select the gram measure option available on some items in the database and simply enter the grams.

Bonus Tip: You can add multiple items to a plate by repeated use of the zero function. Example: Add the plate, zero. Add bacon, get weight, note it down for entry, hit zero. Add carrots, get weight, note for entry, zero. Add banana, get weight, note, zero, etc. etc.