Help! A week later

If you've been accurately measuring and countin your burns, you may need to talk to your doctor about health conditions or medications that could be affecting your weight loss.

Well, it has only been a week and you said "majority of your meals" so that isn't exactly an accurate accounting of you calories if you are skipping measuring some meals.

Are you over estimating how many calories you need in a day? Are you eating back too many calories from exercise? If you just started working out hard this week your body could be holding onto water to repair your muscles. Stress will also cause you to hold onto weight.

keep measuring, keep moving, and keep smiling. If you eat a t deficit, move and don't stress it should come off.

From your diary your measuremenst are not in grams but often using things like cups, servings , small or large, which are estimations. If you weighed the majority then you arent weighing them all. Please post your height and weight, starting weight and cw as well as when you started.

Your diary is open which was helpful, will have a look later if nobody else gets to the bottom of it, but once you have tightened your logging and started some exercise, then id be waiting another 3 weeks .

It will boil down to what spoon says most likley. medical condition would be much rarer, but deal with the most likely first.

I have found that cardiovascular alone (walking) does not create weight loss for me. I absolutely have to do weight training to add muscle before I will lose weight, and even then, it takes a lot longer than a week. I am surprised you didn't lose any water weight that week. Salt intake high?

I know how you feel. It can be so frustrating to feel like you are doing all the right things and are still not seeing results!
A couple things to consider:
- Are you drinking plenty of water? Your body needs a lot of water, especially if you are working out. It will keep you hydrated, help flush out toxins and excess sodium, prevent water retention, and help keep you feeling fuller throughout the day. I always keep a water bottle with me and sip on it constantly. Logging your water really helps too. I don't drink soda or juice or anything., so I always thought I got plenty of water. It was very eye opening for me when I started logging my water to see that I really wasn't getting nearly enough! Try drinking more water and tracking it!
- Are you being completely honest and accurate with your measurements and logs? Even seemingly insignificant things can add up quickly, and if you are not being 100% accurate with what you log, it can make a big difference! For example, do you ever measure out your food and then grab a little extra out and pop it in your mouth right then? That is extra calories not being logged. Do you put condiments that are unmeasured on your food and not log those? Those can add up very quickly. I know you say you are using a scale to measure, but do you eyeball your portions often? I've found that measuring cups and spoons and a digital scale are usually much needed. Obviously if you go out to eat or eat at someone's house, you can't rely on those, so that is when it is good to eyeball. But, if you are at home and have those resources available, always use them! Even if you are usually pretty accurate when you eyeball your portions, there is a big difference between "pretty close" and actually getting the exact amount for what you are logging. Even just being off by a little bit can alter your calorie intake and cause you to not see results, especially if you are off a little bit at each meal. Plus, your hunger level and mood can affect the portions you are eyeballing out without you even realizing. Obviously you don't have to measure out your food forever, but since you are not seeing the results you want right now, I would recommend going back to measuring and weighing exact amounts for the time being, at least until you start to see steady weight loss again.
- Have you adjusted your calorie needs? If you have lost weight during this process, your body will not require the same amount of calories each day to function. If you want to continue to have a calorie deficit so you can lose weight, you will need to lower the calories you consume as your body weight decreases. MFP can adjust this for you as you log your weight and adjust your goals., but I find it is also a good idea to calculate manually for yourself using a BMR calculator found on a reliable website. A dietician can also help you with this process!
- If you really are being accurate 100% with logging everything you are eating and burning and continuously update your goals, have you considered getting in to see your physician? If you are doing all the right things and not seeing improvements, it could be some sort of health issue, such as a hormonal imbalance, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, or a thyroid issue, among many other things Your doctor can do a quick physical and maybe some blood work if they see a need to, and may be able to offer you further suggestions to help you in your weight loss.

Sorry this post got a bit long. Hope you were able to read through it and find some things that could be helpful to you. Good luck!