a little sad

It's probably just water weight.....don't be discouraged. Just watch your salt intake and your weight should go back down. Good luck!

Dont give up.... your body is probably confused and rebelling... give it some more time and stick at it and you will see changes. :flowerforyou:

It's also important to eat back your burned exercise calories

That always sucks. Are you sure you are only eating 1200 calories- do you weigh all your food and measure it out? Are you watching the sodium? Sodium can affect weight. I can't see your diary so I can't really give you much advice. I know I'll gain before TOM and then lose it after my cycle starts.

have you measured? because you may have lost inches, not weight. it happens.

you're not eating enough.

If you have been working out hard (your muscles hurt) then they are retaining water for the healing/repairing process. I painted a house over the weekend and Monday I had gained 4 lbs since Friday, despite drinking tons of water and being below my sodium. I doubled my water Monday and by Tuesday the 4 lbs were gone! Drink extra water for a couple of days and flush the retention out. Also, you should weigh in the morning before you eat or drink and after using the restroom. This is your true weight, as food can add different amounts of weight each day depending on what you ate.

also try weighing in the morning, i usually dont weigh at night, but i did last night jsut for grins and it showed one weight, the next morning i weighed before consuming anything etc and the weight was different by 4lbs....my morning weight stays consistent or goes down regulalrly but weighing in the middle of the day or at night causes the numbers to go everywhere. Dont give up!! Your body does appreciate what you are doing.

I know it doesn't make any sense, but sometimes our bodies are just a little stubborn. I think it wants to make sure you are acutally going to follow through with your changes before it starts to cooperate! You've only been at it for 2 weeks. I started training for a half marathon last year and didn't see ANY results for 6 weeks and I was burning some serious calories. Same thing this year. Just keep at it and be consistant. It'll start coming off eventually. Best of luck!

DO NOT GIVE UP. It is NORMAL at the start of a new workout to gain weight. You are building muscle, it takes about 12 weeks before you will start to see a drop. Stay away from the scale and keep doing what you are doing. You will lose the weight. You are doing GREAT.

I had the same problem and I almost gave up, but my buddy Pat told me to stay the course, I am so glad I did, I lost almost 9lbs all at once. Don't quit the body can be a strange thing. I only weigh my self once a month, I went almost two months doing a routine similar to yours and lost 3lbs. Hang in there it will be worth it.

Going through the same thing! AND I went to breakfast this morning instead of working out because I was so frustrated.

Here's the thing, though. I am stopping the cycle now. I always do this - work so hard for a couple of weeks, so no results and stop trying. And the results are always the same - I stay overweight.

So, I am picking up the pieces and reminding myself to be relentless and patient. The weight will come off.

So don't give up! Stay strong with me - we can do it!

Remember that 1200 cal should be a net number. At that level if you are exercising, you should be eating back ALL of your exercise calories. Going below 1200 sends you in to starvation.

When I started here, I didn't lose anything for a month. I almost passed out a couple of times because of low blood sugar. Then I had an injury and couldn't work out for a while. Started losing like crazy. Same calorie intake. It's important to get enough nutrition.

Definately not a failure!!! Look at the wonderful thing you are doing for your body. Remember -- not all of your success will be measured on that scale. Look for other signs -- such as inches lost, better sleep, better skin, better circulation, clearer thinking just to name a few.

I also agree with the other poster who said your body is rebelling. If you've done several short term "diets" before -- I think the body sometimes says -- "just wait it out -- she'll quit again -- we'll get to feed our cravings (sugar, salt, carbs)".

I say -- keep going. You probably started this journey with a few reasons you wanted to get healthy -- even if you haven't lost weight -- do those reasons change or not matter anymore?

Hang in there!!