So so upset.

Cutting out soda is huge! congratulations! I know how hard it is for me not to order a cold dr. pepper whenever I go out to eat! 5 pounds can be fluctuation... I try to only weigh myself every couple weeks because women's weight fluctuates so much I never know if i can trust the scale! Anyways, good luck with your dieting... sometimes it takes your body time to adjust to all the changes you are making. One week in... keep at it!

Sorry for the bad news. Has given up soda led to eating more of other things to compensate?

Don't weigh any more than once a week. Day to day changes on the scale are both frustrating and misleading.

If you're staying within your calorie allotment, getting some exercise, and counting accurately you should lose most weeks.

If you started just one week ago, remember that making life-style changes takes time. I've started WeightWatchers in 2007 and since have lost about 100 pounds. But that's not to say that I haven't had bad weeks, bad months, etc.

A good read is _Don't Sweat the Small stuff in Weightloss_. It's a good pick me up when you're down on yourself. You need to remember WHY it is you want to lose weight: a healthier lifestyle. That takes time.

I bet if you have an awesome week and stick to your calorie restriction (and count accurately) you will lose a lot of that 5 pounds from last week. I've always found that sudden gains can lead to immediate losses if I get back on track.

Keep in mind that other posters are right that you probably haven't gained 5 pounds from calories. It takes 3,500 excess calories to gain one pound of fat. That would mean to gain 5 pounds in fat you would have to go 17,500 calories over what your body burns in a week to gain that much weight (in fat). Water weight could be a culprit, or even eating a large dinner the night before a weigh-in.

Good luck. :happy:

For starters weighing yourself everyday is not good for you, your weight can fluctuate around 3 lbs or so in a day just from morning to evening, so for starters make sure you are comparing the same time of day weight.

Cutting out soda is a great way to drop some lbs, make sure you are not filling that void with unhealthy juices though, be sure to read the labels, water is your best choice. I have found that Sobe Life water is a healthy choice.

Stick with it, as long as you are not over eating and exercising the weight will come off, it just may take more time than your original thought.

Good Luck!

its good to way yourself at the same time of day as well as using the same scale.

And I agree with weighing yourself at the same time. I actually weight 5 pounds less in the afternoon than I do in the evening. It's a major difference!!!

The important thing to remember is that you are trying to make a change. Try not to beat yourself up because you will just end up stressing and possibly giving up, both of which isn't good. If you accept your dedication to the program, you will reach your goal. Just remember to pay attention to your sodium and sugar intake specifically. And account for EVERYTHING you injest. Even cough drops have calories... Don't get discouraged. Just be understanding of setbacks, but hold yourself accountable. And don't try to deprive your system of anything too quickly. Cutting too many calories can cause your body to switch to starvation mode and hold on to your fat. I noticed you wrote you sometimes forget to eat breakfast. This could be partly causing your problem. You want to eat 5 to 6 small meals a day (every few hours). This will prevent the crash you feel, which often leads to overeating.

I haven't forgotten to eat breakfast for about a month. I'm so upset. I'm going to see my husband and go to the beach in 2 weeks and now I'm gonna spend the whole time being miserable.

It has to be about more than the number the scale reflects - Do you feel good? Do your pants happen to fit any better? Find somthing to feel good about and hang on to it! Don't let this ruin your time at the beach, that's just silly!
This journey has to be an empotional one as well as a physical one.

There are a few other things the "gain" could be from as well, do you maybe have food in transit?? Did you weigh yourself at different times of the day? I personnaly, would weigh in a few days and see if it hasn't gone down... Have you been drinking your daily water amount??