Lost 9.2 lbs in first 3 week, now I'm at a halt. What gives????

You've lost a lot of weight in three weeks, probably a lot of that is fluid, your body is taking time to rehydrate.

It's a week only without loss, don't panic yet and don't let impatience be your undoing.

Assuming your are eating to calories and getting plenty of fluids now...if won't be long before weight loss kicks in, bear in mind that as you don't have a lot to lose...ongoing weight loss will be lower and slower. If you continue to lose at the high rates I would suggest you are not eating sufficient.

When you start a program, there is a lot of shifting of fluids, muscle glycogen, etc. This can lead to more dramatic changes in scale weight, but are not necessarily reflective of actual fat loss. At your size, progress will be slow. You need to make sure your program is structured properly (macros, calorie goals, activity goals), and then be consistent and patient. I also doubt that your running (unless you are doing 45-60 min a workout) is a big calorie burn, so you also need to focus on boosting your total activity as well.

Water weight mostly, you need to weigh everything on a scale in g or ml. If you aren't losing then you aren't in a deficit

The only issue I see with your diary are your caloric goals. I think you are way under eating for your goals and exercise levels. I'm 5'3", same weight as you. I've lost 11lbs since April. My macros are 1615 calories, 160 carbs, 120protein, 55 fat, (comes to 40/30/30 in MFP). I weight lift (Body Beast program) 5 days a week, 20 min of cardio after lifting, and one day of just cardio. Cardio is currently an indoor rowing machine. Go to Facebook, and find/join this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/iifymwomenexclusive/ -- Read the pinned posts. Look around, and you'll find some amazing ladies in there.

It's only been a week. It will happen all the time. As Dory says: just keep swimming swimming swimming

mpd1009 wrote: »

I'm just started what I call running. I brisk walk 3.5 with inlcline and then after few min go to 5.0 which yes isn't that fast but my legs are short and I do that till my body can't take it and go back to 3.5. I'm soaked with sweat at the end of 40 min. In my diary I only apply 30 min of cardio because I don't know how to actually track that. I mean I'm doing what my body will allow me without injury. I haven't done any exercising in probably 6 years. It has only been 3 weeks. I'm trying to build up.

Starting a new exercise routine can cause your body to hold onto a little extra water weight for a while (for muscle repair), and that water weight can mask fat loss. But your fat loss will outpace the water weight in a while, so patience will get you there.

Other possible causes of temporary water weight increase: Higher-than-normal sodium consumption (even if it's still a healthy level, higher-than-normal carb consumption (ditto), time of month for women (can happen anywhere from ovulation through menses), new exercise/muscle repair, among others.

Whatever you do, don't stop drinking water: It actually helps shed the water weight, counter-intuitively enough.

And +1 to the people suggesting you set your weight loss rate to a lower amount, when you have relatively little to lose. You don't want to lose any more than the absolute minimum of lean body mass (such as muscle) along the way - doing so can reduce your basal metabolic rate (BMR, your calorie burn from "just being alive"), and make you less healthy, not to mention less strong.