Frustrated - no weight loss in 2nd week

You did lose, but you won't always lose every week. Make sure you are weighing your food and logging everything you consume using correct entries (i.e. no homemade or generic). Yes 7 pounds in 1 week is most likely water weight. Just remember weight loss isn't linear. Some weeks you lose more than others. Some weeks the scale goes up. Many factors go into scale shifts. Take pics and measurements. Use an app that uses trends.

Your feeling disappointed as your maybe feeling deprived as you havent lost

Maybe turn it round to wow I lost 7lbs in 2 weeks
As in reality losing 7lbs in week one sometimes results in a small gain week 2 as your body lost a lot water which can at times be regained in week 2

Keep going aim for 5 lbs a month it's better to look at the bigger picture than just weeks

jvl1973 wrote: »

I did really well and lost 7 lbs in the first week. I know this is unrealistic and it is probably water weight, but have lost nothing in the 2nd week. I have been very strict and good on my calories and haven't had but one cheat meal since I started (which was the first week). My calories are always at my goal or just a little under. Is it normal to not lose anything this soon in my diet? In the past I have always done very well in the beginning but then plateau after a month or two. Please help!!!

Don't worry I was like this too on my 2nd week, I don't get why the first week was so phenomenal then 2nd week I stayed the same. Just keep goin! week 3 will be better I promise!

jvl1973 wrote: »

Blitzia wrote: »

GauchoMark wrote: »

if you lost 7 lbs in your first week, the reason you "haven't lost in the 2nd week" is because the first week wasn't reality.

You probably lost fat both weeks, but the scale lied to you pretty hard that first week and it might take another week or two for things to settle out so you are seeing real numbers again.

This. How often do you weigh yourself? Do you weigh yourself at the same time of day wearing similar clothes? At most, you're losing 2 pounds per week (though 1 pound is a better estimate) and that amount of weight loss can be easily obscured by normal fluctuations in water weight or even just time of day.

If you're sticking to your calorie goal, you ARE losing, it's just that, as other posters have said, it may take a while to see the change reflected in the scale.

I weigh myself the same time in the morning wearing the same thing and I weigh myself everyday (I know that is bad, but it works for me when I lost weight before because if I gain it is usually because I had too much sodium or went over in my calories that week). I am sticking to my calorie goal, but I am starting to think since I am in my 40's that it won't fall off as easy as it did before when I was younger. I am definitely not giving up though.

Are you certain? How are you measuring your intake?

weight loss is not linear and your body will take time to adjust.. Just keep eating in a deficit and you will lose. BTW I weigh a lot of my pre portioned food as well.. You'd be surprised how off they can be.

Ignore individual data points look at trends. In 2 weeks your trend is down significantly.

The best thing you can do with scale data is trend it. I weigh daily and trend the data - that is the only way the scale makes sense. I use trendweight.com but you can also do it yourself. I'm shocked MFP doesn't have a smoothing trend on their progress charts, actually.

I know exactly how frustrated you feel! It's so demoralising.
I started eating less and exercising more 8 weeks ago and haven't lost a single pound! I even started a post on here because I couldn't understand why. I got great support, just like you have and soon realised that losing lbs is not the only important thing. Losing inches counts just as much. I am,thankfully, losing inches and my clothes have gone down almost 2 sizes.
Have you noticed your clothes getting bigger?

Don't lose faith - I'm still hopefull of seeing the scales be kind to me even after 8 weeks.