This is why I always give up!

Sometimes it sucks being a woman. Our bodies fluctuate so much during the month that it can get discouraging. That is why I only weigh myself once a month. If I weighed myself everyday, I would have given up long ago.

Your weight will go up and down based on what you've eaten, not eaten, a bowel movement or not, how much water and salt you've had, monthly influences. The fact that you lost 10lb in the first week is great, but way way too much to soon. In general you should be loosing between 1-2lbs/week. My recommendation is to follow the MFP guidelines about calories, exercise, water. While the scale is my best/worst enemy when I wake up, it is my tape measure that tells me the true story. My loosening clothes and family also see it. This is a whole lifestyle change and it doesn't happen overnight. Looks like you have a little person to persevere for!

you shouldn't give up over one pound!! Mine goes up anywhere between 2-3lbs depending on what exercises I did that week! Anyways I was told that losing inches was a better way to show progress than to weigh yourself! I know I would rather lose a paint size than lose a pound, but hey maybe that is just me!

It could just be water weight! I find the day after a really streneous workout the figures go in the wrong direction, because of holding onto all the water it can.

Also remember, that when you work out hard one day, you're more likely to be a little heavier on the scale the next due to water retention in your muscles. They need it to help repair themselves and to make you stronger! You can't have gained 1 1/2 pounds over night, its more likely water that your body is holding on to. Make sure to drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water and you should go back down soon. Don't give up! :flowerforyou:

My weight fluctuates throughout the week from day to day. I have stopped weighing myself everyday and only weigh myself once a week at the same time each monday and I have conintinuously lost 1-1.5 lbs even though a few days ago it said I was up a little. Don't get discouraged keep going you can do it! :happy:

For those of us who fluctuate frequently like that, I found a tip years ago that is pretty helpful. Weigh yourself every day, but remember that that weight DOESN'T COUNT. Instead, once a week, take a 7 day average. As long as the average is going down, you're on the right track. Also, if you bloat a lot during THAT week, skip it. You know the numbers won't be accurate because of the bloat, so there's no reason even to look--the scale is going to lie, and you'll get upset about it anyway. So, three weeks a month, take a weekly average. Don't stress the up and down. You are weighing yourself at the same time everyday, right? Because it can fluctuate by more than 5 lbs in the course of a single day. Don't give up, and remember that sometimes, NUMBERS LIE. If you're eating right and exercising, your body is improving even if your weight isn't changing. That's what matters. Good luck!

You just have to be willing to accept these changes if you chose to weigh yourself every day. These things happen with our body. You have to find peace in knowing that you are eating correctly and doing your body good regardless of how little the changes on the scale show. It will all catch up if you keep doing the right thing. You have to literall eat 3500 calories in order to gain a pound, so think about it like that. If you are guilty of eating that many calories in one day, then you are responsible for the changes on the scale; otherwise, it is normal bodily fluid fluctuations that we all deal with. Keep on working hard.

Someone else posted this article, it may no be the case for you yet, but it is something to remember. And it's also good for the future on why we give up and gain the weight back. http://www.activepassivediet.com/files/active_passive_chapter_1.pdf. I also weigh myself everyday, but only take the average as my weekly weigh in, since my weight fluctuates so much during the week. Another website a fellow mfp-er suggested is http://www.skinnyr.com/ for tracking your weight everyday and SEEING the graph move up and down. Hope this helps.

I did not read everyone's posts above.

I am not an expert (in anything)

Breathe!! Relax this is a lifestyle not a race. This journey is for the rest of your life. Think long term!! As you learn more about your journey, clean eating, the foods and drinks and how they help or hinder your weight loss you will find yourself in a more comfortable postion and you won't be looking back to the 'old' you anymore.
You have just begun. You will find that there are bumps in the road along the way, don't panic, just pick yourself up and move on. You know why you are here and you are better off for being here.

NOW:

Girl!! Get away from those scales.

Measure your body (chest, waist, thighs, arms, neck, etc) write them down. Measure yourself once a week or whenever but don't obsess over it.

Pick a day (once a week, once a month, whatever) to weigh yourself.

On that day, first thing in the morning:

After you go to the bathroom
Before you consume food or drink
Naked
Place scale (digitial (get one)) in the same spot on the floor (no rug)
weigh yourself 3 times in a row.

Record your weight.

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