1st week in and no loss

Weight loss takes time and patience. You most likely won’t see a loss every week either. Just keep at it and know you will eventually see results.

Put that scale somewhere you can't see it for at least another week. Log EVERYTHING you eat, get those steps in and ignore the scale for a while. Weighing yourself constantly can be discouraging.

You using a food scale?

Record everything you eat every day. If you forget, go back and fill in best you can. If you get in a tough to calculate situation, make good faith estimates. Also, be prepared to spend more time losing than you are thinking as of now. Right now you are doing the right thing, trying to adjust. Keep trying and adjusting.

Buy a food scale in Walmart or Target for about 25 dollars. They have cheaper ones but I like ones in that price range or above. Weigh your food. Plan and put foods in your diary the day before so you know ahead of time what you will be eating.

Ah, this is really good to read. This has only been my 4th day and I put on 3 pounds, even though my calories are about 600 less than usual. I will try not to weigh until next week.
As this is the heaviest I have ever been, for some reason, I thought the weight would go down quicker as there is more to lose. Tsk - obviously not!

Its early days. Log everything you eat accurately, move a bit more and give it time... 4 weeks at least would give you a better idea of progress.

This is no big deal, honestly. Drink more water to help you feel full. Drink a glass of wine if you want to, but log it and make sure it fits your calorie goal for the day. I weigh every day so that I can monitor how I'm doing. I also added the Happy Scale app on my phone and input my weight. It constructs a graph that shows your weight loss trend. Sometimes it goes up, some days it goes down. Don't freak out. Sometimes I found that the tape measure showed I'd lost half an inch off my waist, but the scale showed I was at the same weight. Weird, but that's what happens. Do not beat yourself up if you slip and eat a couple donuts. Just resolve not to do that the next day and keep your promise to yourself. I sometimes play a mind game where I see a donut or cookies and imagine that someone sneezed or spit on them, then go grab an apple or some crackers and cheese. You'll probably notice a slight weight loss within 2 weeks of your start date. Keep up the good work!

It does take time, water weight fluctuates a lot, plus the physical weight of food in your system can add a good bit. I've seen fluctuations of up to 10lbs depending on the time of month, time of day etc. More than likely next week or so, you'll have a good loss.

1. A week is not enough time to know if something is working or not. Wait at least 5-6 weeks of consistent accurate logging (no homemade/generic, use grams or oz) before you decide its not working.
2. You are allowing your fitbit to adjust calories for you which may not be the best thing to do since you are eating back most of those calories. You may not be in a deficit if you continue to allow it to adjust.
3. Have a reasonable calorie goal. 0.5-1 pound a week is sufficient for most.
4. Have patience. You didn't gain it all in 1 week so you won't lose it that fast either.

ITUSGirl51 wrote: »

Others may not agree, but I usually wait about a month or more to weigh when I start a ‘diet’. I just want to focus on eating better, moving more and being kinder to myself. I don’t want the scale to derail any of the good things I’m doing for myself. When I feel smaller (clothes looser) I will get the courage to weigh.

This.
I really don't see results until at least six weeks after I put my best foot forward. I also advise you to put the scale away. Go by some other kind of measure. Are you sleeping better? If you're adding in exercise, do you find you like it? Are you feeling more energetic? Scales can't be the only way to measure your success, especially since weight loss isn't linear. Hang in there. It won't do you any good to give up, so just keep working at it.