I haven’t seen changes

Don't expect any significant, visible changes for at least the first 3 weeks. Weight fluctuations due to water weight are too large and random to notice any significant weight loss over such a short time period.

sdifatta1998 wrote: »

Not so much strength work outs since I want to shed some lbs first. Any suggestions?

In my opinion, Strength training should prioritize over cardio because lean muscle mass is going to burn more calories over time than cardio ever will. It will also result in better physical appearance in the end because you'll retain more muscle.

I am 40 pounds down with 32 pounds to go and I still barely notice any visible change. It's so gradual you just get use to the new you and don't see the changes. 2 weeks is a very short amount of time, some people don't lose anything for the first month. Drink more water, you are probably retaining water due to new exercises and the best way to cure that is to drink more water.

Calories are all that matter for weight loss, things like carbs/sugar do not need to be monitored unless you have a health issue. However, protein will make you feel full longer and help you maintain muscle.

Log your intake as accurately as possible with a digital food scale and be patient.

Drink plenty of water and be patient. It will work out!

As everyone has said, make sure you're logging correctly. Snacks can add up. Drink tons of water, like 3Ls a day if you can, this will help flush things out even if you have to go pee every 10 mins. It also makes you less hungry as some hunger pangs are actually thirst pangs. Being female,have you may also be retaining water at points in your cycle. Keep this in mind, so just continue with it and be diligent, it will come. Eat foods you love in moderation. You can still have carbs if you are within your caloric intake for the day. I like to plan my food out entire day out first so i know what i can eat. This leaves less room for snacking mindlessly and to stay on track. You can do it! And good for you for doing this.

Must echo the other posters preaching patience, especially if you've increased your amount of exercise in parallel to changing your nutrition as worked muscles will retain glycogen and water inflating your scale weight. It's generally advised to weight three weeks to see if any changes made are being effective, anything less than that is just too small of a sample size. I've also seen it advised that women stick with something for six weeks to include a full monthly cycle, which can also impact weight retention/fluctuations. Overall, trust the process; if you're in a caloric deficit you'll lose weight.

General Advice:
This will be a long, on-going process; don't make it longer by trying to make unsustainable changes that you have trouble sticking to.
Fostering good habits and breaking yourself of bad habits is better than any "hack" or "quick-fix" you'll find.
Be honest with yourself and log everything accurately, everyday.
Invest in a food scale and use it to log calories as accurately as possible, labels and volumetric serving sizes can be inaccurate.
Create your caloric deficit with your diet, don't rely on exercise to create that deficit.
Do exercise that you like, that helps get you the physique you want, or helps make you better at other activities.

Loss rate expectations:
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal (750 cal/day deficit)
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lb/week is ideal (500 cal/day deficit)
If you have 15-25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lb/week is ideal (250-500 cal/day deficit)
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lb/week is ideal (250 cal/day deficit)

What exactly did you expect to see in 2 weeks?