losing but very slowly

1 to 1-1/2 lb per week is what the site suggest & most ppl are doing - what were you expecting to lose?

Have you taken your measurements yet? How are your clothes fitting? I have done a lot of reading on this site and many people say to stop looking at the scale and use other measuring parameters instead. That said, 1 lb a week is 1 lb in the right direction. (there is also the question of getting enough calories, how much you want to lose etc.

Like others have said, 1to 1&1/12 pounds per week is the healthy way to loose weight. Loose much more than that and you can throw your body into all kinds of fits that will just lead to either some serious health problems or simply rebounding and putting it back on. Methods that help you loose weight super quick tend to lead to the yo-yo effect.

Big applauds on wanting to make a lifestyle change, that's the best way to not only loose weight and get healthy but to keep it that way to.

Also, this is something I always have to keep in mind, especially when I hit the "damn this is slow" wall too...loosing weight 1lb a week also allows your skin to adjust as you loose weight. Just think, if you've got lots to loose like me then you've got more skin than you're gonna need at the end. Going slow lets it adjust so that you don't wind up with extra at the end! After all, what's the point of loosing the flab if you just wind up with the flap!

Hi - I've been following this program religiously. Staying within and sometimes my calories each day and completing the exercise goals each week. I'm only losing about 1 pound a week. This is very discouraging. Any suggestions?

That's how it is supposed to be coming off. One pound per week is a healthy weight loss. Look at it this way -- it took time for the weight to come on, why shouldn't it take time for the weight to come off?

Just keep telling yourself you'd rather lose it once, slowly, than fast 3 times.
Lose too fast and you lose muscle because you aren't eating enough calories so as soon as you go back to your old ways you'll start putting it back on, and next time it'll be harder to lose because at the same weight you have more fat % and less lean body mass.
Just keep at it. Remember- it was the tortoise that won the race.

You're losing and that's fantastic! The slower it comes off, i've heard the longer and easier it is to stay off. So great job!

When you watch "Biggest Loser" and see people losing tons of weight each week, it's discouraging, but those people work out 24-7, and have food provided for them, with nothing else to focus on except weight loss.

Remember this isn't supposed to be a quick fix it's a life style change that should teach you how to eat and exercise for the rest of your life. Good job on loosing.

I've been following the program for about 5 months and in that time I've lost 12 pounds. It is possible that I was eating to little so I just bumped up my eating from 1350 to 1590 and have committed my self to try harder to eat back my exercise calories. Hopefully I'll be able to get up 1 pound loss per week that you're getting.