One Week dieting and exercising and didn't lose any weight!

Stressing isn't going to help things.
Sometimes it takes a little longer then we'd like to get things rolling! You'll be fine! Stay positive, keep working hard, and I'm sure you will see results soon!
(:

Your body goes through a delayed reaction during the first 2-3 weeks (at least it seemed for me). Give it a couple weeks and then see where you're at. I know it's hard, but weight loss doesn't happen in a linear fashion...

It's only been a week. It takes time to reprogram your body and undo all the bad habits, poor eating, lack of exercise etc. Stick with it and you will start seeing results. If after a sustained amount of time (a few months even) and you are still not seeing results check with your doctor. But nothing is going to change overnight, this is a slow process and a lifetime of changes. Best of luck! :flowerforyou:

Here's how I started:

1) tracking for a couple of weeks before I worried about losing.
(although seeing what I was eating I couldn't help but rein back a bit)

2) seeing where I could make small changes on things that weren't that important to me.
(Don't even think of taking chocolate out of my diet!!!)
--Reducing quantities where I won't notice it so much
--Swapping out things instead of eliminating them.

3) Look at my diary and started adding foods that had positive healthy effects specifically for the health issue in my family.
I found most of the things I "should" add were really yummy too! salmon, avocado, oatmeal, mango, red grapes....
(Sort of think of food as medicine to deal with family history of various health issue oatmeal is good for heart health, mango and red grapes lower cholesterol, tumeric and cinnamon good for arthritis)

4) every couple of weeks I see where I can make another couple of small changes.
If you completely revamp your diet, it's way easy to revert to old ways in times of stress.
If you make a series of small changes, food still offers you some sense of comfort.
sort of a comfort continuum, and after a while the first small changes will seem comforting in themselves.
You don't have to be perfect you just have to do better.

5) also rather than being uberstrict with the target MFP set for me I did the math to find out the calories needed to maintain my goal weight and my current weight and I gave myself a range with 1200 as my rock bottom, lose 1 lb/wk as my target*** and maintain my goal weight as the top of my range. As long as I keep within in this range I'll lose. I tend to naturally zig zag my calories 3-4 at very close to my target and then a higher calorie day closer to the top of my range.

As long as I stayed under maintain my current weight calories I won't gain. So no need to throw in the towel, just pick-up where I left off.

Once I found ways to lessen the stress, I found it way easier to focus on the process and let the results follow. (It's what worked for me some people need the stress to get them motivated. Me I get scared and overwhelmed and don't see the big goal as acheivable. I only worry about it 1 lb at a time.)

I did have to take a break for a month due to a health scare, but otherwise I kept with the slow and steady approach. Took me 9 months (including the month off) At first I lost at the rate of about 3 lbs per month, but the closer you get to the goal the slower it goes. So be patient and hang in there.

***also once my lose 1 lb/week target was down to 1200 calories I switch to lose 1/2 lb/ week (1200 cal rock bottom, 1/2 lb/week as my target, maintain goal weight as the high end of my range.)

Food is not the enemy.
Oddly enough on my journey here I've reduced guilt over food.
I have the occassional treat and I fully enjoy it with no guilt involved.
The thing is since I'm not eating crap all the time the occassional treat is just that a TREAT it's special and I enjoy it so much more than when I was unconsciously shovel junk food into my face.

I figure if I've got a good plan that I can actually maintain I can keep this off for a long time to come, without feeling deprived.

Good Luck

I look at it this way, my mom told me that she feels it takes about 3 months when you start a new job to really begin to feel comfortable there. This is your new job...give yourself some time and try not to freak out. Put that energy into making sure what you put in your mouth is healthy, you're eating a proper amount of calories each day and you're getting exercise. Maybe even give up your scale for a month or two just until you get into your groove. This should be the beginning of a new lifestyle for you, not a get thin quick scheme. Good Luck! There's lots of support on here.

it might help if you open your diary so others can take a look at it..without being able to see it, it is hard to know why...but it has only been a week...give your body time...maybe your getting too many calories maybe not enough...like i said it is hard to tell without seeing your diary...

Eat at least 1200-1500 calories
Drink at least 8 8oz cups of water (if not 10-12)
Watch your sodium
Exercise at least 30 minutes a day 3x a week

This should do something to move the scale...

Losing weight and living healthy is a marathon and not a sprint. It’s not about how fast you get out of the blocks but how consistent you are throughout your journey.

Apparently one week is a lot longer to some individuals than to others. If you're looking to lose a lot of weight after JUST a week, then search for fad diets, cleanses, Alli, HCG, and all types of other methods that none of us, on a lifestyle change [meaning a style of life], would advocate. You're gonna need an assload of patience for results to happen. And I'm being nice here. Ask around.

Some great advice by all esp Aunty and hpygirl, I have been tracking calories for 65 days now. I've been conservative with goals and only do modest exercise (though I have upped it a little over the weekends lately). What I know is this: forget short-term "dieting", think LONG TERM LIFESTYLE CHANGES (sorry for the caps, I just wanted to shout it). Whilst I (like anybody else) look forward to a good number on the scale, I know that there are other more valuable things: increased energy, feeling better, feeling healthier to name a few. By all means set a target but don't try to kill yourself reaching the goal. Take your time, learn, as said above, start by making small changes. As you feel your energy increasing, add a little exercise, see where you can make changes that you can live with. Be patient. I found simple things like forcing yourself to simply drink more water does wonders. Whatever you do, make sure you are disciplined in one thing: logging on. Be honest, stick with it. After a few weeks, it will become a habit. Good luck, plenty of great advice and supportive friends to add and call upon too.