Discouraged....

Don't be so hard on yourself! I think .9 of a pound of loss is GREAT! For all intents and purposes, it's a pound - and a pound is a perfect and healthy rate to lose weight. Good for you!

If you came in way under your calorie goal that might be the problem. The body tends to hold onto your weight more (particularly in women) if it thinks it's starving. I wouldn't freak out over .9 lb loss though. It is still a loss! As long as you keep going down I wouldn't worry too much, even if it isn't as fast as you'd like.

.9 off is.9 better off than you were last week. Every week is not going to be a standout week. But slow and steady is the healthy way to lose the weight. You are doing great! Stay with your calorie goals, exercise when you can and pay attention to other cues that you are losing weight. How do you feel, are your clothes fitting better, etc. So many things factor into our weight and so it fluctuates all the time. Weighing once a week is necessary for your overall progress report, but it's not the only thing. Think of a pound of weight as a pound of butter. You lost 2-3 sticks last week. Realistically that is not doing too shabby! Keep up the good work.

i'm right there with ya! i stayed within my calorie limits and should have lost 1.5 pounds and only lost 0.1 this week... however, past experience tells me that i'll probably make up for it in a week or two by losing a little more than i should (i lost 1.9 pounds the last two weeks instead of 1.5 so i'm already a little ahead of schedule). try not to get too discouraged. i know it's hard when you work really hard for something expecting to see certain results and you don't... but keep at it, the weight WILL come off!

If your ticker is anything to go by, you only have a little to lose. Weight will come off perhaps a little slower than for someone with a lot to lose. Don't be discouraged. A pound is actually a very respectable loss.

Well, by the time I saw your discouraged note I see you are already feeling encouraged again. Yeah! I particularly like the image of how many cubes of butter is lost when it seems it is "just" a half pound or a pound or so. Even a quarter pound is quite a bit of extra mushiness! Plus you've said you're feeling it in your clothes - I know you've heard a million times that muscle weighs more than fat, even though it takes up less space - and since you're getting back into an exercise routine (I use the "routine" word loosely when it has to be worked around ever changing needs in a big family!) that can also be a factor. It's mathematical though: You continue burning more calories than you take in, the fat WILL burn away. Don't make it harder on yourself, like someone said earlier though, by underdoing calories and putting yourself in starvation mode. Only get your 'under" marks by exercise.

Time for a perspective change. You lost nearly a pound in a week. That's awesome.

Agreed. You lost the equivalent of a package of butter. I'd say that's pretty good. Congrats.

A pound a week is great. As people always point out, you didn't gain all that weight overnight, it';s not gonna come off overnight. Besides, most people vary a couple pounds from day to day.

I think that .9 is fantastic!!! Cheers to you!!!!

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