Okay WTF

I just came back to MFP for the first time in a couple of months and for the first week my scale did not move. Like at all. I was getting discouraged and then yesterday I woke up and - bam - down three pounds. I don't know how or why, but I'm cool with it. Weight loss can be mysterious, just hang in there and you WILL see the results you want! You're already down almost a pound and that's great!

A loss is a loss! Not every week is going to be a great one on the scale, but a small step forward is still progress.

BTW if you only lost 0.8 pounds every week for a year, that would still be a total loss of 41.6 pounds. Not too shabby, right?

Okay guys, I have at least 96 lbs to lose, and I did EVERYTHING I was supposed to this week, I could Not wait to weigh in today. I only lost 0.8lbs, I damn near threw a tempet tantrum. I am so pissed. I dont have that time of the month to blame or anything. I even drank the water. SOOOOOO, has this happend to you guys in the BEGINNING of all times?

Yes, just keep punching and let's see where you are in 3 months.

Until then, chill out and realize that it's not a race.
You are doing fine.

^^ This. not a sprint its a marathon. You didn't get fat over night! cant expect it just to fly off!
Great job this week!

As others have said, it's hard to give constructive advice without knowing exactly what you ate and how much activity you got. Not everyone's defininition of "doing everything right" is the same.

Besides sodium (also agree, this should be on EVERYONE's tracker) and TOM causing water weight gain, increased activity can also have that effect. If you haven't been exercising and then started doing more this week, your muscles could be retaining water as part of their natural healing process. When i started losing weight 2 years ago (had about the same amount to lose as you do now), I lost great the first couple weeks then started going to the gym more and hit a plateau for a week or two. But then once my body got used to it, I dropped 4 pounds!

Also wanted to repeat that you need to drop the high expectations. Even with nearly 100 pounds to lose, maybe you just don't lose quickly like some others do. Everyone is different. This is not a race, it's a journey towards a life of better health, energy, etc. You'll get there!
And instead of the negative reaction to a loss, be happy! You lost something! That's awesome!!

check your measurements. Alot of times you'll lose alot more inches than lbs starting out. I would rather have a loss in inches than lbs anyday!

.8lbs is a LOSS!!! When I got started exercising again, I was doing lots of dumbbell exercises and crunches to try and tighten things back up... I gained three pounds. I'm already losing it again, just have to give the body some time to work it all out!

A loss is amazing, so congratulations on your hard work starting to show you some of the wonderful progress you've made.

When I first started, my second month weigh in, I gained 3lbs...it was definatley frustrating, but this time I didn't let it get the best of me and I am now down 74lbs. I've been at this for almost 3 years, and it's been soooooooooo worth it! Keep working hard and it WILL pay off!