Seriously? (A grumpy, hungry rant.)

If you've been working out, you may be retaining water. Don't let the 1 lb freak you out. It's normal if you are starting up exercise that you haven't been doing previously. It's frustrating but it happens to just about everyone if they suddenly start exercising more intensely than they were before.

This! Don't worry too much about it.

If he lost 11 lbs in 13 days, he must have been totally bloated with sodium and water after New Years' celebrations. Maybe you didn't overdo it so badly, or you stuck to lower sodium choices? (Or maybe you drank more alcohol and started the year dehydrated?)

Also, what time of the month is it for you now?

But as people say, if you're working out, you're building muscle, and you're pumping up the ones you have with fluid. You know how weight lifters' muscles are larger after a workout? That's not helium they're filled up with!

Don't lose hope, I go through a lot of these plateau's... sometimes it's sodium, sometimes it's "that time of the month", sometimes it's a breeze blowing by my scale as I'm standing on it ... drink lots of water (try to stay away from sugar-free stuff), keep up with the awesome work, and you'll notice it come down in no time. Working out causes muscles to hold onto a little water weight, so just know you're on the right track. Also, take measurements once a month- while my scale has basically not budged in like two months, I dropped over 10 inches in the first six weeks of working out (I measure every body part, not just chest, waist, and hips).

Men lose weight faster than women. At least, for the most part.

True story--about 3 years ago, I convinced my husband to try WW with me (online) and he agreed, grudgingly. In less than 2 months, he lost 30 pounds and I lost 10. So I gave up. He continued and lost another 30, and is maintaining that now, as I am just now starting on a new journey to try to get healthier and lose weight. I, of course, gained the 10 pounds back, plus more, once I gave up. Had I stuck with it, and continued losing 10 pounds every two months, I'd have been at my goal weight in like a year and a half, instead of right here, where I am.

DON'T GIVE UP. There are going to be ups and downs, but ultimately, you will lose the weight. It might take you longer than your jerk of a husband ( ), but you will do it.

Two weeks is not a plateau. It isn't even a statistically significant sample. Especially if you're weighing yourself at someone else's house, instead of first thing in the morning buck nekkid.

If you're allowing yourself calories for one pound a week weight loss, and you're having 5 lbs of salt/water weight coming and going during the month, it will be over a month before you see unequivocal progress.

I weight myself daily, with a digital scale. Some people find it makes them obsessive. I find it give me context. I see my ups and downs every day. They exceed what is biologically possible for fat gain/loss, so I know it's salt/water. They don't occur in direct correlation to when I overeat or eat below my goal. But over time, the weight curve is nearly a straight line down.

Make sure you are weighing and measuring *everything.* Get a food scale. Don't guestimate portion size, because the amount you are eating and the amount you should eat aren't that different. You won't be able to tell the difference without measuring. People often fail at losing weight not because it's too hard, but because they're making it harder than it is.

Also, understand that if your calorie goal is 1200, that may not be sufficient to lose as much weight as you set as your weekly goal. MFP won't let you go lower than 1200. For me, that's only 1/2 a pound a week loss, because of my age/size/gender.

Your post sounds like the story of my life!

The first week of the new year I watched what I ate (to the point of being OCD) and picked up exercising (I was very sedentary before), and at the end of that week, the scale didn't move. My guy steps on the scale, and says "I don't think this thing is right", making me think - hey, maybe I did lose a pound! NOPE. He lost almost 7 pounds about a month's time, with no exercise and he doesn't watch calories - in fact he dines out ALL THE TIME.

Totally wanted to punch him in the face I held back though..

A lot of the other posts are right though, I got the same advice - there's a lot of little factors that come into play, so don't sweat 1 pound differences.

Also, I had to laugh at the MW3 mention, because it's reverse in my household, and I'm the one who spends free time on that game.. lol