Results??

Don't get too discouraged...it has only been a week. You're gaining muscle, your body is readjusting...not sticking to your calories could be a problem..if you open your food diary it'd be easier for people to help you out. 15lbs in 2 months isn't completely unrealistic but when people are saying 8-10lbs in the first week, most of it is just water weight. You should lose about 1-2lbs per week but everyone is different..your body may need to adjust to the new lifestyle before it really loses. Drink lots of water...eat healthy...Log every single little thing!!!

Again, if you make your diary public people could give you feedback about what you're eating =]
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I'd say that 1 or 2 pounds each week is a realistic and healthy loss.

Unsure about the science of metabolism but I have been working out for some time now and I have found it addictive.

I will say though that you need to give it time to notice a difference. Be realistic in your workout routine and build it into your lifestyle so that you will be able to maintain it. I would suggest you look further than 2 months. Although it's good to have smaller goals, surely you want to get into a healthy eating routine and achieve the shape you want and maintain it rather than have to frantically diet again next time you have an event to go to.

you should be proud of yourself! Im not sure how insanity is but i logged turbo fire in as cardio circuit.

According to some BMR calculators I have found, your Basal Metabolic Rate is approximately 1,650 (the BMR on MFP is a little under in calories compared to most other calculators). According to other research, the best method of losing weight is to intake 80% of your BMR (or create a 20% deficit), which is about 1,300 calories a day (that INCLUDES calories burned). So you are pretty close with your daily limit but you might consider dropping it a tad. This would create a 350 calories per day deficit, which means it will take ten days for you to lose one pound (3,500 calories in a pound). So you should expect to lose a little less than a pound a week. And I think you should eat your burned calories, you are working your body using energy and you shouldn't punish it and risk starvation mode.

I know that may be discouraging to hear you might only lose a pound every ten days because it says on MFP you can lose 1 to 2 lbs a week....but honestly you have to realize that some people are ALOT more overweight than you and those are the ones who are able to safely lose more a week. I know you wanted to lose that much before the wedding but you may not be able to do it sustainably (starving yourself and then getting discouraged and quitting, etc). And kolkol is HARDCORE (you go girl!), but you might not be able to keep up, and that's ok (if you can, that is great!). Just DON'T lose faith, just keep in mind that the lbs went on slowly and it's ok for them to come off slowly, because you are making changes for YOUR LIFE, not just swimsuit season. No matter how little you lose, you will still look healthier than you did for the special event, and that is what is important.

You probably just haven't lost any weight yet because daily weight fluctuates (how much water have you drank today? Are you bloated from your period? etc.). Make sure you are weighing yourself at the same time every day, becuase that helps keep it stable a little. But honestly, it takes time to see results. I have been doing this for five weeks now and only recently have I begun to see real changes in my weight loss, because before it would fluctuate so much each day (MFP even reccomends you are only supposed to weigh yourself once a week) it was discouraging (down 1 lb one day, up 1.5 the next, heartbreaking!). But once you start losing, if you are sticking to the plan, it WILL be slow and steady. Like the turtle that wins the race.

As far as it being hard to enter in unpackaged/fresh foods....yeah that is definately the hardest part about MFP. Which is tough, because you don't want to eat alot of prepackaged food, but those are the ones with the bar codes. But honestly, once you do it for awhile you will realize you eat alot of the same foods and MFP will remember them and keep them accessable. And also remember you can create your own recipes, etc. Keep at it!! I have found it very difficult, but also I am learning SOOO much about calories and nutrition, especially ALOT of things that I THOUGHT I knew but I was very much off base (as in, I used to eat red beets as a source of iron, which isn't effective :P). So it is a learning process, and going through the motions, although tedious, does teach you.

But I promise, once you begin to see results you will be SO empowered!! It really is wonderful. If you are diligent YOU WILL LOSE. You can weigh what ever you want to weigh. YOU CAN DO IT!!!

I started out at the exact same weight two months ago..have lost 13.5 lbs..am 56 yrs old..work out 3-4 hr a week ..keep at a 1500 calorie daily and if I can lose that much at my age you can sure lose 2 more lbs than me! but believe me with the weight training sessions you will lose inches and that will be the most exciting thing and be toned up..So don't worry and stick to this and you will love the results and be ready for that wedding!