Defeated...

A 2lb gain or loss could just be water retention (too much sodium yesterday??)

Don't get frustrated if you've only been at it 2 weeks - you're just getting warmed up. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon.

Like wolfehound22 said you shouldn't weigh yourself everyday as it does get discouraging. As for the weight gain don't worry about too much yet...it's most likely just a normal fluctuation in weight caused from muscle growth, water weight (water weight especially is its near your time of month, i can gain 7lbs overnight because of it). The amount of pounds you lose shouldn't be your driving force instead observe how your clothes are fitting and your excersice levels (how much more you can do now compared to where you started). I know how it feels, countless times throughout my weight loss journey i would gain weight but instead of letting that bring me down i used it as a driving force as an opportunity to prove that if i can conquer a measely pound i can do anything! good luck.

I fluctuate 2-3 pounds regularly. It's your water weight. As a woman, you would be genetically gifted to put on 5 pounds of muscle in one year.

Plus, you are female and with the various hormonal shifts your body goes through, weight swings are not uncommon. Keep at it, it will come right off again, I promise.

Water retention - what was your sodium in take like yesterday?

Scales are funny things. I kinda pigged out for dinner the other night at my daughter's birthday. I came home and stepped on the scale (I have a decently accurate one) and it said 197. I almost fell over because I usually hang around 185ish. I'd been eating poorly for a few days and wondered how I gained 12 pounds in like 3 days. That was last Friday. Today I'm at 184. I just can't explain it. I think I can vary in weight by up to 5 pounds in the same day based on time of day, fluid intake, etc.

Just chill and keep on track. This is a marathon not a sprint so minor ups and downs are pretty normal I think.

Just remember you are only two weeks in. you will have ups and downs. go over your diary's to see if you need to cut back on things like sodium, sugars, carbs etc... up your workouts by a few minutes each workout and if you are going to continue weighing yourself daily make sure it is done at the same time preferably in the morning because as the day goes on your weight WILL fluctuate.

A 2lb gain or loss could just be water retention (too much sodium yesterday??)

Don't get frustrated if you've only been at it 2 weeks - you're just getting warmed up. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon.

^ what he said.

maybe you just need to take a big poo. 2lbs is nothing... just keep at it! it's also best to weigh yourself ONCE a week, in the morning right after you wake up. that way there is nothing sittin in your stomach. don't give up.

I know how you feel. I have had 1250 calories everyday the last 8 days and 30 min exercise everyday and gained 3 lbs this morning when I did my weekly weigh-in. Don't give up. Last time this happened I gave up...now I had to start over last week. Just keep eating healthy and exercising. I may throw my scale out: :noway:

So I've been working about and watching my calories for about two weeks now. Up until yesterday I had lost 5 pounds then all of a sudden today it says I gained two pounds in less than 24 hours? How is that possible? My friend said its my body building muscle but I feel like I havent been doing it long enough to be at that point yet. Any input?

You are only 2 weeks in. Keep at it and ditch the scale for now. Weigh in once a week.

um.. .you do know that your body fluctuates daily... I can go up as much as 5 pounds depending on what I ate, what I drank, how much I ate if I went to the bathroom, what time of the month it is, what time of the day it is etc. I wouldnt worry too much about a gain especially 2 pounds in a day. If you are going to weigh in daily learn your fluctuations, don't let them rule you.. your weight will never be a constant.. I know 2 people in maintinence right now and their weight shifts... its just a part of life and 2 weeks in and you are defeated.. what is going to happen in a year when it gets hard or when you hit a plateau or when you fall off the wagon?

Weight can fluctuate. Water. The Moon. Sun spots. Monkeys. There's a million resons. Don't let it get you down. keep doing what you're doing if it has been working and it'll keep working. I go up and down all the time, but over time it averages out to just about exactly what my goals are. You're not defeated. You're just like the rest of us. So chin up and get back to it.

So I've been working about and watching my calories for about two weeks now. Up until yesterday I had lost 5 pounds then all of a sudden today it says I gained two pounds in less than 24 hours? How is that possible? My friend said its my body building muscle but I feel like I havent been doing it long enough to be at that point yet. Any input?

Weight fluctuates. This is a long-term thing. You should not be looking for big changes in two weeks. Stick with it for a few months and don't sweat the gains!

Hang in there.

The first few weeks, even the first month or two, can be hard. But the longer you stick with it, the easier it will become for you. You'll see the changes, it just may take a while. I can go a whole week without losing anything and then the following week I'll lose three pounds. You'll learn to celebrate the small victories, even the non-scale victories like being able to fit into those old jeans that were tight before or not feeling out of breath walking up the stairs. Just finishing each day on plan is a victory for me.

give it time. You didn't gain the weight overnight and you won't lose it overnight!