Feel like crying

Nutrition is more important than exercise. Hopefully you have your food diary open to your friends on your list, they may be able to see a pattern. If the changes you made didnt work, try something else. Bad food doesnt just come in the form of "delivery". Hang in there!

Get to know your body, I know that I very rarely loose weight for the first 3 weeks, but once it starts going it keeps on going, very slowly, but i get there. chin up

Easier said then done, don't look at the scale. Do your clothes fit any different? Do you feel healthier, more energy or more fit? I think most of us have had moments like this. We work so hard and think if we do certain things then we will get specific rewards. It's frustrating but don't give up- that won't help either.

Don't feel bad. I very rarely ever lose weight, even when I eat perfectly. I'm not saying that great abs don't start in the kitchen! What may be happening is weight loss isn't being seen because your gym membership is causing you to gain muscle. It's hard to accept the number on the scale not budging... take measurements and these numbers will please you. You might see the measurement numbers decrease but the number on the scale increase. You WANT this! It means your body is getting more fit and much stronger.

I'm sorry you are having to go through this. It truly happens to a lot of people and has happened to me many times also. I've hit plateaus that lasted for over a month and during that month I was eating exactly what I was suppose to and going to the gym 5x a week. Our bodies are very strange and the scale is not always a good guide for our hard work at times. I keep a pair of pants that do not fit at the top of my closet and try them on every few weeks because normally when the scale is being an *kitten* the pants show me progress. Keep pushing forward the results WILL come!!! :flowerforyou:

Hey hun,
I feel your pain. We have all been in your exact position. In fact this morning, as I planned my gym session, I thought, "Whats the freaking point!! I am working so hard but not seeing any more changes!!"
But I needed to remind myself that weightloss and muscle building isnt easy. Dont have unrealistic expectations of your body
12 Days is not a long time at all.
Focus on all the good eating health is doing for you, not just outwardly, but also inwardly. It takes 21 days to "retrain" your tastebuds and your body. Until that point your body will still crave the unclean food it knows. As time progresses eating healthy food will become a pleasure and you will hate the unhealthy food you used to love.
Losing weight isnt easy, otherwise everyone would be thin. They say it still takes 4 weeks to even notice a difference in yourself! and 8 weeks for family!
Have patience. If you persevere and show commitment the weight WILL come off. it has too!!!!!! giving up and binging on junk food will not make you feel any better. So just stick with it!!!! Dont over analyse it and let your body adjust to your new lifestyle.

Good luck!

I am kinda in the same boat. I have been at this for 6 weeks now, lost 8lbs at the end of week 4 and haven't lost again since. I've been working out 6 days a week and keeping the calories under 1200. HOWEVER, I am also taking measurements, and am loosing slowly but surely. I am thinking that it could be a combination of water weight and muscle gain. I believe that the scale will eventually move, but right now your body adapting to the new changes. Even if the scale isn't moving, you are doing better than not doing anything at all. It will happen, just not within a couple weeks.

Look, I know it sucks. I started strength training last month and PUT ON 3 pounds. I was eating below my maintenance calories by 300-ish and working out regularly. I very seriously considered smashing my scale with a hammer. Luckily, I had taken measurements and found that I lost 1 inch in my waist and .5 inch in my hips. I freaking hate being patient. Sometimes, it pays off though. My clothes are fitting better and I am so much stronger. Unfortunately, no one here can make you keep working out. You've got to do that for yourself. Just try to remember that this is about the bigger picture, not one week or one month or one workout. Not even one little treat day.

sometimes its not about the scale. try to check your clothes if they are lose, or notice if you are gettting stronger and more fit. Our body adjusts so in 12 days you really dont get to see alot of changes physically. Also if youve been doing strength trainings then those are probably muscles gained. There can be lots of reasons why your scale isnt moving down but look on the bright side and be more patient, you will see physical results sometimes in 1 month even if the scale doesnt go down.

Don't give up, you will get there. It does seem depressing when you work hard and don't see any results but it will work in the end. You have lots of friends here, friends that you don't yet know, that have been through the same struggle. You can do it.

Its only been 12 days.

12 days is no time at all. Ignore the scale - do your clothes fit differently? Are you feeling better about yourself and your lifestyle? Do you have increased energy? Do you understand your cycle and the impact that has on your weight? Are you drinking enough water?

Check the forums and you'll see trillions of reasons you shouldn't rely on the scale alone.

And if you give up now, after only 12 days, you'll be disappointing yourself. I'm going to give you some tough love here. Pull yourself up by the bootstraps and get on with it. You didn't put the weight on overnight, and it won't come off overnight.

There are so many of us on here who have struggled through plateau's, grief, ****ty days at work, injury, illness (the list goes on) but we keep going because our goal is better health. Is that your goal?

Best of luck.

^^^^^This exactly^^^^ It hasn't even been 2 weeks.

You will feel the difference before you see the difference on the scales. It was a hard lesson to learn after watching the number on the scales go down each week...

I'll bet your clothes fit you better though...who would have thought that a size 10 would fit a 156 lb body? Not me but they sure do and I'm loving every minute of it!

I have the same problem only I've been doing this for almost 2 months. I have hypothyroidism and PCOS, so it is naturally harder for me to lose weight, but I'll be going to the doctor next week to see why I'm stuck. If no one's suggestions work, you should see your doctor , maybe she can evaluate you for metabolic disorders.

Read this recent post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/595473-why-the-scale-goes-up-with-a-new-workout-program-must-read - it explains a lot about why you are likely not losing YET - it will come - give it some more time!!