I know it's only been a week...

what is your actual activity level and what did you set it at ?

A few things:

What time of day are you weighing? If it's different times of day, that can affect the scale. I weighed 5 lbs. more at the doctor's office in the afternoon than I did first thing in the morning before breakfast.

Have you gone to the bathroom recently? That stuff has weight.

How's your sodium intake? How much water do you drink? If you're eating high sodium and/or not drinking enough water, you will retain water, which will show on the scale.

Where are you in your monthly cycle? Hormones can cause your weight to fluctuate.

As you said, it's only been a week. Keep on trucking. I wouldn't go down to 1200 personally, because I've done that and it's really hard to get enough nutrition that way. A lot of things can affect the scale, so I suggest you take your measurements first thing tomorrow morning, and also take a picture, either in your underwear or in body-skimming clothes. Then in a couple of weeks, measure and photograph again. Sometimes the scale doesnt' give an accurate picture of your health or progress.

I weight in the morning after I go to the bathroom, before breakfast, with no clothes on. My sodium intake isn't really high, but I drink almost a gallon of water a day (always have).

Like I said I am just frustrated. I "feel" like I lost if that makes sense, but the scales tells me otherwise.

Just came back from a 2 mile walk and pouring with sweat. I just gotta keep at it, and hope for the best.

It does make sense. It's understandable to feel frustrated. That's why I suggested measuring and taking pictures. Because sometimes the scale lies, and frankly I'd rather weigh more but look better than weigh less and look the same. Try not to stress about it. This is going to take some time, and some trial and error. If in a month you're still not seeing the progress you want, then change things up a bit. A week isn't really enough time to see if it's working. You'll get where you want to be. Just be patient with yourself.

I know its never what you want to hear, but crap the scale.

I've lost 4 inches in a month, and also gained 6lbs. I'd rather be smaller than weigh less, any day. If you "feel" the loss, then that's great!

A few things:

What time of day are you weighing? If it's different times of day, that can affect the scale. I weighed 5 lbs. more at the doctor's office in the afternoon than I did first thing in the morning before breakfast.

Have you gone to the bathroom recently? That stuff has weight.

How's your sodium intake? How much water do you drink? If you're eating high sodium and/or not drinking enough water, you will retain water, which will show on the scale.

Where are you in your monthly cycle? Hormones can cause your weight to fluctuate.

As you said, it's only been a week. Keep on trucking. I wouldn't go down to 1200 personally, because I've done that and it's really hard to get enough nutrition that way. A lot of things can affect the scale, so I suggest you take your measurements first thing tomorrow morning, and also take a picture, either in your underwear or in body-skimming clothes. Then in a couple of weeks, measure and photograph again. Sometimes the scale doesnt' give an accurate picture of your health or progress.

This.

Take the word "fail" out of your vocabulary. Getting healthy is not something that you can fail at, OR really succeed at, at least not the way we often think of success. There's no finish line. Even if you do everything perfect and you get down to your goal weight, it's still a constant process to maintain. You're never done. So since it's a constant process, you can't fail. You only fail if you give up and never try again. But that's not you. You want this, so you're going to keep trying.