i feel very overwhelmed

Be patient. You didn't put the weight in 4 days. It may take weeks to see real changes but you will start feeling better very soon ( if you are making healthy choices). DRINK MORE WATER! Stay away from the scales! It can discourage as fast (or faster) than it encourages. Let your clothes tell the story. Keep at it! Don't give up! You will be happy you did!!

As tempting as it may be, try to weigh yourself just once a week and take measurements too. Sometimes there is little or no change on the scales as you develop more muscle, but notice your body tightening up. MFP is a great place for encouragement so stick at it and I'm sure you will soon see a difference I'll send you a friend request

Don't know if this helps, but my first week I just lived my normal routine and logged everything. That gave me something to work with. Then week two I started making changes. It helps to see what you've been doing that HASN'T been working to see how to move forward. If you're in it for the lifestyle change it takes time. Give it 1 month..a good effort at least and see where you're at then. You didn't learn bad habits overnight, you're not going to unlearn them in a week. Good luck!

Ditto!

Drive to a safer location to go for a walk.
Only weigh yourself once per week. I do mine on Tuesday mornings.
Don't allow the scale to dictate your feelings
Be patient
And most of all remember, this is a marathon not a sprint. If you make life long changes this weight will not only come off but stay off as well.

staaaaaaaaaaaaaaay away from the scale!!!!...better to weigh yourself ONCE a wk... not o obsess! especially cuz if your eating lot more veggies/healthy your body can retain water/gases sometimes.. and this isnt a 'crash' diet type plan.. its a realist plan..
food you already love/want.. but monitored.. and exercise encouraged so u can earn calories back!!.. more of a moderate/realistic way of loosing weight... i feel you though i would love fast results too.. but this is healthy and keepin it real.. we didnt gain it all in 4 days..

I echo the advice.... only weigh in once a week , preferably the same day each week wearing the same clothes.

Sometimes it can take a couple of weeks for your dietry changes to kick in.

If like me you have probably tried dieting before and got bored after a while.

I dont know why but using MFP has helped me to persevere. That and only wanting to lose 1 or 2 lb a week so I have more chance of keeping it off.

Even after reaching your goal, and you will, you should still weigh in once a week. It is part of the secret to maintaining the weight loss.

Good luck

The information under your picture says that you joined last August....almost a year ago...Are the past 4 days the first time that you logged your food?

I agree with driving to a safer place to walk/jog or run. There's no reason why not. Other than that I'm sure it will soon start to pay off. Good luck.

Be patient, make changes slowly. This has to be taken one day at a time. I found depriving myself only caused me to backtrack. Have that Sonic but keep to your calorie goal. Eat all your calories, even the exercise ones. MFP has created a deficit for you already.

Keep it up! you are doing a great job! Just remember, change takes time, both gaining and losing. When you gained, I doubt you noticed those subtle changes in 4 days, and you probably won't for losing either. As has already been said, weight fluctuates... hop off of the scale for a bit and just keep going. Before you know it you will start not only to see the changes in your clothes and body, but will also feel great too!

~m

be patient, which is easier said than done! but too realize you have to make a lifestyle change. if you go back to your old ways it will come right back. make small goals that will keep you motivated. : )

When I started with my weightloss I only logged what I ate no calories. I just used a notebook. I started changing my eating habits and started to walk and some weight training at home. In 5 weeks I lost 35 lbs. I didn't weight myself once in that time. I was seeing a doctor so that is when I would weigh in. I knew I was doing something as my clothes got baggier and baggier as time went. Hide the scale for a while and see what happens. I know it is tough because you want to see results but it takes time. Not sure who said it but the weight didn't go on overnight and it isn't going to come off overnight. Hang in there and keep up with the good work you are doing and you will see some results.

I totally know where you're coming from, there are so many days when I look at the logging and the meal preparation and the workouts and can't help but feel that it's a little unfair that I'm putting in more effort than the results I'm getting. And then the scale drops 2-3 lbs and doesn't bounce back up. Plus that doesn't account for how much better I'm sleeping or my increased energy or that the exercise is getting me worked into the best shape I've been in probably ever, or the fact that my face isn't breaking out so much anymore.

While I check the scale every morning, I would HIGHLY discourage you from doing so. I'm all about analyzing things (it's my job) so I track every day just so I can look for trending patterns and make pretty little graphs and charts. If it wasn't for my slightly neurotic love for analysis, checking that scale every day would probably demolish my motivation.

Just keep tracking, working on eating healthy, and moving a little more each day. And keep that water intake up. It's so hard at first to keep going when you want results that you're just not getting, but some of the best things in life are the ones we have to work hard to get.

Just hang in there! :flowerforyou: