My weight loss is stupid

Fat loss and weight loss are different things.

You can get FATTER and actually weigh less.

Sodium levels GREATLY affect "weight", as sodium regulates water retention.

Each week look to lose 1 to 2 pounds. Anything more than that is generally water. Do you math and see how much fat you really lost.

This is all ASSUMING you aren't looking to be FAT and weigh a small amount.

The scale is the stupid thing. It can't measure fat loss. So you think you're getting nowhere when you really are.

We also tend to slack off on the measuring/logging after months of it. We get complacent.

No idea, about the sodium question. I find that you lose more weight when you first start a diet or new healthy lifestyle because your body is shocked and not expecting it. It is a drastic change for your system. I think you should pride yourself on your weight loss, also, take measurements.

I don't recommed using the scale to measure your success, muscles weight more than fat. Use a measuring tape and measure what your losing in inches. It will show you real progress and you won't be disappointed.

I have a scale that tells me how many pounds of body fat I have. That really helps me stay motivated when the scale goes up 2lbs but my body fat weight stays about the same. It means it's water or other stuff, but not fat.

Get one if you can. I got mine at Target for about $40.

So stupid!

I think my first day using MFP was May 5th. In ALL of May I lost 10 lbs and I was so excited. But since The beginning of June to now, mid-July, I've only lost 5 lbs! For a grand total of 15 lbs in 2.5 months. Which I suppose isn't that bad but I can't help but wonder why that first month was so much more successful than the past month and a half.

And the past few weeks, my scale has been annoying me as well.
It'll be like the same number for the entire week (I weigh myself every morning, I can't help it) and then one day it drops like a pound of half a pound. It's annoying!!!!!!!

Does anyone have any suggestions as to why it may have been so easy to lose 10 lbs in the first month, but now I've slowed way down? I think I've been ~at this weight for almost 2 weeks... how to make it work?!

15 lbs in 10 weeks equates to 1.5 pounds per week. That's a totally healthy loss--advice is to lose no more than 2 lbs. per week so you're right in target zone.

The 5 lbs. you lost over roughly 5-6 weeks, from the start of June to mid-July, comes out to .8 to 1 lb. per week. That's still in target zone, though maybe not as aggressive as you would like. So you're doing things right--you're still moving.

Some thoughts: You lost a lot of water weight initially and now the fat loss begins. Also, if you have been weight-training it's possible you lost inches but not pounds as you gained more lean muscle. No big deal--this will accelerate weight loss in the long -term.

As long as you're getting your net calories and your BMR is set correctly, you should be fine going forward. Sometimes people get stuck for a week or two, and then things start to move. Remember also, your body adapts to a caloric regimen and exercise routine, so weight loss sometimes slows the further you get a long. To help speed the process and get to 1.5 lbs. a week you might try different exercises that work different muscles, increasing intensity, and incorporating different healthy foods (e.g. green tea, salmon, different kinds of veggies).

Also, take different weight measurements (morning and night) to get a clear picture of where you are; water weight can fluctuate. Recording your highs and lows helps give you a good range.

Fat loss and weight loss are different things.

You can get FATTER and actually weigh less.

So true, lapsed on my p90x for the last five weeks and "lost" about four pounds but I suspect it was a lot of muscle mass.