[shawtydowapp]

Im new here and i've never used a forum before, go figure huh?!
Im 28 years old, oh so close to 30 and I've told myself that i HAVE to lose weight. I started last year, i think November. No weight loss. So i switched trainers, not to say that she was the problem but honestly she really was a problem. I think she was a buck 20 and complained to me about gaining 5 lbs and how fat she was. OMG who says that to their obese client?! Anyway, so i switched. LOVE my new trainer now , and I have to honestly say that I have really been trying to watch what i eat. I'm not perfect, but i haven't been to a fast food restuarant since last year, I'm at work right now, there's a snicker on the counter, oh how i want it, but im not going to eat it. And for me thats a HUGE thing. So for about 2 and half weeks i've been with my trainer, watching my diet, guess what the scale says, THE SAME WEIGHT, no change. I don't understand. I'm not expecting miracles but a pound or 2 wouldve been nice. I'm so confused. I mean sweat dripping, out of breath, muscle ache workouts. And no change in 2 weeks. I mean i feel like i'm workin hard here. I get scared because if i totally deprive myself of everything then i know that i will quit, and say i can't do it. I keep busy, school, work, church, workouts, OVERTIME, and I know that im eating WAYYYY better then i ever did and im shocked. Of course i'm not going to give up, and i will keep going but this is discouraging. Anyone else ever gone though the same thing?

[Michou]

Keep at it, it will pay off. I drop weight in an irregular manner a week nothing and the next 3 pounds. Give a chance to your body to adapt to your new way of life.

You might want to count calories to see how much you consume, good healty food still pack a lot of calorie. I love quinoa, good food but half a cup is over 300 calories something to think about. Sodium also might play a role into yor weight. Dehydration also specially if you are exercising streniously. Many things can be at play. I keep track of my food intake and at the beginning I had to adjust dramatically the portion size.

Good luck and keep the good work.

[smisen]

When I was first starting out, I didn't lose anything in the first two months. No joke - soooo frustrating! But sometimes our bodies just need time to adjust and get into the swing of things, so stick with it!

But like Michou said, tracking food and either counting calories or following a plan like Weight Watchers is a great way to keep accountable with food choices. Even healthy foods can be fattening in the wrong proportions, so it's hugely helpful to get a better idea of how much you're taking in and how much of a calorie deficit you need to have to lose weight.

[MiZTaCCen]

when I first started I lost the most weight in the beginning and was stuck at 168 or months! from July to Oct but I was still strinking but no weight loss. I went from size 14 to now a size 9. I didn't workout at all from sept to well Jan and I went down to 158 and still a size 9. of course I gained 5 pounds after the holidays and had been working out the first two weeks in jan and didn't lose anything but now I'm slowly starting to lose weight. It all depends on your body. Sometimes it takes time, maybe try not checking out the scale at all and go with the flow on your workouts.