I was just wondering because right now I am kinda down, I have been working out for 5 weeks now. I have lost 5 lbs I have been doing an hour on the treadmill at a 15 incline at 2.5 speed i sweat really bad I have just started squats and bench with just the bar. I am not on a diet although I am trying to make better decisions with food. I started at 220 and the scale says 215 am I doing the right things or maybe I just am trying to rush just very frustrating.

I think a pound a week is great...........that's 52lb a year.

I agree that 5 lbs is good.

There's a saying that goes "You can't outrun your fork" which means exercise will not usually bring weight loss unless you change your eating habits. It doesn't require a strict diet. As you said, you are making better decisions with food. Apparently you are making the right decisions, and have lost 5 lbs. That does not mean you should stop exercising. Exercise is important for our health and well-being. Keep making the good food decisions!

YES YES YES whole heartedly yes. Luckily I love exercise, but I for a very long time I wondered how can I be so active and not lose the weight. Everything starts from what goes in our body. 5lbs is a great start. Be proud of your accomplishment. Keep with it and there will be more.

We put to much pressure on ourselves...thats besides outside pressure from other sources...you are doing well...keep pressing foward

Take a look at your diet. Sometimes things can seem healthy but when we really look at them, they are not.