Dieting but gaining weight..HELP
 

Ive stArted dieting on august 30 weighing in at 266.6 lbs on September 3 I was at 262.6, now today I weigh in and I'm almost a pound heAvier. My diet is me watching what I eat and drink. I'm also more active- I take walks. It gets so frustrating when I don't see any loss. I was losing about 0.8 lbs a day but it totally stopped after sept 3. Any help would be greatly appreciated because I do not want to lose motivation :(((

Are you counting calories or tracking what you eat in any way? Watching what you eat is wonderful, but it doesn't necessarily mean you are in a caloric deficit, which is what is needed to lose weight (I'm sure you know that already, I'm just sayin').

A .8 loss/day is not maintainable. It tends to happen in initial weight loss because of water weight, but once that water stabilizes, that fast loss will definitely slow. Weight doesn't go straight down. I've had many ups and downs. If I posted the graph I have of my weight loss, you would see a zig zaggy line that trends downwards.

You are only a week into this, you have to take a really good look at your mentality because if you are letting the scale get to you already, you are in for a very miserable journey! Patience and persistence, my friend! I promise you will lose weight if you keep at it!!! HUGS!

Weight goes up and down all the time and it can be due to many reasons including water retention, TOM, too much sodium, lack to sleep or stress. Don't worry about it too much. One day you might be one weight, higher the next, lower the following day - it is totally normal for this to happen. Keep on doing what you are doing. Also, remember that you might not see losses every week. I had a gain this week after having losses for the last three months. It happens.

They are right. Weight really goes up and down. I guess what you need to to do is to track/monitor what you eat. Just remember to be able to lose weight, you need to use/burn more calories than you eat or you can increase the amount of exercise/workout that you have. Tip: On choosing an exercise, choose an exercise/workout that connects with who you are. Example, if you are into dancing and loves to dance, you can zumba your way to losing weight or if you love sports, you can try biking, hiking, jogging, running or even swimming.

You're not gaining weight: you are seeing ordinary scale fluctuations.

Four pieces of concrete advice:

1. Read the 'Water Weight' sticky at the top of this forum.

2. In the beginning at least, weigh yourself only once per week. Pick one day and make that your weigh in day. You'll drive yourself crazy otherwise. Over the long haul, it is a good idea to weigh more frequently and to get a sense of ordinary fluctuations. For now though, it might be best to just do it once per week. (Or, weigh whenever, but agree with yourself that it only 'counts' on weigh in day).

3. Track what you eat. Get a special notepad and write everything down. Log everything at myfitnesspal.com. Whatever. But actually commit to writing everything down, and ideally, tracking the calories you are eating. It is REALLY easy to overeat even really healthy foods.

4. Stay cool. Don't stress. This takes time and you are going to learn a LOT about yourself and your body while it happens. Try to relax and enjoy it.