Ooh definitely don’t do the keto diet. There are some bad side effects, and it hasn’t been shown to be helpful in long term weight loss. Ketosis is a natural state for the body to be in during starvation, but it shouldn’t be long term. Really the only time I would recommend it is for children with epilepsy that don’t…

First off- good for you! While I don’t think I am an “expert” I have spent a lot of time the past few weeks reading up on nutrition for a class I am teaching. Here are some few thoughts:

I recommend staying off the scale for about a month. Or forever. Gauge yourself on how you feel. Your clothes will be fitting differently too. Concentrate on those positives.  

If you continue to see no change, talk to your doctor. This happened to me after my second kid. The weight would t budge and I even made small gains despite a heavy workout routine and calorie recording. After 6 months I mentioned it to my doctor and a blood panel showed I was hypothyroid, I had no metabolism. I’m now…

Forget the scales. Keep being good to yourself, keep working out. I you do so, three months from now, you’ll see a difference in the mirror, even if the scales show the same digits. Muscles weigh more than fat, so weighing oneself is not a reliable method to answer burning questions such as: “How do I look?”, let…

On top of what everyone else is saying - two weeks is not enough time to notice any substantial weight lose. Remember as well, if you’re increasing your exercise, you’ll notice some weight shift - it will go from fat to muscle. This means the scales will not budge much, and may even go up. A better measurement of…

Working with a nutritionist is the only thing that has worked for me, and it did take some time to get started because she had me on a plan designed for 1-2 lbs/week, so I was still eating a ton. Plus it was a large increase in my fiber content and water per day, so I think I had just been weighing myself persistently…

I think weight loss is different for women because of hormonal fluctuations so am reluctant to comment - you might be burning fat but retaining water.

I had the same experience- gained weight from stress and got discouraged if I didn’t see results within a week or two. I joined a group that does 1-workout classes twice a week. I also track my food, meal prep lunches and dinners... I try to only eat out once or twice a week (one lunch - always a salad - and one…

I’ve actually started using a period tracking app to help me figure out when that hormonal weight gain is going to happen every month. It’s been helpful. During those days, I make it a point to focus on how I feel rather than what the scale says. I stick to the plan and wait it out.

I’m at the beginning of my diet and exercise routine too. The scale hasn’t moved much - 4 pounds in 45 days for me.

Is there other stuff besides the scale you can focus on? I struggle a lot with my weight because I’m a stress eater. When I’m doing well and working out, I also become far too critical of my scale gains/losses but I’ve noticed there are other things I can focus on. Like how much better my back feels when I work out…

Just keep going. Don’t focus on the number, but focus on how you feel. You feel better! Let those improvements be your motivation. The numbers will change if you are consistent! Also I would recommend following Syd_journey on Instagram (or other people sharing their weight loss journey). I love Syd’s feed because she…

Good for you! The weight loss will come. Pay attention to all the good consequences you are already experiencing: feeling better, healthier, stronger, kinder to yourself, all of it. Take time to notice these things each day. They matter too!

I had been calorie counting and logging my daily movement into MyFitnessPal diligently for close to 5 months several years ago and still hadn’t seen any changes. It turns out that “sedentary” accounts for about 30 minutes worth of things like walking, stretching, etc. each day, so when I was adding those “workouts”…

I’ve found that my weight loss is extremely dependent on where I’m at in my monthly hormonal cycle. I eat and workout the same, but the week before my period and while I’m on my period, I will not lose an ounce. In fact, I can fluctuate 3-5 from one day to the next. Lots of hormonal weight/water weight. But then once…

One of the most life-changing books I’ve ever read was The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung. It was suggested to me on an SNS, actually. It really broke down how bodies process food and how what we eat and when we eat it has a profound effect on our weight, particularly as we age. It made me feel much more informed and…

Are you doing any weight training? It could be that the scale hasn’t budged because muscle weighs more than fat, but has less mass.

Even if the scale isn’t budging, keep in mind you’re still doing good things for your body, and that’s worth doing just for its own sake. 

Here’s what they tell us at cardiac rehab: that our bodies need to move and need to exercise for many reasons, and in particular, for a minimum of thirty minutes per day, five days a week. It’s okay to break it up (two ten minute walks and some arms/shoulders work with hand weights, for example). It makes your body…