Working out alone will not make you lose weight. You have to eat properly, etc. It's a lifestyle change. And a healthy weight loss is only about 1 - 2 lbs a week.

Set a goal. For example if you work out 3 times a week, on Sat treat yourself to some frozen yogurt or something. Start small and work your way up.

I joined a gym a couple of years ago, and for the first couple of months I only lost 8 pounds. I did learn a lot from the trainer though. First you have to get your metabolism up, then the pounds will come off. When you have a good exercise plan, you are doing weight lifting and cardio. It is a lot of hard work and does not seem to go far.

Part of my membership was a once a month meeting with my trainer, and he would check my BMI (Body Mass Index) this is basically the percent of fat stored in your body (at least that is how it was explained to me). At that time my BMI was 31% so 31% of my body mass was fat which translated to 86 pounds of fat. Muscle is denser and heavier than fat, so in reality I lost 19 pounds of fat but gained 11 pounds of muscle.

Don't get discouraged, it is a natural process, as you build more muscle, your metabolism goes up and you will loose more fat.

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good luck.

Losing weight isn't the only benefit either. Being healthier can be its own reward- plus endorphins are niiiice lol

You haven't been doing this long at all- try not to be too hard on yourself or expect unreal results.

We have talked about his alot Princess so I will just say this........YOU are expecting too much too soon. Weight does not "fall" off our bodies. I could work out every day of the week and not loose a pound and still be happy. Two things to consider.........I am healthier for it and muscle weighs more than fat. If you are building muscle but loosing fat, it may not show but you may feel it in the way your clothes fit. Muscle increases metabolism so, WITH TIME, like a month or two or three, you will begin to see a difference.

If you want to loose weight like they do on "Biggest Loser" you will have to work out alot harder and eat alot less or differently than you are.

Stop looking at that stupid guage on that stupid game............it is NOT acurate,........your best measure is how your clothes fit and weighing yourself ONLY once a week. Heck girl, you have only been working out less than 2 weeks. Give it some time already.

I would strongly recommend you join "Weight Watchers".......it is a very good program and works for alot of people to motivate them. If you dont want to go in public, join the online version............I did years ago and lost 25 pounds.............But.....YOU have to put the work in and not do it with threats as motivation but your own self esteem and desire to be your best, feel your best, and do your best.

its the people who stay on the exercise and healthy eating who stand more chance of keeping it off what you don't want is to yo -yo to proudly tell us after a couple of months of starvation ...very very unhealthy....that you've hit your goal only 6mths later to have piled it all back on plus more.

So please please keep with the small targets thats the best way it gives your body a chance to learn your new healthy regime and for your metabolism to rise. Its this or spend a few thousand on having your stomach stapled with all the aafter care that goes with it and even then it takes a few months to hit the weight goal even if a little quicker.

I know we've talked about this before Shelly, and I know I shouldn't feel this way and I should just accept the small amounts of weight that I lost but it's getting hard for me to accept loosing weight at such a slow pace. I wish I could notice it in bigger amounts and more at a faster pace than i am now which is why I am getting discouraged.

We all get discouraged Princess about alot of things. Most discouragement comes from having unreasonable expectations and expecting "instant gratification". ONLY YOU can set realistic goals and realize that gratification and success comes with time. If you get discouraged this easily, it will make it very difficult for you to succeed with anything. Want it bad enough for yourself and it will happen.

plus my weight fluctuates....it goes up then it goes down then it goes back up again for the past two days it has stayed the same......and that has worried me. I guess I am a weight rollercoaster and that's what I hate the most.....

Just my two cents, but if your husband really loves you, he won't leave you over something silly like weight. You are working toward a goal, and i'm sure if anything he is proud of you.:)

I did Weight Watchers five years ago and lost 40 pounds. It's great. I highly recommend it.

Honey, you are watching your weight wayyyyyy too closely. Use something else as a guide. The smallest thing can cause your weight to go up. Heck, a heavier shirt can do that. Bloating, water weight, drinking carbonated liquids, time of day, too much hair spray, haha, sorry. I know this isnt a joke to you but NO matter what excuse you throw in there, the facts remain the same as I said in my original post. There isnt anything wrong, it will just take time to loose it. Of course, I am assuming you have cut your calories and are watching what you eat and drink also.

Weight Watchers................helps with lots of things.

Hubby says I don't have to watch what I eat.......he says I don't eat enough like today

all I ate was a jimmy dean breakfast bowl

and two scoops of mac and cheese and that
was it so far.

He seems to think I am not doing enough exercising and cleaning.

no more jimmy dean and mac and cheese. those are two bad food choices.

baby steps with the exercise and cleaning. if he doesn't like your job with the cleaning tell him he is more that welcome to pick up a mop and broom.

my two cents, if it is worth that, is to begin exercise with the only expectation of bettering your health. the weight loss is just an added benefit.

set a goal with the housework. one task a day, be it just picking up and straightening. find a routine or with me, it is a ritual. don't plan to go full out because you will burn out. one small task a day, baby steps.

ok if you eat badly you won't loose weight because your body will hold on to the calories especially if you are older or have yo-yo'd in weight in the past.

Try low fat/low sugar cereal with semi skimmed milk or fruit/yoghurt in the morning similar as a snack if its a busy day salad with small amount of fish or meat like chicken or turkey and similar for dinner is how you loose weight mac and cheese is full of fat....sorry l know its hard

Cut down low on bread, potatoes try sweet potatoes instead, oils like spreads or for frying, pasta, cheese is pure fat, sugars check sauces they tend to be pure sugar or salt which holds water in the body but eat then you're body will give up the fat just make it low fat foods

I too go tothe gym and work out bottoms one day uppers the next. I lose little weight. But it is because I dont do very much cardio. I get so bored. I have a iPod but I stil cn only do 20 minutes. But I try and do that. Occasionally I will go outside and walk and can get in more then 20 minutes. So I guess cardio is the way to go. I am sorry to say. and I find if I drink lots of water I eat less sugar and bread. I hope for the best for yyou.