Joining gym = weight not moving?

[purplegerber 29]

Ok, so I will start off by saying I know I am probably being ridiculous, but I joined the gym last week. Have exercised 2 days on 1 day off since then and have not lost a single .01 of a lb. I am still eating my 5 meals a day that my nutritionist recommended so am I doing something wrong,? Or is this one of those wait and see kinda things.

[Teachamy 1,042]

It may be a wait and see kinda thing. How long are you exercising? Are you doing weight training and cardio? It may be that you need a few more healthy calories added into your diet. How many calories are you consuming now?

[joatsaint 2,814]

When I suddenly stop losing like you have, I fall back on this thought - if I haven't changed my eating habits and it was working, just stay with the plan till my body decides what it wants to do. If I try making too many adjustments, I just wind up second guessing myslef with no way to track the results.

[truck8595 64]

Working out = adding muscle and burning fat. Muscle weighs more than fat, plus your muscled are going to hang on to whatever fluids it can to help your them heal and regenerate. Even if you aren't dropping pounds, I can almost guarantee you're dropping inches. Plus you're improving your metabolism and burning more calories even when you're at rest.

Exercising is ALWAYS better than not exercising. Don't worry so much about the number on the scale!

[purplegerber 29]

Thanks all. I think I am going to banish the scale for a couple weeks. I guess I am eating about 800-1000 calories. I haven't really been keeping track of them religiously (but that is a good estimate to where I am at). I am eating healthy things in small portions. I am not cleared for weights so I have been doing 45 minutes of cardio. (elliptical and bike). Grrr.. I think my body is just trying to figure itself out.