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Feeling a bit dejected. In my 3rd week-lost 3lb 1st week, 1.8lb 2nd week but put on 0.4lb this week and can honestly say I have stuck to the diet. Not noticing much change in my measurements either. Does this sound familiar? Am I worrying over nothing?

It is disheartening, but try to remember the average is 1lb a week, so you're still above average. I find I lose when I combine it with exercise, and don't really lose anything when I don't. Keep at it, and give your body a few weeks to adjust to this WOE.

I find that I keep going up and down a few pounds and then all of a sudden, I drop three or four pounds at once. It all ends up averaging out to about a pound a week for me though.

I find that I keep going up and down a few pounds and then all of a sudden, I drop three or four pounds at once. It all ends up averaging out to about a pound a week for me though.

I'd agree with this. I had a big initial loss and since then it's slowed but is still significant. The key, for me anyway, seems to be changing the pattern of my eating and exercise a bit so some larger losses have come after eating a bit more. That seems to accentuate the way this works, by triggering your body into thinking it needs to burn fat, then preventing it from going into fat-saving mode by giving it a regular supply. So just keep going and you should see the losses again

I had lost 2kg last month but put it all on again when it was my daughter's birthday. Very frustrating but I am trying not be disheartened as it should be long term. Try to keep going, I found it really hard to get used to the fasting

Keep going - this is a long-term way of losing weight. You have to look at the big picture, not the weekly reading on your bathroom scales. I have been doing this for just over 4 months now, and I have only lost about 8 lbs slowly, but looking back to my first measurements I have lost 2 inches off my bust, waist and hips since I started. Before I started, my weight was slowly going up and I have changed that. If you can keep going, after all it's only two days a week, then you will see results.

Thanks for all the encouragement and common sense! Just what I needed!

Don't lose heart,it's a marathon, not a sprint.When I started my regime with my fitbugorb I didn't lose weight at first.Gradually my metabolism speeded up and now I am feeling as if I am winning the battle.

I'm in the same boat. Been doing this WOE for almost a month and lost 2kgs, but this week lost nothing. The way I see it is staying the same is better than a gain!

Remember our bodies will be adapting to this for a while, but w will get there