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I can't stop crying. 3 very successful fast days not one pound have I lost........ Also I can't see where to weigh in or enter my weight and measurements. Will fast today and again Thursday and see if anything happens. Any ideas PLEASE?????

Don't give up, and don't cry. There are so many variables involved it can take a while, depends on lots of factors, e.g., how much you weigh, whether you have been compensating on your non fast days which happens to many of us, and a whole host of other things.
Don't forget that you can also lose inches not pounds, have you taken pre fast measurements? Have a look in the useful tips section at the top as there is a long article on it. Someone I'm sure will come along and put the link up for you, I can't at the moment as I am on my mobile.
Nil desperandum!!!

https://www.fastday.com/useful-stuff/getting-started/

Yes as debs says the tape measure will tell a different story.
Entering stats. Go to the yellow banner at the top, see tracker, add it in there, where it's in red "add more data" . You'll get the hang of it.

3 fasts is nothing! Well done and keep going!

Cry it out, pick yourself up and carry on. I am not losing anything weight wise either and have been back here a couple of weeks but 2cms off my ginormous waist it something to smile about. I expected the fat to melt overnight.
This is not really a diet it's a lifestyle choice. Big hugs xxx

The fist time I did 5:2 I didn't lose a single pound for the first 4 weeks (ie 8 fasts) - I was feeling a bit desperate, but after that the weight loss did kick in. All I can say is stick with it and try to resist the (powerful) urge to weigh yourself too often in the early stages! I weighed myself fortnightly to start with, though I know that different strategies work for different people.

Also if you haven't gained any weight either then that's an achievement in itself!

Keep going

I would guess if you're feeling a bit teary, maybe you're at a particularly hormonal time of the month? (sorry if that's a wrong asumption) and as you'll see, our weight can fluctuate wildly when hormones are involved! If you hadn't fasted you might have found the scales showing a higher number! Watch the trend going down with time, and let us know if you continue not to lose, we're always happy to try to help troubleshoot

I lost nothing for five weeks but kept going and lost two stone in the next 12 weeks..so just keep the faith and stay patient..sometimes it takes a while ...

If you have a history of dieting often, you won't have the whoosh of weight loss many overweight people experience when starting a diet - this is also usually water weight.

I agree with what everyone else has said - I'm sorry it's so frustrating!! Definitely get the tape measure out and use that as a supplemental tool.

I know that there is one week a month where I weigh 3 to 4 pounds more than the following week. It's frustrating, but it's only water.