Up 5-6 pounds from when? My weight oscillates 4 pounds in a given week, up and down and up and down, I guess maybe it's water weight or something, who knows. I just count the lowest number I see over the course of the week, hehe. I'm in W7 and I've only lost like maybe a pound or two. I'm not religious about eating well though, so I'm not real surprised. Many people actually gain weight on C25K just because they build a lot of muscle without losing fat. I started running to lose weight but had to come to terms with the fact that running alone (for me) wasn't cutting it. I'm now trying to add in some more cross-training and weight training to hopefully see some results. Don't get discouraged! BTW, while I say I've only lost a pound or two, my clothes feel a lot different, I've almost dropped a size--my legs and butt definitely look different than when I started.

hey all... well i am not planning on quitting as really my primary reason for running isn't to lose weight... although it is one of the reasons... a fitted t-shirt that i put on this morning feels looser and my hubby says he can see my cheekbones more so i sure hope this is muscle...i should probably junk the scale and measure instead. i dunno.... just a little bit discouraging... oh the weight gain is over a 3 week period...it just seems to be slowly creeping up...i am eating better and i know that just running won't cut it for me either as far as using that to lose weight, but i was expecting a weight loss of some kind by this time. i'll wait a few days and weigh in the morning of a run not the morning after a run.

My weight has been fluctuating about 3-4 lbs (133 - 136.5) on a regular basis since I started running in April. My clothes fit the same, though, no matter how I fluctuate in weight. I mentioned it to my MD. She said that you will change/lose weight eventually, and no matter what, you are not going to gain a great deal of fat if you are running 3Xweek and eating somewhat decent foods. I know I am not the best eater, but I have tried to make little changes. I definitely don't eat fast food and limit processed stuff, etc. I think keeping active by running will eventually help me get smaller, and changing my diet drastically to get there faster will probably stress me (and/or DH) out more than it's worth. So, hang in there and keep plugging away. Muscle is sexier than fat no matter how much it weighs!!!

I've got a pretty serious goal for weight loss, and because of that I am very careful and methodical about when I do my "official" weigh-in. Sunday morning, as soon as I'm up and "emptied", and with no clothes. I know that some days I'll be more than others, but by weighing every week it kind of tempers the up and down aspect of the body's weight. The point is to be consistent about when you weigh, what you wear (or don't wear), and what you have eaten or not eaten, etc. It's also as important, if not more important, to be aware of how you feel. If we're learning nothing else as new runners, we are learning to listen to our bodies more than see a number on the scale. The fact that clothes are looser and people notice a change in our appearance is probably a better indicator than the scale of our progress. I am now down 13 pounds in about 4 months, but I'm 2 notches in on my belt and I'm wearing jeans that I couldn't wear before. It's safe to say that even if we don't lose much, we have significantly "reshaped" the bodies that we have. Keep up the good work.

Agree with theyapper66. I can never tell well if I am losing weight or not due to monthly cycles and fluid retention on a daily basis. 4 lbs a month variation can sometimes be a variation over a week for me. I have found that making sure that I am drinking plently of WATER helps me with this. I weighed myself today and am down to 251.6 from 262 as my high weight this spring - but was 262 really 262 or was it 258? Is 251 really 248? Who knows??? And more to the point - does it really matter as long as the scale keeps moving in the right direction over time? I haven't changed clothes sizes or anything like that - think at my weight I'll need alot more loss to make much of a noticeable difference - although my 6 year old tells me she thinks I look thinner when she is trying to be nice or get on my good side. Although my weight loss isn't dramatic, it is actually the best I have ever done with intentional weight loss. I lost maybe 6 lbs with weight watchers. Biggest difference this time is that I am EXERCISING and drinking water.

Agree with theyapper66

Sorry. I just thought that was worth quoting. Great job on the weight loss, moonstar and turtlechick. TC, I bet you were relieved to see those 4 pounds gone! How'd your weigh in go this AM?

Sometimes I'm afraid PMS is a myth, and this is my real personality (and weight)! (I wish I could take credit for that statement, but I read it somewhere - I think on a greeting card. I added the weight part)