Day 3: I'm getting anxious, I see no weight or inches lost

[**Nikki**]

urplequ: Okay, I'm not upset per say, but this is day 3 for me :icondance I'm happy, because I do feel the results, but the scale is fluctuating, and I know the book mentions this, but I need to hear from people who are or have experienced this. First it'll say what I lost, then I'd re-weigh myself and the scale says my starting weight, it goes back and forth, I am so impatient. I know this will upset many but I want to see quick results. I'm still :guns sticking to the 14 days. Could it be that I am doing something wrong? I did eat 3 pieces of plain baked chicken late last night. I tend to get overzealous sometimes. :sadblinky

[goin2Bgood]

Nikki? stay off the scale for these 14 days. Seriously. You might want to check out this sticky thread too on weight loss: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ic.php?t=66105

[lowcarbing4ever]

What's wrong with eating 3 pieces of baked chicken? That's not overzealous. But.....the weighing constantly thing kinda is. :nod Look, it has only been 3 days. So calm down! :hug Rome wasn't built in a day and neither was excess weight! LOL! Your weight not only fluctuates day by day but hour by hour, what you ate, drank, if you went pee first, all those things. Now, what you need to ask yourself is, is this a WOE permanently for me or am I on a diet to lose weight and go back to the way I was eating before or switching to something else. I will tell you what I am sure you have heard from others here: this is not a diet but a new way of life. You are becoming a slave to the scale and that is not good. I know you are curious but if I were you, I would at least wait 7 days before I did a peek but they prefer here if you wait til day 15. Even though you don't see a difference, you will feel the difference by now, let that be enough for a few days. I was very anxious too but I was a little scared nothing was happening too. So I waited until I was on for 6/7 days before I snuck a peek and was surprised to find I had a loss. Not big but a loss. Pleas don't expect to jump on the scale after 3 or 4 days and see 10 lbs gone because you will really be disappointed. Just go with the flow, follow the plan and if you are dying to check, wait a week. :joy The surprise will be better. And after that.........stay off til day 15.