If you're going to lose weight and KEEP it off, you have to exercise, an hour a day is ideal, but any movement you can get in is great, walking, running, gym, etc. Weight loss is usually in spurts, giving our bodies time to adjust to the change. Also, take measurements when you start, keep track, and re-measure every month, you'll see that you lose weight, then inches, or vice versa, and sometimes you'll lose inches and not see movement on the scale, but just keep it up, it all evens out in the end.

I keep track of measurements on Excel, along with weight. I measure:

Bust
Waist
Hips
Upper Arm
Forearm
Upper Thigh
Above Knee
Calf

Though I'm presently stalled, I consider this normal and continue to work out daily and watch my food intake on www.fitday.com.

Good luck!

LL