I need some tips to get the scale moving.

Erinsbod

I've been working towards losing weight and getting healthy for the past couple of months. The first few weeks I just focused on my eating. I cut out white sugar, flour and fried foods with one or two cheats a week. During the first few weeks I lost fifteen pounds. Once I was feeling confident that my eating was on track I started exercising. I've been exercising six days a week circuit training three days and aerobic dancing the other three burning 250-700 calories depending on the day. I've kept my calories under 1200 and am still eating well but the scale has not changed at all since I started exercising. My clothes are fitting better and my body looks better but the weights the same. Any tips to help me drop the pounds?

Lizzy622

Starting a new exercise can increase inflammation (water) in the muscles until you get accustom to it. Are you eating back at least some of your exercise calories? Your body may be holding on to fat because you are not eating enough. Be patient. Good luck.

socajam

I've been working towards losing weight and getting healthy for the past couple of months. The first few weeks I just focused on my eating. I cut out white sugar, flour and fried foods with one or two cheats a week. During the first few weeks I lost fifteen pounds. Once I was feeling confident that my eating was on track I started exercising. I've been exercising six days a week circuit training three days and aerobic dancing the other three burning 250-700 calories depending on the day. I've kept my calories under 1200 and am still eating well but the scale has not changed at all since I started exercising. My clothes are fitting better and my body looks better but the weights the same. Any tips to help me drop the pounds?

You are burning between 250-700 calories depending on the day and eating below 1200 - that could be your problem. On a good day you are not even netting 1000 calories.

Congrats on cutting out all the white stuff. I would say up your calories to at least 1200 on the low exercise days and on the high days eat at least 1300. Or do the TDEE method.

BonecrusherBrews

I've been working towards losing weight and getting healthy for the past couple of months. The first few weeks I just focused on my eating. I cut out white sugar, flour and fried foods with one or two cheats a week. During the first few weeks I lost fifteen pounds. Once I was feeling confident that my eating was on track I started exercising. I've been exercising six days a week circuit training three days and aerobic dancing the other three burning 250-700 calories depending on the day. I've kept my calories under 1200 and am still eating well but the scale has not changed at all since I started exercising. My clothes are fitting better and my body looks better but the weights the same. Any tips to help me drop the pounds?

Great job losing that first 15lbs! If you're working out 6 days a week, I think you should be seeing results at the scale soon. Stay with the program and keep those "cheats" to a minimum.

RaggedyPond

Possible over estimation of calorie expenditure. Try taking 100 off whatever it tells you for a while.

BonecrusherBrews

^^ She lost 43 lbs... I'd trust her advice.