Frustrated... :-(

Damyers65

So, I have been exercising 25 of the last 27 days...watching what I eat...but not losing inches or pounds. Any suggestions???

waverly9876

Open up your diary so we can help you. Are you drinking enough water? What kind of workouts are you doing?

90poundsoflard

Are you eating back some or most of your exercise calories? When I started eating more of my calories I started losing.

nomayyy

Watching what you eat as in counting calories?
Because even though you're making healthier choices, your calorie intake may not be creating a deficit, meaning you wont lose weight, PLUS you could be gaining muscle mass, so even though you're actually losing fat, you're gaining muscle so your weight is not budging.

adams4101

I've had the same issue. I joined a gym two months ago and got a personal trainer. I've been watching what I eat too. I lost like 9 lbs the first two weeks or so and since then I've gained like 3 back??? I don't understand. I joined here only a few days ago. This is day 4 for me, so I hope that it helps bc I am having the same issues.

Damyers65

How do I open my diary? I probably don't drink enough water...only can get 4-6 glasses in me a day. I either do a 25 minute walk/jog on the treadmill...or 25-45 minutes of Zumba.

Most days I'm right at my calorie goal without the exercise...then I'm under after exercise. There have been a few days that have been over, but not many.

4yardley

I just started on this site, but have found it helps to eat a balance of carbs, fat and protein at EVERY meal and snack. Something to do with the way the body metabolizes food, I think. Also, I've heard a lot of people do well when they cut out all refined grain & sugar. I did it a week ago & lost 2.3 pounds this week.

skinnyjeanzbound

I'm certainly no expert, but perhaps your body just needs a change in one direction or another to get your metabolism going. If you have been below your calories allowed, try going over by about 200 calories for 2 days in a row. I'n newish to this site but had been counting calories on my own since Jan. and got "stuck" even though I was working out and eating less than calories allowed. I went over my 1400 hundred by about 200, so ate 1600 2 days in a row and then went back down below 1400. It seemed to get me going again and I have been on track since.

Another option, if you've been at or just above your calorie count is to do a quick 2-3 day fast--something like Master Cleanse would work. I did that when I started this and it really helped to jump start my weight loss.

Just some possible ideas and a bump--b/c I want to see what others have done.

adams4101

My husband said that to me. We do a lot of weight training and a lot of people say that I look thinner and I've gone down a size, but it's just not saying that on the scale. I joined here too bc I thought even though i was eating healthy I was actually consuming too many calories and not realizing it. I've been sticking to my diary do hopefully it helps. I have a lot of calories left over though. It's not so low that it says that I'm eating to little but I still have like 800-1000 left a day. Is that okay? I do eat a good bit of food, and exercise a lot.

RDH0513

If you have kind of been eating the same, it would help to go over for a day or two. your body, like everything really, always wants to reach a state of equilibrium, so it does help to throw tf for a loop! if you are doing the same workouts every time , it may help to change them up as well! also- if you are eating more simple carbs, try to cut those out and eat more complex carbs. good luck!