Minimal Progress

KennyMag

Okay so, I am a college undergrad
Last spring semester I did this at 1650 calories net and exercising 3 times a week and lost about 15 lbs.
Over the summer, I was shadowing at vet clinics for 70+ hours a week, so not a lot of time to exercise, but I was swimming at least once a week.
Anyway this spring semester I decided I was going to make a big change and become fit.
I have been taking inless than 1650 net since jan, and usually under 1200 total and exercising 3-5 times a week (zumba, yoga, 20 min abs class, aerobics, elliptical, bikiing and weights) and have gained 5 lbs and have lost no inches anywhere either.
I'm going to keep it up because I feel better and exercise is probably better for me (for stress relief) than planning my Napoleon complex Professor's untimely demise, but I just really wanted results.
Any suggestions

mcatlett3475

Dont quit! I went through lots of periods where I was not losing and felt discouraged! Just make sure you have your portions right when you enter the calories and remember to always record EVERYTHING. I have to tell myself all the time to not cheat on entering stuff, because I am the only one who is getting hurt.

Add some friends and make your daily diary visible to everyone. That's the best advice I can give.

SunnyAndrsn

Don't quit is number one. Number two would be to look at your nutritional goals, your exercise goals and measure your progress by that. Is your strength and endurance increasing? Do you feel better and have more energy? If so, that's progress in my opinion.

Have you looked at the option of increasing your calories?

osewcute

I have been taking inless than 1650 net since jan, and usually under 1200 total and exercising 3-5 times a week (zumba, yoga, 20 min abs class, aerobics, elliptical, bikiing and weights) and have gained 5 lbs and have lost no inches anywhere either.
I'm going to keep it up because I feel better and exercise is probably better for me (for stress relief) Any suggestions

You are doing a great job of sticking to your goal to become fit by doing so many different activities that will keep you interested and keep your muscles confused. Depending on how much you are lifting, an increase in muscle mass could explain the weight gain. HOWEVER in order to do all of the great physical activity that you are doing, you really need to eat more. 1200 calories is a very low amount to sustain that level of activity. Have you tried calculating your TDEE? This may be a better measure of how much you should eat in light of how much you are exercising.

Try this website to calculate the tdee. I found it through another post on the message boards. Once you have your number, try eating that amount daily for about 2 weeks and see what happens. Good Luck and congratulations on finding so many innovative, healthy ways to deal with stress!

http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html