A lot of people say that weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise. I think you need to start logging your food because it's really easy to underestimate the number of calories that you consume and portion sizes are much smaller than expected. Also, even if you are under your caloric intake, the kinds of foods you are eating could be hindering your weight loss.

For me personally I thought that I was eating fairly healthy and under or at my calorie goal, but the weight would not come off, and in fact kept creeping up. So I started logging my food everyday, and I realized just how much I was over eating! That taste of my daughter's macaroni and cheese, those baked chips because baked is healthier, dipping my finger once into the cookie dough...all of those things add up! In one of my weight loss support groups we call them BLT's. Bites, licks and tastes. THEY ADD UP! I did not realize just how many calories I was wasting on BLT's.

Two weeks ago when I hoped on board with this challenge I started tracking every piece of food that went into my mouth. Including BLTs. It was a huge ah-ha moment for me to see just how off I was on my estimating. Since I started tracking I've seen a 3.6 weight loss. I have even had several days that I didn't want to track because I knew I had gone extremely over (I can't say no to a cheesy Mexican dinner!), but I did and I am glad for it now because I see that even though I have those cheat days, I can still lose as long as they aren't everyday! So if you are stalling/plateauing maybe give logging a try for a bit and see if it helps!