Up My CALORIES?!?!?

That could very well be. Are you eating all of your calories, including most if not all of your exercise calories?? That is very important. 1200 calories is the MINIMUM you can have before you body starts going into starvation mode. It would make sense that the more activity you do, the more energy (calories) your body needs to keep up! Give it a try! It can't hurt anything. Good luck!

Maybe you should pump up the work out routein. Stay with the 1220 cal and burn another 400 working out and those pounds will have no where to go but out.

I believe this will shut down your metabolism. Your body needs at least 1200 calories to fuel your basic functions, sometimes more depending on your stats. It also needs fuel for your workout. If you dont eat your calories back, you are actually then only giving your body 800 calories to both survive off of and excercise. Your metabolism immediately shuts down to accomodate.

I have heard from SEVERAL people and several posts that this concept is the exact reason they stopped losing weight. Check out the message boards, these threads are ALL OVER THE PLACE!

I recently hit a plateau & have increased my calories in an effort to break it. I was very obese so I've been getting away with undereating for a while now to lose weight faster (certainly not recommended for anyone who is not very obese!). It's still early on (about 2 weeks since I started eating more), but according to my scale the last 3 days, I am indeed starting to lose weight again.

Maybe you should pump up the work out routein. Stay with the 1220 cal and burn another 400 working out and those pounds will have no where to go but out.

Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Read these:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/23912-links-in-mfp-you-want-to-read-again-and-again
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10665-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition

Still confused? Read the post I keep in my sig. Starving your body and depriving it of the fuel it needs is so rarely the right answer.
Yes, they do it on "Biggest Loser." With a TEAM of doctors and trainers. It's television: "Biggest Loser" is as realistic as the Disney Channel, IMHO.

Most days I'm taking in around 1500 cals. I workout about 5-6 days a week burning between 600-1000 cals each session.
So yah on a "normal" day of 1500 cals and working out, I'm under 1200.
hmmmm

I mean, the reality is that different people are going to respond different ways to certain things. But, IMHO, increasing your calories is a much better idea (in terms of health) than decreasing them at this point. Try it for a month & see where it takes you. I read (I'm going to blame SHBoss for this one) that if you increase your calorie intake gradually (50 calories more every few days) it will be easier for your body to adjust to the new calorie intake.

I AM SOOOO EXCITED!!!! I can eat more!!!!!!!!

Those of you that are my "friends" have seen my struggles with getting further than 11lbs....then finally 2 more...but nothing so far this week and weigh in is tomorrow! I am going to my goals right now and I am changing it. Lets see what happens!

I really feel great about my weight loss but my gut tells me my metabolism isnt where it should be. At my weight, with the drastic changes I have made, the lbs should be falling off of me. and they are not!

Heres to eating more!!

I AM SOOOO EXCITED!!!! I can eat more!!!!!!!!

Those of you that are my "friends" have seen my struggles with getting further than 11lbs....then finally 2 more...but nothing so far this week and weigh in is tomorrow! I am going to my goals right now and I am changing it. Lets see what happens!

I really feel great about my weight loss but my gut tells me my metabolism isnt where it should be. At my weight, with the drastic changes I have made, the lbs should be falling off of me. and they are not!

Heres to eating more!!

And give it a few weeks for your body to adjust. It wont happen over night so don't get frustrated.

Yep...it isnt ALWAYS the answer, but in your case, I bet you need to eat more
I started out eating hte recommended 1200 cals. I wasnt losing ANYTHING, even though I was doing major exercising and eating good calories (as opposed to the junk I had been eating). I read through the forums and found out I should be eating to my BMR.
I now eat 1450 cals a day, feel much better, have more energy, and have lost 6 lbs QUICKLY! I know I wont continue to drop 6lbs overnight, but it sure feels good to know that Im on the right track.
I had a mental block about eating MORE when I was trying to lose. I was scared to experiment, for fear that I would gain. I will admit, I freaked a little when I gained at first, but I kept it up and continue to drink my water, workout, and eat back my exercise cals, and I am noticing MAJOR differences.
Good luck!

Great article explaining eating enough calories and not worrying horribly about those minor little overeating setbacks.
http://thebodyfirm.biz/blog/index.php/2010/02/this-is-your-metabolism-this-is-your-metabolism-on-a-low-calorie-diet/