is what i'm doing proper for losing weight?

As of 2 weeks ago I have just started back at the gym after a 10 month hiatus and 40 lbs gained. I have been eating less than 1600 calories per day for the last two weeks with the exception of a 2200 calorie day about a week ago. As expected I dropped 10 pounds the first week, mostly being water weight due to significantly reduced sodium intake. Although I have lost 1 pound the last week. It may be too early to know if this is a legitimate plateau, I was thinking it is. So I have been increasing my cardio, with weights 1-2 days in a week but nothing too heavy as I am already a pretty big guy (222 lbs) I started off running for 30 minutes for 2 days in a row, took a day off, increased to 35 the next two days, took a day off, increased to 40 minutes the next two days, day off, increased to 45 minutes today, at the same time increasing speed from 5.5 mph, to 6.2 now.

My question is, why have I only lost 1 pound in the last week with all of this cardio as well as calorie restriction. I am not hungry, so I know my body does not need more. If it did, you would think I would be craving food.

Is it wise to restrict even more than a 1600 calorie per day intake? I do not subtract burned calories from the cardio, it is a true 1600 calorie intake or less. My goal is to drop to 190, and start lifting more once I reach that point. I am 6'2". my lightest after being 285 was 190 about 1 year ago. It seemed quite a bit easier the first time losing the weight, but as I said, it may be too early to call this a plateau.

Any advise is appreciated. Thanks

As of 2 weeks ago I have just started back at the gym after a 10 month hiatus and 40 lbs gained. I have been eating less than 1600 calories per day for the last two weeks with the exception of a 2200 calorie day about a week ago. As expected I dropped 10 pounds the first week, mostly being water weight due to significantly reduced sodium intake. Although I have lost 1 pound the last week. It may be too early to know if this is a legitimate plateau, I was thinking it is. So I have been increasing my cardio, with weights 1-2 days in a week but nothing too heavy as I am already a pretty big guy (222 lbs) I started off running for 30 minutes for 2 days in a row, took a day off, increased to 35 the next two days, took a day off, increased to 40 minutes the next two days, day off, increased to 45 minutes today, at the same time increasing speed from 5.5 mph, to 6.2 now.

My question is, why have I only lost 1 pound in the last week with all of this cardio as well as calorie restriction. I am not hungry, so I know my body does not need more. If it did, you would think I would be craving food.

Is it wise to restrict even more than a 1600 calorie per day intake? I do not subtract burned calories from the cardio, it is a true 1600 calorie intake or less. My goal is to drop to 190, and start lifting more once I reach that point. I am 6'2". my lightest after being 285 was 190 about 1 year ago. It seemed quite a bit easier the first time losing the weight, but as I said, it may be too early to call this a plateau.

Any advise is appreciated. Thanks

dude, at 6'2" you are eating too little. you shouldn't be eating less than 2200 calories. i understand your reasoning how you would crave food, but if you are doing that much cardio, you should be fueling the machine.

and why wait to drop to 190 to lift?? if you were to start lifting now, you would start seeing incredible gains and start composing your body into what you want. it'll make it much easier to drop weight.

How about you cut the crap about "losing weight" and think about the only two things that matter: Building Muscle and Cutting Fat. There's no reason for you to get down to 190 (especially at 6'2) before starting to lift weights. The easiest time to build muscle and lose fat at the same time is when you've got some extra pudge going on. When you're lean, it's damn near impossible to build muscle and cut fat at the same time, that's why BB's do bulking and cutting phases.

Check out www.dangerouslyhardcore.com and see if Carb Backloading or Carb Nite Solution would work for you. You've got potential to be a big, strong, lean dude, but your beginnings are the long and unproductive road to skinnyfatness. Throw away your scale, get on a linear progression strength program (starting strength, Greyskull linear progression, stronglifts 5x5), and pick CBL or CNS. Come back in a year and tell us how 6'2 230 and BEAST feels.