Weight not coming off, what am I doing wrong?

I don't do that roadmap thing.
I started MFP about a month ago around the time I started Insanity - just finishing my 4th week.
It took me 2&1/2 weeks to lost my first pound, but my body measurements were already changing for the better after my first week.
I eat great & have lost 2&1/2 more pounds - about 1 every 7-9 days, since losing my first a couple weeks ago.
Have you been taking measurements? Sometimes the scale can be discouraging in the beginning when everyone else is losing like 3lbs/ week & you haven't lost any. Stick with it though, cuz it took a bit for the scale to start showing too.

Whenever I up my exercise it seems like it takes longer to see the scale drop, I assume that it is because my body is holding more water in my muscles. I have waited 3 weeks once and then a huge drop all at once. So I would say just keep doing what you are doing and eventually you will see the scale drop. If you feel comfortable with the 1800 calories and still have plenty of energy to get the exercise you need then it may speed up weight loss a bit.

If you PM Dan that wrote the road map I'm sure he could help you out if you need to. He really doesn't mind.

I've seen lots of people do insanity and say they aren't losing weight but they lose inches so maybe it's the same with you.

Firstly, good on you for having your food diary open when asking this question. Secondly, if it's only been two weeks then that's early days so don't be too concerned just yet. And thirdly, I truly believe that our intake is very important - when I started eating as clean as I possibly could, the weight came off a lot quicker than before. Try eating cleaner and see if it works for you, more fruit and vegies, less processed foods (cookies, chips, processed meats) and lean meat in it's true form. And fourthly (is that even a word? lol) keep at it, you can do this! You go girl! *\o/* *\o/*

I'm not sure how tall you are but to me your calories could be a little high depending on your stats. It is also what you are eating. It looks like your salt intake is likely very high which is not a good thing when your trying to loose weight. You should be tracking salt. Your sugar intake looks to be pretty high as well. When you eat sugary things fruit, candy (pre packaged products tend to have a lot of salt and sugar in them), and it spikes your insulin. Your body cant process fat while your body's insulin levels are high. So if its constantly spiked there is no fat loss going on.

Also are you weighing and measuring everything? This includes oils, butter, condiments. Drinks? and what you put in them? There are a lot of calories in those things so you need to count them too. And if you are not always weighing and measuring everything your not seeing the whole picture. No guestimating no matter how good at it you think you are. it is usually the cause of platues. I learned this the hard way, lol. Also water intake is VERY important. I can't stress this enough. Diet is 80 % of weight loss. You can't out excersize a poor diet. My first 3 months dieting I lost 30 lbs and did zero excersize.

And forget about starvation mode your calories are no where near the level they would need to be at if you believe it's relevant. When your stuck always go back to basics. Measure, weigh everything, track every bite. Drink lots of water and stick to your calories which may take some trial and error to figure out. Everyone's body is different and it does not always come down to a formula, as nice as that would be. Good luck and keep working at it even when you think your not progressing you are. And tiny changes add up in the long run. I've been working at this almost 3 years. I have learned a ton and never ever stop researching and learning.

Thanks for opening your diary. My guess is that it's one of two things. The good option -- that you're doing a ton of new exercise, your body's aching and holding water, and you'll see a good loss in the next week or two. The not-so-good option -- that you're really 'guessing' at the amount you're eating; so when you go out for a meal, you're using the calories for the same meal at a different restaurant, or you're not paying too much attention to oils and fats when cooking (it's easy to double the calories in an ordinary home cooked meal this way), and so you're underestimating your calories.

In either case, I'd recommend that you have a week where you eat as cleanly as you possibly can, and make sure to count every single calorie that you eat -- weigh everything. You should see a loss then.

Most of us will tell you that it can take 6-8 weeks to know if its 'working' and what is 'working' anyway? Is it a number on a scale, or is it how you look and your size? I work out 6 days a week (normally) and have my activity level as light - not moderate. I try and make sure I eat at least my BMR each day, and aim for TDEE -20 (don't manage if often as I'm too full) and am losing a steady .5lb a week or so now whereas I had stalled and not lost a thing on 1200 cals. Its slow, but I'm sure it'll be far more attainable than when I dieted in the past, lost 2-3lb a week, then stopped 'dieting' ate 'normally' and piled it all back on again! I'd recommend the Roadmap to anyone - its not dieting, you aren't remotely deprived, its hard to eat enough, but you're working out and changing your body for the better :-)