Not Losing Weight !? Need help !!!

I hear ya!! It's frustrating when the scale is not moving... BUT... You've got to be shrinking with all those damn workouts you do!! You are a machine GIRL!!!

Have you taken pics??

In the middle of January I took pics for the first time (in sports bra and shorts they aren't pretty I tell ya!) I have been messing around with my calories as well... but I have been working out consistently...

The scale has not moved in over a month!!! :explode:

But... I was, like you, feeling more fit, stronger and feeling fantastic. So I took a comparison pic a few days ago... There was a very noticable difference in parts of my body!! I was tickled!! :happy:

So... the moral to my story is... I am no longer being slave to the scale!!! I haven't weighed in 2 weeks!! This from a daily weigher...

You are doing so fantastic!!! your body is improving... your health and fitness as well.... SCREW THE SCALE!!!

I had this same thing happening to me. So, I too asked for help from our MFP friends and was told to increase my vegtables and fruits. I did and the weight started coming off again. I try to eat lots of fruit of fruit throughout the day (1/2 banana or grapefruit withmy breakfast, carrot with hummus or celery sticks with vegan all natural peanut butter with flax seeds, or cucumbers with balsamic vinegar - just a few snack options). Then when I make lunch or dinner - I pack more veggies or fruits into the receipts. Example: Turkey meat loaf - I add carrots, celery, peppers, onions, and tomatoe puree with fresh tomatoes on top. Then with dinner 3/4 of my plate is filled with veggies. Example: huge salad, boiled fresh organic green beans with evoo/garlic/sea salt/peper, cubed sweet potatoes with a drizzle of evoo, sea salt, pepper, and sugar free honey (tossed and baked in the oven), or brussel sprouts simmered in balsamic vinegar with 2 pieces of center cut baccon). So, I hope this helps you. As long as I increased this, the weight is continuing to come off. Also, try adding calcium to yor daily vitamins. I read a study (I know it was on rats, but I thought it may help me), that the rat they gave calcium lost 3x's more weight than the rat that did not take a calcium supplement. So, I can't say if the fruits and veggies helped or the calcium I started taking at the same time. Maybe both helped!! I don't know and I guess I don't really care which one worked, but it is working so I will stick to both........I hope if you try it, that it works for you too.

Just looked at your diary madame....where on earth is your vegetables?!?! ....... dont seem them all that often :flowerforyou:

I have been having the same problem and it was not tell I took the photo that i use as my profile that I could see a little change. The scale has not moved in over a mth!!!! and yes I would love to give up But I know there is a skinny person inside of me.

Weight, and hopefully just fat loss is done by diet, eating less than you burn daily on avg.

Exercise is for heart health and body shaping, and rarely has weight loss as side effect, though it can encourage or make harder fat loss.

So with all that exercise, you must really be wanting a lot of body improvement, expect it if you feed it enough.

If you don't, don't expect much improvement, and at that point it's just an additional stress on the body.

Diet is a stress, frequent intense exercise is a stress, daily life for many is a stress.

Too much stress will fight against fat and weight loss.

And surprised about that amount being recommended?

How much exactly did you used to eat that got you to the point you now need to lose, and how long did it take?
And were you exercising this much when eating that amount?

Do you actually have anything to compare that TDEE number to that is valid, except an 1200 you were given.

Sounds like body can't take all this stress.
So either eat more and recognize you'll see more improvements from the exercise but less weight loss.
Or back off the exercise and eat where you are at and recognize more weight loss but less exercise improvement.

This may help nail the TDEE better, plus start with better foundation to build on.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/813720-spreadsheet-bmr-tdee-deficit-macro-calcs-hrm-zones

I have to agree with a couple of points already mentioned: Do stick with the Scooby numbers and your macro distribution.

Do make some diet changes. Add fruit and veg. You'll find that you can eat SO much more when you do, since in general, fruits and veggies are pretty low-caloric. If you don't like vegetables, try roasting them. Roasting makes everything better. Broccoli, cauliflower, squash, mushrooms, green beans, etc. A little olive oil, salt and pepper is all you need. 425 degrees on a cookie sheet, stirring occasionally so that the pieces brown evenly. You can make a large batch and portion it out to warm up with other meals.

Another plus - generally, you get a lot for the money with regard to fresh vegetables.

I experimented with vegetarianism a few years back on my first miserable attempt to count calories (before MFP) and learned a LOT. I still eat vegetarian/vegan once in awhile. I never in one million years would have predicted that, but by making a lot of little changes over time, I've adjusted without even trying. I've also discovered a lot of foods that I didn't realize I loved.

You can do this! Baby steps. You have the exercise part down, which is the hard part for a lot of people. I'm always here to talk, girlfriend!

EDIT: Heybales is smaaaaaaaart. Listen to him.

Well, cut out perservatives and yucky processed foods this may help. Also 70 percent of people in America has some sort of thyriod issue I am amoung one of them and had the same problems as all of you. The only thing that work was a thyroid supplement and P90x fitness and diet plan which for me was 1800 calories 1 fruit 2 dairy and 5 protiens, 4 veggie, and 1 saturated fat servings a day.

Just looked at your diary madame....where on earth is your vegetables?!?! ....... dont seem them all that often :flowerforyou:

I just looked at your diary also, I can't lose weight with so many carbs for me it is vegetables a few fruits and protein