What am I doing wrong? Help!

Could you elaborate on how this is a problem? It may help my efforts. Thanks!

In my experience losing weight the healthy way takes longer BUT remember if you do it right it's forever. Don't give up, be patient. It will come but you have to work for it. You can do it!

Don't worry about the weight. When you start working out you are going to add weight because you are building muscle. Get a scale that can calculate body fat % and worry about that, but don't freak when it fluctuates. BMI is a horrible calculation to watch. Body fat % calculated by isometric resistance isn't consistent and drinking a lot of water can throw it off a couple of points, but its much better than watching weight and BMI.

HI,
I have lost 100 pounds and yes gained some back. As woman we need to make sure we get in enough pure protein every day and drink a lot of water. I drink 84 ounces of water a day and get 125 grams of protein in a day. I have had great results with this and make sure your sugar intake isn't to high in a day.

I hope this helps...

I agree 100% ...Change your workouts...

The yo-yo dieting has probably wrecked your metabolism. Stick to eating 1500-1700 NET calories. If you've only been doing this for a month and reduced your calories to 1200-1400 then you didn't give it enough time. You didn't put this weight on overnight and it won't come off overnight either. It's much healthier and you're more likely to keep it off when you lose it slowly. What you really need to do is make a lifestyle change and get off the yo-yo dieting wagon. Gaining and losing weight over and over again puts a lot of stress on your body. Good luck.

40 was my year to start the upward climb on the scale...I will be 60 this month, just started The Fast Metabolism Diet, I'm on day 3 and have lost 3lbs. This is supposed to reprogram your broken metabolism. I suggest taking a look at the book, written by a nutritionist with a proven track record. Good luck to you on your journey.

The yo-yo dieting has probably wrecked your metabolism. Stick to eating 1500-1700 NET calories. If you've only been doing this for a month and reduced your calories to 1200-1400 then you didn't give it enough time. You didn't put this weight on overnight and it won't come off overnight either. It's much healthier and you're more likely to keep it off when you lose it slowly. What you really need to do is make a lifestyle change and get off the yo-yo dieting wagon. Gaining and losing weight over and over again puts a lot of stress on your body. Good luck.

Agree 100% your metabolism is probably all over the place....you need to just stick it out until it regulates itself. Stop Dieting and just live a healthly lifestyle, a little goes a long way trus me....it will eventually work in your favor and lbs will come off. my progress is super slow but it's coming off none the less!

All the best!

From my experience. It's not just how many calories you eat and exercise but WHAT you eat and WHAT kind of exercise you do.

Extreme examples:

DIET
If you are eating 1400 calories from McDonlads high fat, wrong CH food you probably won't loose weight. Cause ur body will be hungry. However, if you give ur body good nutrients from Salad, Whole wheat pasta, fruits and lean meat or good fat (avocado/olive oil) the same amount of calories will be good for you - you won't be hungry and MORE IMPORTANT, ur insulin levels will be kept in a low range thus u will lose weight.

EXERCICE
In order for you to start loosing weight you have to be doing cardio for 20 min at a high heart rate. According to your age will vary . The key is, do some cardio - get tired for 20 min at least- and then move to weights (low ones) do different exercises that will help you tonnify you body and create little muscle (muscle burns more calories daily that fat).

Doing this you should feel a nice change in your body. If your in a gym, i would recomend you to get a personal assistant for a day or two so s/he shows you the right way to do the exercices.

Hope it help. GOod luck

Eva

Pd: Sorry for my "bad" english, my main language is spanish and switching languages makes my english go down the hill xD

40 was my year to start the upward climb on the scale...I will be 60 this month, just started The Fast Metabolism Diet, I'm on day 3 and have lost 3lbs. This is supposed to reprogram your broken metabolism. I suggest taking a look at the book, written by a nutritionist with a proven track record. Good luck to you on your journey.

This is me too! I was in gymnastics for 10 yrs, ran track and field in middle and high school and stay obsessively active until 5 years after my son was born. All of a sudden I got lazy. Well that's what I call it.

I have been exercising since Nov 2012; 3-7 miles per day consisting of power walking/jogging/running/bicycling and I loose 5 gain 5, etc. About the same time the year before, Nov 2011 - Feb 2012 - I lost 20 lbs. I don't know what is going on now. The only thing I haven't been doing is strength training. So I have starting incorporating that into my workouts.

I am used to weighing 130 or so pounds and now I am up in the 145-149 range, HATE IT!!! I do have more muscle but I have a bunch of jiggle that I want to get rid of; that's what I want to loose.

I will be 44 in a couple months. I had my first born at age 35 and couldn't wait to get the doctors approval to start exercising again. I was up to 4 miles walking as soon as I got the okay and continued for the next 4 or so years.

Then I went down hill. I started eating more and didn't care. I rarely exercised.

I am tired of hearing you are getting older. I am 44 and still doing 3-5 back handsprings in a row. I plan to do them until I'm 50. lol

I haved read and re-read and taken advice from other friends who are in shape, etc.

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I am a yo-yo dieter. I go up and down every year. So, this is my story and I welcome any input or advice.

Every year I always gain weight during the fall/winter months (because I don't track my calories and I stop exercising - my fault - I stress eat because I am a teacher and that is the way I cope), and around March I begin eating and exercising to lose the weight because I feel awful about myself and I want to get back in the clothes I have in my closet that I can't wear anymore. I seem to do this every year As soon as it gets warm and the sun is shining I get motivated to get back on track.

So, when I have done this in the past I usually lose 5 pounds within the first 2 weeks, then I taper off and lose 1-2 pounds a week. Well, not this time. I have been eating 1200-1400 calories a day and even exercised 5 days last week. Since I have started doing this (almost a month) I have lost nothing! Actually I go up and down a pound every week.

People say don't worry about the number, but how you feel and how your clothes fit. No Way!!! The number really needs to go down. I am overweight and my BMI is too high.

So, after doing this for a month and no weight loss should I get my thyroid checked? Should l give it more time since I am almost 40 and it gets harder to lose? At this point I really want to lose weight, and just need someone to tell me what to eat, when to eat, and what exercise I should be doing. I really wanted to lose 25 pounds by June, but don't know how to accomplish it. HELP!!!!!

I eat approx 1500 calories a day - (set to 1200 but I eat about half of my exercise calories back). On strength training days, I eat approx 100 calories more. I have faith that if I keep doing what I'm doing - weights 3x per week - adding lil more weights each time and cardio (zumba) 3x per week - the weight will come off.

Stay patient - keep working and it'll happen. Have you lost any inches at all? If you're not tracking them, please do.

Good luck to you!!

Good advice right here ^^^

So far these are the basics i've found have been successful for myself and others around me on MFP

1) Eat your TDEE - 10-20% by creating a calorie deficit your body will use stored fats to fuel your body to live

2) Strength Training! I can't stress this enough. the more lean muscle mass you have the higher your metabolic rate will be resulting in you burning more calories naturally day to day, plus you want to be fit not skinny. Strength training also helps tone muscle and skin as it reshapes to fit the new you.

3) DITCH THE SCALES!!! Regardless of what people say weight doesn't matter if you know your Lean muscle mass and body fat % Get out your tape measure and get your body fat % tested. weight can fluctuate by as mucha s 6lbs from eating a large meal, needing the bathroom, water in muscles to help repare after strength training or having a larger than normal sodium intake causing a retention of water.

Losing 'weight' off the scales doesn't necessarily mean you're losing fat you could be losing water and Muscle mass which once gone can leave room for more fat to be stored and cause terrible problems in later life(osteoporosis....etc)

This is a lifestyle change you've yo-yo'd in the past, don't aim to lose weight you could end up finding it again and gaining it all back plus more.

Instead this time treat it as you're going to lead a healthier lifestyle you as a person shouldn't feel tired all the time or grumpy but happy, energetic and you'll notice it in other parts of you're life.

Good luck