Apparently my metabolism is dead

I have a feeling you are not counting your exercise calories. If you can get you a body bug or one of the other fitness trackers and see how much calories you burn you might find out that your body is starving and there for holding on to every ounce it can. There are a lot of threads out there that you can find more info on BMR and TEE and all that other good stuff.
Good luck

Go get some blood work. Mine came back normal and I ended up doing some research and added some supplements. I seems to be helping as that's the only change between my other attempts and this one, but it's still too early to say for sure. Also, make sure you're getting enough water as being dehydrated can interfere with metabolism. Unfortunately, it's not always a matter of calories in vs. calories out. The body runs off of chemical, electrical and mechanical systems. Sometimes it takes a while to figure out what piece isn't working right, so start with your Dr.

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I'm not sure how tall you are or how much you weight but I'm 42 and 5ft 5inches and currently weight around 180lbs. My daily calorie goal is 1460 after exercise. I think you might be eating too little. You need to calculate your calorie requirements - check out this thread http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/943139-weight-loss-cheat-sheet-ipoarm. In the first post is how to work out how much you need to be eating.

I was in a similar position to you a few weeks ago - eating about 1200 cals and exercising like crazy but not losing weight. I have since upped my calories and have lost weight since.

Good luck.

I had a similar issue - I am generally a healthy eater - rarely eat processed foods, junk food or sweets - my vice is a couple of glasses of wine an evening. I am also active. The turn came for me when I started doing more things...

1. I started eating MORE... I had to force myself to learn to eat breakfast but a good breakfast (with some protein) made such a difference, I now have 3 meals and 2 snacks per day, it keeps me ticking over. I have protein at each meal.
2. I started drinking masses of water
3. I have my main evening meal earlier - I use to eat at about 8-9pm and now we eat about 6.30-7 AND I stopped eating carbs at night.
4. I also made sure that aside from exercise I just simply tried to get in extra steps each day (I bought a fitbit and I love it!)
5. I mixed up my exercise - i.e different types of exercise and different times of day - so now I do a heap of things - cycling, walking, elliptical, weights, body pump, yoga - basically whatever takes my fancy on the day.
6. I got my psychology right - I know in my head I am not depriving myself! I know it takes time! I let myself blow it every now and again (I travel all the I time overseas for work and so there are times when just can't control my diet but I stay careful and I don't allow myself to binge just because I blew it for a day!)

The other thing I did do was see my Dr and get a blood count done - I had a thyroid issue as a teen and here I am at 49 and it is again sluggish... so now I know why I gained....

It's working for me - it has taken some time but after about 3 months of this I notice that the losses are now consistent and I feel that my metabolism is kicked back in.

I hope this helps... and I wish you the best on your journey - happy for you to add me if you need someone else on your team Donna

You don't have a lot to lose, you are working out an hour a day, and only grossing 1400 calories?

You need to eat more. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/937712-in-place-of-a-road-map-ver-3-0

You need to eat back your exercise calories. With all the activity you are doing you are probably only netting around 1000 cals per day. Eating this low is only going to slow your metabolism further and make it more and more difficult to lose weight.

If you are worried that your metabolism is slow, you may be right (since you have been eating such very low calories). Why not get it tested? I just got my RMR (resting metabolic rate) tested earlier tonight. I was pleased that it was pretty high (1701). I have done a certain set of practices over the last several months to ramp it up, and I'm doing a metabolism reset right now (I'm on week 3 of my reset). So there is a lot you can do if your metabolism is slow.

There are a LOT of things you can do to dial up your metabolism, but the top three are 1) eat MORE (I eat at least 2300 calories a day) 2) lift heavy to build muscle and 3) eat six times a day. :flowerforyou:

I could have written this post myself! I'm 44 years old, work out 5-6 days per week (running x 3, spinning x 2-3, weights x 2), eat around 1500 calories per day gross, AND make good choices at least 90% of the time. I simply cannot lose any weight.....

I NEED to lose at least 5 pounds (getting to the line between healthy and overweight on BMI), but really would look and feel better if I lost 10 to 15. None of my clothes fit because my fat now seems to collect in the midsection - ahh the joys of perimenopause

I think I've tried everything - eating 1200 calories per day, cutting out carbs, adding more fiber, fruits, and veggies, etc., etc.- at some point or another. I know there's no magic solution, but it sure would be nice if all this hard work would pay off....