I NEED ADVICE ASAP PLEASE

LIke you I use pills to try and loss weight and I deicded not to take the easy way ... sorry I don't mean tobe mean or rude

without seeing you diary makes it harder

however

change up your food, eg if you have the same breakfast, lunch and snacks, change it up and choose somthing different if you don't do this , id still change it up.

I've heard people say switching up your cals eg 1400cal one day 1650 the next, of course with out seeing your diary i don't know your cals or what you eat.

change up your exercrise, if you walk at the same speed or so the classes week in week out, do a few diff classes, or for walking walk faster to the next letter post, then normal speed to the next fast and so on.

if you go to the gym mix up what you are doing, get a personal trainer, or start a new sport. I've done karate for 16 years week in week out, I still do karate twice a week plus i've added in twice a week cardo session, twice a week weight session and twice a week personal traning sessing plus orienteering, some days I go to the gym twice a day.

good luck let me know how you get on

Check out some of the post regarding the road map etc. If you're eating 1200 and doing cardio every day you could actually be depriving your body. Eating at too high a deficit is just as bad as overeating when it comes to weigh loss. Good luck!

Lose the pills, they wont do your body any good.

Open your diary so we can offer more constructive advice on what to eat.

What are you aiming for? I'm guessing you dont have much to lose.

I'd swap some of that cardio for strength work.

I am sorry that you are having difficulty with losing weight. I know it could be very discouraging especially when you feel like you are giving it all you have....I do have to say that I am sad that a doctor would prescribe you a diet pill when you are ONLY 150lbs! It provides to many mind games and expectations. To many think of it as an easy fix or "get out of jail free" card when really all weight loss is, is healthy eating at a HEALTHY calorie deficient…You say your eating 1200 calories a day and exercising…Are you eating your exercise calories back?...I have learned through my own ups and downs with my body and research that 1200 calories is way to low…Eating only that and then adding exercise calories that you may not be eating back you most likely are sending your body into the starvation mode. Which means that it’s holding on to what you have not knowing when its going to get its next source of fuel (food). When that happens you do not lose weight. MFP gives 1200 calories to many as a guideline. You can manually change your daily intake within your goals section. MFP started me off at 1200 calories but I have learned that I need a good 1400-1450 calories a day. I exercise a few times a week and weight comes off naturally. You need to figure out what your TDEE is and then reduce it by 20% to find out your daily calorie intake for weight loss. You may be surprised…You may be able to intake a good 1500-1600 calories and see the weight fly off. In the end ditch the diet pill just throwing harmful chemicals into your body making it think it needs something it doesn’t. Find out your TDEE – 20% and go from there.  Add me or message me if you wish! Good Luck!

First, Ditch the scale,150 is not a bad weight
Second, take measurements.
Third, start lifting weights.
Fourth, look in the mirror and retake measurements, you'll see results.

I got stuck for awhile too...I invested in a BodyMedia to help me identify how many calories I was actually burnig vs the calculators. Turned out most calculators were over estimating my TDEE and I was overestimating my activity level. I have a desk job and so I said "lightly active" I am actually closer to sedentary and burn on a non exercise day around 1700 a day. I would also recommend that you start shrinking your deficit...To give you an idea, I am also 5'5" and weigh 135; I currently eat 1400 a day and eat back my exercise. Mydeficit is only about 350-400 calories a day b/c as you get lighter and fitter, your body becomes more economical and you burn less making those higher deficits miserable.

First, Ditch the scale,150 is not a bad weight
Second, take measurements.
Third, start lifting weights.
Fourth, look in the mirror and retake measurements, you'll see results.

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You mention eating Lean Cuisine. Check the sodium level there...it's usually very high and can cause water retention. But you've lost a good amount already and at your height, your weight sounds good. I stalled and just went up and down for 8 months and figured that was what I should weigh. I decided to try 30 Day Shred (Jillian Michaels) and with that change in exercise began to drop again...a total of 11 lbs. by the end. So switch up your exercise in some way and it might help.

I agree...ditch the Dr. and the pills. They're usually a temporary fix, can do unknown damage, and the weight usually returns when you quit. Learn to eat and exercise in a way that you can sustain for the long haul. Most of all, good luck and make wise choices.

Thank you for all the positive thoughts and advice...how do u open your diary or find these other things? My diary set me at 1,200 but I do eat back my exercise calories. With my job I really can't be skinny it would be a disadvantage plus I'm a curvy girl anyways but my goal is to be down to 130 or 135lbs. I stay in a car driving a lot of the day but I keep water with me and constantly put it down, I just quit drink'n pop. So when working I have to grab food on the go...not fast food but not very healthy food either so I keep it at small portions for breakfast and for lunch usually subway....wheat bread with veggies, grilled chicken and no cheese also light on the sweet onion sauce. At home I don't snack, really not big on snacking which I know can be a downfall for metabolism without healthy snacking. I have a tight budget so I maybe spend $60 every 2wks on groceries or longer. So I mostly eat lean cuisines because they are low fat and small portions, oatmeal, things like that, honestly I don't have much in my kitchen. When it comes to the tight budget I try to find things that are cheap yet healthy. It makes it a lot harder

Please don't trust MFP on the calories to each per day....LOVE this site and it's helping me lose but that is the one thing I've learned in the last couple months not to trust. It says 1200 for people who should be eating more! Please go to:

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

and based on your weight, height, activity level and what you want to lose you can find out how many calories you NEED to eat each day to fuel your body. Going under that is not always helpful. Your body is smart enough to know it needs to conserve calories if you work out each day so it may hold onto weight in prep for the workout it knows it coming. Eat enough to fuel and your body will burn correctly....giving it a try can't hurt.

I cut my calories for a while too and LOST NOTHING....I upped my intake and continued losing. I'm not an expert and I'm on this journey too but finding the right balance of calories and workouts will do more for you than starving your body

Do this and you *will* lose weight:

1) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals.

2) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on cereal. Give up fruit juice -- it's mainly just another form of sugar. Water is the only liquid you need.

3) In the beginning, establish a very regulated moderate calorie diet. Don't follow any sort of fad such. Just pick a selection of foods that add up to a normal balanced diet -- whole grains, veggies, fruit, dairy, a little meat, etc. But start out by having exactly the same three meals each day -- the same foods and the same amounts. Weigh the portions on a scale. Consider frozen dinners. Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, Kashi, Smart Ones, and probably other brands have several that are low in calories and saturated fat, moderate in salt, and high in fiber.

4) Weigh yourself every day on a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale. Your weight should go down over every couple of days. If it doesn't, eliminate items from your diet or reduce the size of portions until your weight does go down. (If you don't have a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale, I'd recommend the EatSmart Precision Plus Digital Scale, which is sold on Amazon.)

5) When you have achieved a weight losing diet, then you can start making adjustments to add variety, but make sure that you keep losing weight.

6) Be sure to get regular daily exercise.

I've written an essay about losing weight on my blog that talks somewhat more generally about how to lose weight. Here's a link to that essay: http://bobday.net23.net/?p=27

I would need to see some credentials before following one word of this advise! :explode:

Do this and you *will* lose weight:

1) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals.

2) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on cereal. Give up fruit juice -- it's mainly just another form of sugar. Water is the only liquid you need.

3) In the beginning, establish a very regulated moderate calorie diet. Don't follow any sort of fad such. Just pick a selection of foods that add up to a normal balanced diet -- whole grains, veggies, fruit, dairy, a little meat, etc. But start out by having exactly the same three meals each day -- the same foods and the same amounts. Weigh the portions on a scale. Consider frozen dinners. Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, Kashi, Smart Ones, and probably other brands have several that are low in calories and saturated fat, moderate in salt, and high in fiber.

4) Weigh yourself every day on a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale. Your weight should go down over every couple of days. If it doesn't, eliminate items from your diet or reduce the size of portions until your weight does go down. (If you don't have a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale, I'd recommend the EatSmart Precision Plus Digital Scale, which is sold on Amazon.)

5) When you have achieved a weight losing diet, then you can start making adjustments to add variety, but make sure that you keep losing weight.

6) Be sure to get regular daily exercise.

I've written an essay about losing weight on my blog that talks somewhat more generally about how to lose weight. Here's a link to that essay: http://bobday.net23.net/?p=27

lol

no thanks

Do this and you *will* lose weight:

1) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals.

2) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on cereal. Give up fruit juice -- it's mainly just another form of sugar. Water is the only liquid you need.

3) In the beginning, establish a very regulated moderate calorie diet. Don't follow any sort of fad such. Just pick a selection of foods that add up to a normal balanced diet -- whole grains, veggies, fruit, dairy, a little meat, etc. But start out by having exactly the same three meals each day -- the same foods and the same amounts. Weigh the portions on a scale. Consider frozen dinners. Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, Kashi, Smart Ones, and probably other brands have several that are low in calories and saturated fat, moderate in salt, and high in fiber.

4) Weigh yourself every day on a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale. Your weight should go down over every couple of days. If it doesn't, eliminate items from your diet or reduce the size of portions until your weight does go down. (If you don't have a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale, I'd recommend the EatSmart Precision Plus Digital Scale, which is sold on Amazon.)

5) When you have achieved a weight losing diet, then you can start making adjustments to add variety, but make sure that you keep losing weight.

6) Be sure to get regular daily exercise.

I've written an essay about losing weight on my blog that talks somewhat more generally about how to lose weight. Here's a link to that essay: http://bobday.net23.net/?p=27

Umm...no. Well, maybe #6 but other than that...no.

Do this and you *will* lose weight:

1) Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's it. No snacks, and no "in between" meals.

No. Timing of meals is irrelevant to weight loss

2) Give up sugar. No sugar in coffee, soda, or on cereal. Give up fruit juice -- it's mainly just another form of sugar. Water is the only liquid you need.

No...If you can fit in in your macro goals and stay under your cal goals don't stress this

3) In the beginning, establish a very regulated moderate calorie diet. Don't follow any sort of fad such. Just pick a selection of foods that add up to a normal balanced diet -- whole grains, veggies, fruit, dairy, a little meat, etc.

Yes

But start out by having exactly the same three meals each day -- the same foods and the same amounts. Weigh the portions on a scale. Consider frozen dinners. Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, Kashi, Smart Ones, and probably other brands have several that are low in calories and saturated fat, moderate in salt, and high in fiber.

wait.....no.......are you kidding....why would you eat the same thing every day. This would get miserable quick.....and holy crap that's a lot of sodium.

4) Weigh yourself every day on a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale. Your weight should go down over every couple of days. If it doesn't, eliminate items from your diet or reduce the size of portions until your weight does go down. (If you don't have a 0.2 lb. accuracy scale, I'd recommend the EatSmart Precision Plus Digital Scale, which is sold on Amazon.)

Don't rely solely on a scale.....You can use it as a tool...another guide....but take measurements.....see if your body is changing. Don't stress the "weight every couple days". Weigh every 1-2 weeks (or more) and make sure you are trending down.

5) When you have achieved a weight losing diet, then you can start making adjustments to add variety, but make sure that you keep losing weight.

No. There is no reason not to have variety from the beginning

6) Be sure to get regular daily exercise.

You might not get it daily......get exercise as much as you can. I would suggest lifting some weights also....It does wonders for preserving lean mass and helping with body composition.

I've written an essay about losing weight on my blog that talks somewhat more generally about how to lose weight. Here's a link to that essay: http://bobday.net23.net/?p=27

Yeah.....no offense but after what you spewed above I'm not about to take my time to go read your "essay". Good luck.