I'm not losing lately, what should I do?

This exact same thing happened to me and I was stuck at the same weight for about 3 months of consistent diet AND exercise. I was killing myself! I discovered the Paleo diet and decided to try it. Since starting that I have lost another 22 lbs in 3 months. But really, I think all that needed to happen is for me to eliminate the gluten, dairy and refined sugars out of my diet.

The calories sound about right.

When I get stuck, I try mixing things up-- eating different things, eating at different times, drinking more water, doing 10 minutes of stretching or yoga-- ANYTHING that's different than what I'm doing now.

I can't say it always instantly succeeds, but it does get me out of my rut and helps me change my focus away from the scale and back to being healthy.

Eat more and lift heavy! your body is accustomed to 'walking' so the amount of calories that you burn whilst walking is most likely insignificant. Go for a brisk jog, 10, 15, 20, 25 minutes or whatever. You'll expend more energy doing this than walking. And most importantly some strength training, even if you start out once or twice a week, theres a myriad of benefits that comes with strength training, and finally, eat more, you are not eating enough

Hello what are you eating? And what times. Believe it or not times have a lot to do with it.

i gotta disagree completely with the times thing

That's been completely debunked. It doesn't matter when you eat.

OP, if you want, check this link out. It's a simple explanation about TDEE and such.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/952996-level-obstacles-lose-weight-target-fat-easy

IF you do any sort of exercise, add those calories to your 1,200 or 1,400. Then eat the calories you've earned. Keeps the metabolism stoked.

If you exercise and eat just the 1,400 calories, you are not eating enough to fuel your body for the energy the excerising needs. Your body will hold onto everything you eat and drink in an effort to prepare for survival.

Good evening,

I have lost 25 pounds in the past 9 months using the app on my phone. I am not losing weight, I have been trying to stay within 1200 calories a day. I've changed the setting to lose 1 pound a week and the calorie count has now gone to 1490 from 1200. Does that sound right? I don't exercise much, mostly walking, I teach in the day and waitress 3 nights a week, so I am usually exhausted, but I do walk daily. Any suggestions?

Thanks ~ denise

Short answer.. yes the calorie adjustment sounds right. Although I set my activity to "very active" MFP initially gave me a 1200 calorie goal as well. I did the 1200 calorie (plus exercise calories) thing for a bit but it just didn't work for me and I felt exhausted and sick with dizzy spells and migraines! I increased my calories and haven't looked back since And I am STILL losing! Don't be afraid, I went from 1200 calories in Jan to over 1700 now and I've continued to lose weight and "shrink". If you are exhausted then fueling your body with some more food might be your answer to getting your energy levels up AND losing weight again Congrats on the 25 lbs lost so far! Remember, it's not a race!

I am not an expert on this particular matter, but I have heard that foods that contain Wheat, Barley, or Rye (Gluten in other words) can stall someone trying to lose weight, even though they were losing weight before. I am not saying to go on a Gluten Free lifestyle change or anything, but maybe if you looked into it, some things may pop up that are helpful. Believe me, I tried the gluten free lifestyle change, it was hard (and gross or tasteless at times) but I knew I was doing my body a favor. Gluten can really do a lot of harm, or losing weight stalling. Hope this helped a little!