why can't i lose any weight?

are you kidding or serious? i cant tell.

Are you logging your food? Can you open your diary so we can see what you are eating?

In all seriousness.. LOG every bite of food you eat. Measure and weigh your foods) Figure your TDEE and stick to it for at LEAST 30-45 days. Limit your WHITE foods and kick out your sugars and soft drinks (even diet!) Exercise daily and eat back your exercise calories! Drink a MINIMUM of 64 ounces of water a day (yep, measure that too!)

Do this for one month to 45 days and STICK TO IT... then weigh. Come back and let us know where you are at.

If you do that, and you dont cheat.. YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT. I promise! (and if you TRULY stick to this, and you dont lose.. then you should be checked by a doctor to see if there is a medical reason that you arent losing.

Remember, its calories out versus calories in. If you are eating at a deficit, you WILL lose weight.

Good luck!

eating more or less doesn't change...it's mostly what you eat and how you train.
Too much carbs and sugar even if you're under your calories will make it hard for you to lose weight.
You need to learn what to eat and when to eat it too.

I disagree. BIG TIME. I mean, YES its BETTER for you to choose foods that are better for you, but its about CALORIES OUT VERSUS CALORIES IN. Ive logged for 320 days and ive lost 40 inches over my body and 57 pounds. I still eat pizza, drink beer, have tacos, chips and dip. I dont shove salads down my throat or eat nasty tofu! YUCK!

I eat what i want and WHEN i want it.... I eat M&Ms in bed EVERY night! The key is to stay under your calorie goal. You dont stop burning calories at a certain time... so why should you eat at a certain time? Thats just silly talk. If you can learn to CONTROL what you eat, then you can have a VERY healthy relationship with food, and ENJOY it! And eventually, not have to worry about logging for your ENTIRE LIFE! My goal is to be "log free" within 18 months of my journey. I am currently not logging here, but i am logging in a notebook.. but i am only logging supper, and i am STILL losing weight!

If you need anymore help, let me know. Dont tie your life to numbers and calories.. You dont want to spend the rest of your life counting!

eating more or less doesn't change...it's mostly what you eat and how you train.
Too much carbs and sugar even if you're under your calories will make it hard for you to lose weight.
You need to learn what to eat and when to eat it too.

I disagree. BIG TIME. I mean, YES its BETTER for you to choose foods that are better for you, but its about CALORIES OUT VERSUS CALORIES IN. Ive logged for 320 days and ive lost 40 inches over my body and 57 pounds. I still eat pizza, drink beer, have tacos, chips and dip. I dont shove salads down my throat or eat nasty tofu! YUCK!

I eat what i want and WHEN i want it.... I eat M&Ms in bed EVERY night! The key is to stay under your calorie goal. You dont stop burning calories at a certain time... so why should you eat at a certain time? Thats just silly talk. If you can learn to CONTROL what you eat, then you can have a VERY healthy relationship with food, and ENJOY it! And eventually, not have to worry about logging for your ENTIRE LIFE! My goal is to be "log free" within 18 months of my journey. I am currently not logging here, but i am logging in a notebook.. but i am only logging supper, and i am STILL losing weight!

If you need anymore help, let me know. Dont tie your life to numbers and calories.. You dont want to spend the rest of your life counting!

I agree with this, but I would also say, I highly disagree with your suggestion of limiting white carbs and soda (even diet). I drink 1-2 diet dews a day and consistently lose 1 lb per week while doing Body Beast (5 days of weight training and 1 day of cardio). White carbs will not prevent weight loss only cause you to become hungry faster but if you are in your calorie goal, you will still see weight loss.

But the rest of your suggestions I agree with.

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Oh well..I won't agree with what's been said..SORRY...eating M&M's and full sugar and process food WILL NOT and NEVER be healthy...Even if you lose weight,,,,, no offense it's because you had lots to lose and congradulation on losing it.....not saying anything about this and you can be proud too for sure.... You did amazing but...... Staying under your calories by eating badly will never be good.... Having some...sometime yes sure..... treats are important but eating well is too in the long run.

Whatever...It's not about fighting but helping.
Anyone can listen and take what they want.

Glad your ways helped you ..... Doesn't work for everyone I know but.....if it does for you..... Great enjoy

Take care

First of all, OP, it is important to keep in mind all of these people are mostly forming their replies around their own personal experience.
The fact is that weight loss is complicated and not very well understood. Contending this fact is neither constructive nor sensible, but I'm not going to list a whole bunch of evidence for that besides pointing out how often the 'conventional wisdom' changes.

So, there are a whole wealth of reasons why you are not losing weight, ones we can identify, and probably ones we can't, exactly.

So far some people have called into question the basic points of your post. They wonder if you ARE in fact eating the right amount of calories, and whether you ARE in fact exercising well enough.

Nobody can really assess that for you as well as you can.

IF you are eating healthy foods and eating at a 'weight loss' level of calorie-intake
and you are working out consistently and with intensity, then there are still a lot of things to consider

one is that you are already at a healthy weight and so you are essentially 'immediately' hitting a plateau, because your body doesn't *want* to let go of the fat you have.

another possibility is hormonal reasons. Thyroid numbers could be a little off (lots of doctors will dismiss slightly off-numbers but it CAN make a difference)

the final thing I will say is, especially if you are female, be TOTALLY ANAL about your vitamin intake.

there has been some link to iron deficiency and trouble losing weight, not just because of severe exhaustion and therefore the inability to work out much

similarly, there have been many studies showing a correspondence between healthy B12 blood-levels and successful weight loss, compared to low B12 levels (studies usually compared poor B12 vs. healthy range B12 individuals and in many cases, despite doing the same routine, the poor B12 people stayed or even GAINED weight during the course of the study while healthy B12 patients had significant weight loss)

Finally, emerging studies are also showing that vitamin D deficiency can lead to weight gain and hinder weight loss.

So. I guess my initial recommendation would be, make sure you are covering the *nutrients* your body needs and not just the calories in calories out thing (I am actually living proof that that doesn't *ALWAYS* work, although obviously as a general rule, of course, it does) Pay attention to covering food groups, eating lots of vegetables and fruits, proteins etc.
it is hard to get enough B12 on a vegan diet, so look into supplements if you are vegan.

Similarly, if you are in a ****ty latitude (like me) you cannot rely on the sun alone to help you with vitamin D production in your body. Fish oils can get you vitamin D or you can also easily find vitamin D supplements (its a good idea to take Vitamin D for myriad reasons... it turns out to be a regulating hormone (and it is a hormone really, rather than a vitamin) in a whole bundle of essential body functions)

Iron you can get from dark leafy greens, especially spinach, in addition to red meats, and, incidentally, cooking on an iron skillet. If you have a bloo-iron deficiency, your doctor will likely recommend you to take between 60 and 200 mg elemental iron PER DAY. but if your levels are normal, conscientious eating of iron-rich foods should be enough.

If you DO end up taking a look at your vitamin and mineral intake and see that you could be lacking, then certainly ramp up your vitamin intake (through food sources or supplements if necessary) and see how it goes for about a month. beyond a month if you are still having trouble while doing everything 'right' it is perhaps time to explore other possibilities like thyroid conditions and other underlying conditions with your doctor.

your body is always telling you things! Sometimes its just 'stop it plz'