HELP! Confused and the same weight

I started this month at 166, I've been working out everyday and eating much better than I usually have. I've fluctuated back and forth all month and I'm so confused. My body looks different (better in my opinion) but my weight doesn't reflect it. I just started taking measurements today, stupid I know. I'm just wondering if there's something else I could be doing, eating, etcetera... I'm thinking my scale might be broken, I know it sounds like an excuse but who knows. Anyone have any advice..

Have you been taking measurements (hips, waist, etc.)...don't always go by the scale. How are your clothes feeling? Don't let the scale itself get you down...there are other gauges to track your losses. Sometimes extra sodium or other factors can influence the scale.

Are you weighing and measuring your food? Did you determine your TDEE/ BMR and TDEG? The biggest mistakes people make are overestimating their exercise calories and UNDER estimating their calories consumed. Also, expecting results in the first 3 weeks is unrealistic. Be patient. Make sure you have the numbers right and then - be patient.

I started this month at 166, I've been working out everyday and eating much better than I usually have. I've fluctuated back and forth all month and I'm so confused. My body looks different (better in my opinion) but my weight doesn't reflect it. I just started taking measurements today, stupid I know. I'm just wondering if there's something else I could be doing, eating, etcetera... I'm thinking my scale might be broken, I know it sounds like an excuse but who knows. Anyone have any advice..

Have you been taking measurements (hips, waist, etc.)...don't always go by the scale. How are your clothes feeling? Don't let the scale itself get you down...there are other gauges to track your losses. Sometimes extra sodium or other factors can influence the scale.

How about this?

I am going through the exact same situation as you, and I get how discouraging it is. I lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks (mostly water weight of course), but at the end of the month, I "gained" everything back although my body looks a lot better. I would suggest taking pictures rather than looking at the scale. Also, I tend to only measure my waist, since I feel like it's hard to measure any other measurement accurately :P.

Since I have noooo idea how to put pictures on these posts (first tiem I'm posting on this forum!) I'm going to give you a link to my pictures to make my point . This shows my progress over a month. So take pictures!!!

http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/laxcutie127/library/WEIGHTLOSS?sort=3&page=1#

You aren't eating enough. It is fine to have your goal at 1200 calories, but you then need to eat back the calories you burned from exercise. Remember that food is fuel and your body needs fuel to function.

Are you eating 1200 calories?




Seriously, we need more information. HOw many calories are you eating and what is your exercise routine and how tall are you?

sorry I forgot to include my workout...I run 2-5 miles every morning, 20 minutes of stretching (10 before and 10 after) and then anywhere from 30-60 minutes of specific body part workouts (legs, arms, chest, etcetera) plus I walk to and from work

Are you logging your exercise here and eating back the extra calories you earn? If not, that might be a good place to start.

Won't lose without calorie deficit. So track accurately and adjust your objectives.

A food scale is a very useful tool to ensure accuracy when logging.

Based on your stats I would suggest you need to be closer to 2000 calories total. You are pretty active so its possible you need more. I would also stop working out every day. Your body needs rest as that is where you will see gains in performance. Additionally, I would suggest cutting down on some cardio. Cardio will just burn up calories which will require you to eat more.