OKAY Now I am Pissed

Could it possibly be that you are gaining muscle weight with the 4-6 times a week of exercise? Good luck to you and stick with it!

I'm in the same boat. Hang in there. I lost almost 50, gained back 15, and worked out for 10 days straight and have been under calories, and I GAINED, but then dropped, 2 pounds.

I had a lengthy plateau like that for a while. It sucks. :frown:

How similar are your workouts every day (or however often you do them?) That seemed to be the trick for me. I had to do something drastically different with my workouts. I added High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to the mix, and even though I was burning less calories in a day, it kicked my metabolism back up again and I was losing again. Another time was when I finally started weight training. Another time I started using the treadmill instead of working out with the TV... or I increased my incline... another time I started doing Wii Fit Plus yoga daily, and another time I started doing Wii Just Dance.

(Not all of these were to get me out of a plateau, but you get the idea.)

Changing the routine often is important, to trick your body. Even if it means sacrificing calories every other day. (Don't necessarily stop doing what you love, just do it on alternating days.)

Best of luck!

I am feeling the exact same way. It took me months to lose 10 pounds.. Then I stayed the same weight for 3 weeks and today I was up 3 pounds. It is sooooo frustrating! I'm trying to lose weight "normally" - and by this I mean that I'm not crazy about working out for hours a day and eating only salads - because I know that I can't do that forever. But I exercise, I watch what I eat - and 99% of it is healthy foods, and I'm counting calories. It's frustrating beyond belief.

I don't have any great advice or anything... but at least you know that you aren't alone.... Maybe someone will have some great tip that will help us through... because right now it's kind of hard for me to even care.

Been there done that,matter of fact haven't lost a lb in about three weeks.

The gym time will definitely add some muscle ,also you retain lot's of water if you are pumping iron specially if it's new to you.
do you have the CC adding up your sodium,if not do,and stay under.
Make sure your drinking lots of water.
Also are you measuring your neck ,gut,hips,chest,and arms?You may be dropping inches,are your clothes fitting any better?

these are just a few,got more if your interested.

I completely understand the attitude,like I said been there done that!

If the scale is not changing, take your measurements and monitor them. If you are converting fat to muscle, it is leaner and you should be losing inches somewhere. Good luck!

Oh, and sometimes it helps me to vary the amount of calories in my day. I will spend a week staying within (and under) 100 of my calorie goal, and then for a few days eat some more, especially if I have been exercising. Seems to help me jump start again when the loss slows down. Just a couple 100 calories can sometimes make a difference to trick your body.

I know that we are supposed to wait....and wait.....and wait for results. I even wrote a blog about the law of compensation (A lot of work.....little pay). but 3.5 weeks at the exact same weight is really pissing me off. How the HELL do you keep motivation if you see nothing. I didn't think dropping 5lbs in 3 weeks would be that difficult (especially since I have a lot more than that to lose.) I get on scale this morning and I am up 1.4lbs insteaad of down 5 (Its not like I dropped 3 then gained 1.5....I just gained). I have watched calories, exercised (4-6 times a week) watched fat. Sodium a little high but come on. Sorry about the rant I am just REALLY PISSED

Have you added anything new to your intake in the food or supplement dept.
I found that taking my supplements forced me to keep some weight on. I had gone off a week for some medical testing and I lost more that week than any other.
If not then I know it can frustrate you to not lose. There are a lot of web pages with helpful hints to break a plateau.
Add some weight while exercising with a weighted vest tricks your body and can help lose.
Are you drinking all your water?
Are you eating enough calories?
Change your exercise routine to 3 weeks of one kind of workout like a treadmill then 3 weeks of another like boxing... Jillian Michaels suggests that. She says your body gets used to the same workout. You have to mix it up.
Have you taken your measurements lately to see if any change? You could be losing inches and not weight.
Hope you find an answer. You can do this...
Roberta

Two more thoughts for ya,

Are you getting to much are not enough protein?

Also I have a pretty tough boot camp routine if your interested,send me your e-mail address and I'll send it to youit's an attachment.

Hey, just a note.... I think 17 pounds is a lot of weight, by the way. Congratulations. Also, how about some photographs of you? Let's see what "you" look like. I need to see your food diary to see what you are eating.

I feel your pain.
8 weeks ago I started walking 3.5 miles (brisk) 6xper week.
I gained 5 pounds throughout the weeks.
Believe me I wanted to throw my scale out the window.
10 days ago I found this website and began logging every bite I put into my mouth.
Yesterday the scale was down 3 lbs.
I kept telling myself that this will pay off.
It took me 10 years to put on the 50 pounds I want to lose.
It will take some time and effort to get it off.
So don't quit, you can do this:)