SOS : can't lose weight AT ALL

Open your diary.

Are you using a kitchen scale to measure everything you eat? Are you counting EVERYTHING that goes in your mouth? Are you using a HRM to calculate your exercise burns?

whats your body fat % ?

whats your LBM ?

have you got anyone who could follow the same diet as you near by?

have you had your thyroid checked?


are you a carbon based life form?

Personally, I found that doing exercise that my body isn't used to, made my weight come off quicker.
For example, I have danced all my life so I thought that getting back into dancing would be great for weight loss but it didn't really make a huge difference. Mainly because (I think) it's not a 'shock' on my body.
So, I've taken up Pole Fitness which works my upper body strength and my core more than the other dancing I have always done.
The weight seemed to come off quicker since I've been going.
I've also found Jillian Michaels videos on YouTube have been really helpful too, I do a variation of the 'Six week six pack' and the '30 day shred'
I'm no expert but maybe it's something you've not tried yet Good luck hun xx

Is the photo on your profile you? Are you sure you have weight to loose... Maybe you really have nothing that can be lost.


(Bla, bla, I know it will annoy somebody that I wrote that )

You talk about how "usually" 20 pounds comes off easily and what weight you like yourself at.

How big a deficit are you eating at?
How many times have you yo-yo'd?

I would suggest you go see a nutritionist. They can scrutinize you diet and help you make adjustments to kick start your weight loss. You may need a different source of protein than fish, I do better if I switch my protein up and my exercise to keep my body guessing.

Is this topic just a rant??! Can you be doing REALLY "everything" right, if you are asking us on here why you are gaining and not losing?

You probably need MORE water and to rest from overexercise? AND a super warm epsom salt body bath? And a mini-trampoline to warm up and down with. Are you or have you used fiber suplements to "lose weight" up to this point? If so, without enough water, you can clog or you have already too easily shed "weight" and are now making up for it. Sometimes a beer ot two (as a meal replacement) helps, because body needs something different to work on.

Edit: A pound is STILL 3,500 calories. If you keep doing the "right" thing, remembering that a "small" 2 pound weekly loss is a deficit of 1,000 calories per day, it's easy to understand that "real" weight loss DOES take effort.

"Easy" before might have been a higher percentage of water loss around healthy organs. As we get older, and yo-yo diet, the organs take "health" hits and actually need to retain water especially around areas where any kind of toxins can and continue to accumulate. There are whole studies based on how cleansing our blood, deep breathing and shaking your lymphatic system (mini-trampoline) can help folks recover. The type of calorie, and actual quantity of each type really matters as to what kind of water retention one has. It also matters if there is additional injury AND how the body actually metabolizes (different ratios and nutritents really matter.) I hope this helps some.

Hi. Before you start giving me out the usual advices, read through my post please.
I am doing everything right, no cheating. I eat well balanced meals, which usually consist of vegetables and fish, I also eat strawberries for vitamins and to avoid my sweet tooth. I've also been active - going jogging, walking long distances, riding a bicycle, doing all sorts of exercises.
My weight is staying the same and yesterday it even got up 1.3 pounds! At this point I am sitting and crying, cause I have always struggled with my weight (I am now 162lbs and 5'7 tall), which for me is NOT ok. I like myself when I'm at 143lbs, which leaves me to lose 19lbs, which usually at least at first come off quicker, but now it's not MOVING DOWN at all.
1. I know all the TDEE's and whatever the link is you always send me to - not working
2. I don't drink my calories, I only drink mineral water (still, of course)
3. My calorie net is just ****ing right

Can somebody please help me to get my weight moving? I am doing so much, I think I deserve to at least go a step closer to the body I am eating and working for... (((((((((((

Your diary is closed.

Therefore we cannot help.

i'm 5 7 as well. 160 is a normal BMI. Perhaps "you're" not happy where your weight is, but "your body" is.

i'm 5 7 as well. 160 is a normal BMI. Perhaps "you're" not happy where your weight is, but "your body" is.

5'7, 160 lbs is actually just in the "overweight" category of BMI. Not that BMI is overly useful, but facts are facts.

Why create a post, and then bump it 8 minutes later if you're doing everything right, and you know everything?

(waiting for the 'Everyone here is so RUDE' post!)

I'd have to agree with everyone else. You're not really leaving room for advice- I feel like anything I say will be shot down with some form of "I know this already" reply. Would you mind opening your diary so we can take a peek and try to help you figure this out? I also agree that you don't look like you have much to lose. I'm down to the last 10-15 lbs and I haven't lost anything in weeks. It's really hard to lose weight when you don't have much to lose- it's a very slow process. The only other thing I can suggest is taking pictures and/or measurements. Sometimes those show more than the scale, espeically when you have so little to lose.

Just one more thing I feel needs saying; If you really want our help, you need to be open to our advice. Asking for help and then saying you know it all isn't going to get you anywhere.

Something is amiss...

See your doctor.
I know it sounds overly simplistic but I did the same.

I did my TDEE calculations and ate according to that, worked out heavy with weights 3x wkly, was active during the day etc. FOR YEARS...(except the part about TDEE, I learned that here and tried it from January till April to no avail). Ate less, ate more, moved more etc.

I happened to go to the doctor to see about what I thought were digestive issues...wrong. Metabolic disease slowly creeping on.

I balanced my metabolism and the weight is now falling off. If you've tried everything, I suggest you see a doctor.

Are you only doing cardio. Try Crossfit or P90X. I just finished a round and lost 10 pounds, broke past the dreaded 155 that I have not been able to get past for the last 3 years. Down to 150.