Not loosing, gaining inches and always hungry!

I just had this same conversation with my trainer. First of all you need more healthy proteins(fish,chicken,tofu) cut carbs way down,lots of green veggies, and I was told to stop pre-made foods. If it comes in a box,bag or premixed and cooked it's bad for you. You are working out plenty but your body needs more calories to burn so it can turn the fat into muscle. If u are starving then u are having to many carbs. grab a protein shake for inbetween meals. stock up on almonds. When you shop everything on the outside isles is usually what u want,the middle isles are usually bad for you. hang in there.

This. Exactly. you need the carbs way down, the proteins up and you need vegetables. You'll see a big difference in your hunger levels.

Read this article from Scientific American which does a clear and nice job of explaining the research on weight loss and carbs.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=when-dieting-not-all-calo

I will add to this and the voices of others that I cannot see the 30 pounds--or any pounds--that need to come off.

youtube has many wonderful home chefs, and you can ask questions on their videos too

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Go out and buy vegetables. Eat as much as you want until you are not hungry.
Plan a week's worth of meals staying at 1200 calories per day, then add as much salad as you want - no dressing. Keep eating salad or vegetables - celery is great - until the hunger pains go away.

If you're in the upper end of the normal weight zone, then losing 30 pounds will put you at an underweight status, which isn't healthy. When I was at an underweight status I felt kind of cool, like I had the "ha, I'm nice and skinny" mentality, but then I soon realized how unhealthy it is for you body being underweight. Being underweight is not a good thing- do not aim for that. I wouldn't lose more than 10 or 15 pounds if you're already in the normal zone.

As for your calories, you need to eat more. I have spoken to specialists in regards to this, and your body needs 1200 calories a day just to function your heart, liver and other vital organs. Therefore if you eat only 1200 calories, and you're burning what sounds like 300-500 calories on top of that, you're only giving your body around 800 calories to function on. That's going to lead to problems in the long run. I was eating 1200 for the longest time, and I was losing a bit, but then when I spoke to a specialist, I began eating 1900 calories and I still lost weight. You don't need to eat so little to lose weight. At first, if you switch to 1500 calories a day you might notice a pound increase in your weight, but your body will just need a couple days to adjust to the calorie change; that does not necessarily mean that eating 1500 calories a day will consistently make you gain!

Good luck! Please try to eat more, and I highly suggest changing your goal to lose less than the desired 30 pounds. To get toned rock solid abs, lean thighs, etc. you need to lose a little fat by weight loss but from there it's all exercise. I'm pretty happy with my weight right now, and though I've been maintaining, I've been doing a lot of strength exercises, and seeing a difference in my appearance, being more toned and all

I eat a lot of frozen meals because my cooking skills are poor. When I try cooking, I normally end up at McDonald's because my food taste so gross.

I have been doing my current exercise for 5weeks. I am do arm machines, eliptical and treadmill. I spent about 90 mins at the gym. Also, I try to take a good 30 mins walk everyday.

Cut out one day a week of going to the gym and go to a cooking class instead. Learn the basics at least. Knowing how to cook is essential if you want to lead a healthy lifestyle. After that, your macros are set at 55% carbs, 15% protein and 30% fat. With the amount of exercise you're doing you need to balance these better. Drop your carbs from 55% to 40%. Up your protein from 15% to 30%. Leave your fats at 30%.