am i ever going to lose weight? please help!

Believe me sweetie I can understand the frustration!! But my suggestion is: Eat less portions, if you tend to retain liquids cut back! Exercise on the treadmill about 45 mins a day. Then the weight should melt off, now if you say you do all that you say you do!!! There should be no reason you shouldn't be losing 3lbs a week at least. Start walking the treadmill and less weights and you will see your weight shift......

Try not to eat after 7:30!! Thats when you retain you food!! Also!! Stay away from the sweets, chips, so forth. You can lose those pounds if you honestly are willing to kick up your metabolism. Good luck!!! If you ever need help let me know. We are in this together.

Tessytrev

well i don't know if i have a lot of words of wisdom for you...but one thing that i do know...you should stick to the same scale, with the same amount of clothes on, at the same time of the day(most people say at home, 0 clothes, in the morning after you go to the BR).

i think that you are working out plenty and eating the right amount of calories...some say not to eat too few and to switch up the amt of calories and the type of food you are eating on occassion to trick your body. also it is always a good idea to try diff types of workouts...once your body gets used to one workout it will not burn as many calories as it did when you first started doing it.

other than that...try taking your measurements...your body may be at the weight it wants to be at, but that doesnt mean that you arent still losing inches!!!

most important never lose site of your goals and keep going with it, you will eventually get to where you are wanting to be as long as you don't give up!! good luck

Anyone with less than 20 lbs. to lose (in order to be at a healthy weight for their height) needs to remember that it is much harder to lose weight when you are close to an appropriate weight for your height. :grumble: Frustrating, but true.:ohwell:

but even for those not so close to their goal weight, it can be a struggle, I had your problem for a few months and I know how frustrating it can be. I had 60 to lose when I started and when I did start I didn't have that massive drop that I usually get when starting a diet and exercise routine (for some strange reason) and for the first 4 months I hovered and yo yo'd around a 5-9lb loss. But I kept at it and then, for some strange reason, it all started coming off, about 15 pounds in roughly month. Just hang in there, you'll see results

Oops, I meant my measurements are NOT changing.

Well, first of all, what rate of weight loss do you have MFP set to? If you only have 8 pounds to lose, I really think it would be best for you to aim at half a pound a week. I know that isn't fun to hear, but at that point your body is probably pretty content with the level of fat it has, and will fight you to keep it. By losing it very slowly at that point, you keep your caloric intake up and your body won't fight with you as much.

Do you eat small meals frequently? That could help you, since it might help the size of your stomach shrink, and may contribute to you having a smaller belly.

You definitely need to focus on getting enough water, eating low sodium, and in general eating whole clean foods, with lots of veggies and lots of protein. Try to get mostly complex carbs like whole wheat and brown rice, no white bread or white rice.

The other thing is that if you have such a small amount to lose, you may want to looking into changing up your weight loss regime, so you could tone up your muscles. Not only will that allow you to burn more calories in a day, and feel stronger, it will also make you look better whether or not the scale ever reflects a change. If you are at a healthy weight, it shouldn't matter about the number on the scale so much as feeling healthy and looking good.

So really, if you can try to get in a session with a personal trainer who can give you a workout routine that will challenge you to take things to the next level

I work out 5 days a week, sometimes 6 and try to stay within my calorie limit. If i go over its only about a hundred or so but according to the mfp i should still lose weight even by doing that.

This might be your problem. If you are working out that much, you need to eat more. You should be eating your exercise calories back if you are not. A lot of times, problems come from the fact that you aren't eating enough and your body won't lose any weight because it needs to hang on to all it has, especially if you only have a little (10 lbs.) to lose in the first place.

On the flip side, if you ARE eating your exercise cals back, then maybe you need to make sure that you are fairly evaluating how many calories you burned during exercise. If you overestimate, you may be eating too many; if you underestimate you may not be eating enough (as I already said). If you are eating ALL of them back then maybe try eating back only 50-75% and see if it makes a difference.

One other thing. Check and see what level you have your lifestyle set as. If you are actually an active person but put sedentary then you won't be given enough cals to eat per day which could be affecting you too.

I know it sounds crazy, but most of the problems that people have when they aren't losing weight is that they aren't eating ENOUGH.

One last thing to remember, this process takes time. Unless you have a LOT of weight to lose, you aren't going to see a drastic difference in a few weeks. Keep at it and eventually you will start losing, even if it takes a while!

Do not cut back on your fluid intake. Drink lots of water as it helps flush out your system. To really get rid of the weight you need to eat clean....no processed foods, no chemical laden garbage. Eat fresh fruits and veggies, lean meats, make sure your carbs are whole grains. Cut out your alcohol for a month if you drink. Lose the soda ( especially diet)

Make sure that when you exercise, you are doing the right exercise for you and not just going through the motions. There are days when I go to the gym where I am on auto pilot and my workout doesn't seem to do much for me. Then there are days where I am focused on my workout and all into it and I truly get a good workout. I push myself harder and try different things to keep my body going.

I do know that the last 10 pounds are hard to lose. Have you ever seen the show "Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp"? They push the clean eating and the hard workouts and they get results. Google it if you don't get it where you are.

Good Luck