28, 250lbs, not losing weight, please help

And you checked your BMI and BMR and have not seen that the fat has turned in to muscle, which is heavier than fat?

What?

Exactly in the same boat as you OP.

My meat that I weigh is cooked. Does this make a difference in recording?

You should be weighing it before it's cooked or else you are underestimating the calories.

whenever i look at a food log and see .13 of a cup or some measurement like that, I can almost guarantee that the problem is inaccurate calorie counting. How do you measure .13 of a cup? Start weighing/measuring everything accurately and you will see a loss.

Thanks again everyone. The help is hugely appreciated.

What I've decided to do is this:

1. Cut back working out to 6 days a week. Lift 3 days with cardio afterwords and have 3 days dedicated to only cardio.
2. Cut calories down to 1,700
3. Stop taking protein shakes, giving me more calories to physical eat (instead of drink) so I don't feel hungry all the time
4. Weigh out rice/honey/etc

Thanks for all the advice and help everyone. Any other advice is seriously appreciated.

I think this is very smart.

I noticed that you said you are lifting Heavy for 45 minutes every day. When you do that, you are growing muscle, which may be one of the things that is causing you to not lose weight. If you really want to lose weight and fat, try light lifting instead. Also, try to reach a greater caloric deficit. something closer to 1800 calories for a couple of weeks. If that doesn't work, you may need to see your physician, and have your thyroid checked.

OP: if you have been completely honest with yourself and what you have said here is true and all the conventional advice has failed (as it did for me for 20+ years and actually made me sicker…) it may be time to consider the food. For many of us WHAT we eat, or do not eat, does indeed matter very much. Small meals are a fail for me. I intermittent fast and eat 2 bigger meals per day. My biggest secret is the FOOD and my macro ration. Feel free to sneak a peek, keeping in mind that I am a woman working to resolve severe metabolic disorders and your situation may not be exactly the same.

And for heaven's sake don't go the route many of us go and that is most commonly advised here at MFP: eat less, eat less, eat less. Under-eating is NOT a solution. Your current deficit is fine (make sure it's not more than estimated!).

You can log the meat cooked or uncooked AS LONG AS the option you choose from the database is the same. So, if you are logging raw chicken breast, then make sure that you pick raw chicken breast. If you have cooked a bunch of meat, then weight each cooked portion you are eating, but log it as chicken breast, cooked (or roasted, etc).

So here's the deal....according to Scooby, at a lightly active activity level (so desk job with exercise only 1-3 times/week----I know you are doing more, but this is erring on the side of caution) These are your stats:

BMR: 2145
TDEE: 2949
TDEE -20%: 2359


Here is what I would suggest OP. Really take the next 3-4 week and MAKE SURE you are using the appropriate measurements for your food. WEIGH as much of your food as you can and avoid using cups for things other than liquids, although mL is a better measurement for liquids, not all food scales have that option. It may not be that your portions are off, but you just might be making the incorrect choice in the database. For things like EVOO when you are cooking a bunch of meat, still add a portion of that, say 0.5 of a tbsp to each serving just so that it's accounted for.

Make sure every condiment is accounted for, including cream in your coffee, alcohol, etc.

Cut back on your exercise....give yourself AT LEAST one rest day.

Make sure you are drinking enough water.

Make an appointment with your family doctor and have a full workup done.

Good luck.

When I was bigger and wasn't losing, it was because I was doing TOO much. I would have a rest day (I mean REST, sit on my butt and watch tv all day) and what do you know the next weigh in I've lost again.

Either that, or you need to change up your routine and diet. Having a "cheat" day would suprisingly help me lose weight by curbing my cravings throughout the week. I make sure my cheat days are on weigh in days so by next weigh in the water has left. But this is your journey and everyone is different. It's a matter of trial and error I'm afraid. Goodluck.