I really need help!

Hi Sherie, you are probably experiencing this from several possible factors - I would suggest first you recheck your Basal Metabolic Rate on google to double check what your actual calories burned per day are ---> remember BMR is guidance of calorie burned if you laid in bed all day - so you have to add calories burned for all the activities you do e.g. walking about, running and even standing as that burns (although minimal) calories nonetheless.

Second point, in my opinion you are eating too low calories - by doing this, your body adapts and has a slower metabolic rate - you basically then suffer gaining weight dramatically if you have a bit more calories than usual - I would assume (but may stand corrected though) your actual calorie intake is around 1300-1600 calories per day - if this is the case, do not suddenly eat this much calories as your metabolism might be slow at teh moment so the weight can increase rapidly even though this is your normal burn rate - gradually increase your calories (~100kcal) per week) till you meet your BMR then stay at that calorie count for about a month - then drop 100-200 calories from your BMR.

Third and most important - eat your food but watch the calories - in my opinion stupid diets such as Shred/Dukan etc. are not productive in the long run - they may help curb off weight initially but since you are trying to lose your last 10 lbs, eat like normal people but watch the calories - that is all - I lost up to 50 lbs in 6 months (yes radical but safely done) under eating like my normal habits but watching the calories. You technically do not even need to go gym to lose weight although muscle mass will fade away!

P.S. Stay calm and keep going - almost there and you should be proud for even trying - good luck and hope i have helped with this ramble and pm if you need more advice!

Hi,

I'm Sherie. I weigh about 125pounds and my height is around 5"3 to 5"4.

I've been trying to lose my last 10 pounds for years but to no avail. Just last October, I realised it's the food that plays a huge part in toning and losing weight, not the amount of time I spent in gym. So I started to eat healthily. In another word, I eat clean, 99% of the time.

5 months later, I'm still at point A. How frustrated is that?!?!

I go for boot camp sessions twice a week for an hour each. I do power yoga 3 times a week. I also go for my hatha class once a week together with my core class for an hour. Sometimes, I even do weight training for 30 mins once a week.. all these, together with Shred diet (Dr Ian Smith), I'm not losing a single pound. If I could swear here, I would!

I really don't know what is wrong with my body. I'm frustrated.

The only time I see results is when I did Dukan diet for 10 days (I lost 2kg) but I had to stop due to some complications. Also, I also saw results when I did juice diet for 4 days.. but needless to say, the weight crept right back after that.

My daily calorie intake hovers around 1000 to 1100.. There was a time when I was so desperate, I only ate around 700 to 800 cals a day but nothing happened.

I'm sick of being slightly on the pudgy side. I want, I need to lose those damn 10 pounds!!

Help!!

My daily calorie intake hovers around 1000 to 1100.. There was a time when I was so desperate, I only ate around 700 to 800 cals a day but nothing happened.

THIS IS YOUR PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUEL YOUR BODY!!! EAT EAT EAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also I am sure with your stats your a healthy weight for your height? Pudgy..... Maybe you think you are, but I bet to others you look FAB!!!!!!!!!

Hi Sherie - I am also 5'4. I was stuck at 135 for two years eating...1200 calories or less a day. I also went down to 800, 700, even to 300 calories a day trying to lose because I was so frustrated. Didn't lose an ounce.

Folks on MFP told me to eat more. I ignored them because it seemed counterproductive. I ignored them for about a year...and finally I tried out what they told me.

I figured out my BMR (basal metabolic rate) and my TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) and I eat a very modest deficit from that. Not sure about you...but my BMR is about 1215-ish. TDEE varies depending on activity, but normal days I burn about 1600, sedentary days I burn about 1300, and if I run or do any kind of workout, TDEE is around 2200. I aim for a 300-500 calorie deficit from TDEE, and it works.

Regular food. No weird diets that I can't sustain. The only thing I changed about my diet is that I raised my protein goals and that lowered my carb goals. I got down to 117 before the holidays and was feeling better than I had felt in years. (At that time, I was running almost every day, and my burn was around 2200/day, so I was eating about 1800 calories a day. And losing weight.

Seems counterproductive. But it works. Really, really. If you have been eating so low, and you raise your calories to something more sustainable, you'll probably see a spike on the scale...but I promise, if you stick with it for a bit, it will start to go down. (I was always told to stay with a new thing for 3 weeks so my body could adjust. It seems to work.)

Good luck - and I hope you'll listen to everyone here...you can seriously harm your body by eating too little.

I'm 5'4" and 130 and definitely not pudgy. What size clothes are you wearing?

This is my question, too. Maybe that last 10 pounds won't come off because it shouldn't come off. 125 pounds for someone 5'3" - 5'4" should be about right. Maybe a readjustment of your body image is required, not an adjustment to your diet?

Maybe 125 pounds is just right for your height? Maybe your body doesn't need to be any smaller. When I weighed 130 pounds I kept trying to get to 120. I finally realized 130 is probably exactly where I needed to be.