Not losing weight!

I measure everything and count everything I eat. My BMR and TDEE are accurate from the calculator I used today.

If you don't weight your food (solids) you have a large chance you are underestimating the intake along with probably over estimating burns.

Well, the first thing that comes to mind is to shake things up a bit. If you've been eating and exercising at the same level for quite a while, your body may adjust to that level of intake and activity. Maybe throw some higher intensity workouts in throughout the week. How long have you been eating that reduced calorie level? It takes quite some time for adaptation to happen, but it could potentially be responsible for your weight stall. Eating at maintenance levels for a while (slightly increased caloric intake from your current level) can help increase metabolism, but honestly you're not that far in deficit to begin with. A leptin reset can sometimes pop people out of a plateau as well, but the necessary diet changes can be kind of extreme. Intermittent fasting is something else to look into, and would be a bit easier with lots of health benefits. Check out the Fast Diet.

IF study:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23582559

Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia on leptins:
Dieters who lose weight experience a drop in levels of circulating leptin. This drop causes reversible decreases in thyroid activity, sympathetic tone, and energy expenditure in skeletal muscle, and increases in muscle efficiency and parasympathetic tone. The result is that a person who has lost weight has a lower basal metabolic rate than an individual at the same weight who has never lost weight; these changes are leptin-mediated, homeostatic responses meant to reduce energy expenditure and promote weight regain.

Some leptin reset stuff.
http://jackkruse.com/my-leptin-prescription/
http://jackkruse.com/the-leptin-rx-faqs/

I'll try to switch up my workouts. Thanks!

Exercise changes doesn't mean weight loss...switching stuff up will give you a bit more calorie burn but not much.

It might be that your body is just slow in losing weight.
(People can be ignorant sometimes - "oh when I lose 1 lbs a week by eating 1800 calories then EVERYBODY must and obviously you're just not logging everything and cheating on yourself"-People, sigh)

Does your diet bother you, is it hard for you to eat that little or did it become normal for you?
If you're comfortable with it, just stick with it. Not losing motivation is key, and even if it goes a little slower for you than for some other people, I am confident you will be able to get it off!

I don't see that anywhere in this thread...

am I missing something?

If your not losing weight you're eating at maintenance. So you're either not being accurate with your counting or not logging everything. Over estimating your exercise calories or your figures are off. Go back to basics make sure you are weighing and measuring everything accurately

edit: @SezxyStef not angelabenderz

This quote has nothing about what you said earlier...I see no reference to I eat this and lose this so you should be able to as well...

It was standard advice given to those with a closed diary who are saying they aren't losing weight...and don't let people know in advance that they do weigh/measure etc.

If your not losing weight you're eating at maintenance. So you're either not being accurate with your counting or not logging everything. Over estimating your exercise calories or your figures are off. Go back to basics make sure you are weighing and measuring everything accurately

edit: @SezxyStef not angelabenderz

This quote has nothing about what you said earlier...I see no reference to I eat this and lose this so you should be able to as well...

It was standard advice given to those with a closed diary who are saying they aren't losing weight...and don't let people know in advance that they do weigh/measure etc.

It is rude and something I do not just notice on this thread.

your new here aren't you....

I guess my point was "changing up" your exercise doesn't do much if anything at all...I have been doing the same exercise for 6months...weight lifting and yes I lift heavier almost every workout but it is the same exercise...if I changed my exercise up everytime I flucuated I would be going nuts..

Actually, switching up your workouts once in a while does do a lot. Why? Because once you get used to a type of exercise, it becomes less challenging and therefore less effective.

When it comes to lifting you (most likely) increase weights, do different kinds of exercises, change the number of sets and/or repeats and so on. That is mixing it up. However, doing the same kind of cardio all the time (like the same workout DVDs, or using a stationary bike), that becomes less effective. Changing a workout routine about once a month is definitely not a bad idea.

I'll try to switch up my workouts. Thanks!

Exercise changes doesn't mean weight loss...switching stuff up will give you a bit more calorie burn but not much.

I suggested switching up workouts as well. Upon looking into it further, I think Stef is right. Periodic cycling of workouts is supposed to speed up lean mass gains a bit, but I don't see anything about it affecting weight loss. Sorry about that.

Stef, do you have any opinions on the leptin reset? The whole biochemical side seems solid, but I don't know if that program actually increases leptin sensitivity. Can't find any actual research.

nope...anything I have seen has to do with going paleo or HCG or some other restrictive diet which I don't subscribe too...so to me it's a null.

Muscle confusion is a marketing scheme.

I don't know if I agree with this. Obviously you can make great gains and never have to switch your exercise routine up, but there are whole of of people who swear by muscle confusion for faster gains. That doesn't mean it's true necessarily--they could all be brainwashed--but it makes sense from a theoretical standpoint. Is there a reason you're so sure it's a worthless concept?

there are no studies to prove or disprove this...so my reasons are behind the fitness industry constantly using this term in their advertisments...specifically P90X which is a beachbody workout and for me anything to do with beachbody is a gimmick...

I don't think it's a marketing scheme, although some companies may use it in their marketing. When you keep doing the same thing for any length of time, the body adapts and becomes more efficient at that particular exercise. More efficient = less calorie burn and less benefit. And yes, it does also mean that you have become more "fit" at performing that particular movement. This adaptation is what causes the body to lay down more muscle tissue as a result of lifting weights, for example. To maximize calorie burn and build more muscle or increase fitness, you need to periodically change and do something new that your body is not yet efficient at doing. I believe there have been studies on this although I cannot cite one right this minute.

I've lost 15 pounds since December 30th when I started. I've been stuck with the same 1-2 pound variance for almost a month.

So, that means you have lost 15 pounds in 11 weeks, which averages out to about 1.3 pounds a week.

Did you set up your goals to lose 1 pound a week or 1.5? If so, it seems to me you are in the ball park and doing just fine. If you are not in the ballpark, look into your logging habits for both food and exercise. Often we underestimate calories consumed and overestimate calories burned.