Getting nowhere fast!!!!

Please take a deep breath and try to realize that people aren't attacking you, they're trying to help. Barring medical issues, there are only a few reasons for not losing. The first is water retention, either from a new or significantly more strenuous exercise program or from too much sodium (or it possibly could be from certain medications or from being way too stressed). If you just started a new or significantly more strenuous exercise program, the water retention is temporary and you just have to wait it out. If it's from too much sodium, you need to reduce your sodium.

The other reason is that you're not creating a deficit. If you have no medical issues and you're not retaining water, you're not burning more than you take in. You're either overestimating your burn from exercise and other daily activities, or underestimating the number of calories you're taking in. That's why people are asking about your food. Chances are, you're making a mistake in your intake. If you truly are creating a deficit and not losing, we're not going to be able to help.

Wow!! this string just makes me not want to communicate with anyone here!! Yikes!!!

Well obviously they do because I am living proof!

Honestly, *kitten* or not dmenchac is correct. What you are saying about your intake and your exercise you would be losing weight. If you are not then you are wrong about your intake. This is just math, its not personal.

You don't keep your diary here, so we can't see it and ascertain the veracity of your statements.

You won't answer whether you're eating 1400 net or gross, so we can't determine whether or not you're "eating back" too many exercise calories.

You say that you're already weighing your food and know how to use a food log.

Either you have an undiagnosed medical condition which is depressing your metabolism or you are logging food and activity wrong somewhere along the way.

We don't have your stats, so I'll ask: do you know your TDEE and BMR?

OP, I suggest you read this thread. It may offer some insights and suggestions you may not have considered.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1268958-over-40-fitness

Wow!! this string just makes me not want to communicate with anyone here!! Yikes!!!

Seriously? And this is your first post.

What did your dr test you for, exactly? I'm sure there are rare medical conditions that aren't tested for with a simple, run of the mill, physical with blood work.

Also, maybe you should keep a food diary on mfp instead, for at least a couple of weeks, then come back here for support. People can't help you much with limited info and evidence. What's your height/weight? Where'd you get the idea to eat 1400 calories from?

@OP

The community is only here to help you and nobody is out to be a bully. What we won't stand for is helping to fool you further into believing that you are doing nothing wrong. If you were doing everything correctly then you wouldn't be in this situation excluding some weird medical situation you might have.

Here's what I believe you to be doing wrong-

Food- I guarantee that you are either not measuring/weighing your food/portions properly and may be fooling yourself into thinking your doing fine when you're really not. If I were you, I'd re-evaluate all the sources of information that you are currently basing your calories on. If you are claiming a dish from Olive Garden is xxx amount of calories before, forget that number and look it up again. If you are using a food scale, consider buying a new one.

A real example, i once heard that "clear" dressings often meant they were better for you, so I would always get the mustard vinaigrette from outback steakhouse and would often get extra. Once I started recording my food reality settled in and I found out it was worse than the buttermilk ranch, no wonder I was gaining weight with items like these in my diet.

Exercise- It's very possible that you are not measuring your intensity level properly and recording more calories burnt that you are really burning. Do you use a heart rate monitor? I would start if you aren't already, and I suspect that you aren't. 2 hours at the gym is great if you are honestly working your butt off the entire time. If that 2 hours is made up of time hanging out in the locker room, showering, Suana and hanging out for extended periods of time between machines then that does nothing to help you. If you were booking in a solid 2 hours of moderate to intense exercise you would be looking at amazing results, assuming that's a pace you can actually keep up with.

I'm 250 lbs currently (down from 270) and to keep up to 70-80% of my max heart rate for an hour on the elliptical which totally kicks my *kitten*. I then squeeze in a 20-30 minute weights/resistance workout and call it a day. That roughly burns 850 for elliptical and another 170 calories for a 30min weight workout. I usually spend 110 to 170 calories on my protein shake too so the weights almost dont even count towards my burnt calories (I do weights for physical fitness and building muscle mass alone not just to burn calories). at the end of this I'm spent, 2 hours at that intensity would kick my butt, is that how you feel after your 2 hour workout?

Consider this advise and that of the many people on these boards. Nobody is looking to set you up for failure and if you keep on your current path that's all you're in for.

I don't know why you are being such an *kitten*!!!!!!! I got here to see if there were any other people on this board that had a hard time losing weight while exercising and eating right.

Stop now.

Either you have a medical condition that is affecting your weight

Or

Your calorie intake is not at a deficit due to underestimating calories eaten and/or calories burned

Or

You are creating water like crazy due to medications, over exercise, or something else.

The most common reason for weight gain is no. 2. It's nothing to be ashamed of, it just takes some research to make sure we have the correct entries.

Also, I advise using a food scale if you just measure. The differences in measurements and weight can be astounding. It all adds up.

:drinker: All possible options not so far-fetched as to include amnesiac force feeding under alien abduction have now been covered!

Well, except sleep eating. Are you taking Ambien and waking up with crumbs on your chin, OP? Seriously, some people do sleep eat though.