3 months working out, and STILL no results

Damn, that sounds almost exactly like my situation. I wish I had an answer for you. I have only been at it for 3 weeks, but I haven't gotten that scale to budge at all. I'm not starving myself, but I definitely feel a *little* hungry most nights, so I know I've got to be at some kind of lowered number.

I'm cutting off about 10% more of my calorie intake, down to 1700, and try that for a few weeks, to see how it works.

It's really discouraging, makes you want to just give up and say "f@!# it".

You won't lose weight if you're eating too much - do you weigh all your food? Do you log everything, down to the pat of butter you use for your eggs or the cream in your coffee?

I don't have to much to offer except I started working out and eating healthy in November of 2013, and I did not lose any weight or see results until the end of March 2014.I worked out ( cardio and weight lifting) 3 times a week for about 45 min to and hour and ate super clean with advise from a dietician. My friends are the ones who told me i look way better, but I can't see it in myself yet. I know it's happening b/c my clothes fit nicer, but when I look in the mirror I still look the same to me. It took four months for me to lose one pants size, and I kind of feel it's going to take me another four to lose the next pants size. Some bodies hold their weight differently and it can take awhile for the process of losing to start. Make sure you measure yourself in other ways such as how do your clothes feel? Are your pants getting a bit looser? Are you feeling more energy throughout the day? Are you feeling more confident about yourself? These are all successes! Not just the number on the scale.
Just stay motivated and keep working hard. It will happen! You are puttin in so much terrific effort right now I totally believe you can do it,and you'll see good things happening to yourself.

I only know I went to the gym for a year and never lost a pound. I then started watching my eating and the weight came off. SO it is mostly in what you eat not the exercise as much. You are young so you can probably eat more but maybe not as much as you eat now. I eat around 1400 calories a day and do good, if I go over 1600 I gain but I am only 5'4. I was told I could eat 1900 but it does not work for me.

At your current weight of 178, if your total calories are 1,900 for the day, the scale should be moving. Your calorie goal is in the right range. Make sure you weigh and log everything you eat. Are you eating exercise cals back in addition to the 1,900 cals?

At your current weight of 178, if your total calories are 1,900 for the day, the scale should be moving. Your calorie goal is in the right range. Make sure you weigh and log everything you eat. Are you eating exercise cals back in addition to the 1,900 cals?

I've been at 1900 cals for three weeks--not eating anything back from exercise--and am stuck at 188. I'm a 5'8 male that's 35 years old, Does it make sense to cut 10% off of that? What am I doing wrong?

I wouldn't reduce cals any more right now. Your maintenance should be in the 2,300-2,500 range at your height/weight. Give it a few more weeks at 1,900 and make sure you are weighing your foods and tracking precisely. Weight loss is not linear and it is not uncommon to stay at the same weight for a few weeks and then drop a few pounds seemingly overnight.

Yeah, I've seen that from the online TDEE counters, too. Hmmm...It's tough to keep the faith if the scale isn't reassuring you even a little. Like 1 pound, I'd be cool with. The problem is that I've gone up and down in weight before, coupling a deficit of almost 1000 calories along with pretty strenuous workouts for some great short-term results. Like 10% Body Fat, 6 pack abs, all that. My goal this time is to do it in a more sustainable fashion--even if the 6 pack is gone forever--that produces a more consistent long term result. I mean, I expected to lose more slowly than I had, but not losing anything at all is tough to swallow.

I guess I'll try to stay around my same calorie intake. I definitely do my due diligence with weighing food and logging and all that. I don't think that's an area that I can improve much on. Maybe start logging the splash of 2% milk i put in my coffee in the morning, but considering my target versus what the calculators say I should be eating, it seems pretty insignificant.

Be careful in limiting your caloric intake - The initial thought on a lot of people is to immediately cut calories, but that might not give you the results you're looking for, or could even potentially having the reverse.

If you are indeed diligently logging everything you consume (taste tests in meal prep count, coffee creamer counts, the butter on the dinner roll counts), you might need to reconstruct your workouts into a slower paced low heart rate based exercise (For example, long slow run versus medium/high intensity runs).

You previously mentioned that you might pick up a Heart Rate monitor - PLEASE DO! I use a Polar FT7 HR monitor which helps keep track of your calories burned and gives you a better estimate of things. These things are a huge helper!.

http://www.amazon.com/Polar-Heart-Monitor-Watch-Silver/dp/B001U0OFDC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1401814385&sr=8-2&keywords=polar+ft7

Also, I'm not sure what your diet is consisting of - Are you consuming empty calories such as sodas or high sugar fruit juices? While it might be tough, try and stick to water or non sweetened iced tea. I know this is an easy thing to say, and might not be an easy thing to practice - One thing that helped me kick the soda / juice habit is using Crystal Light Single Drink Packs (My favorite is Peach Tea). I found these to be very helpful in the transition to water only.

It sounds like you're doing a good thing in avoiding the middle aisles of the grocery store, and I recommend keeping it up - But also, maybe toss in a cookbook to help give you healthy ideas to make meals fun - My wife and I recently added this to our collection of recipe books: http://www.amazon.com/Biggest-Loser-Cookbook-Healthy-Delicious-ebook/dp/B000QXCZV8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401815294&sr=8-1&keywords=biggest+loser+cookbook

Another consideration: While I don't advocate using a diet that is "no-carbs" or "no-fat" or "no-protein", consider the nutrients your using as a primary source of fuel. Proteins and Carbohydrates both contain 4 calories per gram while lipids (Fats) contain 9 calories per gram - You might see better results if your reducing your carbohydrates (again, not eliminating them - that's not sustainable) and increasing your protein intake. Just make sure you listen to what your body is telling you.

Make sure the healthy habits of weighing yourself once a week are in place - your body will naturally fluctuate a few pounds depending on bowel movements and water retention. Pick a day and weigh in only on that day and at the same time (preferably in the AM). This can help you get a solid baseline, and the fluctuations won't dishearten you nearly as much.

I hope this helps somewhat - Be sure to keep up the good work!!