15 Days In - Have Not Lost Any Weight

A calorie calculator I really like is Scooby's (scoobysworkshop/calorie-calculator/) and with entering your info you're eating under your BMR right now - which isn't the way to go. Based on your info - and I put desk job with little exercise (but you might want to adjust that since you chase the kids around) and it came back with 1505 calories for the day for weight loss.
Now even if I just add in 1-3 hours of exercise per week that takes you up to 1724. I would look into making some adjustments there, it's a crazy numbers game but once you find something that's working for you it gets easier!! You should take a look at it again every 5-10 lbs though, to make sure you're still aiming for the right thing.

Also - give yourself more time!! 2 weeks is no time yet, your body is adjusting to any changes you've made. Keep at it

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1) Give it a month before you start panicing. Anytime you start a new routine like this it takes a while to see a difference. Are you taking your measurements? Scales suck. I ignore mine most of the time and just go by how my clothes are fitting because esp with TOTM and all that your water weight throws everything off.

2) You only have 25# to lose so it might be a little unrealistic to go for 1#/week. Maybe try for 1/2lb/week. I'm 5'2, 165# and my goal is about 1500cal/day. But... I also work out everyday. I always try to keep in mind BMR and make sure i'm not going too far below that. Yours is around 1530 so I would really not go much below that.

3) Have you tried lifting or even body weight exercises? I always have better results when I don't rely solely on cardio. Good luck!

1400 - 1500 calories a day seems legit. What are your macros set to? I agree with the rest, get and use a food scale.

Since you don't have that much to lose, maybe drop it to 1200 calories a day. And remember to drink tons of water!

Sorry but how does dropping to 1200 cal/day help her when she doesn't have that much to lose? If she doesn't, and really 20 lbs compared to my 80 is not much, then she doesn't need to drop her calorie intake.

Also, 1200 calories is a ridiculous number that everyone seems to stick to. Unless you've done the math based on your BMR and TDEE . . . it's an arbitrary number, period.

Well it worked for me so I figured it would work for the OP as well. No need to be snarky - I was just offering advice based on my personal experience.

Look to have at least a 500 calorie deficit (burn 500 more claories than taking in). You must also count the calories of everything you put into your mouth by weighing or measuring ACCURATELY. You would be surprised how you can consume additonal calories here and there just by licking something off a spoon such as peanut butter or assuming the weight of something, etc. If your margin for a deficit is tight, since you may not be buring a ton of calories, those little things will prevent you from losing and you will simply maintain. Good Luck!

I have been almost 25 days and lost nothing. I have my calories set at 1200 and have rarely gone over... I originally set it at 1600 but lowered after 10 days of no loss. My kicker is that I am 6' tall and 270 lbs so according to everyone, the weight should be coming off as my deficit is over 1000 calories per day.. it's just not. Everyone told me to buy a food scale, so I did that, but I can say with 100% honesty that I was not/am not eating over my calories. I feel better, so I am just focusing on that at the moment.

1200 calories is WAY too low for you. If you don't eat enough, you won't lose. Trust me, I've been there. Recalculate your calories and follow it. It will work.

Since you don't have that much to lose, maybe drop it to 1200 calories a day. And remember to drink tons of water!

Sorry but how does dropping to 1200 cal/day help her when she doesn't have that much to lose? If she doesn't, and really 20 lbs compared to my 80 is not much, then she doesn't need to drop her calorie intake.

Also, 1200 calories is a ridiculous number that everyone seems to stick to. Unless you've done the math based on your BMR and TDEE . . . it's an arbitrary number, period.

Well it worked for me so I figured it would work for the OP as well. No need to be snarky - I was just offering advice based on my personal experience.

Sorry but offering this kind of advice when 1,200 is bordering on not healthy for so many people really bothers me!

Cutting calories when you have a little weight to lose isn't going to help - it's more about shaking it up because believe it or not, losing more weight kind of is easier than when you only have like 10 - 25lbs to lose.

you're eating under your BMR right now - which isn't the way to go

Why?
It's really not a problem. In fact, that's how to lose weight: eat less than your body needs.
I'm pretty consistently taking in 1600-1650 calories, "netting" about 1000, and the BMR calculators put me about 1700.
I'm losing weight slowly & gradually, my doctors are happy with my progress & my health.
(5'9", started at 275, currently 225, goal of 165 lb; maybe 150, I'll decide when I get closer)

do hot yoga you will lose weight lol also add some strengthening exercises like do 10 push ups, 10 sit ups, 10 squats, Hip Bridge etc. Whenever you think about a cookie or soda stop and do something. Workout your butt and legs to increase you metabolism.

No.
You've been here 3 years & a couple thousand posts, and you are still giving bad advice?!
Don't make any food forbidden, that only gives it power. If you want a cookie, have a cookie. Just make sure it fits in your calorie goal for the day.

I have been almost 25 days and lost nothing. I have my calories set at 1200 and have rarely gone over... I originally set it at 1600 but lowered after 10 days of no loss. My kicker is that I am 6' tall and 270 lbs

WOAH!!!
1200 is WAAAAY too low for you. That's the minimum a woman should eat, unless she's very short.
Unhealthy. And 10 days really isn't enough to see much of a change anyway.
At 6', you should be between 140-180 lb (so between 1400-1800 cal).
You currently need 2700. To drop 1 lb per week, eat 2200. To drop 2 lb, eat 1700.
And give it plenty of time. At least several weeks, a month is better.

You're probably at too high of a deficit to be losing, your body isn't going to let go of anything when it's not getting enough in ...
If you don't eat enough, you won't lose

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If you're eating fewer calories than your body needs to run, you will lose weight.
You have to. The energy has to come from somewhere.
Your body first uses carbs (glucose & glycogen), then fat, and lastly it will use muscle, but it's not an efficient conversion, and it damages the body, so if there's anything else to use for fuel the body will avoid using muscle. (Plus losing muscle means impaired bodily function, such as breathing & heartbeat.)