Help!

Hey a pound off is still better than a pound on

1lb a week is great progress.

Whenever I workout + diet I find its a little slower to show on the scale vs only dieting. I think its due to building muscle and a little bit of water retention. Don't let it make you frustrated though it will pay off in the future. Your doing great things for your body. Just hang in there!

I agree with the other poster...it's total caloric intake that matters, not time of day you took it in. A 1 lb weight loss is really good. It's not linear, would love it if it was. I have had weeks with no loss and then within a week lose 3-4 lbs. I would definitely find the time/money for a food scale though. Accuracy is important. And is your 1300 calories before or after exercise? You do want to eat back at least part of your exercise calories (I aim for half of what MFP says I burn because their burn rate is too high), or you won't be feeding your body enough and will end up feeling sluggish. Good luck on meeting your goals, you can do it. Just don't let losses that don't seem enough for your work to get you down!

Thank you all for your comments and support I really appreciate it all. I started working out a bit harder this past week but I was working out before (just walking) so maybe its a bit of retention.I am very happy that I lost the pound its just I was reading (I think on here) that eating times do matter so I thought maybe someone on here had a similar schedule and has been successful. I try and eat more when I burn but its hard sometimes I feel too full so I don't eat anymore. I am eating lots of fruits, veggies and nuts plus I'm taking multivitamins.

I eat at bizarre schedules and times and still lose as long as I track. If it has an effect, it's small.

So here is my dilemma, I work three days a week overnight and the other 2 days i work 3-11 I am having a hard time with eating at the same time everyday and I believe it is effecting my weight-loss. I have been eating roughly about 1300 calories per day

As the others have said.... meal timing is irrelevant to weight loss. And, you are probably retaining water for muscle repair.

You might get some more detailed responses if you you open your diary. Are you logging accurately? I wonder, because you say you are eating nuts... and I don't log very accurately, and I dump random amounts of nuts on my salad, so I know first hand about not logging accurately and not losing.

That said, 1 lb in a week, is great. I'm sure with all your efforts you were hoping for 2. Keep in mind that your calorie goals are very low, and you many be eating more than you think. And even if you're not, you may find that such goals aren't sustainable. Don't be afraid to up your calories a bit, if you feel the need to.

Ah... what I really meant to address was your work schedule. I've worked some wonky schedules before, too. The combination of night shifts with afternoon shifts, would make your meal timing a bit difficult. There's no need to try to eat at the same times each day. But, trying to stay under calorie budget, and logging stuff for individual days, that can be tricky.

lift weights instead of long cardio sessions..and try HIIT cardio twice or thrice a week...

This might depend on your goals somewhat. While lifting weights is always a good idea. I also do cardio, because it makes me feel good, and because I can eat more. Eating is important to me.