I need some ADVICE!

Jillian Michaels is amazing and even though you might not drop pounds, you WILL lose inches! I suggest measuring your arms, thighs, waist, and hips every 2 weeks or whatever! You'll notice how your clothes fit differently too )

Give yourself a day off! If you need to do something, go for a leisure walk. I have learned in the past you can't count on the scale. I did insanity for a month and was GAINING weight. I was beyond upset but then when I tried on a pair of pants that I hadn't been able to wear for a year.... THEY FIT.

Keep up the eating healthy, try not to go under your calories, lots of water and rest every now and then. NOW if only I could take my own advice....

Hey all,

I am in desperate need of some tips. I have been watching calories for 2.5 weeks. I've been doing jillian Michael's work outs 7 days a week, for 3 weeks. I HAVE NOT LOST ONE POUND. NOT EVEN HALF OF A POUND!! I am starting to get frustrated, I am almost always within if not under my 1593 calorie count for the day. My meals are what I would think is healthy. Before I started counting I had to be over 2000 cal a day between food and wine and sauces. Now it's salads for lunch, protein smoothies after workouts, and dinners with balanced portions and less sauces. Am I doing something wrong? Am I wrong to want results so quickly?

Are you measuring/weighing all your food?

There are a lot of different factors that can go into it. First and foremost, your macro nutrients ratio might need to be adjusted. Higher protein diets (30-40% of your total caloric intake) are very effective for weight loss because that usually leads to a decrease in carbohydrate intake. What I have found to work with myself as well as others is somewhere around a 50% (carbs)/ 30% (protein)/ 20% fats ratio. Secondly, what kind of carbs and fats are you taking in? You want complex carbohydrates (also known as polysaccharides) because it takes on more time to break them down resulting in your metabolism staying higher longer. Finally, there are the fats. Good fats are essential to weight loss and hormone production (so fat free diets are not very good for you). Just try to get in the healthy fats and keep the saturated fats under 10 g a day. Other factors such as a high sodium diet which we make you retain more water or the fact that Jillian Michael's workouts are new to you so you are probably developing muscle are things that you can take into account as well. The most important thing that you need to do is keep a positive attitude and recognize that weight loss is a long term goal, not an overnight fix. All of this is just advice (and probably too much of it). Best of luck.