Weight Loss Number Going Down Help

Well 2lbs a week is the suggested maximum so maybe your metabolism is balancing and that is the path your will start to take also if your getting closer to that TOM maybe your starting to bloat and retain water also speaking of retaining water how is your sodium intake? Not to many other things i could think of but Im not that sure about the whole weight loss thing anyways.

The first 2 weeks you're losing a lot.. which is water weight; I lost 9lbs in a week. Then the third week I lost only a pound. Yes, it is discouraging but your body is adjusting to everything. I was eating only 1630 calories daily and working out for at least 40 minutes for 6 days. I would eat half, if not all my exercise calories. I lost another a pound doing this but I felt good. I knew I was eating healthy and my stamina was getting better. They say that even though you don't see pounds dropping, you might be losing inches. I didn't measure myself when I first started but I did yesterday (had to buy me a tape). Today is the start of my 4th week and I was given a link about hitting a plateau. From the link, I learned that I needed to change up my workout time and my meals because my body was getting used to it. So instead of working out in the afternoon, I started doing it last night. I woke up sore but it's a "good" sore feeling. I changed my calorie intake to 1500 as well.

Don't forget to drink lots of water. :drinker:

Here's the link I was talking about. Hope it works.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/20343-how-i-have-avoided-plateauing-length-warning

No it's not close to TOM so I know it is not that. I didn't think at the time to track my inches since it is hard for me to do it by my self and I don't really want someone else to see the numbers. I just find it hard because I feel like I am putting more effort in to get smaller results. I hate whole wheat but I have been eating it. I was hoping that was going to help me out more on the scale.

I had my husband measure me, it was a little embarrassing but he loves me. Lol!

Remember it took us years to get this weight on, so it will take time to get it off. Patience is a virtue.

I would say you're doing pretty good. I have been doing this since Dec 9th & have only lost 6lbs & I exercise 5 days a week for 1-2hrs each time. My last weigh proved no results, so my Dr & personal trainer said I was under calories, I started at 1200 a day & they have now increased it to 1800. However, I don't eat that much, I eat anywhere from 1200-1500 a day, because of the amount of exercise I do. Try changing what you eat, by adding or subtracting something, don't just look at the calories. I would also try to change up your exercise routine. If you are exercising & doing the same thing over and over again, your body will become use to this routine & in turn your metabolism slows down. My trainer writes up a new program for me to follow every 2 weeks. For example my current 2 week program is 2 days of strictly cardio, for 45 minutes, the other 3 days is strength training with a cardio mix. I alternate the days, so my body isn't sure what I am going to do that day. The other thing is on the days that you don't exercise, cut back on your calories, just a little, but not to much, because this is actually the day when your body is working the hardest to recover from your workouts. Remember before you exercise to eat some protein/fiber filled foods about a 1/2 hr to 45 minutes, so your body has something to work with, likewise, when you have finished exercising you have a 30-45 minute window to eat something with high protein, so your body can still burn calories even if you are not exercising, because if you don't do this, it is just like you never even worked out. Good luck Oldperson