the scale isnt moving

start eating a lot of fruits and Vegies..sometimes it takes awhile when exercising to loose weight..go figure !!!! cut out all sodas except diet and drink water..don't worry the scale will move soon...keep up the good work..I need to exercise more..:flowerforyou:

Have you taken any measurements? I've only lost 12 pounds in about 4 months, but I can tell a HUGE difference in that I am more toned.

I agree with Kristie!

Get some rest!!

...and don't starve yourself. After being on a calorie deficient diet, your body will go into energy conservation mode. What happens is that your body will begin to consume muscle tissue instead of fat. You may, or may not be to this point but be mindful of the possibility. If you find yourself becoming dizzy, excessively thirsty, or experience a significant drop in appetite, you should definitely take a breather.

throw the scale out (ok, well at least ignore it for a little while) concentrate on healthy food choices, mix up your exercise routines and yes, measure!! sometimes the tape will show what the scale won't!!! You can do this!! Hang in there!!

Give it time. The natural process for the body to lose weight is to dip, fluctuate, stabilize, and adjust to new activities. Think of it like a child. Your baby won't start giving college dissertations by next year, just like your weight can't keep dropping constantly.

It will go through phases that will make you question what's going on and even make you frustrated because it won't do what you want it to do. Just keep doing what you're doing with minor adjustments here and there, like you've been doing, and your body will eventually get it and get back on track.

I'm sure people will disagree with this, but I think you need to shake up your metobolism alittle. You should have a big meal tonight. Only one meal. But make it fatty and eat about 1000 calories total. Your body is gonna go "Huh??" . Then go back to your diet. See if that will help you. Alot of people - including me - believe that if you zig zag your diet, you will keep your body guessing. JMO! Good luck!

Give it time. The natural process for the body to lose weight is to dip, fluctuate, stabilize, and adjust to new activities. Think of it like a child. Your baby won't start giving college dissertations by next year, just like your weight can't keep dropping constantly.

It will go through phases that will make you question what's going on and even make you frustrated because it won't do what you want it to do. Just keep doing what you're doing with minor adjustments here and there, like you've been doing, and your body will eventually get it and get back on track.

should it all plateau after just a month tho??? i remember the first time i started i lost 14 pounds in the first week and i know it was probably mostly water weight but to lose just 3lbs in 1 month after seems a little low x

Well, 14lbs in the first week alone is a rapid loss, but true it would be mostly water weight. I could dispense the typical advice of overcoming plateaus. I'm sure you're already doing it by constantly modifying what you eat and do, but a more structured way of doing it would be:

DIET

1) Increase your daily caloric intake by about 100 - 200 calories. Though it sounds counterproductive, the excess intake of calories will allow your body to feel that since there are more calories coming in, it should start burning calories much more effectively than what it currently is doing.

2) Just the opposite can be true. Decrease daily intake by the same, 100 - 200 calories, and your body may start feeling like it truly doesn't need those the current amount, therefore will burn off reserves to meet the lowered calorie intake.



EXERCISE

1) Increase the amount of calories that you burn either by increasing the intensity of the workout and/or the duration. Try incorporating some HIIT routines into your workout. Go full force as much as you can handle for about 2 minutes, then recover for the same amount of time, and then amp it back up, then recover. Alternate doing that with some moderate speeds in-between the bursts and recoveries, for about 20 minutes. The extra expenditure will force your body to start burning up the reserves needed for fuel in order to compensate for the extra output and keep it guessing, so it will be burning a lot more efficiently for a longer period of time throughout the routine.

2) Switch up your routine. If you've been doing the same kind of cardio routine on the same days at the same time, your body adjusts and expects when it's supposed to be burning calories. You could switch up the days you rest and work out. Say, if you workout M - F, then rest Saturday and Sunday, switch up one or two days you work out, and rest on those days, then work out on Saturday and Sunday. Or work out for 2 days, rest, work out for 3 days, rest again. However you want to plan that out is your choice.

2a) Switching up your routine could include strength training and/or another type of physical activity aside from your normal cardio. Strength training tones and builds lean muscles, which we know burns calories faster than fat, and the muscle building will utilize the immediate fat around it for the energy. You can either replace, or add to, alternating days of cardio with some strength training.

Then the option of combining any or all of those suggestions is something for you to play with. Those are what I usually do to break through a fluctuation period or a slowing of weight loss.

Your diary isn't public so I can't see your caloric intake. Mine is. It might be better if you don't eat back all your exercise cals. That's what I'm finding. Check out my diary. As I've said before on this site, around 1400 a day is good for me to lose weight daily.