What am I doing wrong? Suggestions?

I agree with what the majority of people have already said. For the amount of exercise you're doing you're definitely not eating enough.

We have it drummed into us that eat less and do more = weight loss
From experience i've found this not to be true IF the amount of calories you're consuming is not enough to fuel your general day to day activity PLUS the addition of exercise.

If there isn't enough fuel to give you the energy to do all this activity then your body will try to find another way of getting what it needs i.e taking it's energy stores from your muscle mass instead of your fat stores. Your body is doing what it's designed to do and protecting itself.

For a whole year prior to joining this site I was an absolute exercise fiend and rarely ate more than 1200 calories a day. I'm about 48 pounds overweight so I had lots of stored fat BUT in that whole year I only lost around 5 pounds.

I joined this site in late January/early February this year and basically used all the forums and the experiences of others to re-educate myself.

I was reluctant at first but I cut back on my cardio a little, incresed my strength training and INCREASED my calorie intake and ALSO started to eat back at least half of my exercise calories.....................and low and behold in just over two weeks i've lost 7 pounds (my ticker says 4 but am due to weigh in tomorrow and have already had a peak at the scales!!)

In Summary, I think your body is in starvation mode and it just needs a bit of a kickstart!
Good luck..i'm sure you'll reach your goal with the help and support of some of the amazing people on here.

To echo everyone else, you're not eating enough calories.

I've got a blog post on this, but to summarize:
- Calories are your body's FUEL. They're what your body needs to keep running and to survive.
- Think of calories and your body like a bank. You've got a certain amount of money (fat) stored up in the bank. Under normal circumstances your body has all kinds of "bills" to pay every day - breathing, pumping blood, immune system, all those things we take for granted. The greater the difference between what you're expending and what you're taking in, the harder your body has to work to try and get the energy from your stored fat. But when you start talking about big differences like that, over a prolonged period of time, your body starts looking for various way to keep energy expenditures down, like by running your systems less efficiently. That means you're now not only increasing your chances of suffering illness, but you're also decreasing your chances of losing weight.

Please read my post on this:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/aeryn69/view/the-great-calorie-misconception-64913

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone. These are GREAT! I'm still pretty new to this whole thing, but trying to make it work.

I really don't think I'm eating too few calories, only because I know my body very well and I have literally NO metabolism. It takes me days to digest food! What goes in, almost never comes out-- I know, too much info there, but in all seriousness, it's a big concern of mine.

I was eating 12-1500 cals a day, on top of the great exercise, and still saw no weight loss--which is why I cut the calories down to 750-1000. But someone suggested that alcohol may be the culprit. I know that it definitely has an impact, but 1-3 beers, 1-3 times a week? Would that really prevent my body from burning off these love handles? I'm considering it...

Also, maybe my body hasn't "switched on" yet, so to speak? I've only been into these habits for the past three months or so. (since Thanksgiving). Maybe in another month I'll start seeing the weight fall off?

For a 23 year old, I didn't think it would take this long to see at least 10 pounds come off!

It sounds to me like you need to see a professional for your issues, your digestive problems included.

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone. These are GREAT! I'm still pretty new to this whole thing, but trying to make it work.

I really don't think I'm eating too few calories, only because I know my body very well and I have literally NO metabolism. It takes me days to digest food! What goes in, almost never comes out-- I know, too much info there, but in all seriousness, it's a big concern of mine.

I was eating 12-1500 cals a day, on top of the great exercise, and still saw no weight loss--which is why I cut the calories down to 750-1000. But someone suggested that alcohol may be the culprit. I know that it definitely has an impact, but 1-3 beers, 1-3 times a week? Would that really prevent my body from burning off these love handles? I'm considering it...

Also, maybe my body hasn't "switched on" yet, so to speak? I've only been into these habits for the past three months or so. (since Thanksgiving). Maybe in another month I'll start seeing the weight fall off?

For a 23 year old, I didn't think it would take this long to see at least 10 pounds come off!

Well, who are you going to listen to? People who have successfully lost a lot of weight, like Anubis who's lost 128 lbs, or yourself, who has not lost anything?

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone. These are GREAT! I'm still pretty new to this whole thing, but trying to make it work.

I really don't think I'm eating too few calories, only because I know my body very well and I have literally NO metabolism. It takes me days to digest food! What goes in, almost never comes out-- I know, too much info there, but in all seriousness, it's a big concern of mine.

I was eating 12-1500 cals a day, on top of the great exercise, and still saw no weight loss--which is why I cut the calories down to 750-1000. But someone suggested that alcohol may be the culprit. I know that it definitely has an impact, but 1-3 beers, 1-3 times a week? Would that really prevent my body from burning off these love handles? I'm considering it...

Also, maybe my body hasn't "switched on" yet, so to speak? I've only been into these habits for the past three months or so. (since Thanksgiving). Maybe in another month I'll start seeing the weight fall off?

For a 23 year old, I didn't think it would take this long to see at least 10 pounds come off!

Well, who are you going to listen to? People who have successfully lost a lot of weight, like Anubis who's lost 128 lbs, or yourself, who has not lost anything?

Aww, that's mad love right there, toots. To be neutral about it, TC posted that prior to my initial post, but seeing as how she's "still pretty new to this whole thing," I'd allow some leeway for error. It's up to them how they wanna do it. I just like leaving options like dropping knowledge seeds for growth. Cultivation is their part.

That's true. I wasn't trying to be jerky to MissMia. :flowerforyou: When almost every reply is the same answer, maybe there's some merit to the answer

More then cardio, girlfriend.

http://articles.elitefts.com/articles/training-articles/why-cardio-alone-doesnt-cut-fat/

This article is really great.

Also, you GOTTA bump those calories up to 1200. at least. Make sure you are eating that amount everyday.

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