very FRUSTRATED

When you burn extra calories, you need to eat more, especially good fats like evoo, otherwise your body goes into starvation mode and holds onto your weight.

Everyone gets a plateau now and then - varying your exercise can shift things on. I switched to a bit of jogging instead of walking, and also switched diet to very low carb just for 3 days and I broke through it. Don't worry too much you'll get through this. The body is very clever at adapting to our routines, which is why variation is useful...

Regards, David

most of the weight you initially lose is water weight, the easiest to lose. Don't get frustrated, concentrate on losing 1-2 lbs a week. Consistency is the key! You can do it!:happy:

If you add more, it's a good idea to eat more. It may feel counterproductive, but it's for proper fueling for the extra burn. Plus, you won't be deteriorating muscle which may happen when you're undernourished and burning more calories. But don't stress about it. Stressing will cause your body to counteract any stress [including exercise] and not want to perform correctly. Patience. It's all about patience.

Generally I have found that weight loss is a little delayed with a big change like that... keep with it, you should see better results in 1-2 more weeks.

I exercise the same way. Six days a week and I wear a heart rate monitor and I burn the same amount. I do make sure I eat those lost calories as well because your body will go in Starvation mode. It seems like alot of food but if your daily calorie intake without exercise is 1200 and you go and exercise and burn 700 then it would be like your only eating 500 calories. So make sure you replenish the food lost. Don't get discouraged. Your doing great.

I was the same way my first month, but I had noticed on the scale my muscle number had gone down with the weight and during the second weigh in my weight didnt' go down as much but my muscle number went up. So you may have lost water and muscle the first time and now what you are losing slowly is the fat because you are excerising and gaining more muscle and toning the ones you already have. hope that helps?
keep working at it though, don't let it get you down!

Yes, yes yes. Stay above 1200 and eat the calories you burn during exercise. Starvation Mode is real (scientific term: Adaptive thermogenesis). Our body adapts to the lower calories by slowing the metabolism. Then it stops burning fat, stores what you eat and digs into your muscles for fuel. So you end up gaining weight and losing muscle mass. That muscle is what burns fat!

Switch up your routine or change it or maybe even take a week's break. And up your calories. I upped my calories last week to 1500 and I didn't exercise for a week. I got back to it yesterday (yes it was rough) and am sticking with the 1500 and I dropped another pound (I'm not big and I lose in .2 increments). This time it was a whole pound!

I'll be starting P90X once I get my pull up bar and resistance bands (just ordered from Amazon).
I also tested my HRM by leaving on for 24 hours on a lazy day and I burned an estimate of 2300 calories in one day. I'm 5'2" and 123.4lbs.

it is so hard to eat more.... I just dont feel hungry. Right now I am doing P90x, Biggest Loser on the Kinect, Biggest Loser Last Chance workout and elliptical. I drink a Protein shake after I workout. I drink 8 glasses of water a day and I keep track of everthing that goes into my month. I am in my friends wedding at the end of July and I would love to lose about 40-50 lbs. .

try more water. I was instructed to take my body weight and cut in half, that's how many ounces of water I need to drink a day. If you divide that number by 8 you will get the total number of glasses to log into MFP.