Bummed out:(

If you've been exercisig then its all good. Muscle weighs more than fat, so you may not see a lot of weight loss early on. How well your clothes fit is a better indicator of your progress. I've also heard that a pound of muscle burns 5 times more calories than a pound fo fat, so the weight should start dropping faster now.

Hang in there and don't get discouraged!

What I've heard is a pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day or somethin like that. Good advice though

omg something's not working if you've only lost 1lb. you need to adjust your diet AND this 'bootcamp'. i am 5'3" and weigh 114. i do cardio 6 days a week, weights 4 days and watch everything i eat and there is still a softness to my body. 1lb in 1 month is not success, harsh but true.

Im sorry but what works for u doesnt necessarily work for everyone else. Each body is different, you will see changes soon girl, some ppl lose in sizes first which is most important.

how much are you eating? how many calories per day?? Are you honest about tracking everything your eating?? Could be your eating too much or not enough. Either way, stick with it, dont give up!!

I understand how you feel! I am going through the same thing. I was working out 5 times per week, but I am not really watching what I eat. I am starting to realize that my problem is the food. I wasn't losing any weight.

1. You have to figure out how many calories you are burning during bootcamp. Do you have a heart rate monitor? If not, I highly recommend you get one. It is very important to know how much you are burning during your workouts...Would you drive a car for 3 hours if it didn't have a gas gauge?
2. You have to use the food electronic food diaries and be honest about what you are eating. No matter how bad it is...jot it down. I paper and pen food journal did not work for me. I noticed a huge difference in my eating habits when I started using an electronic one. My favorite is www.calorieking.com (they have a 7 day free trial) but www.Myfitnesspal.com has a good one too. It is very helpful b/c it is electronic and it does all of the work for you. So you may think you are eating less calories but when you log food into your diary..you start to realize...oooppss....I am eating a bit too much...even if you go 100 calories over your goal...it disrupts the weight loss. This was a huge eye opener for me. For example.....I've been doing great since sunday. but last night i had a bad day and binged on food. No joke. 3 margaritas. 3 fried tacos, 1/2 basket of chips and salsa. This put me waaay over the edge of my calorie goals for the day. I didn't work out yesterday. bad. I didn't workout today either and went over 200 calories in food today. as you can see it is getting worse for me. When i added the net calories for the week through today...I was only over 430 calories for the week. So that made me feel better and it inspired me to get off the couch and workout to a dvd. i burned 320 calories this evening...so now i am only 110 over my calories for the last 5 days. Isn't that awesome!!!??? So now I am motivated to eat less tomorrow..pick healthy foods...and add 1 or 2 workouts and i will be balanced again. This is why i love the diaries b/c it helps me see the big picture and I have the power to change it...i felt gloom and doom fretting over last night, but with the diary i was able to change it all in 1 day!!! So I highly recommend you track what you eat. It also helped me realized that picking high calorie foods makes it hard for me to stay within my calorie goals for the day so it encourages me to pick less calorie foods.
So i think I am finally on my way to lose weight....food is definitely the problem. I have a hard time b/c i love to eat...I hope you try it and see how it works for you. good luck and don't lose faith!!!

good girl!!!! i know ppl like to sugar coat situations and use terms like 'keep up the good work!' but it's time, money and effort. work on your diet, 1200 cals tops, LOTS of veggies and protein, google like crazy!!! cardio is your best friend for weight loss. try and weigh yourself everyday...i know some ppl dont like that idea but it keeps me on the straight and narrow. even on pms days if i'm a lb or 2 heavier i watch what i eat more carefully and days that i'm lighter i can indulge a bit. btw, i'm close to 40yrs old, a university stundent in kinesiology and a mom of 2 teenage AAA hockey players...and that's a recent pic. so if anyone feeds you lines like 'oh it's your body type' or 'your a healthy bmi!' trust your instincts. you are already looking critically at your diet and exercise and that's what you should be proud of....cardio cardio cardio

Mars - the reason the HR monitor is good is b/c it will tell you how many calories you are burning during exercise. The reason it is helpful is b/c you can subtract that from the calories you have eaten for the day. Another reason to use one is b/c even though you are working out, doesn't mean you are burning that many calories. For instance, I take a dance class and wasn't using my HRM and thought i was burning 400 calories b/c I sweated so much...well...when I started wearing the HRM ...low and behold...i was only burning 225 calories. That isn't very many calories considering I can burn 300 in the same amount of time walking...so what this showed me was that I wasn't working hard during my workouts...So now I add jumps to certain moves and when the teacher pauses in between segments...I run in place to keep the calories burning....so now I am burning 320 calories in the same dance class. It is amazing what running in place and adding hops can do....It is an amazing tool....I have a polar....and I heard those are good...but you can do some research on the internet. They are a bit on the pricey side...but it is definitely worth it....I would love to hear about your experience with it once you get one.

ANDIPANDI - thank you and I'm glad you spoke up about the food. b/c it is true. I have to admit...watching the food is so hard for me!! I've gotten better at it this week....how do you do it? What kinds of food do you eat for dinner? What do you do when you are on the go and have to eat out? would love to hear your tips!

Wow. your tips don't sound sketchy at all..I totally believe it! It sounds like you really work hard to stay in shape. Good for you !! And I loved your tips....I'm starting to realize now how hard it is to take the weight off. I've been pretty thin most of my life weighing on averaage about 115-118 pounds (I'm 5 foot 2 and currently weigh 123 pounds and 37 years old). But when my boyfriend moved in, I gained a whopping 11 pounds. On a small frame like me that is a lot of weight. So My worst and highest weight was 129. Then I got some advice from a nutritionist and she said just watch my portions. After I did that...I lost 4 pounds in 3 weeks. that was the first sign of my problem being food b/c i didn't really work out. Then I started working out and the numbers wouldn't budge. Then I started working out 2 times per day and i lost 2 pounds in 2 weeks....but now I'm stuck at 123. so this is when i decided to start looking at food diaries. This is when I realized food was the real problem. I could not believe how food adds up so quickly!! I guess I was in denial and didn't want to watch everything, but now i realize that i have to if i want to be 118. I miss wearing my cute clothes and being in shape. and of course the older i get the harder it is to get the weight off so I totally understand you. I binge as well. it sucks...I will be good all day and then dinner is the hardest part for me. i just want everything in sight.
How did you find your BMR? I found a BMR calculator online but it said mine was about 1300 calories. I thought that number was off since you and i are around the same age and if yours is 800 mine can't possibly be 1300.
I really commend you for working out at the arena. that is awesome!! I actually did something similar...my boyfriend plays in a football league and while he plays..i decided to walk around the track so I"m not just sitting there eating and munching on crap. I was able to burn 300 calories!! yipee:) I even added the stairs. Do you use a HR monitor? Do you use the food diary?
If you dont' mind me asking...how many calories do you eat a day and how many do your try to burn through exercise?
Whatever you are doing..works for you and that is great...as long as you are getting your nutrition..i dont' think it matters when you eat. it sounds like you have a great system that works for you:) I am highly motivated by your experience and I'm going to try creative ways to work out instead of sitting around....and figure something out about the food. And I love the clothes idea...I promised myself i would buy cute workout clothes once i got to 118. so i hope this food diary works...i have to admit...i am more diligent since i started tracking my food and i hope it works!!! It definitely opened my eyes to how much food i was eating...
Thank you so much for sharing!!! I really appreciate it! If you have more time, I would love to hear more. Keep it up!!!