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Make sure you log your food and exercise everyday. It will really help you keep on track. Do you have a smartphone? To make it easier, there is an app for Blackberry, Android, and iPhone.

I'm in the same boat:grumble: . I lost 10lbs my first month and now only 2 this month. Remember this is a marathon not a sprint, just re-evaluate what you have been doing and see if you can tweek it a bit (more exercise, more water), etc. Are you doing measurements, because even though I am only down 2lb this month I lost 2" off my waist.

Sodium can kick you in the bun like that. check your log, that may be the problem.

Did you relax? You know what I mean? I lost the first 10 pretty easy and then rested on my laurels. I cut back from 60 to 45 at the gym - oh a piece of this won't hurt - that kind of relaxed. This is hard work. And constant work.

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Muscle does not weigh more than fat. It's just denser. So when you replace fat with muscle, you may not lose weight, but you will be slimmer and leaner. You will also burn more calories. The best thing to do is to keep measurements as well as track your weight. You might gain a pound or two from just daily fluctuations. That is normal. You will fluctuate between 1-3 lbs daily sometimes.

I would go back through your food diary. Look at what you're eating. If you're indulging a little more than usual, then make an effort to cut out all bad foods and be super strict about eating healthy foods only for 2 weeks straight. If you can do that, and exercise, you should see some weight come off. If the scale isn't moving, but you're losing inches, don't worry. You'll see the scale catch up to what you see in the mirror.

The most important thing is to not give up. Giving up gets you only one place, back to where you started. Keep at it and tweak your diet. Tweak your exercise. Everyone is different so experiment to see what works for you.

Good luck!

1st: I think you caloric goal is too low. 1700 isn`t enough for a big guy like you and me.

Your body needs about 3700 calories per day to maintain weight if you exercise 4-5 days per week.

if you ate 2500 calories per day every day you would lose about 2.5 lbs per week. Thats how i do it. If you only give your body 1700 cal it will not get enough nutrients and your weight loss will stop.

2nd. Start doing some weight training. Use some of the machines, use the dumbells, get an exercise routine. This will add muscle to your frame. once you have muscle, the muscle burns up fat. So the more muscle you have, the more calories your body consumes.

Cardio is great, but cardio combined with weight training is excellent. Combine cardio/weights and proper nutritionand you get a sure fire way to lose weight, permanently.

having muscle will also help keep the weight off once you lose it, which is obviously a problem you have been having. Start building muscle.

You're right - I haven't been great about logging. This is a habit I get into: I log for a couple months, then I get to the point where I say, I'm pretty much eating the same things every day, so I don't need to log it. I'm trying to get back into it. I am exercising regularly: 45 minutes on the elliptical 4-5 days a week. I don't think the weight gain comes from muscle, as I haven't been doing any weight training, only cardio.

I think you might need to switch it up. Eating the same exact thing....exercising the same exact way.....sounds like your body is on cruise control.

Can you do any kind of strength training?

Same here. I'm not worried. In fact I upped my cals for a bit.