not losing

Hello... it could be several things. maybe you arent EATING ENOUGH... whats your water intake? should be atleast half your weight, are you 'going' on the regular? what ARE you eating? need more information to help. :happy:

~biggestloser79 :flowerforyou:

you definitely want to make sure you are eating enough calories--plus a calorie is not just a calorie, make sure your calories are nutritious, a balance of carbs and protein and not just full of carbs alone. Eat lots of veggies and stay away from processed carbs, all the while trying to get in your minimum caloric need.

This is great advice... you might also want to track your salt intake... good luck!

Are you eating enough?


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficit

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

Good luck on your journey!

We need a lot more info about your eating and work out habits before we can make any suggestions.

Nobody's water intake should be half their weight - that would be difficult to achieve and very dangerous!!!

I see some excellent advice and thought I'd chime in one piece of info I've seen from others: take measurements in addition to tracking your weight. You may not see a huge difference on the scale but if you're putting on muscle and losing fat, your measurements should show it. Stick with it!

I'm exactly the same as you. I had a big drop in weight for the first week or two (about 6lbs) and then plateaued, so it was obviously mostly water weight that I lost. I'm now on a strict enough 1500 kcal per day with 3 very intensive spin circuit workouts per week. I'm in week 3 at the moment and while I feel fitter my weight has more or less stayed the same (as have my measurements) and some days I'm up weight. This has been especially in the last week or so because my very low fat diet resulted in (TMI alert!) constipation. Thankfully Milk of Magnesia came to the rescue on that front!

The tips I have picked up on here (that haven't worked for me) are:-
-keep on exercising, at least 3 hours per week
-vary your diet, it's very easy to end up eating the same food at the same time every day when dieting, our bodies need a variety
-drink plenty of water
-cut out/down caffeine intake
- have one day per week where you can eat whatever you want. Apparently this gives your metabolism a bit of a boost.
- stay over 1200 cals per day, even when exercise cals are counted.
- lots of veg.
- fruit contains natural sugars so not too much of that. A banana is = two portions of fruit.
- if you struggle to meet the 1200 cals try adding healthy-fats like avocado to sandwiches and salads, or have a handful of nuts. 1oz avocado = 50 cals.

I'm a big advocate in eating 5 small meals a day with each one containing complex carbs, protein, and fat. Eating every 3 hours keeps your body energized and boosts your metabolism.
Cardio 3-5 days a week for 30 minutes each session is good. Weight lifting 3-4 days a week is a must if you want to burn fat. Lean muscle mass burns fat. Without weight lifting and eating clean you will wind up losing muscle and hold on to fat.
Eating clean is very important when working on achieving a slimmer waist.
I hope this helps.