Who has lost but SO SLOWLY?

sounds like you need to eat back your calories, b/c your body is going in to starvation mode! : )

Add back more calories and add more weights to your routine. Muscles burn more calories than fat - they will burn calories just sitting there! I used to be nervous in the weight section, but as soon as you find a routine that you enjoy, its hard to stop!

**WAVES**.. Over here!.. I have lost 65 lbs so far but it took me 2 and half years of loosing 15-20 lbs then months of nothing... then loosing.. then nothing,, do you see a pattern here??:frown:
I still have about 60 more to loose .. It's coming off but at a snails pace. Talk about frustrating.. I have some health issues I am working through..so I am doing the best I can, sticking with it and trying to be patient while my health returns.. I know I will reach my goal weight ..eventually.:flowerforyou:

I am a slow looser too, since Jan I am down 14.5lbs. but I will take it I did notice when I didn't eat enough calories I didn't drop. I see a number on the scale and then the next day it goes up then 2 weeks later it is there again and it drops then.. make sure they are good calories and not empty ones... good luck and slow and steady wins the race or at least finishes happy...

I don't exercise and I lose a pound or so a week. So for example in March the scale didn't seem to budge but then I had a 3.8lb 'loss'. When you're losing so little, you might not see scale results right away. I stay close to 1200 and if I go over, it's not the end of the world. I never go under by more than 50 calories. Just keep going!

I've lost relatively slowly as well. It's been a year and a half now for me to lose about 60 pounds. I have another 35 to go and think it may well take me another year to get there. So you are definitely not alone.

Also, I notice from your ticker that your overall goal is 23 pounds. So I'm guessing you are probably not that overweight. It definitely goes slower as you get closer to your goal. The last 10 pounds is always the toughest from what I have read, mostly because it's hard to have a large calorie deficit at that point.

If you don't do any strength training I'd definitely recommend adding some to your routine. As we age our bodies naturally tend to lose muscle mass. The only way to combat it is to do weight-bearing and strength training type exercises or activities. Muscle burns more calories than fat, so as you add muscle your body will be using more fuel on a daily basis.

Congrats on your progress so far and best wishes on persevering through this mental challenge.

I agree if you ate more you could lose more. Slow weight loss is great though, better chance of keeping it off.

Me, me, me.

My doctor says I am one of the "lucky ones" who have to work harder to lose. Boo.

I have been exercising and eating between 1300-1400 calories a day and since mid-September I have lost a total of 25 pounds. Seems crazy-slow. But I must be gaining muscle at the same time because I went down 2 dress sizes. I found that on days when I get all my water drank I have a better chance of losing weight. I went 8 weeks without losing a pound but I was not drinking enough water, so make sure you get your water in.

I joined in late October and have lost nearly 25 pounds - so averaging a little under 5 pounds a month. Definitely not the instant gratification that I was hoping for , but hey ho.

I also tend to lose in 'fits and starts' - where I'll lose 2-3 pounds in two weeks, but then not lose for another 2-3 weeks, which is frustrating, but it seems to be the way my body is reacting to it so I guess I'll have to deal! I could probably be more rigid in my diet and exercise, but I figure if I can still work in some restaurant meals and a few cookies into my lifestyle and still lose weight (albeit slower), I'm good to go!

I am right there with you in the slow lane. I started P90X and my fitness pal at the same time, around March 1. I want to loose about 25 lbs. I picked to loose 2 lbs a week so all I get is 1200 calories, plus whatever I work out and earn... I have done at least 50 minutes of strenuous exercise six days a week, and stopped eating so many things. I have eaten out about six times total, and then I made better choices - no dessert. The only meals I cook come out of weight watchers or cooking light recipes - I have lost about 2 1/4 lbs so far! It is maddening! Maybe my body thinks I am starving it too, because I used to probably eat 3000 calories a day or more, and now all I am giving it is around 1200 - And I did no exercise other than my normal daily routine of housework etc. I am ready to go back to what I was doing - at least then I never felt hungry. All this work doesn't seem worth a couple of pounds. I am now at 165, looking to be around 140.

I am right there with you in the slow lane. I started P90X and my fitness pal at the same time, around March 1. I want to loose about 25 lbs. I picked to loose 2 lbs a week so all I get is 1200 calories, plus whatever I work out and earn... I have done at least 50 minutes of strenuous exercise six days a week, and stopped eating so many things. I have eaten out about six times total, and then I made better choices - no dessert. The only meals I cook come out of weight watchers or cooking light recipes - I have lost about 2 1/4 lbs so far! It is maddening! Maybe my body thinks I am starving it too, because I used to probably eat 3000 calories a day or more, and now all I am giving it is around 1200 - And I did no exercise other than my normal daily routine of housework etc. I am ready to go back to what I was doing - at least then I never felt hungry. All this work doesn't seem worth a couple of pounds. I am now at 165, looking to be around 140.

Don't give up until you try backing off on exercise slightly (meaning some days should not be so intense) and upping calories. The worst that can happen is that you still lose slowly but you are eating more and not working out so hard.

Have you been drinking enough water? I went weeks without losing and even though I started watching my sodium the stupid scale still didn't budge. I started measuring my water and made sure to drink at least 80-100 oz a day and within a week I lost almost 3 pounds (which for me is like winning the lottery).

Whatever you do don't give up. I know it really sucks to see the scale go back up but remember, this is a life change. If you keep with the good choices eventually it will come. I have days where I don't think it is worth it - it took me months just to lose a few pounds. But I keep at it. I am down 25 pounds now since I started last fall. I know it isn't much when I look at how much I need to lose, but to me it's better than still being 25 pounds heavier.

I know people who have lost weight using both jenny craig and nutrisystem (and weight watchers too). Whatever works is my motto, and sometimes it takes time to figure out what it is.

it took me a full year to lose 30 pounds and i once had an 11-week plateau. slow weight loss is still weight loss. it might seem like nothing is happening, but it is.

I highly recommend the reading the following thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/204180-slow-weight-loss-is-a-fair-game

It's not deeply profound but it allowed me to gain a much better perspective on my weight loss journey. Good luck to you and stick with it!