Made Serious Changes Seeing Little Results...

A calorie deficit is needed to lose weight. That's it. All that other stuff is fine if you want to do it, but is unnecessary in terms of weight loss.

Use a food scale to weigh everything you eat. Use spoons and measuring cups for caloric liquids.
I agree, it doesn't matter what you eat as long as you're eating at a deficit.
At the moment, you're eating at maintenance.
Log everything!
You will lose.

You're missing the key ingredient: patience.

You feel better and healthier, so that's a good start. Without seeing your actual diary it's hard to say if you're going wrong on tracking/weighing, etc. It'll be said a hundred times on here, but it's the truth...if you aren't losing weight, you aren't in a calorie deficit or you need to see a doctor. At 1200 calories and your stats, you should be losing weight, so you're either estimating incorrectly or something else is going on. Most likely it's a tracking issue as actual physiological reasons for not losing weight at that calorie count would be super rare. I'm shorter, lighter, have all the things that come with PCOS working against me including insulin resistance, hypothyroid, etc and I lose weight at more calories than you say you're eating. The main thing is that you feel healthier, though, so that's a win. Just fine tune the calorie tracking, I'd say.

malibu927 wrote: »

cotybadge wrote: »

I do log everything on fit pal, I measure everything, on myfitpal I have it set for 1260 calories a day I think I've only gone over maybe 2 times in 5 weeks and by under 100 calories. I also drink a TON of water.

Measure or weigh? Cups can be inaccurate. What a manufacturer says should be a cup for a serving may come out to 1 1/4 cups when you weigh it on a food scale.

This is the absolute truth.

SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »

You're wasting money and effort on the wrong stuff.

Calorie deficit to lose weight - that's it.

If you want fitness, exercise.

All of this. If you like creamer, have it, just make sure you know how much you're having and log it.

"You're wasting money and effort on the wrong stuff."

I disagree with this statement. You have made some very positive changes for your health. You state that you feel so much better, healthier, more energy. So no, you aren't wasting anything. But you may be eating more that you think you are...

Sounds like you aren't logging the correct amount of calories. All the organic, "clean" foods in the world won't make you lose weight. You just need to eat less than you burn. If you're at 1260, you'd be losing weight. Buy a food scale and check to see if what you think was a certain amount really is.

your not going to lose weight as fast as someone that has a lot to lose. also if your body is used to this routine your gonna have to try and step it up a bit and keep adding more to a workout or something. some people log when they work i for one work in a food kitchen and am on my feet all day pretty much. i dont log this for the simple fact that my body is used to this so i work out when i get home and log that as my exercise. just try and be patient it will come

lisaabenjamin wrote: »

If you eat the healthiest, cleanest most organic food in the world and exercise for hours a day, you won't see any weight loss if you're still consuming more calories than you need.
Weigh your food, measure out portions, don't forget to include drinks and water, and stick within your calorie allowance.

+1

I understand your frustration. I've hit a plateau and it's driving me crazy. Again, patience is the key as they say. I wanted to mention that our stories are very similar. I started Paleo about 2 months ago and immediately noticed how much better I felt. Like you, I ate a LOT of carbs. I also ate a ton of processed food, bread and cheese, etc. Basically I was doing everything wrong. I despised fruit and vegetables. I'd eat a tiny weight watchers pizza for dinner and call it a night. I did join the gym (again) but this time my diet was in line so I saw results right away. Although my weight loss didn't "track" properly on MFP (user error on how in input my weight as I lost), I have lost 11 pounds so far. HOWEVER, I have hit a plateau for the last couple of weeks and it's driving me crazy. I'm 6 pounds away from my goal weight.

I've read all the comments and yes patience is key but that's sometimes easier said than done. My suggestion would be to research HIIT Training and Tabata workouts. If you ramp up your exercise and introduce new activities you are likely to jump start weight loss. Everything I have read says that High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Tabata are designed to blast calorie and fat burning. The theory is that moderate exercise won't do much for fat blasting and weight loss...that aerobic exercise is awesome for your overall health and well being but anaerobic exerices is where you get results when other methods seem ineffective. I'm waiting on a foot injury (tendonitis) to heal and then I'm going to introduce HIIT and Tabata into my exercise routine. As far as the cost of grocieries, I feel your pain, friend. I don't buy organic. I just buy good produce and wash any pesticides off. It may not be the ideal way of doing things, but unless you are financially well off, it's just too costly to buy everything organic. Many groceries stores are making available chicken, beef, turkey and pork that are not necessarily labeled "organic" but are healthier than the regular stock. The cost is only slightly higher I have found (less than a dollar per item). Look for meat that is antibiotic and steroid free, rather than stamped organic. Fresh fruits and veggies are great for you regardless of organic or not. Do what you can within your means. Sometimes Paleo has to be tweaked to be a viable option for the average person. Don't lose heart. You're doing great things by changing your lifestyle and you must be encouraged by the fact that you feel healthier and more vital. Whatever you do, don't give up. Read everything you can out there on different methods to get maximum results. It's all science and math. Barring a medical condition, you should have no problem finding the right combination to make this work for you. Keep up posted on as you progress. I think you've got this!