Starting to believe I'm not meant to lose weight...

what type of food u eating, have u lost any inches?

Also maybe you have a food intolerance? Like gluten or wheat? Try getting this checked on.

Hey, I just noticed that you're are the same height and started at the same weight and have the same goals as I do. Traditionally, I always hit the same numbers for my plateaus, this time I am exercising more than ever, mostly cardio, and trying to stick to that 1200 cal diet, and no I try not to eat back my calories. I exercise daily, even if it's a half hour walk, and this seems to be helping. Also, if you are eating back your calories, do you have a HRM, that will give you a better idea as to how many calories you are burning? I got into trouble one week by going with my treadmill, which is wayyyyy off. Hang in There, your body may not want to give up that weight, but you CAN DO THIS! Lynn:flowerforyou:

Two things come to mind here.
First of all, Lucky you, you have been able to maintain your weight, unlike so many of us who balloon right up again after some time of inactivity. Secondly, it might be worthwhile for you to consider changes in other measurements or even better fitness goals. I bet, with all that exercising you have been doing, you can maybe run further, faster, lift more weights, do more push ups, squats, throw bales, wrestle horses, pull out weeds, than ever before. Those are more important than some number on the scale.
You said "I'm killing myself and not getting any results". Surely all that exercise is getting results (if nothing else than keeping your body in fine form, no matter how heavy). Not sure that the same simple number formula (height of X = ideal weight of Y) is meant to be true for all women or men, way too many body type, muscle mass density variations for that. Many super fit football players would otherwise be considered way overweight. You might also be exrcising too much?
I was going to suggest to look at the types of food you eat (open Diary?) but you seem to know exactly what you are doing there.
For all you know you might not be overweight, just supremely muscular superwoman (no wonder with that much workout, kids, etc on your plate):)

Whatever you do, please don't give up. By any chance are you taking any medications that may cause weight gain? I am taking 4 blood pressure meds and a pill for depression and anxiety and they all made me gain 60 pounds in 3 months. I didn't know what was going on until I researched them a little. Just keep up the good work. Trying is better than not. With doing everything that you say you are doing and eating well, just the point of you getting your body healthier than not doing anything and eating badly is sometimes just enough. Hugs XXXXXXX :flowerforyou:

Without seeing your food diary, it's difficult to offer any truly helpful suggestions.

In general, though, I would suggest focusing on the QUALITY of the food your eating. Make sure you're getting in enough fruits and veges, and try to stay away from fast foods and processed foods. They can be a real diet killer. They're packed with sodium and sugars. Sodium is great for water retention and diet sabotage, and sugar, in all of its many highly processed forms is another great way to keep the pounds around. Also processed foods doesn't provide the same quality vitamins and minerals that fruits and veges do. By their names - ie. blueberry something or other - they try to make you believe the food contains fruits or vegetables, but a lot of the time it's just a chemical flavoring. The products are enriched with vitamins and minerals, but the body can't process these nearly as effectively as it processes the real thing.

Maybe go see a nutritionist... they could probably provide some great insight into what you should be eating.

Without double checking, I'm guessing that 160 lbs for 5'1" is still in the obese range (I know I was when I was 160lbs @ 4'11"). Your body is not in a healthy place right now, and sooner or later you'll feel the repercussions.

Whatever you do, stick with it! You can do this!

I hope this helps. Best of luck with your journey!

Two things come to mind here.
First of all, Lucky you, you have been able to maintain your weight, unlike so many of us who balloon right up again after some time of inactivity. Secondly, it might be worthwhile for you to consider changes in other measurements or even better fitness goals. I bet, with all that exercising you have been doing, you can maybe run further, faster, lift more weights, do more push ups, squats, throw bales, wrestle horses, pull out weeds, than ever before. Those are more important than some number on the scale.
You said "I'm killing myself and not getting any results". Surely all that exercise is getting results (if nothing else than keeping your body in fine form, no matter how heavy). Not sure that the same simple number formula (height of X = ideal weight of Y) is meant to be true for all women or men, way too many body type, muscle mass density variations for that. Many super fit football players would otherwise be considered way overweight. You might also be exrcising too much?
I was going to suggest to look at the types of food you eat (open Diary?) but you seem to know exactly what you are doing there.
For all you know you might not be overweight, just supremely muscular superwoman (no wonder with that much workout, kids, etc on your plate):)

You say it best WolfEarl!! WTG.

Catcrazy's comment that you are likely on maintenance calories at the moment makes sense.


I can't see your diary, but I would recommend looking at getting 7 vegetable servings (full servings, even double of the same items if you can, I try to eat 2x steamed cauliflower for example) or more a day, and shooting for a lot of fiber.

I've been stuck for a while- I was eating what should have been maintenance calories earlier in the year and lost some weight, then I started dipping my intake down a bit (when losing stopped) and adding exercise and gained gained gained. I started out aiming for 14 pounds loss and now have 21 or so to lose.

BUT! This week I've been taking it easier on the exercise (more relaxed, 3mph walking) and eating a TON of food but ending the days under my calorie goals by ~500, including tons of grilled and steamed veggies, and I may finally be losing some weight. 3 pounds in a week! I'm not getting excited yet, because I really need to lose around 7 to feel like I'm succeeding. I'm also eating 40+ grams of fiber. 50 will really upset my stomach, I feel best at 40-45.

I'm also filling my food diary ahead of time so that I know what I am going to eat and how many calories it comes out to. I may not always eat everything in the order I put it there- sometimes I take this or that from dinner and put it into lunch, or I leave my banana out of breakfast and have it as a snack- but it does help to say, 'I'm hungry' or even 'I feel snacky' and look at my list to see what I haven't eaten. Then I get to say, 'Oh, I need to eat that grapefruit!' and it helps me a lot.

In fact, I think that's the biggest change I've made this week. Deciding to fill out my diary the night before. It definitely helps with overcoming weak moments!

Also you should get your body fat % measured. If you really do work out that much maybe you just have a lot of lean muscle mass and your body fat is healthy. In which case you don't need to lose weight. You can get it measured at any doctor surgery.