Having a hard time losing weight. Help!!

Hi Liz! I'm not an expert but it seems like your body might be getting too used to your workout routine. Maybe you could try to run faster or further, or add intervals and lifting into your routine?

You say you are "watching your diet"? Are you weighing and logging food accurately? The last 15 or 10 or 5lbs is really hard to lose and it will go pretty slow - just hang in there. Weight loss is more about diet than exercise so maybe find an appropriate calorie deficient (.5lbs/week) and stick with that.

what kristen said. first things first and you need to make sure the basics are right. People rush off and diet without understanding what they are trying to do and how it will be achieved.

Weigh food on a scale and log accurately. If you arent then thats your problem as you have no idea whether you are at a deficit or not. You need to check that before you go onto exercise.

Tell us about what your deficit is, how you know its at that level?
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest

When people stop losing its usually because they are no longer at a deficit or they need to be a bit patient, becayse loss is not linear.

Hey liz! Have to agree with all the above, your body has most likely plateau'd and needs a shock to get the weight loss going again. If your new to resistance\weight training i suggest you start with body weight exercises: push ups, squats, burpees, lunges, bear crawls, core work. These will help build a strong foundation so you won't get hurt later down the line! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

On the treadmill, you can do hill sprints for interval training. First warm up by walking for about 5-10 min at a moderate speed . Then put the treadmill at an incline of 5-6. Increase your speed to a sprint - that speed will vary for everyone. Sprint for about 30 seconds and then drop your speed to a fast walk and recover for about 90 sec. and repeat. I would say the first time you do this, make a goal of 3-5 sprints and then you can increase it from there. Also your sprint time/speed will increase as you improve. A good goal to get to is sprinting for 60 sec. and recover of 60-90 sec. They are very challenging but a great workout! I also agree with everyone else that you have to include weights of some type. Your running is great, however you need to also work on building muscle - which is going to improve your metabolism and burn a lot more calories throughout the day.