Weight Stuck...Again

Up your food more. If you're under and working out regularly, you just might not be eating enough.

Are you eating to enough?

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

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


This is just a part of it! please read the link above


Generally someone with a BMI over 32 can do a 1000 calorie a day (2 lbs a week) deficit
With a BMI of 30 to 32 a deficit of 750 calories is generally correct (about 1.5 lbs a week)
With a BMI of 28 to 30 a deficit of 500 calories is about right (about 1 lb a week)
With a BMI of 26 to 28 a deficit of about 300 calories is perfect (about 1/2 lb a week)
and below 26... well this is where we get fuzzy. See now you're no longer talking about being overweight, so while it's still ok to have a small deficit, you really should shift your focus more towards muscle tone, and reducing fat. This means is EXTRA important to eat your exercise calories as your body needs to KNOW it's ok to burn fat stores, and the only way it will know is if you keep giving it the calories it needs to not enter the famine response (starvation mode)


Also this might be helpful http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/00trayn/view/how-to-bust-a-3-month-plateau-87677



Good luck on your journey

It sounds like you're not eating enough. You have to eat your exercise calories back. If, for example, you have yours set at 1200 and then you get 300 calories of exercise, you're only netting 900 calories, which is not enough, and your body will go into starvation mode and hold onto the weight.

Since you are 6 weeks into it, and working out regularly, I would say that you are gaining muscle. When you first start with exercise, you lose weight almost rapidly the first 3-4 weeks, then you stale-mate, or even gain weight, as you are developing muscle. Once your muscle it toned, the scale will start going down again. You just need to work through it. I bet if you measured your thighs/stomach etc, you would notice that you are still losing inches, just not weight. I am like you, I didn't start out only dieting, but I started out working out- going from lightly active to intense exercise 3times a week, and went through the same thing

Keep it up! Rock it out! It will start showing stronger results soon enough!!

Thanks for all the good suggestions. I would like to ask one more question: When should I eat in regard to exercising? I prefer to exercise early in the morning and have been doing that before I eat. I don't like to eat much and then exercise. Is there a right way to handle eating and exercising? Thanks for any other suggestions.

It's best to eat a little something before you exercise if you find you don't have the energy to put forth your best effort, intensity-wise. It's OK to skip eating beforehand if you have the energy. However, it's very important to eat a balanced meal after exercise, especially getting protein into your body. A good balance of carbs, good fat, and lean protein.