Frustrated..

Your body can take time to adjust to the change and you should start seeing the weight come off starting any time now. Some people don't see the weight come off until 3 months in... focus on making this a lifestyle change and not a weightloss journey.

But you could also try to mix up your exercise. Run, eliptical, weights, swiming, and countless others.

Try not eating your workout calories. If your hungry after your workout try a protein bar or something with protein in it. I was eating back excercise calories and wasn't losing either. I do have alot to lose and since I do I don't risk starvation. Are you eating every 3-4 hours? Are you eating a healthy breakfast? Breakfast is very important it will help to jumpstart your metabolism. Good luck

I agree....your starving your body.. recalculate lifestyle/goals.

I agree your calorie intake looks way to low. Should be around 1500 at least and that's w/o the exercise.

I don't think you're eating nearly enough. I would suggest upp'ing your calories for a week to 10 days and see if you notice a difference. Only eating 1200 calories is VERY restrictive. You'll send your body into starvation mode only eating 1200 calories a day and working out as you are. Definitely try raising them.

Your calorie intake is WAY too low. You should recaluculate your profile settings!

I agree with you... it seems that you are not eating enough foods that have good calories. But, I understand your problem as well, axiommaxim. I felt like it was so hard, and it is, in the beginning. However, don't give up hope! You can do it!

On the side note, does anyone have good ideas for summer weight loss? I am kinda gaining my weight back, and I need some help... I have to get to 180 by the end of July! ;-;

Don't get frustrated! All good things take time. I have plateaued for a bit but you just got to keep going and get more intense. I for one do not eat back my exercise calories. To lose weight you need to burn 3500 more calories than what you already burn on a daily basis. If you work out 7 days a week, that's 500 cals per day and 1lb loss per week. I would also try to jog instead of walk. Start slow and work your way up for increased speed and distance. The deficit that MFP creates helps a bit but you still need to burn more than you eat.

I have faith in you! Everyone can achieve their goals with the right help and determination.

I agree that you should reset your goals, it sounds like you are not eating enough calories. Then I'd make sure to be eating enough protein to build muscle, which burns fat.

My caloric intake says 1200 as well, before exercise etc. You need to look and see if your sugar intake is over the daily "allowed". You may need to go online and look up what's listed on the low glycemic index for food, and start making your choices based on that. Also, if you are just walking, you aren't burning a bunch of calories. You need to be walking fast enough where you are breathing heavier, but can still talk. You need to also add in some light wieghts to help create lean muscle which in turn will help you burn more calories, and lose inches. start with 5 pound wieghts after your walk, do 10 reps of biceps, shoulder press, some tricep kickbacks. Just try one set of 10 the first day of each, then add on 2 reps of 10 and then up to 3 reps of 10.

When you walk, imagine pressing your navel into your spine this engages the abdominals which strengthens your core. Also tighten your glutes when you are walking, do this for a week or two and you should see inches (or feel them from your clothes) melt off!

Just a couple of other thoughts, I haven't seen mentioned yet.

How are you sleeping? Are you getting enough sleep? How are you feeling throughout the day? My weight loss stalled when I wasn't getting enough rest.

Are you taking any rest days from your intense exercise routine? Try taking a day a week where you don't burn as many calories, make your walk a stroll instead and see what happens. I've seen my weight loss stall when I was working out and burning 300-400 calories a day for 3 weeks in a row.

How is your mood? Believe in yourself and love yourself. A positive attitude towards yourself as an individual goes a long way towards improving your body.

Sounds like you are on a great path watching calories and exercising. Keep it up!

When you're exercising, are you reaching your target heart rate range? Just because you're "working out" doesn't mean that you're necessarily reaching the level that your body needs to burn fat. Do you use a heart rate monitor when you work out to help track your heart rate? I've found it to be a huge help for me!

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up your calories and see the difference..best of luck!

Hey there, I wanted to tell you that I got my new Polar heart rate monitor (the FT7) yesterday and tested it while walking AND running (the walking for a great deal of time prior to running because I walked to my jogging path). I was able to get my heart rate up ABOVE fat burning zone for me by briskly walking and had to slow it down a bit to stay in the zone!

So I realize people are telling you to do more than walking and maybe that's the best thing to shoot for in the long run (pun intended ) but don't be discouraged, per this awesome little gadget that SO many people trust, I am now encouraged that my walking is definitely helping me reach my goals!!!

Best of luck to you!