Hard Time Losing

I feel the same way. I run, bike, kickbox, do cardio machines, etc. I heard that I should eat my calories back that I burn but I am seeing no results doing that. I have been stuck, maybe losing .6 a week. It's very frustrating. I think I am going to try to eat less of my calories earned. Also, I am sure the foods that I have been eating, haven't been helping. I have been going over on my sodium and also sugars. I am addicted to Frozen Yogurt, my boyfriend doesn't help. This week I am going to stay away from the fro-yo and watch the sodium and see if that helps.. I got to get to my goal. I am so close!

that's all muscle girl. I've been fluctuating the same 2-3 lbs for 2+ months now and my friends on MFP have told me that from the looks of my diary, I'm not eating the right kinds of food. i.e. more fruits and veggies and less empty cals like simple carbs. I love the community support here. For me, it can be hard to log in everything (I have a fiendish sweet tooth), but I force myself to log accurately b/c I know if I don't log in that bowl of ice cream I had before dinner I'm only fooling myself. That's me. My next goal I am going to try eating the same things everyday ( 4-5 different meals to switch it up for variety) but that way I ensure that I'm getting 1200 cals. I'm hoping that will move the scale.

Good luck and keep me posted!

Hope I didn't give the wrong impression. Exercise is important and I exercise almost everyday. I think it has been super important in my weight loss and overall health. But I think you are right with the 80/20 mix. Exercise alone won't make weight come off nearly as well as exercise and a good lower calorie diet.

That long with no weight loss tells me that something is really wrong. The most obvious thing is you may be eating more than you think you are. Make sure you measure all your servings. The best way to do this is a good kitchen scale which can usually be found quite inexpensively if you shop around. I got mine on sale for $10 and it is a nice digital kitchen scale. If you have been measuring carefully, then it is less likely this is the problem, but I need to put it out there because in that many months if you had even a small calorie deficit you should have lost something. Also, make sure you log everything you eat, even small things add up very quickly.

The second possibility is you are eating the number of calories you are logging, but the allowance you have here at MFP may be too high. Sometimes people will pick a more active category than they should for their daily activity. If you happened to do that you would have too many calories allowed and that would stop weight loss, although it might be close to a maintenance level so your exercise would shape you up.

The third possibility is that your calories are fine, but there is a physical problem. You could have thyroid problems, PCOS, or something else. I include under this various medications that make weight loss very difficult. You may need to check with your doctor.

The fourth possibility that has been brought up is that you may need to consider what you eat. The proven things through research that help are higher protein and high fiber. They both help with feeling fuller longer.

I suggest you open your food diary so we can give suggestions based on what you are actually logging.