Hello

Hey there... I'm 42 and have red hair as well... that gets me clout huh?

Anyhow, before I tell you what I think you should do, or try, can you tell us what you currently are doing? Both with food and exercise?

I plateaued a few times and had to mix it up, but no doubt you can fire the losing back up quick-like with just a few adjustments...

Let us know!

Cheers!

Need to simply exercise more that's all

Standing and working is a MET 2 exercise. You can use http://www.juststand.org/tabid/637/language/en-US/default.aspx to calculate your calorie burn from your weight.

If you are using mfp to accurately and faithfully record your food and exercise, it will tell you your daily net calories. When your net calories is negative, a calorie deficit, you deserve to lose weight, but it doesn't always happen right away. Your fat cells are smart. As you use up the stored fat, the cells replace the volume of fat with water. Eventually, the fat in these cells is all gone and the cells are full of water. Then the cells release all the water in a whoosh event, in which you lose several pounds quickly. How often does that happen? For me it's about every 2 weeks. If you're living in a calorie deficit for 6 days each week and then having one day of dining out or partying hard, you can easily be eating at maintenance. You have to stay in the calorie deficit for extended periods of time to actually get the scale proof.

redhairedgoddess1 wrote: »

Well, im a hairstylist ... Sooooo.... I'm standing and moving on my feet 8-12 hours a day. Ido not and I do not feel like ANY exercise after that .. I stay at about 1880 a day .. I'm gluten free for 70 days now. No red meat and ONLY organic chicken . Lots of fresh fruit and veggies and more water than I've ever drank . I have a good breakfast, 2 eggs /chicken sausage / coffee and water.. Sometimes a slice of toast. I use creamer but not sugar . I eat 5-6 times a day..

There are several factors that could play a role as to why you hit a plateau. If you're on your feet for a good portion of the day then your body will become accustomed to it. Once you're used to that type of job it's not challenge (or exercise) any longer. My advice would be to eat more. I don't know your stats or goals but I have seen a lot of people hit plateaus because their body is in a kind of revolt against the low calories you're taking in vs the work you're doing (and burning a lot of them). Choose nutrient dense foods that satiate your hunger.
Another thing you could try is doing little exercises here and there to get your body used to moving in different ways ("confuse it")...while a client's hair is processing you could do wall push-ups, 20 body weight squats, 10 lunges, etc... you can find time to do exercises here and there between clients or on a break, if you don't have time to work out before or after work. Or on your off day maybe set your alarm for every hour (or whatever interval) so that you get on your feet and moving around a little more.
I know this may not seem like the best advice -- because I'm saying, either eat more or exercise more, but everyone's different, so you may have to play a little trail n error and find what works best for you. Hope that helps a little.