HELP!! Need help losing last 15 lbs

I'd say all you need to do is stop eating back your exercise calories, at least for a little while. I try to eat 1200 - 1300 and take an hour long walk (about 250 calories burnt) a day. If I eat more than that, I exercise more too. I lost 14 pounds in the last 31 days.

Make sure that you are eating things that don't have alot of carbs in it too, and make sure you don't eat lots of carbs after 7.
If you already know this I'm sorry
If you eat carbs that are not complex too close to bed time, you will not burn the fat.
If you are staying at the same weight, you may be eating too late and you are maintaining the weight and those carbs are turning into fat.
You are working out, but its all being evened out because of how late you may be eating.

If none of this is true, it may help someone else out.







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Creating a calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight! The old "calorie in-calorie out" trick!
So...by not eating your exercise calories you are creating that deficit...therefore the weight will come off.

Try to pack your diet w/ protein rich foods so the lesser amount of calories won't slow you down..rather give you the energy you need for the long workouts. Make every food count for nurtritous content. Drinking at least 8 glasses of water daily is crucial to flush the burnt (metabolized) fat from your body...

And yes, give your body a chance to adjust to the huge changes you are making...

Keep plugging away at it...you'll do it!!!

So i have been doing MFP for a week now which isn't very long i know. But my weight has stayed the same, i am not sure if i am doing something wrong. I workout 2 hrs a day burning anywhere from 400-750 calories based off of my heart rate monitor. I eat all 1200 calories plus my calories burned in my workouts should i not be eating the calories burnt in my workout? I know that when i wear my heart rate monitor all day i don't burn that many calories in my sedentary lifestyle. So do you think MFP has a wrong calculation? Also i lost all my initial weight from starvation diets so i am wondering if i need a while to try and fix my metabolism? Please help if you know how to deal with this!

from everything i've read the last 10-15lbs is always the hardest to lose. it may be time to switch up your routine. try cutting back your exercise time by half an hour. are you giving your body rest days?

i agree that nutrition is very very important. check the foods you eat for number of carbs AND sodium. some of the supposedly "healthy" foods out there are loaded with carbs, sodium and a whole bunch of other preservatives. try keeping your carb intake at or below 100g per day and see what that does for you after a week. this kind of diet will force you to eat more veggies & lean proteins, which will hopefully help you lose. also make sure you're hydrating enough and gettin enough sleep. what's your stress level right now? high stress can also impact/impede weight loss.

try not to get discouraged, the weight will come off. you just have to figure out how your body wants you to do it! also keep in mind that being committed to a "number" may be the wrong approach. it may be that you don't NEED to lose another 10-15lbs, but toning and sculpting will get you the "look" you're trying to acheive. anywho, that's my 45 cents, hope it helps :-)