I am about to throw in the cards....so upset!

Maybe you're eating too much or not enough?

You're working out SO much and so hard so many times a week, you need to eat more food!!

go to fat2fitradio.com and put in your information into the BMR calculator there. Even just a small up in calories will make a huge difference. I only work out hard 3 days a week and I eat 1600 a day.

I zig zagged my calories too - worked like a charm.

you've hit a plateau. it happens to everyone, and boy does it suck. when i was doing really well it took me about 3 months to get past my plateau. i cant explain why it happens, i just know you have to wait it out. good luck at the doc!

It's frustrating to say the least... and believe me, i have been up and down with my weight as well. However, if you give up.. then you have already failed.

It's frustrating not to see the numbers we want on the scale.. that's why i only weight myself once a week. If i don't see the results i want, then i increase my workouts.. and find out what i did that week that prevented me to have any change. Sometimes it's food, sometimes it's the fact that i didnt' push myself enough to excercise .

In all regards, don't give up... focus on the new you, and what you want out of all of this. sometimes the number on the scale doesn't matter, what should really matter is how you feel from the inside out, and change what you don't like.

Goodluck on your journey.. Keep your head up!

Liz

Without being able to see your food log, it is really hard to give any advice at all. Assuming you have kept an accurate daily log, this is the place to start.

I'd say tell your personal trainer that you only wanna do cardio stuff for the next 2 weeks and see how that goes. running/jogging is a great workout your whole body and it's the fastest results at least for me. No need to throw in any strength training until you start seeing the results you wanna see. I also don't drink that much water so maybe decrease your water intake. I believe the recommended is 8.

I feel your pain. I haven't been going at it quite as long as you have. I have lost close to 5 inches and maybe 5-6 lbs but I work hard and somedays I just want to give up. I keep telling myself that this is a lifestyle change. I too, had gallbladder problems in the Spring but they decided it was funtioning just enough to NOT take it out...weird! I have an appointment with my Dr this Thursday to go over what I have been doing to see if there is some reason why I am not losing weight like I should. I know we all want to see results on the scales especially woman......it's just programmed in our heads. Keep your chin up. :flowerforyou: I know it can be frustrating.

How horrible! Don't give up....most likely there is a little tweek that will get it all to fall into place. It's likely that it's fluff, not fat, that is plaguing you. By fluff, I mean water retention due to undiagnosed factors (most likely benign, just irritating)

Genetics? What shape is the rest of your family tree. Not that it means that it can't be overcome, but fighting genetics makes it harder. And women have to battle hormonal changes too that show in mothers, aunties, and sisters.

Food allergies? Many food allergies cause water retention. There could be a perfectly healthy option that is causing you to retain water. Check out a naturopath to have food testing.

Organ health? You gave up your gallbladder earlier this year - that takes a LONG time to heal properly - many months. If your organs are struggling a bit due to this or other organ troubles, that will cause you to retain water too.

Don't give up. Get to the bottom of it all - it is worth while.

Good luck!