Not losing weight

since your diary isn't public, its hard to tell if you aren't eating enough, perhaps eating too many grains/sugars, etc.

anyway, I recommend that you try some sprint interval HIIT 3x a week and see if that makes a difference.

since your diary isn't public, its hard to tell if you aren't eating enough, perhaps eating too many grains/sugars, etc.

anyway, I recommend that you try some sprint interval HIIT 3x a week and see if that makes a difference.

HIIT is definitely not appropriate for beginners. Sure, I understand that many beginners do it and are fine. But many beginners do it and get injured. There's no point in jumping up to the most intense version of a particular mode of exercise right from the get go.

I'm having the same problem . I've been working out and nothing and its been at least 7 months . Help me to please

Like others have said, you haven't long had a baby & your body's doing crazy things right now so be patient. When I had my baby nearly 12 years ago I had no car so I walked everywhere. When I got bored, I'd go out for a walk. When she wouldn't sleep (which was a lot!) I walked her around everywhere.

Use your baby as a workout, your arms will be toned in no time!!

you should go by measurments as well as weighing,, the scale doesn't always give the whole story! especially if your working out, muscle weighs more than fat! you could also be losing inches and not notice it

It looks like you joined MFP in September 2011. How long have you been on this journey? Did you begin before joining MFP? If you will open your diary, it will help others give more helpful advice.

This is JUST a thought (for the poster and the one above who says she's been trying for months with no weight loss), and it may not even be correct. It is important to measure and weigh your food intake, whenever possible. Once you are pretty experienced with knowing what a serving size or weight is, you may be able to skip this step perhaps, but generally most people are not good at estimating how much they are eating. For example, 1.5 cups of cereal instead of just 1 cup makes a big difference in cals. If you are not accurate about how much you are eating, you may be going over your calories.

Good luck!! :bigsmile:

Hey,

Like everyone else said it's hard to know without seeing your food and exercise dairy but here are some things you may or may not have thought about. (no particular order, just writing as they come to my head).

1. Eat 5 small meals a day. Even though it is important to stay under your calorie limit, you should be spreading out the calories (make sure they are healthy calories) throughout the day, every 3 or so hours, to increase your metabolism.
2. As someone mentioned, look at the sugars as well. Eat foods with low glycemic index, particularly in the morning, to reduce cravings.
3. I don't recommend eating right before you go to bed
4. have consistent portions of carbs, protein, fat and fiber each day. I had the same problem and my nutritionist told me that it was because even though I was eating 1200 calories or less a day, my carb intake varied a lot. One day I would eat no carbs and then the next I would eat a lot. So my body was in starvation mode.
5. change up your exercise routine. Don't do the same thing every day. Make sure to do be cardio and weight training. Lean muscle helps increase you burn more calories at your resting metabolic rate.
6. monitor your heart rate and use it as a tool during your work out.
7. I don't know if you drink alcohol but it has A LOT of calories so watch out!
8. Also watch sodium intake. Eating a lot of salt can make you retain water.
9. How long have you been dieting? Patience is key! My friend just told me about how she was frustrated with only losing 8 pounds during her first two months. Since then, which has been between 3-4 weeks she has lost 9 pounds. She didn't change her workout at all just improved her eating habits a little. And I also believe it took some time for it to really start coming off because she was gaining lean muscle in the firs two months so sometimes it takes patience (which believe me I know is hard!)

Hope this helps. Good luck!

I'm having the same problem . I've been working out and nothing and its been at least 7 months . Help me to please

Take a look at your sodium intake, it is super high. I know I can never lose weight when I eat too much salt. Processed foods have a lot of sodium, try eating at least one home made meal a day. :flowerforyou:

You are within your calories but not necessarily eating food that is good for you. Personally I only eat whole grains now - it has made a huge difference for me. More filling. My typical breakfast is a 100 percent whole grain English muffin with scrambled eggs or smoked salmon. Whole grains and protein. I cook everything now - even bring my lunch which is typical left overs from dinner tossed on a huge bed of mixed greens/spinach.

Typical snack is string cheese and walnuts or an apple.

I also am really careful about sugar. When you read labels you will see how much hidden sugar there is in food - I had no idea.

Once I cut sugar and switched to whole grains I started to fell so much better! Made the switch a couple of weeks ago and now
have zero desire for anything that is not healthy.

Keep at it!