Why can't I loose any more weight?

I was told your NET at the end of the day after exercise should be close to your calorie goal! I may be wrong..i posted something like this a few days ago and want to hear responses too!

First off, the leaner and closer to your goal weight you are - the harder it is to keep losing weight. Most people will tell you to decrease your calories as you get thinner - I've found that for me, INCREASING my calories as I got closer to my goal weight is what worked. Decreasing made my weight loss stop and I actually started to see a gain.

My recommendations are: up your calories by a couple hundred and do it for 3-4 weeks (gives your body time to catch up with what you're doing). You may see a small gain initially, but usually people see that weight come right back off. Also, try and get your daily calories as close to zero as possible. This website is designed to not have 200, 300 or more calories leftover at the end of the day.

Can't tell ya without seeing your diary but it's most likely one of two things

1. you aren't eating enough because you're working out for a ridiculous and unnecessary amount of time everyday
being under your calories by 100-500(especially 500) isn't necessarily a good thing since MFP already gives you a deficit to lose weight each week. so try actually meeting your calorie goals.

2. 100lbs is unhealthy for your body no matter what you think, your body is probably trying to tell you that you don't need to lose more weight.

I agree. You probably need to eat more and you should probably calm ur exercise down a bit.

I agree with "ninerbuff". I was doing tons of cardio all of the time, like you and very little strength training in fear of "getting big"..haha what a lie i was believing. Finally I listened to my husband..and stepped up my strength training and pushed some heavy weights for 12-15 reps. I lost my final 15 lbs. I look better than I did in college. Listen, we dont have enough testosterone to look like men...pump some iron sister!:-)

what is your bodyfat %? If it's really low, your goal might be unrealistic.

I'm 5ft too and 100 lbs would make me look deathly ill. 112 is MORE than healthy for your size. If you really want to lose those last couple pounds which I don't think you should need to. Push up your calorie limit to about 1500 and eat your exercise calories. Do some strength training like everyone else said. And if it still doesn't come off, try the 17 day diet. Its perfect for those last couple pounds and includes metabolic confusion which will push you past your plateau. But you CANNOT workout like you do on that diet either.

I wish you good luck but I honestly think you need to switch to maintaining and even by doing that you will probably see weight loss because I think your husband is right.

Your body is in self-preservation mode. As most of the posters have stated, you should consume a couple of hundred calories over your maintenance level for about two weeks and then go back to a calorie deficit. Dieting for too long will eventually create a situation of diminished returns that can be circumvented by.....taking a break from the calorie deficit routine.

It also seems like you're doing way too much cardio and not enough weight training. Excessive cardio can actually be counterproductive in creating a catabolic environment in which you lose lean body mass (LBM). LBM will burn more calories in a resting state than fat.

I also don't know about your macronutrient ratios but cutting down carbs and replacing them with protein and/or healthy fats (omega 3s) should also help you overcome your current plateau. Look into a an isometric diet, e.g. Dr Sear’s The Zone Diet and see how your body responds.

It's not just losing pounds but improving the quality of the lean body mass you maintain that is crucial. You should also feel healthier :-) Are you also taking/monitoring body measurements? That reminds me that I have to do the same!!!!

Good luck. Hope this helps!!!