HELP! I am not losing weight :(

I hear ya! Same here!

Congrats on your dedication. Have you taken measurements? Bet you are smaller!

You may be building muscle in place of fat - are you taking measurements? Have you noticed a change in how your clothes fit?

You may be under-eating, which is causing your body to hang onto fat as hard as possible. Do you ever take breaks from the diet? One day of eating plenty of healthy food may help shock your system off of its plateau.

How far are you from your goal weight? Your body may naturally rest at a weight near your goal.

2 pounds is still a loss. You have GOT to eat 1200 a day especially if you are working out that much or your body won't move. Try measuring yourself also. Lots of people have inch loss, but no weight loss. You may be replacing fat with new muscle keeping it "looking" like your weight is not changing. Can I look at your diary? Feel free to puruse mine and see. I mix it up so my metabolism never has a chance to even out and it seems to be working.

Maybe as you are lifting weight you are gaining muscle and tonning?

I agree! Are you measuring and checking to see if you are losing inches?

Suggestion - exercise 60 minutes of something each day - but really control your calorie intake - make sure that you have you goals realistically set for weight....very hard to exercise off - exercise is the plus. Let me know in about a week. Just read some of the other posts - they are absolutely correct - I eat 1200 day at 5'1" and stay about a 100 pounds - you have to eat the calories it tells you to eat. Hope this helps.

i can not see your diary so I have no clue what foods you are eating. I would say though that if you are doing that much cardio, you need WELL over 1200 cal a day, as you should net 1200 a day (meaning thats what your body should get, on top of whatever you burn) Personally, i think you are doing too much cardio. Somoene once told me that 60 mins of cardio 4-5 times a week was all that was needed and best and then of course whatever strength training you do (i do not have any scientific evidence, just what was told to me)
It is also possible that you have lost inches as you may be toning up as well. Do your clothes feel looser at all?

My suggestion is change the foods you are eating, switch the cardio you do and get in some swimming or something completely different (whatever that may be for you). The shock to your body will surly help you lose some weight!

I got a little confused are you consuming 1200 calories but you have exercise calories left over or are you not even getting in your 1200? I am no expert on weight loss, but I read A LOT and everything says you should NOT consume less than 1200 calories. I don't think that you need to eat your exercise calories but you should be eating your alloted 1200, this way your body has the fuel to help it burn the excess weight that you want to lose.

l also dont seem to be shifting weight more putting it on, on the scales and i have thrown out all the junk food and im on the 30 day shred work out as well as an hour jog about 4 times a week however i was wondering if the foods i still eat are affecting this such as bread, pasta and jacket potatoes? could anyone help?

From your post, it seems like you're not eating enough. If you're barely consuming 1200 cals per day and working out on top of that, your body may be in starvation mode - holding on to calories instead of burning them. You need to find a healthy balance between eating and working out because your body needs the fuel. Also, depending on your eating patterns your metabolism could be slowing down. Although you're working out, which helps your metabolism, if your body has nothing to metabolize, you're defeating yourself.

My advice would be to EAT MORE. Make sure that you're hitting a minimum of 1200 cals per day...even more on days when you work out. It seems backward, but if you eat more, you will lose :-)

If you're not losing weight, it won't be because you're gaining muscle weight. It takes a long time and a LOT of HARD work to build a noticeable amount of muscle. Plus if you're in a calorie deficit, you won't gain muscle mass either.
My guess would be that you're not eating enough calories. Eat 1200 calories minimum and that includes eating back your exerise calories.
Your muscles could also be holding water while they try and repair from the lifting. I think that's a common scenario to consider as well.

Stick with it and it will work out. You'll lose weight. It may take a little bit but this is no race. If it was, the slowest would win.

l also dont seem to be shifting weight more putting it on, on the scales and i have thrown out all the junk food and im on the 30 day shred work out as well as an hour jog about 4 times a week however i was wondering if the foods i still eat are affecting this such as bread, pasta and jacket potatoes? could anyone help?

Bread & pastas are not the enemy... The white low fiber ones are! If you choose whole grains and pay attention to serving sizes, they are great tools in keeping your body running smoothly! I would switch to sweet potato as they are apparently better for you!

A little tidbit that I learned at my last Biggest Loser meeting is that for every gram of fiber you eat, you lose 7cal when you pass it! Neat eh!

A little tidbit that I learned at my last Biggest Loser meeting is that for every gram of fiber you eat, you lose 7cal when you pass it! Neat eh!

Interesting... how does that work? Lol. I would actually really like to know!

I copied this from my online manual that is locked with a passcode I do not think I am allowed to give out, but here is the section on Fiber!

Want to eat more and weigh less? Think "density" when you're choosing foods.
In nutrition lingo, foods that are low in "energy density" have lots of water and fiber, but little
fat and fewer calories. How do they stack up nutritionally? Just fine - According to a new
study. For example, a piece of apple pie has about 400 calories; for the same calories, you
can crunch on five healthful apples -- and since one or two will fill you up, you'll skinny
down.
When you eat more foods that are dense in everything but fat and calories -- think juicy
melons, pears, cucumbers, broccoli, and berries -- it not only helps keep you slim but also
revs up the nutritional quality of your diet.
When researchers compared people on low, medium, and high energy-density diets, they
discovered that women who favored foods low in energy density averaged 250 fewer
calories a day compared to those in the other groups; men averaged 425 fewer calories. Yet
the nutritional quality of their meals didn't suffer. In fact, they had higher intakes of vitamins
A, C, and B6; folate; iron; calcium; and potassium.

In other words, eating low on the density scale isn't just good for your waist, it's good for
your health; the extra fiber and nutrients fight disease as well as pounds.
Fiber is often called the “miracle nutrient. Fiber and fiber-rich foods actually help regulate
blood sugar, control hunger, and increase the feeling of fullness - all of which are essential
to losing weight and keeping it off.
8 reasons fiber is a miracle nutrient:
1) It can help you lose weight.
2) It allows you to maintain your weight loss.
3) It reduces your chances of having a heart attack.
4) It controls your blood sugar, therefore warding off Diabetes.
5) It prevents cancer.
6) It helps with regular bowel movements.
7) It helps you develop a strong immunity to illness and diseases.

One of the most impressive benefits of increasing your fiber intake is that is actually negates
calories you’ve eaten for the day. Taking in more than 35 grams of fiber per day can help
you take a 1700 calorie day and make it a 1400 calorie day, making weight loss a reality.
The Fiber Flush = 7 x grams of fiber = Total calories excreted in a bowel movement - the
calories of the days total = your Net Calories. The "Fiber Flush" is 7 calories deducted for
every gram of fiber consumed.
Calculating the Fiber Flush
7 X ____Fiber grams = ____ Fiber Flush which is the total calories excreted in a BM
Total Calories = _____ (minus) the ____ Fiber Flush amount = _____ which is my Net Calories

How does it work?
Fiber absorbs calories and carries them out of the body as waste, so they aren’t able to be
stored as fat. In this way, fiber act as a natural fat blocker, much like the popular fat blocker
pills available for weight loss.
If it’s that easy we should all boost our fiber intake today and take in 35 or more grams of fat
per day, right? Wrong! Adding fiber to your diet needs to be done gradually. Though fiber is
a natural and healthy nutrient, it can also mess up your digestive system if you are not used
to it and overload on it too quickly. Your body needs time to adjust to the increase in fiber
and drink WATER!