I'm stuck! Need help! Getting frustrated :(

If you are hungrier now that you've begun exercising more, then eat more. Your body is asking for fuel -- answer it.

Your body has platued. I ran into the same problem but then i tried P90X and it shocked my system into losing 35 lbs in the 90 days. That may be an option for you. I do mine in the morning before I go to work because after work I am also a full time student with three boys, so It was not feasable to workout in the evenings. It may be just what you need to lose those last few lbs before you hop into that wedding dress.

Hi, I feel your pain. I am in the same boat, stuck, and frustrated. What I do is take a day, to eat the pizza, cookies or whatever you crave. Than I get back on track the next day. It usually gets me over my hump. I don't go crazy on what I eat, I just eat somethings I normally wouldn't. After a while it is harder to lose weight, it takes more work, and dedication but we have to remember it is a lifestyle change. Good luck!!! Feel free to add me as a friend if you would like more friends.

See if your physical measurements are going down. You can also buy an HRM and monitor your heart rate. The calorie loss it gives is much better than the numbers provided by MFP.

If you had simply plateaued, you would have experienced a fixed weight with a small range change. You are most likely in starvation mode and your body is fighting the weight loss. You might want to consider eating more calories and upping the intensity of your workouts.

Try increasing your water. Most people don't drink enough but it helps metabolize fat. You should be drinking half your weight in ounces. For example, if you weigh 100 lbs, you should drink 50 oz/day or if you weigh 200 lbs, you should drink 100 oz/day.

I have that problem and I am nowhere close to my target goal. I usually have to switch up my calories for awhile then back down and if I don't eat enough of my exercise calories I am stuck big time. Eating more this week than I have in a while and dropped a pound after a pretty slow month of working intense workouts (hour +, 800 calories) with 30 minutes at 300-400. If I don't eat quite a few of my exercise calories I'm stuck.

Eat back your exercise calories.
Your lack of progress might be related to not enough food.
Simply stated MFP has already figured out your total calories you need to eat per day to lose 1lb etc. a week.
That's WITHOUT exercise. You'll notice that when you actually add exercise in, the calorie limit goes up.
Why? Because it's telling you to eat your exercise calories.
Large deficits aren't really good to do because while you will lose weight, what kind of weight will it be?
In many cases you'll lose lean muscle tissue which LOWERS your metabolic rate even more.
Then you have to eat even less to compensate for less of a calorie burn to continue to lose the same amount
of weight each week.

Be efficient.
Exercise hard and eat back the calories. The hard exercise will RAISE your metabolic rate and burn more fat at rest.

in addition to trying different workouts, try changing your calories what i mean by that is maybe one of the days when you dont workout eat a min of 1200 cals and then the next day when you workout have 1400 cals and then change it up like that so that your body has to compensate for less cals one day that may help boost up your metabolism.

Remember, when you lose body weight, it takes less calories to fuel your body and your body is going to try and hold on to everything! I was stuck for two months, believe it or not I started doing Jillian's Yoga Meltdown and dropped 3 pounds in one week! That is the change my body needed to kick it in the butt, also went to 1210 calories for a few days with extra protein added.
Whoever said you can't spot reduce, hasn't tried yoga! I have found muscles I didn't even know I owned. And since I have never done it, my body wasn't expecting it so I think that change helped me get unstuck.

I think we all get there at some point. Looks like you got some great advice.

Plateau's are rough. But like everyone else said changing your routine is crucial. It might help for you to add all of your calories into one week, then add your work out calories in. Eat 1400 calories one day and then the next 1700 calories (depending on your work out calories). Sometimes, it is the smallest change that we make in our eating that helps. I am at the same spot, I'll gain 5 to 6 and lose 5 to 6. I have medical problems that makes me gain up to 12 lbs in water retention, I've just had surgery so working out is a no for the rest of this week. I also find that I've had to change the foods I eat, I have been sticking to fruit, vegetables, yogurt, and jello, and if I have an occasional snack of something super sweet my body doesn't go into what I call the give me mode (give me everything I see).

One more thing to watch, is hidden calories. I didn't realize how many calories just a little here or there will add up (didn't really think about the hidden calories either). Good Luck, it's so hard, but don't give up. I did, and I've had to start back all over again. So if you want to add me as a friend feel free.

I would recommend checking out 4theking's posts in this thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/414631-plateau-advice

Good luck!

If you're doing the same exercises over and over, they're not nearly as hard as they used to be. Try something new. Weight training? A spin class? Intervals? Your body is comfortable with what you're doing so mix it up!

I can relate! I have not been able to really go below the weight numbers I am at since November 2011. I've done the up and down with calories and tried to keep some sort of excercise going only to stare at the same numbers on the scale. I went as far as buying another scale! lol. I know it's important to hang in there, keep making good habit choices for the most part so that you will endure the life time goals you have. I appreciate you sharing, it helps me to remember I am not along.

Pay attention when you hit the "complete this entry" button. What is MFP telling you? There is usually a statement that says "You'll way XXX amount in 5 weeks but you are under eating your calories and you could be sabotaging your weight loss"Are you under your calories due to adding more exercise? Do you need to give your body more fuel? Annnnnnnnnd, make sure you are getting enough rest. Your body needs rest to lose also.

MFP has been saying ill weigh 150 in 5 weeks for 8 months....im at 140 and my maintenance is 2500 calories.
This is incorrect for most people so I would pay MFPs "youll weigh XXX" no mind.