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

Hi there. You need to eat more. Plain and simple. 1400 calories is not enough to support a 154lb body, never mind lose the weight. Trust me on this. I've starved myself to get to goals never to achieve for more than a day or 2 before the weight goes back up. Once I started eating more of the right foods (think protein, complex carbs, good fats), the weight literally melted off. I'm 131.4 lbs as of today, 5ft tall, sit at a desk all day, have a gym in my home and workout 4-5x a week. 2 days HIIT and 2-3 days weights. My workouts are no more than 40 min. My goal is to eat 1600 calories per day, although I usually hover around 1400.

Trust me on this. Eat more of the right foods and you will break that plateau.

I do not eat my exercise calories.

Dont be discouraged! If you weren't exercising I could understand your frustration. But you are doing the right thing. By adding the exercise you are toning and firming your muscles.....hopefully adding some! You may still be dropping fat but adding a little muscle mass, and muscle weighs more than fat. Body transformation should be your focus much more than just the weight number on the scale. A strong, healthy, toned body is much more healthy than just a skinny one...and is more attractive too. With the exercise you may want to look at actually increasing your protein intake. Good luck and stick with it.

It's true, changing up your workouts gets other muscles you haven"t used in recent physical activities gives your body a boost. When others are eating a pizza, have a large plat of vegetables with your favorite low-fat dressing, that way you can munch away, and the calories your eating are very minimal. Eat like a King in the morning, a queen in the afternoon, and a pauper for dinner. Think of you plate as 1/2 vegetables and the other slit in half by protein and carbohydrates. Use a salad plate for your meals, the dinner plates are too big now a days. a large glass of water before each meal will help you feel fuller faster.

Men are soooo lucky that they have more muscle mass and can burn their calories much faster than women. We drew the small straw on that one, but I don't believe all women want to be body builders anyway.

Been there too!!! It took me about three weeks to break mine and it was so upsetting. My doctor told me the best thing to do is keep going and it will start going down. I did buy a Heart Monitor and realized that my heart rate drops really quick now if I don't keep up the pace and I also got a Fitbit which is a good way to get excited and keep you moving. Plus the fitbit can sync to your Fitness Pal App which is a plus. Good Luck!!!