What am I doing wrong?!

i'd like to know the answer to this too, because I am similar to you. I feel like I work my butt off, working out every single day and eating right 95% of the time and yet other people have great success and my weight just stays on. The only thing that keeps me going is trying to notice the inches because I have definately seen changes in my body and I just hope if I keep going and don't give up that one day the pounds will actually start coming off.

Are you keeping a food log? It really does help. If not begin one, if so go through and check things like sodium and see if you are getting in the habit of eating same thing? Drink water! A few tips that helps me is I measure everything I mean everything, yes it can be a pain at first but it teaches you portion control, and having a support system helps, If you need help please don't be afraid to ask, I will try and help the best I can., I get in that place to where you wanna give up, but don't you can do this!

So many great suggestions here.
Are you tracking your food? Do you know how many calories you should be eating and what macro nutrient ratio?

If you are exercising regularly, when? how often? How long? Any idea how many calories you are burning?

You can dial it in, and really get a good look at what is going on.

QUESTIONS: Should I eat my calories that I burn everyday when I exercise? Does that really help with weightloss?

YES. The times when I stalled the longest were when I intensified my workouts, but didn't up my calories enough to fuel them.

Problem is your on a "diet" you haven't changed your lifestyle. Someone on a "diet" does it then they don't see results so they "quit" and go back to there lifestyle they were living because they never stopped. Losing weight is just as much a mental test as a physical test. When your lifestyle changes and you eat healthier and exercise you will not worry about the stalls in your weight loss you will just contiune to go on with your lifestyle and eventually you will have the results you want.

I'm not a "starvation mode" believer, so I always blame it on too many calories. Once I started being very meticulous about tracking everything I ate it was quite clear that I was still overeating. Here's an example....and anyone with kids knows what I mean. So, I eat what I eat but the kids eat what they eat and I end up eating what they eat too. They have a snack so I nibble on a few tortillia chips. Just a few though....then they dont finish their burger, so I do, but it was only one bite, they have a root beer, and I take a drink of it. That stuff adds up. When I was really honest about my food intake and really tracked it I was finding that I was running a 1000 calorie a day surplus. Not cool.....But I never really paid attention to it. I'm not saying that's what's happening to you, but it's always a place to start.

:frown: I dont know what I am doing wrong!!! Everytime I start trying to lose weight I do great the first month or so and then I get stuck at the same weight!!! I get so frustrated! I exercise and eat right but I dont lose anything. This is when I just stop! I am the kind of person that if I dont see any results right away I just give up! I know its not a good thing to do but I get so discouraged!! What am I doing wrong???!! Help please! Any suggestions?

Well one thing that you are doing is giving up to easily! It takes no time at all to gain weight but it will take twice as long to lose it and it cant be expected to happen overnight. Sometimes it takes a few months to establish and nail down healthy eating and exercise habits. if you find that in a month you are stuck at the same weight, you need to look at what you are doing as far as exercise and eating habits and possibly change things around a little bit. are you recording absolutely EVERYTHING you eat? Are you weighing and measuring everything you eat? Are you eating enough calories? You need to look at the entire picture...maybe change around your exercise routine and incorporate circuit training into your routine. Look at things like that.

As far as results, it can happen in more than one form. If you energy level has increased and you are feeling better about yourself and everything else around you than its working..it might not be in the exact form that you are looking for but in time it will come...you have to give it a chance and I dont think you have done that.

If this is something that you REALLY want, you will do what is necessary to get to your goal!

Good luck!

I exercise and eat right but I dont lose anything.

When you say you eat "right" do you mean that you are eating the right things, or that you are eating carefully measured quantities of the right things?

As everyone has said you need to open your food diary so that people responding to your question can evaluate what might be going on otherwise everyone is just guessing.

I had a week where I did not lose weight. I worked out every single day and watched my caloric intake. I was frustrated too.

I did some research and what was suggested is that you eat a few more calories and change your work out routine. I found that worked well for me. Here is the link:

http://www.workout-x.com/fitness-articles/218/Beating-the-Weight-Loss-Plateau

Good luck and don't give up.

IMHO, you are thinking too short term and focusing on the wrong thing. And because its the weight you focus on, the fact that what happens (or doesn't happen) in the way you think that it should, you call it "wrong."

What if I told you that you actually have to follow a general exercise and eating routine for at least as long as it took you to put on and hold the weight that you now wish to get rid of? Would that discourage you?

I know you are 24 years old. But how long have you been struggling with your weight? And while there are things you can do for dramatic weight reduction over a shorter period of time, you've got to think longer term. You'll see at MFP people who will tell you that if you took 10 years to put on the weight, then you've got to think of the weight loss as a 10 year project. I don't quite buy that but figuring it will take between 1/3rd and 1/2 half that time to lose it, is probably a realistic goal.

I've lost 65 pounds and I did not set out to lose 65 pounds when I started in 2008. Yes, I did start out with the idea that I was going to lose some weight, but no real plan or goal. I thought it might be nice to lose a few pounds per month. And I tracked my weight and I did lose some. I measured distances walked, when I walked. I was too heavy and too out of shape to run.

Most of my weight came off in 2010 (I can share how) AND I spent most of 2011 in a 5 pound range. But, I kept at my program. Note: although my weight did not change, my body did as my waist and chest size.

You are going to have to give up the quick-fix, short-term view. It isn't about dieting. Its about doing the work to have you body nourished appropriately and functioning efficiently.

BTW, I was married on The Mountain and it is my favorite national park.