Im so frustrated!!!

I'm also 5'6" and currently weigh 206. I eat a minimum of 1410 every day. That doesn't include exercise calories (and I probably burn 300-500 per session) which I do eat back. You need to eat more. Give your body the fuel that it needs. And stop wasting your money on pills. You don't need them. I've gone from 230 in December to 206 now without pills.

i just went in an customized my profile. i uped my calories from 1200-1500 and have a "projected" weight loss of 1.2lb/week. however i am going to concentrate on the measurements for the time being verses the scale

Make sure you take them from a *bunch* of places! Some weeks only certain body parts will lose and others it will be others and that's really discouraging if you only took measurements of say your waist which isn't shrinking while your hips and thighs are, for example!

It's hard to give you any advice without looking at your diary. But I would guess 100% that this is due to diet NOT calorie consumption and NOT exercise. Staying under a certain calorie count is only half the battle of weight loss. Really it's more about the QUALITY of foods you're eating.

I think you should ask yourself the following questions:

1.) How much sugar are you having? If you're eating more than 2 pieces of fruit- you're probably taking in too much sugar.

2.) How much sodium are you eating? If you're eating more than 1 serving of processed meats (lunch meat, bacon, lox, etc.) OR canned foods of any kind OR frozen meals (excluding plain frozen veggies) OR "diet" snacks like Pop chips, 100 calorie packs, etc. OR ANY FAST FOOD AT ALL. Then you're probably having too much sodium which leads to water retention which leads to slow weight loss.

3.) How many servings of veggies and LEAN proteins are you having? Try cutting out starchy veggies and only focusing on legumes, peppers, and cruciferous veggies like spinach, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, onions, etc. If you're eating fatty meats try going for a week on just chicken, fish, and turkey.

4.) How many servings of complex carbs are you having? More than 2? If you're having more than 3 or more servings of carbs AND 3 or more pieces of fruit that's probably too many carbs for your body.

5.) WATER- are you drinking 13 cups a day? That's what you'd need for your weight without including exercise. Then you should drink an additional 2 cups for every 30 mins you exercise. PLUS if you're taking Oxy Elite pro then you should be drinking 2 cups with every pill. It's a thermogenic so it's job is to raise your metabolism and make you sweat. You have to stay hydrated if you want to see results while taking it.

Any way- every body is different. You just need to find what works for your body. I understand several people don't think you're eating enough but don't take that as free reign to just eat more food. You have to focus on the nutrition in the food. Best of luck :flowerforyou: You can do it!

STOP GETTING ON THE SCALE!! Its a mutual HATE relationship! If you are losing inches then you are doing something right! The scale is the evil little *kitten* that calls you fat because it doesn't distingush the difference between fat and muscle! DO NOT give up or you are just going to keep starting over!

I agree - you don't need the diet pills! I've tried quite a few over the past several years and if they did work, once I stopped I would gain again. It is all about making healthy eating and healthy choices your lifestyle and getting active. I have been up and down over the past year, and this winter I was not active at all and put it all back on, so I logged back on here a couple weeks ago to start over for good this time. I am one of those people who needs instant results, so to speak, so the process of losing at a safe rate is hard for me to do sometimes... but I know I can, it just means that I have to work hard to track what I eat and get moving! Even when I don't feel like it, I still push play

good luck to you - hopefully you find what works for you!!!

my fear is with MFP's popularity, will come the trendy diet-seekers. be careful to UNDERSTAND your body before settling on a technique to get healthier. as a previous poster said, it's about being HEALTHY not losing weight...you can do both, but you must put the health horse in front of the weight cart

AMEN!!!

Another thing that has helped me is taking B Complex vitamin. I checked with my favorite pharmacist to see if it was ok to take with thyroid medicine that I am on and he said not only is it ok but will give me more energy. I have noticed a big difference.