Can't lose---- how many calories do you take in??

You are close to me. I am 5' 4" and 252 pounds, 38 years old. I just started and averaged 1700 calories per day during my first week. I lost 11 pounds.

Are you sure that you are logging your calories correctly and measuring your food?

I agree, make sure you are measuring everything. I work out 5 days a week and before I joined MFP O was grossly underestimating my portions.
Also make sure you are eating good thinks as another poster said.
For me...Carbs are something I have to limit...make sure you are not eating toast at breakfast, a sandwich at lunch and bread or pasta/potatoes at dinner everyday.

Make sure your condiments are healthy..dressings, sauces etc....get rid of packaged foods.

Also make sure you are walking or doing something active each day..I do this so I can eat more!!

Best of luck!

You are close to me. I am 5' 4" and 252 pounds, 38 years old. I just started and averaged 1700 calories per day during my first week. I lost 11 pounds.

Are you sure that you are logging your calories correctly and measuring your food?

This:happy:

My goal rate is set to 1 lb/ week. My lifestyle is sedentary. I'm 5'3" and 244 lbs.
MFP gives me 1650 calories a day, which is groovy! That goes up to about 1850 with a 30 minute workout It's working very well.

A few things that have worked for me:
MEASURING portions - A cheap kitchen scale and a few measuring cups taught me that my earlier "guesses" were WAY off.

DRINK WATER - 8 cups a day is groovy.

Eat often - I have a snack every 2 hours -- trick is to make it a healthy snack (1 Tbl of sunflower seeds, greek yogurt, handful of fresh fruit, etc.)

In your Diary Settings, turn on tracking for Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins, and maybe Sodium and/or Sugar.
I was astonished to learn exactly how many carbs I ate, and how hard it is to keep under my daily sodium. Crikey.

We go out to eat a lot and one shift has helped - I go to their websites and look up their menu BEFORE we leave. If I can choose a healthy option before I walk in and get tempted by the pretty pictures, I do far better than the opposite approach (order whatever looks yummy and worry about the numbers later)

Lastly, the dreaded "E" word - 30 minutes of exercise a day (on average). 30 minutes walking briskly, 30 minutes riding a stationary bike, following free YouTube videos, fitness DVDs, or doing walking/swimming/playing in the pool - whatever it takes. Only 30 minutes, but makes a big difference and I just feel better.

When you do log your exercise, if you haven't invested in a heart rate monitor yet, I highly recommend it. If I go to the MFP entry for "biking", their estimate is double the calories that my HRM said. I go more by the HRM.

Hope this helps!

I agree with those who say it might be a carb issue. It was in MY case. I started out at 5'2", 228.4lbs, and 37 years old. I have a history of Insulin Resistance, but it hasn't been an issue in like 8 years.

I started working out and watching my diet in february....I worked out like crazy--85 minutes 3-4x a week--and managed to lose 7 pounds in 3 months ( from feb 6th-May 6th) On May 7th I cut my carbs down to under 100g net per day. The first week I lost 4.8 pounds, and every week since, I have lost about 1.3 pounds--almost 15 pounds in total! I still eat real food, but I pick a healthier foods. Easiest for me is a huge salad for lunch ( that way I know I have veggies in my diet!)...

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