Why am I not losing weight?

[Anonymous]

I have been working out 5-6 days a week with a mix of cardio (15-25 min depending on the day) and weight lifting. I'm usually at the gym for at least an hour every day. I eat between 1200-1500 calories a day. I've removed fast food and sodas out of my diet. And yet I can't seem to lose any weight! It's so frustrating when you bust your butt and get on the scale and see nothing's changed. Any suggestions?

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Sorry! I've forgot to put in how long I've been doing this. It's been about 6 weeks. I've lost a total of 3 pounds in 6 weeks with no change in the last two weeks. I've even tried switching up my cardio to running intervals

[AHellaNo]

First of all give it some more time. And second of all eat 3 meals a day and try to stop eating inbetween your meals. Snacking really makes you gain weight even if they are healthy snacks. And i would recommend you do primarily weight training with free weights not machines and try as many compound movements. Deadlifts and squats for example. It makes you use a lot of muscle groups and helps you to burn more calories in less time. And dont worry about getting all bulky like a bodybuilder. That is just a myth, women simply miss the testosterone to gain a lot of muscle without excessive (2 times a day) training and dramatic diet changes.

[Asker]

Well I typically stick to my 3 meals a day with one snack in between before I go to the gym. And all I use is the free weights. I use the assisted squat machine right now because I had ankle surgery and I'm still weak on that leg.

[AHellaNo]

Then i would say you are doing everything right. Just give it some more time. It might take a month to lose a couple of pounds. Sure you can lose weight faster but those ways control your entire daily life and make you feel miserable. And maybe try finding a workout partner they help keeping the spirits up and help you push that little bit harder. It always helped me out and i have a lot of friends i helped lose weight by being training partners. They pushed just that little bit harder and had less trouble sticking with the program if they had somebody to train with and talk to.

[Xiloquin]

If you're near your ideal weight I think this is normal. People say that as you're reaching your ideal weight, the last extra pounds are tough to burn. Other than that, you're weight lifting, so it's very possible that fat's weight is getting replaced by muscle weight thus you don't notice difference in the overall weight. On a side note, drink a lot of water, at least 3 liters a day.

[Asker]

Well I'm definitely not near my goal weight and I figured with weight lifting comes muscle mass but i still have plenty to lose so I think I'm just frustrated that I'm not seeing any results yet.

[Xiloquin]

Long as you keep at it you'll see results eventually.
Consider high intensity interval training it's good for your metabolism and burning fat.

[Asker]

Thanks!

[justbanANNAz]

have u been doing the same workout everyday? if so that may be the issue. also remember that it's normal to hit a plateau hun. u just need to push past it, and i know how frustrating it can be.
make sure ur switching up ur diet and workouts so ur body isn't getting used to the same thing everyday.

[Asker]

I try to switch up my workouts. So on leg day I don't do as intense cardio. I'll do inclined walking on the treadmill and then on arm day I'll switch and do running intervals or the elliptical for a little more intensity.

[justbanANNAz]

okay, good. maybe also change the actual timing of the intervals. so say u do 10mins on incline, try 15 instead, or increase the incline, or increase the speed. just play around with it. the point is that ur body shouldn't be fully comfortable during the entire workout. so yeah if u focus on that you'll b fine =]

[Asker]

Great I'll try that! Thanks!!

[justbanANNAz]

no worries :)

[Anonymous]

You aren't burning enough calories during your workout then. Weightloss is simple. Calories in < Calories out
Eat less or run more

[The_Dude_1]

Losing weight takes time. It's not an overnight process and you usually see results in months not days or weeks. Just keep up the hard work and your results will show.

[Decentguy]

it takes time, dont give up, you will lose more weight if you keep this up.

[mlts70]

You didn't say how long you've been doing this. Without knowing, I would guess you aren't counting calories accurately. What you eat is more important than how much you work out.

[Asker]

Well I use my fitness pal to count my calories

[mlts70]

What is a fitness pal? How does it count calories?

[Asker]

You enter in the foods you eat or you can scan in the barcode and it'll give you the calories and the nutritional values in what your eating.

[Dantheman101]

May be there's not a lot more to lose

[Asker]

Haha oh I hope that's not it cuz I could definitely stand to lose at least another 15 pounds lol

[Dantheman101]

That's a lot I will waste away

[Walls_and_Doors]

For how long?

[Asker]

In a month and a half I've lost a total of 3 pounds. And I haven't lost anything in the last two weeks

[Walls_and_Doors]

So not long. You're fine.