I don't understand
 

I know there was a post like this the other day but I need so support. I am so mad at my body. I think I will weight this weight forever. I have been eating clean, watching my sodium, drinking tons of water, eating 1200-1400 calories a day, and doing some great workouts (zumba, kettlebell, ect) and my scales will not move. I like the other post lost 12 lbs from Jan 3 till Feb 1 not I can not seem to loose any no matter what I do. I have been making sure I eat every 2-3 hours, usually nuts or a banana. Has this happened to anyone. I really want to be under 200 by May and the way this is going I am starting to think it will not happen.

Have you measured yourself? Are you clothes fitting better, or maybe getting looser? Could it be that you're losing inches but not pounds?

Try and remember the scale is only a tool, it's not the be all and end all of good health!! I was having trouble with my scale as well (not moving), so I had a breakdown (stayed on plan though), and then put the blasted thing away for a while. Try and keep your chin up, eventually it WILL move, it has to! I share your frustration though!

Can you post a typical days meals? I always say if weight loss ceases, look at the diet first. You WILL lose...it's a mathmatical certainty if your calories in are less than your calories out.:)

It happens to me too!!! I spent almost 3 weeks without the scale budging at all, even though I was doing it "right".

Finally, woosh, 2 pounds gone. (Which of course I put back on this past weekend).

Every body is different - Joyfulloser is correct, eventually the scale will move. Try to be patient and loving to yourself!!

Stay patient ~ that has been one of the most difficult things for me to learn in this process ~ it isn't easy! :) If you lost 12 pounds in a month, then that is a lot of weight: 3 pounds a week...wow!! Your body may just be readjusting and losing inches instead of weight now. It will happen and the scale will move; just don't get discouraged and stop working out/eating well.

Here is what a typicall day may look like:
Breakfast: Egg on an whole wheat english muffin or bagel thin
AM snack: Banana
Lunch: Turkey (reduced sodium) and swiss on light whole wheat bread or leftoevers from dinner
Snack: 100 calorie pack of almonds or greek yougrt
Dinner: Baked chicken and a steamed veggie or sweet potatoe
If I have calories left or am still hungery I will do peanut butter and celery
About 10 glasses of water

How about trying 1400-1600 calories a day? 1200 might be a tad bit low.

Oh and posting a menu might help- you could be eating a lot of fruit or too many carbs and not enough protein and veggies.

I second this. The reason I started high with my calories is because I do work out 4-5 times a week. If you start low with calories and you work out, then your body might not be getting enough calories and it will start holding onto fat because it thinks your body is starving. I would try upping it and see what happens after a few weeks. Some people only do something for seven days, don't see a result, and then panic and drop their calories back down, but I'd say try it for at least two weeks.

I am going to eat more. I know I am doing Zumba tonight and will burn at least 500 calories so I plan on eating around 1500 today. Thanks everyone.

Is exercising a new routine within the past 2-3 weeks? Are you sore afterward?

I'm the one that had the other post about the scale not moving. I took a couple days off from weighing myself, and have started to see loss again! Once the exercise routine started to become a norm to my body and I stopped being as sore as I was, I noticed a difference. I know how frustrating it is!!!

If you step up your exercise routine, it can take a couple of weeks for your body to adjust. You will retain more fluid, masking real weight loss. This happens to me every time I step up my routine (or resume a routine I have taken a few weeks off from) - every time, without fail.

The best thing to do is trust your plan and take a longer view than a week or two. It's only been two weeks that you've not seen any loss - a fluid swing of 2 or 3 pounds can very easily mask a couple of weeks' worth of real weight loss. Give it a little time, I predict you will see a whoosh very soon.

I'm waiting for mine, too - I've seen no loss myself for the past two weeks ro so, since I resumed high-intensity workouts after a period of slacking off. Learning to be patient has been a big part of my process!

Seems your calories look a bit low for your current weight. I'd recommend starting at 1500 cals./day.

That said, looking at your menu...it seems low on veggies, fruit and protein. Maybe add 1/2 oz nuts with the am. snack banana; add a spinach salad with your lunch turkey sandwich; add an orange, grapes or apple with your 100 cal pack almonds; dinner should be BOTH sweet potato and steamed veggie (not one or the other).

Water looks good...and hopefully you are getting in exercise (at least 30 min. sustained heartrate) at least 3-4 times/week.

More often than not...too little calories are the reason for stalls. Hope this helps.:)

Yes, it helps very much. I am going to go an apple right now :D