I am so sorry for posting about a stall. I did however look up posts about stalls and really couldn't find much on my situation which may not really be a stall, but rather an increase in calories. I think I was just feeling tired. I was losing pretty well without exercizing, but middle of December I was just so tired. I sort of thought to myself...I NEED TO EAT...I can't keep eating 500 calories a day! So I ate more...the easiest thing was ice cream. I wanted calories without feeling stuffed. I probably still never went over 1200 calories in a day, but that was a big jump in consumption for me. I have only lost 2 pounds and have 7 days left until my monthly weigh in. It is ok that I lost two, but I just wish I could have made it to 190 before this happened. Then I am also fearful that my goal of 160 will be impossible to maintain if by eating 1200 calories a day I only lost 2 pounds. I am going to start working out next week. I have been very sick the past week so it got postponed. I guess we will have to see what happens once I start working out a four to five times a week. The increase in calories made me feel SOOOOOOOOOOOO much better and it seemed like my hair loss slowed. I really would love to stick around 1200, but I won't be able to lose the weight at that calorie count. So weird. I think I need a break from the scale. Next Friday I will weigh for my monthly, but after that I will wait another month to weigh myself. I will commit to working out. I really want to get to 160! I will try to stick to 800 to 1000 calories for the next month. If I lose a nice number like 10 to 15 I will bump it up to 1200 for the following month. Looking back on the last six months I wish I would have worked out, but I was so exhausted. I will not let the next six months go by without working out!

I am so sorry for posting about a stall. I did however look up posts about stalls and really couldn't find much on my situation which may not really be a stall, but rather an increase in calories. I think I was just feeling tired. I was losing pretty well without exercizing, but middle of December I was just so tired. I sort of thought to myself...I NEED TO EAT...I can't keep eating 500 calories a day! So I ate more...the easiest thing was ice cream. I wanted calories without feeling stuffed. I probably still never went over 1200 calories in a day, but that was a big jump in consumption for me. I have only lost 2 pounds and have 7 days left until my monthly weigh in. It is ok that I lost two, but I just wish I could have made it to 190 before this happened. Then I am also fearful that my goal of 160 will be impossible to maintain if by eating 1200 calories a day I only lost 2 pounds. I am going to start working out next week. I have been very sick the past week so it got postponed. I guess we will have to see what happens once I start working out a four to five times a week. The increase in calories made me feel SOOOOOOOOOOOO much better and it seemed like my hair loss slowed. I really would love to stick around 1200, but I won't be able to lose the weight at that calorie count. So weird. I think I need a break from the scale. Next Friday I will weigh for my monthly, but after that I will wait another month to weigh myself. I will commit to working out. I really want to get to 160! I will try to stick to 800 to 1000 calories for the next month. If I lose a nice number like 10 to 15 I will bump it up to 1200 for the following month. Looking back on the last six months I wish I would have worked out, but I was so exhausted. I will not let the next six months go by without working out!

I will also lay off the Ice Cream!

If you're that tired, adding calories may be a good idea, it's the ice cream that's probably the problem. You've upped your carbs considerably along with the calories. Could you add a protein drink instead? Protein pudding? At six months out 500 calories definitely seems too low to me, even without exercise, but I think you'll do far better getting more protein and WAY fewer carbs.

This may help you a little. The reason that you have not been losing much weight may not have so much to do with your increase in calories to 1200 but what foods you are eating to reach the 1200 calories. Ice Cream is one thing that you should not be eating to get extra calories. Anything that is made mainly of sugar is not good for you as they are empty calories. If you want to increase your calories eat something that is good for you and not made of sugar. You can increase you protein which should give you more energy and is not empty calories. I am not saying that you can never had ice cream or anything with sugar but I do not feel that it is the best choice for you when you are still trying to reach your goal. You could instead maybe just have an occassional single cookie and I am not talk a MONSTER COOKIE. Stick with your protein first, then veggies and then fruits. Hope this helps.

I'd be interested in seeing a normal daily food log for you at the ~500 calories - I'm hitting between 700-900 cals a day with 75+ grams of protein, less than 50 grams of carbs, and typically less than 40-50 grams of fat per day (and losing pretty steadily). Like the others said, it's likely what you're eating and not so much the total calorie count.