....but sometimes it feels as though I have to eat next to nothing to lose any weight.

sigh

Anyone else experience this?

Could be my age, could be that I am in starvation mode and my body is holding onto the weight.

So depressing.

But, I shall work hard to take off the next 5 pounds...

yup, I worked my butt off trying to lose weight. Excersize and diet did nothing, nor has the band of course. But we all know my story...

Whoa! you've already lost 50 pounds! Woot!

Right, you need to make sure you are eating enought to ballance the energy you are expending. Have you tried to increase your calories for a few weeks to match your work outs? It might be that you need to be at about 1200 calories aday to see any movement.

Are you using something like fitday.com or sparkle to track your calories, both in and out...

Strength and courage!

Hi Paulax,

You might want to change up how you're eating for awhile to see if that helps. I did the two week Fat Flush liver detox and was able to get off of a plateau. I lost 11 pounds in 10 days during the detox.

It is a really restrictive way of eating, so I would never eat according to the FF plan long-term (no diets for me anymore!!), but the two week plan made sense and seemed to have kicked up my metabolism and reduced my hunger.

I've gone back to eating "normally" and I'm just not very hungry and my craving for carbs is gone.

Good luck!

Lisa99, can you tell more about the Fat Flush or where you got info on it? Thanks

Exercise in combination with strict diet does work wonders for most people, exercise on its own, even lots and lots and lots of exercise, doesnt do much for your weight (does loads for your health and fitness though).

I notice that what it does for me is that I dont gain when I go off the rails. When I am exercising regularly I can get through periods like Christmas and Easter and enjoy myself, even pig out, without gaining a gram.

Its a necessary part of the equation but its only half of it unfortunately.

I am now running 7 to 10km five times a week. That's a LOT of exercise. And my weight loss has completely stalled, I havent lost a gram in 6 weeks. Despite all that calorie burning I am still going to have to go and get another fill and reduce my calorie intake.

During this process, which has been 16 months, there have been 4 or 5 rather lengthy plateaus I have gone through. My choice has been to endure them, and learn something about "head hunger" while I'm at it. I also learned about patience during these periods. I have valued each plateau for lessons learned, so perhaps these are actually gifts, not obstacles.

Yeah, I know this sounds a little philosophical, but being in a hurry can cause its own problems....

Good luck, and know that the scale will move again,

Cindy

The P word, is what I should be practising. I had a plateau, then stepped on the scale this morning and BAM, down 4 pounds. I couldn't even believe it when I saw it. I had to get off and on 3 times to make sure...lol

I must admit that I am making the mistake of weighing every morning and am disappointed if I don't see it move every couple of days. Patience, patience, persistence and one more "P" I can't think of just now....

Lisa if you ever get around to posting the Fat Flush, I might keep that in mind if it ever happens again.

Thanks for your continued support

hugs to all

You guys have all just spoken to my condition! I haven't lost much this month (I think ~4 pounds) and I have been (started exercising), etc...I keep track of everything I put in my mouth on fitdat, and am constantly burning more than I am taking in...so much for the "calories in<calories out = weight loss!"