Aghhh, please help!

I've been trying to eat better for the last month, eating about 1400 calories a day (with one splurge day a week- never over 2000 cals though) I've also been doing some weightlifting and walking and I play tennis or racquetball about 4x a week for an hour.

I'm 5'5" and started at 152. I'm now at 150. Also, I've lost 1 inch on my hips, but nowhere else.

Why is the weight coming off so slowly? I wear a size 6 at GAP and am pretty muscular. My measurements are 36-29-35.


Why am I not losing weight?!?! Isn't 2 pounds a month really slow? Please be straightforward, any help is appreciated.

Thanks!!

I am not sure why your not loosing weight. Here are two thoughts you might research to see if they may be the cause.

1. Maybe your body is using everything your putting into it.

2. Maybe you have hit what many call the flat line or plateau

Hey, don't beat yourself up:)

It's good that you starting all this exercise and eating healthy. Do you even need to lose weight? It is possible thats the reason you aren't losing. If you're already thin, your body won't let you lose weight easily. Or maybe you're just gaining muscle mass? I used to only pay attention to the scales, but you have to start paying attention to other things. We all know muscle weighs more than fat, so if your losing fat and gainging muscle, the scales wont show tons of difference. So, keep using your scale, but also look for other hints of weight loss: Looser pants/ shirts, more prodominant collar bone, discomfort/more discomfort when lying on your side (thats what happens when you start to get bony:) ) Also, remember that everyone's body is different, so there isnt really a  "normal" rate to lose weight, so tis nto really slow, its just the way your body is dealing.

2 pounds is great, and its better to lose it slow.

1. You could be producing muscle at roughly a longer period than you are losing fat. i.e. you lost maybe 4 lbs of fat, but you do not notice on a scale because you gained 2 lbs of muscle. Maybe worry less about the scale than how your clothes fit at this point?

2. Most everything I have read on the fitness aspect, says intensity is more important than time, and vary... your body gets used to activity it does and readjusts after a couple weeks. So... strength train Monday for half an hour, rest Tuesday, cardio on Wednesday (5 min warm up, 3 min at high speed,2 at low, 4 at high... etc). And after a couple weeks, switch around your routine again. ediets.com has a TON of breakdowns and routines... personally, the more I vary even in a short time frame, the more I felt I worked at it. exercisetv.tv also has some clips, videos and ideas you could use for inspiration.

3. Maybe reevaluate your goals. With objective eyes are you really seeing cottage cheese somewhere or just a little more curve? If you feel great, you like the way your clothes fit and your lifestyle is one you can live with, why change anything?

i know this is an older post, but i am having a lot of the same kinds of problems.  It sounds like i have a similar lifestyle to yours, allthough i am still a ways from a size 6 ( be proud) i am curious if you have gotten over that slow point, and if so, how it went . thanks!