How Long Before Results?

Hello, I'm not technically new here, but I have a question.

I'm 14 years old, and I have been eating an average of 1,800 calories a day and exercise 6 days a week for about 30 minutes for almost a month now. And I've been in the range of 180-184  pounds (at the height of 5'2) the whole time. >=(

 Any thoughts on when I should start seeing results? Or am I doing something wrong with my diet/exercise? Any input would be greatly appreciated! 

I don't want to sound whiny but I really need an answer... I'm thouroughly confused as to why I haven't lost weight yet. Please?

what did your expenditure say you should eat in calories? Maybe you should drop it down to 1500-1600. You should see results on the scale within days if your doing things right, sounds like 1800 isnt your number though. I find if I'm in the 1500-1600 range i do so well, but anything over 1700 and my weight loss seems to go in slow motion.

It said I should eat about 1820 calories and another site said 2,000 but I've tried 2,000 before and it certainly didn't work. I even monitor my sodium intake. I'm at a loss =(

I read that reducing my intake anywhere below 1,800 wouldn't allow me to lose because I'm a teen but I've done it before with some results, so what do I follow here? Should I reduce calorie intake or keep it at 1,800?

Your body is building muscle which requires you to retain water and can also keep your body at the same weight for quite a while. It is also important that you are building muscle not just doing cardio I would drop the cardio t0 15 minutes and and add 20 min of muscle then drop it to 5 days a week and see if you start to see more resullts and some times you re not eating enough calories. as a teen you need a lot more calories than your adult counter part. I would make sure you are eating only 500 calories less than what you burn meter says you will burn in one day and make sure you do not eat any less than that and you should see results and make sure you factor in your work out. good luck

Thank you so much! This should help a lot. If I eat less than that is it alright? Because I really have a hard time getting so many calories, I have to eat sooo much just to make it to 1,800.

As a teen though, I would suggest you not eat much lower.  You are building important bones/muscles/etc.  You really don't want to hurt yourself.  I would say get 500 less than what you're burning.  And consider going to a doctor to talk to them about it.  They, hopefully, will be able to push you in the right direction, safely.  And you might also want to check with a doctor to see if you have a thyroid problem.  Your metabolism might be a lot lower than you think.  Which would mean that 1800 calories might be your "maintain" calorie intake.

1800 calories is kind of hard to get if you're not eating fattening burgers.  You might want to consider things like burritos (a tortilla can be 200+ calories), pasta dishes, sandwiches, etc.  Spaghetti is pretty inexpensive for instance.  And get as much protein as you can.  If you eat meat, throw in some chicken or ground beef. 

Carbs can be bad, but eaten "smart" and reasonably, there's no reason you can't use them to help you get up to your calorie intake. 

Another thing you might want to consider is measuring, if you're not doing it already.  You could be building muscle and not realizing it.   That will make it seem like you're not losing as quickly as you'd like.

Good luck!

go down to 1200.