I know I've stalled...need advice

Ok, I have been between 170 and 167 for almost 2 months now and I can't seem to get it down any lower. I am a 26 yr old female eating 1350 calories a day with light activity (I have 2 kids I chase after all day and I try to get in 30 minutes of cardio daily). I am a stay at home mom. I can tell a differance in how some of my clothes are fitting but the scales are't going anywhere. I had set a mini goal of 165 for New Year's, well that came and went with no luck. So I set it again for Feb. 1st, no luck again. This morning I was 167.8. Do I need to up my calories or does anyone have any suggestions to get me kickstarted again? Please help me!!! Thanks Shanna

It seems you should be eating more....Since you are doing 30 min cardio every day. Try adding 100 calories more a day and see if it works. Another thing you could do is "calorie cycling" to keep your body guessing.

Good afternoon! I am a 29-year old female and have gone from 160lbs. to 117lbs. and have kept it off for eleven years, with my weight fluctuating +/- 5-8 lbs. every now and then. 

Here's what I do to make sure the scale starts to move:

1.Set a healthy habit goal. Mine recently was to start drinking one cup of water for every cup of coffee. Or at a restaurant, work on drinking the whole glass of water the server puts in front of you. Doing this focuses your attention on what you CAN do, not on what you can't do (ie. move the scale).

2.Measure every ounce of food you eat and log every food and amount in your diary. This will force you to stop eating takeout on a regular basis. My measuring cups/spoons/food scale are in constant daily use. You will begin  to memorize portion sizes of your favorite foods and the calories these choices contain. When you get to the middle/end of the day, you know what foods you can and cannot eat more of. If you write down everything that goes into your mouth, (and I'm saying this with gentleness and care), are you honestly eating only 1350 calories a day? Just to ease your mind--no, you will not gain fat weight on 1350 calories a day.

3.Get at least 25grams of fiber a day (beans and lentils in soups like minestrone,etc.). This will totally fill you up, I promise!

4.If I crave sweets, I eat protein--baked fish or chicken instead. For some reason, this totally cuts my craving. Which would you really rather have, a baked no-skin chicken leg, or 3 Starlight peppermints? (and the chicken has less calories!)

5.Do not eat fried foods. Period.

6.Lastly,I really don't pay attention to the scale; instead, when I drop a jean size or I am able to lift heavier weights and run faster and longer, I consider myself successful! So, congratulations on fitting your clothes better!(:

Hope this helps!

 

you don't provide your stats, so i can't calculate it, but figure out your bmr (http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ ) and don't eat below that.

then figure out how much you are burning in an average day, from exercise, running around, sitting, sleeping, etc, and subtract 500. Assuming that number is still above your BMR, aim for that amount. That'll give you, on average, about a pound a week.

Sound good? Because 1350 sounds very low. I'm smaller than you, at least by weight, and I aim for 1500 a day, at least.

http://www.angelfire.com/crazy4/ahealthylifes tyle/WendiePlan.html

This is something that I just heard about and decided to try out. It's based on the Weight Watchers point plans but I've learned that 1 WW point is approximately 50 calories.

I've been stalled at 183 - 186 for several months and have tried all sorts of things. This morning I got on the scale and I was at 181.5! I've only been doing it for a few days but it seems to be working.

I hope this helps!

Thanks for all the good tips....I am uping my daily calories to 1500...amethystgirl...I calculated my BMR and it was 1541. Thanks again, Shanna