Why am I not losing weight??

I have been working out least 5 days a week and watching my food intake since Jan 1st. Why am I not seeing results? I am doing cardio (5-6 days per week) and lifting (2-3 days per week) Not sure what to add to my workout, I work full time and go to school 2 nights per week so, my days are already pretty full and stressful... I just don't understand what I can do... I am 5'3" and weigh 148lbs...

How much are you eating? How much are you burning?

According to this website, I am buring about 2200 calories an I am trying to stay at or just under 1700 calories per day.

Two things - you've only been on this site and logging calories for a week (according to your profile) and these things take time. Yes, you should be burning a pound a week, but reality doesn't always go perfectly with the math.

Also, sodium, TTOM, not getting enough sleep, etc can have a big impact on your weight, as can stress (which you say you have a lot of).

Drink lots of water, give it time, make sure that your quantity estimates for food are correct (I was surprised how little cereal was in a cup), and make sure that your activity is properly logged.

Have you measured yourself? Try doing that, because some people see more changes in inches than in pounds at first.

Robbyc81,

I went on a extended family cruise to the Cabo San Lucas in November. When I came home and looked at the professional photos taken while on ship, I realized was overweight and not happy with my physique. That day I began my transformation. I tell you this because I am 5'2'' and at the time I weighed 135 lbs. My life is quite busy as well with a full time job and graduate school in the evenings. Being a nurse, I had a good understanding of health, nutrition and fitness... I finally started practicing what I preach to others and with the help of a personal trainer, things started to take shape. I'm 112 lbs, feel and look ten years younger and continue to reshape my body with cardio as well as weight training.

The following suggestions my help you on your journey as well.

Re evaluate your workout routine. What type of cardio are you doing and for how long? With weigh training, how many reps and sets are you doing and at what weight? How long do you do weigh training in a session?

If your goal is to lose weight, cardio will get you there. But you really need to do at least 40 minutes a day/6 times a week. Best cardio workout for calorie burning is the cross trainer. This activity burns more calories then a treadmill for 1 hour per day. Saves time and burns those calories off.

Your food intake also needs to be reevaluated. It's not how much you eat but what you eat that is going to make a difference. Stick to the 50-30-20 model. 50% being carbs, 30% being protein, and 20% being fats. Stay away from simple sugars. Only eat whole grain products, they breakdown slower and do not give you the insulin highs and lows. If most of your weight is around your mid section, you tend to be insulin resistant usually due to eating more refined sugars, cut them out of you diet completely. Eat all natural carbs as much as possible, they are low in calories and provide fiber to your diet.

I wish you luck. Hopefully my experience can help you with reaching your goals.

Tee

 

Have you tried to weigh and measure what you are eating. It may be more than you think. That's how I was frustrating myself before. I was estimating quantities and was more than 20% on the low side. When I finally went back to basics of weighing and measuring everything (until you can get it right by eye) I started to lose weight again.

good luck and don't give up! 

bob e v