Too slow weight loss, the pounds are not falling off.

I work out every day, weights and cardio and I am strick about my calorie intake, but for some reason the pounds are not falling off.  I have a girlfriend that has already lost 15 pounds in a few weeks and I have lost 5 pounds in the last 3 months.  Does anyone else have this problem?

My guess is that you might not be eating enough calories for all the working out that you are doing, or you are gaining muscle.

I disagree with the previous post.  If you are not losing weight I would purchase a food scale and watch your calories more.  You might be eating or drinking more then you think.  Make sure to keep a food journal, and make sure you're picking the best choices.

 Also, if you have not done so yet, go get your thyroid checked!

I'd say that stardust or riderchick could be right, but nobody can know, since we have no idea what is meant by "work out every day" and "strict about calorie intake" - that could mean: 25 crunches or vigorous weight training and an hour of cardio; no cookies after 8pm or 800 calories/day

Nor do we know the age, height, or weight of the OP.

Could be you are eating too much. Could be too little.

Even at 800 calories a day the poster would have lost more then 5 lbs in the first initial weeks before her body even thought about holding on to any weight for 'fear' of starvation.  No weight loss is USUALLY due to too many calories, not the alternative that some people like to post.  Maybe the poster is not cointing calories that she is drinking?  Who knows, I agree we need more info.

It could be a lot of things, however the norm would be because she is not cutting back enough.  Also, just to keep in mind, weight loss surgery patients often eat less then 800 calories in their initial months and lose TONS of weight...  trust me, she's not in 'starvation mode' like a lot of people like to throw around on here.

I don't think my post was to suggest that the 800 calories would explain not losing weight - simply that "strict" doesn't mean anything. If she were eating 800 cals and not losing, not even at the beginning, then that would suggest that something else was out of wack.

I tend to have that same problem. Are you already at a healthy bmi? I think it might be harder to lose when that's the case.

Depending or the poster's physical condition, it is possible she is turning fat into muscle at a rate that keeps her weight steady.  I did that when I first started my diet and exercise program.  The scale didn't move more than a few pounds, but I went down two sizes in my pants.  Clearly fat was being burned, but muscle was replacing it.  I still haven't lost a lot of weight, 15 lbs., but clothes keep getting looser.  You can't just go by a scale.

I have this problem. I bounce between eating 1200 calories for a few weeks to eating 1500 calories for a few weeks. This helps me a lot.  It's the zig zag method.  I always have one cheat day per week where i eat about 2300 calories. Using this method, I have lost 20 pounds.

I work out anywhere from 60 to 120 minutes a day and realized that keep my calories around 1,400 was too low I had to increase my calories with clean eating like fresh veggies and stuff you feel full all the time but eventually get used to the increase and now I am starting to lose weight again.  Before I was either staying the same or even gaining at times.  I have a food scale and log everything.  On most days that I work out I need to be anywhere from 1,800 to 2,000 calories because I burn right around 3,000 or more calories depending on the cardio activity that I choose to day.  I would just try increasing your calories and see what happens.  I have also found that staggering my calories by keeping them low one day and high the next has helped with weight loss and weight loss plateaus.