i have been at this for 8 weeks now; eating 1200 cals a day; working out at least 2 hours a week of moderate/extreme exercise (i dance at a studio).
I'm no longer skipping meals when I feel like "i could".
I am eating healthy snacks after exercise.
Drinking 6 glasses of water a day.
using my diary for everything i consume..........AND YET i have only lost weight 4 out of 7 weigh-ins.
Very discouraging.

Are you eating a net of 1200 or 1200 total? If 1200 total, eat back some of you exercise calories
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Rebecca

2010 Goal: Lose 1 lb per week

Eating is like drinking - you have to know when one more bite will do you in.

1200 taking into consideration exercise...so eat MORE?

Thanks!
Jilian

Hmm! Could you possibly be overestimating your exercise calories? Why don't you eat back half of your exercise calories & see if that makes a difference?
Also, some people are more sensitive to sodium than others, so maybe you have too much sodium in your diet?
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Rebecca

2010 Goal: Lose 1 lb per week

Eating is like drinking - you have to know when one more bite will do you in.

Maybe...i take modern and hip hop dance class at an advanced level. i just googled it for an hourly average of cals burned.

I lowered my target to 1100 so i guess we'll see what happens. definitely had a binge session yesterday first bad food though in 2 months!

Thanks girl
- Jilian

i think i will lower how many calories the dance classes "burn" because it says you burn fewer if you weigh less, and i am only looking to lose like 10 more lbs so let's see if this helps

As you eat less and less (1200 is already not enough) your body is going into starvation mode. When your body is in starvation mode, everything you eat stays with you. You weight does not move, and when you do eat, you will binge. You need to be eating more ( healthy of course) and exercising throughout the week, since you probably have been sticking to your routine awhile, try adding more in...your body tends to hit a plateau. Good Luck!

You are not the only one with this problem. I kinda feel like you have to be really strict with your diet for at least a month and then you'll start to see some kind of change. Also, be sure YOU cook all your meals. Additives and preservatives are not healthy for the body and you may be getting more calories than what is actually counted for. Just take it one day at a time and soon or later, without you even noticing, the weight will come off!

I agree with the strict diet. I wouldn't eat more at all. I would just exercise more and eat more protein and less carbs as well as less sodium because the human body gets more sodium then it needs! Good luck :-)