Why am I not losing weight?

Question

I've been working out 6 days a week for an hour each day (sprint workouts or weight training (switching up the exercises)). I eat 1500-2000 calories a day--very low sugar, high protein, fresh veggies & fruit, avoiding processed food, drinking lots of water. I'm not starving myself--I don't get hunger pains. In addition to my hour workouts, I play racquetball an hour a week, volleyball an hour a week, and walk a mile to/from school daily.

Two months of this. No weight loss. Do I have a weight loss-preventing disease??

(I have a BMI of 29, I am overweight)

Answer 1

For a woman to lose weight she should consume less than 2000 calories a day. But considering all of the exercise you get you should be losing lots of weight with the amount of calories you are consuming. You could have hypothyroidism. A simple blood test will be able to tell you if you do.

Answer 2

Keep in mind, muscle weighs more than fat. Exercise builds muscle. So with that kind of exercise regimen, you're not going to lose weight immediately! You will in the long run. You can cut the calories by 300 or more safely and it will come off faster because you lose weight when your body burns more calories than you take in. Once the muscle you're building functions more efficiently, you'll start to lose the weight! Keep up the good work!

Answer 3

I'm betting that you're losing all kinds of fat but are experiencing a corresponding gain in muscle. Here's a few suggestions: (1) When you do weight training, try circuit training with low weights -- just enough weight to feel the burn. (2) If you're not doing so already, eat breakfast every day -- people who don't are 450% more likely to be overweight. Force yourself to eat if you have to, but don't eat much. Perfect segue into the next tip: (3) Again, if you're not doing so already, eat six small meals or snacks a day instead of two or three meals per day. Eating less more often keeps your metabolism running high, but eating too much at one sitting causes your body to store the calories you don't need immediately as fat. (4) Try to eat closer to 2,000 calories per day -- 1,500 is pretty darned low, and it's possible that your body has gone into starvation mode because you're exercising too much and eating too little. If that's the case, your body is greedily hanging on to every last bit of body fat that you have. (5) Make sure you're getting mono- and polyunsaturated fat in your diet. You NEED these types of fats to metabolize certain vitamins and minerals, they're good for helping weight loss, and they help get your cholesterol levels where they need to be. Best sources are: eggs, nuts (any kind), sunflower or pumpkin seeds, avocadoes, olive oil, fish, EPA fish oil capsules, and flax seed.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Every one is different in losing wieght maybe your doing to much or to little as far as excercise and your current food intake is just enough to keep you going during the day. The access water intake might make it seem liek your not losing weight. Try some low calorie water or limit your intake.

Ever weigh your self when you get out of the shower? Same rules applies. Dont get discouraged thats the key.

Answer 5

Go to Sparkpeople.com. It is an amazing site. They show you how to calculate your daily food intake and track your exercise to lose weight. They give help with types of exercises, food ideas ect. It is an amazing site. There are also millions of members that will give you support on your weight loss journey.
Tell them firemansgirl001 sent you.
I think you are still really high on your calorie amount. I am 220, and I need to go no higher than 1550 for calories. Please check the site out. you will be glad that you did. If you need a buddy email me. I will keep you on track.

Answer 6

Try measuring yourself. You may be losing inches and not even realise it. Sometimes fat converts to muscle and the weight stays the same, yet you lose inches as muscle takes up less space.
My other advice would be to join Weight Watchers...the tools they teach and their point system is like no other. I lost 125 lbs using it over a years time!!! AND its all stayed off (3 yrs now) using the common sence that program taught me.

Answer 7

You probably need more like 1200-1400 a day- depends on age, wt.Also- you want to get your thyroid checked- 2000 calories may be way too many. Keep up the exercise- you may also be losing inches and gaining muscle-and it should help speed up metabolism. Take care D

Answer 8

There could be many different reasons for this occurring. The first thing to come to mind is certainly to have your thyroid checked. The other... is still your food intake. It may be that even though you are eating low cal and working out...the food choices you are making still may not be assimilating in your body well. Make sure you know what your blood type is. Your blood is what feeds your body so... you need to feed your blood. If you are for instance a type O. Wheat and corn products are not your friend and will continue to deposit their elements in your body in the form of fat. Your blood does not know what else to do with them.
That is true even with type B blood. Only type A truly can assimilate wheat, corn, and gluten products. Even so... it should be consumed minimally.
Check out this site and study it. I know it will help you even if you do have a thyroid problem.

Answer 9

I really think you should be losing weight regardless of gaining muscle. I would go to the doctors and make sure everything is ok, I think it sounds suspicious

Answer 10

Have a complete physical first. You might possibly have a thyroid problem. Don't get "scale" obsessed. Try starting with your measurements, and/or the way your clothes fit.

Don't get down on yourself and don't quit. It may just be "muscle" weight.

Keep up the good work, you are doing great!