Trying to lose weight but I don't think it's working

Ok I'm 22 yr old female, 5'10, 184 lbs. Athletic build, but i do have some belly fat. I wanna get to 165. I looked at a lot of calculators and told me that I should be eating around 1900-2000 calories daily, but i decided to go 100 calories below (1800). The first 2 weeks was better good. I was at 180 lbs. But now for the past 5 weeks, my weight has been going up and down. 2 weeks ago, I was at 177, and then next week I was 181. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I workout 3-4 times for about an hour, eating pretty clean, and I pick one day where I have a "cheat" meal. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!

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Is anyone trying to lose 300lbs or more?

I have just joined today and would like to chat to people that weigh 300lbs or more but if anyone else wants to chat feel free. I weighed myself this morning and weigh 302lbs, I want to cry but have to keep a brave face for my boys. I was seeing a eating disorders therapist but that has stopped as I have just started a new job and because I live in a small village with hardly no bus service I have to rely on taxis which can get very expensive. I spoke to my doctor about this but there is nothing they can do. I feel stuck. So I'm hoping that by joining and getting into a healthy eating pattern I will lose weight' I'm not in a rush but I can't keep eating the way I'm going.

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im trying to lose 50 pounds?

hello i'm a 15 year old female and im 5'6 1/2 and 193lbs (turning 16 in August) i want to reach my goal weight of AT LEAST 140 by December/end of the year.

have you ever lost that much of weight in that time period? how did you do it?

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I'm a 14 yr old with anorexia trying to eat more is this enough?

This is my lunch is this enough? I would be having more turkey but I ran out and I'll be having more when my mum gets home because she getting more.

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trying to break plateau

I have been stuck at my plateau for a while . I just can't break it. Ive changed my workout routine and upped it To boxing 3-4xs a week. I workout in hotels when am in the road..

I travel for a living and try to practice healthy eating habits . I lose and gain.. Any suggestions?

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Trying... again... Please help!

I am 24 years old I used to be very athletic in high school but gained A LOT of weight since graduating.  I am 5'10 and when I graduated high school I was about 180 lbs healthy with some muscle.  Now I am 250 lbs, that is 70 lbs in 6 years.. At this rate I am going to be 300 lbs by time I am 30.  I do not want that, I am a Law Enforcement major and I need to be healthier for my career.  My problem is my eating habits, my eating portions and my motivation to work out.. so basically everything.  I have a beautiful fiance who is in very good shape and supports me as much as she can and vows that she will love me no matter what but I really want to get back into shape for her as well.  I am looking for cheap healthy easy to make meals and maybe some work out ideas to slowly ease back into being athletic again.  I am hoping my natural athleticism helps to get back into shape but I fear I am too far gone, I have tried before but I just didn't have the mental toughness to keep going.  Please help..

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Trying To Break Plateau, Went on Ultra-Low Carb Diet, What Next?

I would appreciate suggestions as to how I should proceed.

In brief - I went from 214 lb and 36" pants a few years ago, to 180 lb and 32" pants last summer.  My goal is 170-175 lb. I'm 50 y/o, 5' 11".  At 30 y/o I was 162 lb.  I don't think it is realistic to be that light again, but something about 10 lbs heavier than my 30 y/o weight seems a nice goal.  

When I got down to 180 lb, last summer, I was riding my bike about 100 miles a week, went on a few century (100 mile/day) rides, was swimming, generally pretty active.  But I got "stuck" at 180 lb, well I had one day in the 179s, but basically I couldn't get below 180 lb.  Rather than get frustrated, I decided to just chill for a while and maintain there. Err, maintenance didn't work so well, as winter came I apparently went into hibernation fattening mode and my weight went up to 190 lb by last Christmas.  

This January, I decided to get back down to 180 lb, but it just didn't work.  Since January, I'd been eating average 1,600-1,700 cal/day (I log my food via the Calorie Count iPhone app).  My main exercise is commuting by bike and doing most of my errands by bike too, cycling average 25 min/day at a good pace, which supposedly burns about 300 cal.  I occasionally go to the gym for a hour's spin class, and occasionally run 3 miles (take the bus to work and run home).  At my weight, it seems like I should have a pretty hefty caloric deficit going.  As far as my diet goes, I eat a lot of fruit (apples, bananas, pears), vegetables (root vegetables like beets, rutabagas, radishes, also greens, squash, salads), meat (beef, pork), poultry, and fish.  I scratch cook almost everything and almost never eat restaurant food or prepared/packaged food.  I eat very little potato or rice, almost no bread (we've gone mostly gluten-free), never eat sweets, pastries, soda, etc.  But despite what should be a caloric deficit and seems like a healthy diet, my weight stayed stubbornly in the high 180s.  

Now I was getting frustrated.  And increasingly feeling that weight loss is more complicated than simply "calories in vs calories out".     

Enter my friend, a guy about my age who is pretty into exercise and weight control (he is 6'0", 180 lb) who suggested I try two weeks on an ultra-low carb diet: 1,600 cal/day but at most 20 grams carbs/day.  Okay, I've been on that diet for six days now.  Since this past Monday, I've been eating pretty much nothing but meat, poultry, fish, and eggs, with really minimal amounts of anything else.  Plus a daily fistful of vitamin and mineral supplements.  Still doing the daily bike commuting. 

I have another 8 days left on this ultra-low carb diet.  At this point I have "lost" 6 lb - was 187 lb Monday morning, was 181 lb now.  I realize the great majority of this loss is water weight, which will come back.  But I hope that by the end of the two weeks, which is Monday after next, I'll have legitimately lost at least a few pounds.   

My question is: what should I do after this ultra-low carb period?  

Should I:

a) go back to what I was doing before (avg 1,600-1,700 cal/day, basically meat/poultry/veg/fruit with very little grains/sugar) and hope that my body will respond now that its been spanked with two weeks of nearly-no-carb?

b) go on a low-carb diet, not <20 grams carb/day but something more like 50 or 100?

c) alternate a) and b), to keep my body confused?

d) something else?

I know I can't stay on the current ultra-low carb diet for too long.  It doesn't seem very healthy, and I'm noticeably weaker on the bike, which is no good as I'm preparing for a 200 mile ride in July.

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PLEASE HELP; Trying to Recover From Restrictive Eating

Hello, I'm new around here and I finally decided to post here in the community to hear your suggestions and advice. I want to recover and be normal again.

I'm a 15 year old girl, 5' and 0" tall. The last time I weighed myself, I was 96.3 lbs (I'm not sure how accurate that is because I did Max Interval circuit on Insanity the day before...)

My restricted eating behaviors started back in February this year, and I finally admitted to it this month after seeing that I missed my period for three months. I was around 108lbs when I started restrictively eating. ( 123lbs when I started my weight loss journey overall. ) I also started the workout program Insanity around the same time, so that's pretty much a bad combination. I ate three meals a day, but most of it consisted of vegetables and other "clean and healthy foods." My weight dropped- the lowest being 93.

Now I'm trying to regain my weight and eat normally. I'm only taking in around 1700-1800 but my body is quickly gaining. I want to eat more, and I know I should, but I'm also just kind of scared. I don't want to go back to how I used to be before I loss some weight. I'm scared of over shooting my highest weight of 125lbs... I'm also still doing Insanity. I love the program, but should I stop so I can recover, or can I just eat more and continue with it? I really don't want to lose my fitness level because I signed myself up for the school track team for the next school year. If it helps, should I also stop counting calories and weighing myself daily and just eat like a normal teenager so I can recover?

I failed to set a healthy weight goal in the beginning which led to this point, but I'm willing to accept new ones to make sure I'm healthy again. I want to be strong and normal again, but I'm not sure where to start anymore or what to expect.

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I'm 87 pounds trying to get to at least 115

I'm 20 years old 5'2 and 87 pounds. Although my figure is petite I am underweight and am desperate to gain weight. Lately I've lost my appetite by just looking at myself in the mirror and seeing no improvement. I tried taking the CB1 weight gaining pill and it did not work. I've been seeing a nutritionist and we're constantly trying to work out a meal plan but nothing works. I'm healthy and all but just a very picky eater. Can someone give me some advice as to what I should do

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#Trending Today: Transfer Deadline Day (aka why you shouldn’t bother trying to make conversation with your boyfriend tonight)

Football fans everywhere will be glued to Sky Sports News, Twitter or the BBC live blog (likely all three) to see all the transfer action as it happens. And why should you care? Because it’s VERY BLOODY EXCITING!

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