Sounds to me like there is no catalyst in the foods you are eating to start the fat burning. Such as: in the morning, eat 2 eggs however you want them, 3 slices of bacon and 8oz of grapefruit juice. The bacon is there for the grapefruit juice to start the burning process and eggs are like the heat transfer to the fatty tissues. Now, you also have to eat well during the day and the best thing to do is to stay away from white foods, including white onions, rice, and white flour foods.

Well, it sounds like you, may be doing what a lot of people do, not eating enough...i wish this were really simple to explain..i started really trying to lose weight, by exercising riding a bicycle, cause i have knee problem and at 234 running or walking really wasn't the thing...i'm 5'8"..try eating a balanced diet, eat breakfast, then small snacks like, nuts 2 times in morning and afternoon eat lunch and dinner..portion control, put everything in smaller plates, bowls whatever..i snack in the evening, used to have cereal bowl full of potato chips, prezels..now do the same only i use a very small bowl, like for jello, if you feel hungry you are not doing something right...also sounds like you may be low on potassium...and calcium...when you exercise a lot you HAVE to replace these..there is a lot more but, the best thing i can give you is go to denise austin.com sign up for newsletter(its free) also, very good, is Ellie Kreiger she is on food channel, is registered dietician she also has a newsletter, it is also free...another place and it is essential is calorie-count plus.com..you will have to fill questionare..they will tell you how much calories you can eat to lose weight...also free..another place is real-age.com long questionare...but comes back with extrodinary amount of info, as to what you are doing right and what you are doing wrong....By the way this morning i weighed 190...vince..if you have questions just e me vince

Also, VERY important(got this from denise austin)..sounds like you are having the same problem i always had, you are plateauing..Here is the secret...the reason people plateau is that your body was designed for the stone age..if you eat the same things calories wise at the same time everyday, your body after awhile adjusts to that calorie intake and burns just that amount, so you stop lossing...so, one day for breakfast eat 300 cal.. next day 150, next day 400..same thing for other meals remember you have 2 snacks in morning and 2 in afternoon..snacking is very important...i am almost never hungry, but i have to make myself remember to snack..take little sandwich bags with you to work if you need too..once i started doing this along with other things i mentioned i started losing 1 to 2 p. per week....

1,000 calorie burn? You may be taxing your body too much all at once. I box, hike and lift wts. and if I miss a week of training, I have to ease back into the routine without over doing the exercise. Plenty of sleep and a more leveled off exercise program may help as well.

Hi George,

I have some experience in weight loss ( lost over 100lb). I know that weight loss issue are different for women then men but here are a few things I learned... portein supplements do contain a fair amount a carbs- checkout the label you will be amazed. I agree with bikeguy- healthy snack nuts etc and eating more frequently may help. Eating 6 to 8 times a day levels off your insulin levels which apparently increases the ability to lose weight. Also, since you have just started to work out your muscle mass will increase. Muscle is heavier than fat. Try measuring yourself and you may find that you lost inches. The shift in mass from fat to muscle may not necessary show up on the scale.

As for the energy thing... I'm struggling with that myself, I'm chalking it up to age. What I have been doing is putting b12 packets into my water bottle. I do find that is is helping me. I think the older I get the less my body is absorbing vitamins through natural sources so I have to supplement. Goodluck- don't give up!

maggieh --- we have similar weight loss stories!

i agree that you may not be taking in enough food for the calories you're burning through your workouts. i've had first hand experience and was at a plateau for about 6 weeks. also, like someone else pointed out, muscle weighs more, so you REALLY should use measurements to track your progress.

good luck!

Probably true. But I needed to vastly change my eating habits to include salads, vegeytables, and fruits, none of which I was eating at any kind of a regular pace. Salads probably don't have much burn value. I eat them for regularity. The vegetables don't do much either. I could eat more carbs, but it seems to me to be a recipe just to gain all the weight back. I might as well eat cake.