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Why dont you eat some fiber instead of all that juice. And if your not eating enough calories your body will just store what it has because it thinks your starving it.

Fiber , protein, complex carbs... eat a well rounded diet. Lots of water is just puting water weight on you . Fiber is what fills you up and its like free calories.

First, good job on calorie counting. I'm not sure what your current weight is, but 1000-1200 seems ok for an average woman trying to lose weight. Second, when you begin working out, you will GAIN muscle and lose weight the first few weeks and since muscle is denser than fat, you'll actually gain weight (or stay at the same weight). But don't let those numbers scare you, your muscle % is going up, while your fat is going down. While your weight didn't change, you'll notice clothes will fit better as you continue with the excercise.

Third, with your current work out routine, expect to lose no more than 2 lbs per week, but again you won't lose weight the first few weeks of working out (see above explanation). So, stick with it.

And honestly, half the people who answered this question are talking out of their arses, top contributors included.

1200 calories is the bare-bones minimum your body needs to maintain basic function. If you workout every day, you should be eating more like 1500-1700.

Your body's at a standstill right now. You need to shock the system. Start in on the 1500-1700 cals and see what that does for you. I can tell you right now that when I started working out, I started eating more calories per day than I ever had in my entire life and I am still losing weight today with that calorie intake. If you are going to demand hard work from your body, you sure as hell better give it enough fuel to do what you're asking from it.

Water wouldn't be giving you more water weight.. um, if you're eating meals 1-2 times a day at morning & night or just really far in between, your body trips out and thinks that you're going into starvation mode. That means that it will store the fat it does have, and so you won't lose any weight if you're spacing small meals out too far. However--you WILL NOT experience weight loss in just seven days. It takes weeks, even months to see significant change. You sound like you're on the exact right track, though. Keep it up--I promise you'll see some results sooner or later. Just stay with it!

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It could be a number of factors. You have to burn 3500 calories to lose one pound of fat and most studies suggest that you work out 60-90 minutes to lose weight and 30-45 minutes to maintain your weight.

Additionally, don't overlook the importance of strength training. Adding weight training to your work-out routine leads to an increase in weight loss. This is because muscles burn calories even when you aren't using them. It's one of the problems that runners who do nothing but run encounter when they want to build strength but never lift weights. To lose weight and for optima health the body needs both cardio and strength training.

Finally, make sure you read the labels of everything and try keeping a food journal. It may surprise you the little things that sneak in. As a self-proclaimed "health junkie" I fell prey to this. While I never ate fried foods, and ate a lot of fruit and veggies, when I started keeping a journal it surprised me how many calories those few pieces of candy or "healthy" chips added to my caloric intake.

Once I incorporated all the above, the weight came off for me rather quickly. Before I focused on cardio without weight training or cross-training. Now, I practice yoga and run 5-7 days a week for 90 minutes and I weight train 2-3x a week. And during the summer I take 10-15 mile hikes on the weekend. I realize this may be a bit much for the average individual but I am one of those people who enjoy working out.

Hope this helps and good luck.

I've had that issue before, but try continuing for 2-3 weeks. From there, I started losing a whole lot faster, even though the first week I didnt lose a pound. It's all about getting there and not getting discouraged by the lack of mental support on the scale. Good luck to both of you :]

Well first off you are starving your body, if you are not eating at least 1,300 calories a day your body stores everything you take in because it doesn't want to starve to death secondly if you are close to your healthy BMI and need to lose 'vanity pounds' meaning about 10 pounds it will take A LOT of work to lose the fat you just have to be persistent.

use the freezer to add some extra oomph to summer foods freeze grapes for some bite sized delights or get a popsicle mold and freeze some greek yogurt with berries

if you find yourself at a weight loss plateau up the duration of your exercise routine by five minutes

if food was your only source of pleasure make sure to reconnect with other things you enjoy music sports volunteer work or movies for example