I am pretty new here. Haven't posted before, but here is my situation. I started weight watchers in January of this year. I have lost about 35 lbs so far, bringing me to my current 195 lbs. I am 5 ft 2 in so I have a lot to lose. I seem to have stalled at my weight loss. I am still doing well with my eating. I eat TONS of veggies and chicken or fish, I eat whole wheat pasta and bread, brown rice, etc. I do snack on things like pretzels, string cheese, fruit, yogurt, 100 calorie packs (not the best, I know and have stopped buying them), etc., so I think my eating has been decent. I do have the occassional meal (usually once a week) where I eat a meal that is not as healthy, but WW has built that in with the extra flex points to use whenever.

Since I have hit my plateau I have really upped my exercise. I do kickboxing classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. I have been working with a trainer once a week on strength training and some cardio. On other days I do the treadmill, elliptical, rowing machine, or stairmaster along with some weights. I am still NOT losing! This week at weigh in I was exactly the same as the week before. The two previous weeks I showed a gain. I am really hoping for a loss this week. I know the scale is not everything, but I have been very discouraged. Could it be that I am building muscle? Is there anything else I can do to up my weight loss?? Any advice would be appreciated Thanks!

I know you are doing Weight Watchers, and I know they are based on a points system... but are you actually counting the calories as well? I suspect you may be taking in more calories than you think you are.

You will hear a lot of people talk about FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal... it is a really good resource, especially for counting your calories, even calculating your BMR (basal metabolic rate... basically the amount of calories your body would burn in a day even if you didn't do any physical activity). Watching what you eat is great, but to lose you need to create a caloric deficit too so your body burns the fat.

And yes, you could be building muscle too. Are your clothes fitting any looser?

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You might also find that you are not getting enough calories. I was doing WW for the longest time and got down to the lowest amount of points allowed and just felt like I wasn't getting enough... well come to find out I wasn't!! Check out fitday and see how many calories your points are getting you and then adjust from there... its an easy tool to use... just as easy as counting points!

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Oh yeah... I totally forgot about that side of the coin. I've had weeks where I didn't take enough in and didn't lose much weight too.

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