I’ve been having the same problem losing weight. Part of it, I’m sure, is hormones. But, I also think 1500 calories is probably too much unless you are very active. That might be a good maintenance amount, but not low enough to lose. Try to add more activity throughout your day like short walks. I used to think I would be miserable at 1200-1300 calories, but it only took me a day or two to adjust. You may also try an eating plan bc sometimes NOT knowing your calories helps you eat less. I for one am prone to looking at MFP, seeing I have a 100 calories left in the day, and simply eating it because I can, not because I’m hungry.

It’s not just calories. Read The Obesity Code. Women shoot themselves in the foot by messing up their metabolisms with low calorie diets.

What do you eat? How do you feel overall?
Lower carbs. Increase healthy proteins that keep you full longer. In between meals, go for a half cup of nuts instead of a full meal. Lowering carb is quite a challenge for many.

Don't focus so much on losing weight. That's not the pressure you want. Focus on maintaining a healthy diet consuming food that lasts you longer with minimal sugar spike.

You have gotten a lot of advice on here but also consider food intolerances. I am not allergic to dairy, but I get really bloated when I take in too much. When I cut back (and not necessarily eliminate), I lose some weight.

Op this might not be a popular opinion, but what if you just tried to continue to eat well, exercise, take care of yourself and then work on accepting that this is where your body sets itself?

Here’s the thing. It sounds like you are at your limit for how you can sustainably eat and exercise. So you could eat less and lose some weight but you will probably put it back on. I’d focus on how you look and how you feel. Don’t make any changes that you can’t do forever. Keep being healthy and happy and forget the scale. You’re doing great.

I use WW and I earn fit points for all the exercise I do. Technically you're allowed to eat additional points for fit points earned during exercise but I find that I really can't if I want to lose.

I've had to get used to not eating more because I exercise more. it's been an adjustment.

The Beck Diet book and Weight Loss for Busy Physicians podcast both talk about learning to differentiate between actual hunger, desire to eat and cravings. it's been helpful.

In the podcast, she talks about the "no matter what I do I can't lose weight" idea. She then asks "what, is your body broken or something?". This question was personally helpful - can't speak for everyone.

Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you on hormonal contraceptive? If so, you probably won't be able to lose weight. Sorry.

Why do you say that?

75% of the time you’re telling your body you’re 8 weeks pregnant. Try and ask a pregnant woman to lose the last 15.

Hormonal contraceptives are the devil's work!! I mean, sure they help a lot of women, keep a lot of babies off the streets, but I also thing they are really not good for your body.

If you have PCOS look into your sugar bloodwork. You might be pre-diabetic or have metabolic syndrome. Not sure if you mentioned this but if I were you I would look at my macro ratios and try to lean towards more protein/fat and less carbs. I’m not talking about ultra low carb like keto but consider whether you can cut down on carbs. Not just refined sugar but bread, pasta, potatoes, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you on hormonal contraceptive? If so, you probably won't be able to lose weight. Sorry.

Why do you say that?

75% of the time you’re telling your body you’re 8 weeks pregnant. Try and ask a pregnant woman to lose the last 15.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you on hormonal contraceptive? If so, you probably won't be able to lose weight. Sorry.

Why do you say that?

My experience. Women are very bloated these days and then are literally pumping themselves with pregnancy hormones and wondering what’s going on?

I don’t know about you but pre Covid I walked a lot more as part of commuting etc. why don’t you add a walk and listen to your favorite podcast everyday? I think that will net you a pound a week.

If you have PCOS your RMR is lower than that of a typical person. You're not burning nearly what you think. Stop basing your caloric intake on your apple watch.

Try this. Thank me later.

https://renaissanceperiodization.com/pcos-diet-template

Anonymous wrote:I mean, lol, lol, lol, lol. Where did you get the idea that you can eat that many calories and lose weight? In delusionaville??

While this was a little over the top, it's true. That's too many calories, there's no way around it. If it wasn't, you would be losing weight. I've lost around 100 pounds and am now on to the super fun time of maintaining it, and I can barely eat that many NOW.

Can you give us a breakdown of what you are eating?

Abs happen in the kitchen, but how many calories are you burning in your workouts? If you run 5 miles every other day and eat 1500 calories a day I would expect the weight to come off in 3 months. Have you tried doing a workout program to train for a marathon on Triathalon? I used to be medically overweight but then trained for a race I signed up for with my friends and lost 25 pounds. Have kept it off ever since with cardio and circuits.