What am I doing wrong?!

My body refuses to LOSE! HELP!?

Hi, I'm new here, and I'm sorry to make my first contribution so long and needy, but I really need any advice I can get. Since January 5th I have used the "Lose It" application on the iTouch (my birthday present!) and I have been completely honest and diligent about tracking everything! First of all, I weigh 186 right now. I'm 44 years old and female. My calorie budget is 1700 a day according to this app, in order to lose 1 pound a week. Ok, I stick to that or less even! I deliberately overestimate calories, not underestimate. I'm not out to fool myself, I know what I have to do. Or at least I know what "the rules" tells me to do, but my body must not know that I obey the rules and then some. Ok, so for exercise, I walk AT LEAST 6 days a week. Usually I walk 5 miles a day. Sometimes 4 miles. I walk at a speed of 3.5 to 4 mph, it varies, but is never less than that. In addition to that, I use an elliptical about 3 or 4 days a week. I usually do 45 minutes. Sometimes only 30, but sometimes 60. And I do the speed up, slow down thing, so that I am really sweating and getting my heart rate up. I also track my heart rate while doing this exercising. With this Lose It app, it states my calorie burn anywhere between 400 on days I just walk outside, all the way to 700 when I walk and do the elliptical. So, how in the world, can I eat 1700 calories, burn 400-700 a day and logically NOT lose weight? It has been over a month now! So, since January 5th, when I weighed in at 190.6, I have lost and gained the same 2 or 3 pounds, and nothing else!! I am becoming very frustrated and upset and sometimes even depressed, because I KNOW that I am doing everything I can do. How is my body defying the logic of calories in vs. calories out? Why does my body refuse to lose weight? Am I doomed to never be a normal weight again? If anyone has any suggestions or advice or sees something that I'm doing wrong, please advise! I am at the end of my rope. Thank you!

Tue. Feb 17, 10:50pm

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