I've picked up walking/jogging. In the past two days I have walked/jogged six miles, and the scale still isn't moving. I'm not cheating, either. Can anyone offer any advice? I go to the gym. Is there any eqquipment you've had luck with that seems to work efficiently? I want to lose weight, but my body isn't cooperating. Help!

i'm going to give you a few of my thoughts....

Your body may be building muscle at the same time it is dropping fat. 1 lb of muscle = 1 lb of fat but is 2/3 of the size. Are you measuring? That may show you that you are losing in your size....

What is your daily calorie intake? If you have taken up exercise but are not eating enough your body may be hanging onto your fat until it sees that it is getting engough food.

Are you doing HIIT walking/jogging? Is this new activity a big increase from your former exercise? Are you hitting a "10" when you finish your walk/jog?

It may take some time for the exercise routine to effect your weight... how long have you been exercising?

That's my $.02...

A couple of things.
How many calories are you eating a day?
In order to lose you need to create a calorie deficit of 10-15% below your adjusted BMR.
Are you drinking enough water?
Have you been taking your measurements?
If you would like more info on BMR click on this link
http://www.ecybex.com/education/cal...s/bmr_calc.html
BTW you are making steady progress. I had a 4 month period where I only lost a pound or two. But I have to look at the overall progress.

Jeff

Thanks everyone. Now that I think about it, I guess I haven't been eating much the past few days (I can hardly make time between classes, exercising, and working). I've probably only been eating around 1,300 calories a day. I assume that isn't enough if I am burning around 400 calories per day doing cardio?

Cardio isn't actually all that great by itself for fat loss. And although it is true that muscle weighs more than fat, it's VERY hard for women to gain muscle. If you do heavy resistance training with lots of protein, in your FIRST year, if you're LUCKY, you MIGHT gain 10 pounds of muscle. The next one, maybe another 3-5 pounds. After that, if you manage 2-3 pounds in a year, consider yourself lucky. And you won't gain much muscle walking.

If you JUST started walking, your muscles may be retaining water. Give 'em a few days, and as they settle down, they'll release the water.

Consider doing some resistance training. It really helps with fat loss in a way that cardio never can.