Donna Mashburn's Journal, 17 January 2017

The scale lies...get a measuring tape instead. You can lose inches, gain muscle and not see the scale move much at all. Sounds like you are kicking a**...good for you! 

I'm not going to suggest a particular way-of-eating - low cal, low carb, low fat, etc. - because each of us is so different, both in how are bodies react and what our dietary preferences and restrictions are. But looking at your diet calendar, I would suggest that you take a look at the QUALITY of the carbs you ingest. You have cookies, tater tots (so processed they are practically pre-digested,) premade biscuits, simple sugared jelly, packaged simple flour crackers, breading, sugary snacks, etc., over and over again. These carbs are very quick-moving and can really spike your insulin response. As a female, this can feed into hormonal imbalance, among other things. You also have few or infrequent vegetables and low fiber intake. Without more fiber, you won't feel full for long (and you'll become "irregular",) and without veggies you are missing out on nutrients in a big way. My suggestion, should you wish any caring advice, would be to jettison the processed, simple carbs and increase the quality carbs with vegetables and maybe some whole grains to get your carbs in, as well as up your fiber intake. If you didn't want any advice and just needed to vent, please ignore me. :) You're doing so great with the exercise! I know you can find a sweet spot for you between food and activity! 

Perhaps GOOGLE and article titled, "Why the Scale Lies" - but I would say losing 1 pound a week is good. 

I appreciate the input from everyone. Another view is always beneficial. I like my sweets, no doubt. I'm pretty sure I could live off bread alone for a month at a time. Getting in enough veggies has been an issue forever. I like them, I just don't cook them. Last time I lost 35 pounds by journaling and following a 50/30/20 plan. Now I'm not so sure what to do with the carbs, though I realize sweets are a downfall. The struggle is real. I like food--a lot! 

7 serving of fruit/veggies per day will help. mostly veggies maybe one or two serving veggies that is what works for me. that is what ww recommends you shoot for. not always easy i know.  

when i ate my 7 servings of veggies today i found i was less hungry at meal time no joke, not that the hunger isn't kicking in now. time to go to bed to forget about it. or try to ......  

Perhaps you could try intermittent fasting? (IF) Intentionally narrow your eating window. Do you sleep just before going to work or just after? Or do you split your free hours? 

I generally don't get hungry; actually very seldom do I feel hunger. I do just fine only eating twice a day. Part of my problem is I work swing shifts. 12 hours--two on night shifts and one on days. Kinda of keeps my system in turmoil. I think I would do ok with the IF.