1300 calories and walking one hour everyday at a fast pace. Nothing ☹️

3 days later update:

Hi folks just wanted to pop in and give a little update. I woke up this morning and weigh 135, so looks like I had a calorie deficit after all since obviously I didn’t have a deficit of 10,500 in the last 3 days to make it happen. 😏 The only difference in the last 3 days is I didn’t walk 2 of the days because I was too busy and a little under the weather, I did use my vibration plate which is a new addition, 2x a day for 10 minutes. Yesterday I only had one full meal (with wine), but we went out to dinner so I’m sure the calories for yesterday were around 1000 total (ya know guessing cause I don’t weigh everything). Point being as you reach a more mature age things are not always so cut and dry when it comes to losing weight or when that weight loss decides to make an appearance due to water weight, hormones and whatnot. Again - appreciate all the positive commenters who understand the struggle. ❤️

F 49, 5’6”, 138

I weighed 133 pounds on December 7th, and by December 31st I weighed 139. We have a holiday at the beach planned for Feb. 22nd. I thought 2 months would give me enough time to lose 6-7 pounds when I was at 133. I have a small frame and I carry it all in my middle, upper arms, and hips. I look okay in clothes. I do not look good in a bathing suit. I have been on a diet since Dec. 26th. Using my fitness pal to track calories, staying at 1300 and exercising everyday. I have lost 1 pound. I’m sure I go slightly over calories but when I don’t diet I can maintain that weight easily and enjoy what I want to within reason. During the holiday I ate whatever and had high calorie cocktails daily during the week and weekends. I no longer have any drinks during the week and pick low calorie cocktails and only on the weekend plus actively counting calories. I am getting so frustrated because I gained weight so fast and have to lose it all plus the weight I originally wanted to lose and the scale is not moving. Before I could easily maintain 133-135 by not counting and not really working out. I’ve been at this weight for years. Why is this so hard? Should I do a fast to jump start or decrease my calories even more?

UPDATE: Thanks everyone I appreciate all the positive comments. I’m well aware that it takes a deficit to lose weight, I’m not fooling myself that there is some other way. I’m almost 50 and have thought about my weight every single day for the last 30+ years. You’re not on this site because you find it so simple. Everyone needs encouragement and help sometimes. So again thank you to those who aimed to be helpful and positive. That is what this site is for and helps get you through the process and hard days.