Jayne,
I think that it's too early to tell for sure if what you are doing is working or not.
I also think that regardless of chemicals you should most likely be losing fat with a 1500 calorie diet.
Try and focus on things that are more accurate than weight in determining if your diet is working.
More accurate measurements than just weight include:
-Body fat measurements
-How your clothes fit
-How you look in the mirror
The reason why weight can be deceptive, especially at the beginning few months is:
-Muscle weights more than fat
-You are probably gaining a bit of muscle through strength training
-You could be retaining water
-You may not be weighing yourself under the exact same conditions every time so fluxuations in weight are expected.
Basically, what you are doing most likely is working, but try and take a better and more inclusive measurement of your progress than simply the scale.
Keep up the good work!
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