What am I doing wrong?

I honestly don't get it, trying to eat healthy and being picky? Explore the world of healthy eating more, there are tons of websites with all kinds of recipes low fat. low cal, etc. What do you not like in healthy eating, veggies, lean proteins, fruit, water, tea etc.? I am sure it is a very small issue easy to resolve, can't wait to read other comments:)

I looked at your diary - there is nothing but pasta, rice, processed cheese and carbs on it....Picky is one thing, but you are depriving your body of nutrition....No vegetables, no fruit, and very little lean meat?

YOU have to decide how important this is to you....Good luck...

Wasn't able to see your diary but are you meeting your calories goals everyday while keeping sugars and fat in check? One thing you might want to try is really focus on what you are eating each day and if things aren't working, tweak it a little bit and see how it changes. For me, if I don't drink my water then I don't do as well. I also know that I struggle with my sugar intake (sweet tooth problems). Also instead of looking only at weight, have you check out your measurements? Those can be just as big of an indicator because as you work out you could be gaining muscle mass. One more thing (I promise) have you tried concentrating as what you see as your "trouble area"? Maybe check out workouts specific to abs since that seems to be what you are unhappy about. Hope it helps!

You could try changing up what you eat. There was not one fruit or vegetable in the last week, thats not good for your body. When you only have a little bit of weight to lose, what you eat can be as important as how much you eat. I know you said you are picky, but is there not one fruit or veggie that you'll eat?

I dont normally pick on peoples diaries coz mine aint perfect.

But you dont have much variety, you seem to be eating almost the same thing every day, pizza,burgers, taco's cheese strings and lots of bread-stuffs. even a junk food junky like me can see you need to go over to a lot more fresh wholesome food. toss the junk, eat more veg and drink lots of water. a bigger belly is a sure fire sign you are eating too many carbs.
I hated veg and even more fruit. I'd just eat frozen peas and a couple satsuma's christmas time. those here on this site showed me the error of my ways and even though i still havent made any great loss in poundage, i feel a lot better in myself and my food "vocabulary" as it were is now huge and I dont get bored with eating the same limited menu every other day.

At 120Lbs and 5' tall I personally dont think you should be trying to lose much in the way of weight anyway (not being mean just my opinion)

If you just want to shift the shape of your belly you need to do the right kind of exercises (im no expert in this but there are some on this site more qualified for this kind of advise)

I hope this is of some help but im fairly new to this too. really its and attitude change to the way you perceive food and exercise. There are loads of people on here that have been at this a long time and know there stuff. its really worth listening to them even if you dont like what you hear they are often more right than wrong.

Good luck

I looked at your food diary and girl...you are eating crap! Bagels, peanut butter, pizza, pasta, pretzels?? You may be staying within your calorie goal however you are what you eat. You need to make better food choices and I promise you'll see the scale move:)

This^^^

Ditch the processed wheat based foods all together.

Get yourself a copy of the book The Wheat Belly. It might be the solution to your problem!!!

I have to agree with the posters above, there is no nutritional value to anything you are eating. I would also add that skipping meals is a terrible idea. You should spread your calories out through the day as your body needs fuel to function. I would also add more veggies and fruit, there has to be at least a couple you like. Try spreading your calories out between breakfast lunch dinner and two snacks ( my snacks are mid morning and mid afternoon). The snacks have a smaller amount of calories but it is enough to not be starving between meals.

Looking at your food diary I would suggest

1) adding fresh veggies, fruits.

2) tracking sodium and potassium. For every 1 mg of sodium eat 3 mg of potassium.

3) cut out the junk (pizza, pasta, (go for a thin sliced bagel instead of a full bagel 110 calories vs 300), burgers and eat cleaner

Your food choices are very dense calorie, I would be starving on so little food for so many calories.

At 5 nothin, and a 120 nothin, I would say you are okay. Yes, maybe you should eat better, lay off the spaghetti and sandwiches for a bit. Believe me, I know how hard that is. I was scarfin down alfredo out of a jar, 27% gb, and spaghetti noodles for about a month straight. Maybe what you need to do is focus your workout to just your abs and your midsection. Lay off the alcohol if you are having some. Those are empty calories that go nowhere else BUT your gut, and it is very easy to have upwards of 1500 to 2000 calories in a party night. Focus on the proteins, and send your abs to bootcamp, and you should do just fine! 120 is great. Do not make yourself brittle.

Oh, and, GO COWBOYS!

I can tell you from experience that all the working out in the world won't help you. Abs are 90% diet - picky eater or not. So it's up to you. If you want flat abs, revise your diet. I started clean eating years ago but it wasn't until I went 100% clean that I finally had a flat stomach. But that's what it takes....if your pizza and bagels are important to you, then buy some Spanx.