Okay... be brutal!

if you're trying to lose weight, I highly suggest you cut out all that butter... it's not doing you any favors. That's probably the one small thing you can change that will make the biggest difference

If any of you who have had success shedding large amounts of extra smush are bored and would like to take a look at my diary...please do! Be brutal (but constructive please...) and tell me how I am doing as far as what I am eating? Give my any tips you may have or advice on what I could do to improve?

What has your weight done in the last month with what you have been doing?

You are ingesting tons of sodium and not sure if it is dr. ordered or not but you should be drinking tons of water if you are going to have that much sodium. I usually stick to 15 glasses if my sodium is in the red. You could be drinking that and not logging it, but that was the first thing I noticed.

Now I realize I haven't lost gobs of weight, but I have lost 18 lbs, 2 pant sizes, and about 15 inches in 10 weeks so I'd say I'm somewhat successful at this.

Personally, I don't see anything wrong with butter in your diet or eating a light breakfast if that's what you prefer. You've been under your calorie goal so you've been doing good there. How do you feel eating the way you are? Do you feel good? Engergized? Satisfied? Bloated? Tired? Are you losing weight? All those things (and more) should factor into how you choose your foods.

You seem to eat a lot of packaged foods. Those don't work for me- I'm left unsatisfied and I end up eating more because of the low nutrition quality. But those seem to work fine for others and it's hard to argue with the convenience. But if you're looking to change things up, I would suggest more fresh foods, certainly some fruit and veg. If you're the type who thinks you don't like veggies, I challenge you to rethink that. Make out a list of the ones you DO like. Go through the entire produce section of your grocery store if you need the visual aid. You might be surprised what you actually do like.

I also need to eat more protein than what MFP recommends to be satisfied. Maybe playing around with your macros is something to consider as well.

I would say you need more whole unprocessed foods like fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, ancient grains like quinoa and spelt, legumes, avocados, healthy oils like Olive and coconut etc etc. Its OK to eat things out of a box but it should be in moderation. The more whole foods, the better. I am for less than 20% of my diet. The other 80% are organic foods that are grow on a tree or in the ground Good luck!

Not enough fruits, vegetables or protein, way too much packaged foods.

cut the butter out.. I use other stuff. like if I want butter on my toast, I spray a little of the Pam Butter flavor spray (0 cals with butter flavor!) on it and put SF jelly on it. If you want butter on your baked potato than don't do it.. I use fat free sour cream or salsa on my baked potatoes (about 20 cals each). And I agree with the other poster.. You need to start eating a little more protien in the morning. Try doing a tablespoon of peanut butter on your toast with plain old cinamon. Or I love breakfast tacos. It's just scrambled eggs with a little onoin and a 1/2 cup of frozen hashbrown (again I use the PAM butter spray in my pan, no oil) I put that into a couple of don pancho corn tortilla shells (100cals for both) put salsa on it.. Yum! Good way to start the day. And try to make your own lunches. You can pack them the night before (that's what I do).. That store bought frozen meal stuff has too much sodium and it's just a little bit of food. it won't fill you up! Also I put my meals for tomorrow into MFP the night before. Shoot I already put it in for tomorrow, so I know what I have to work with for dinner.

Good luck on your journey and remember just to keep going.. It's up to you. If you want it bad enough you will get it.

Some high protien snacks that I love. LowFat cottage cheese (I use a lil sriracha chili sauce in mine, but some like fruit.) Hard boiled eggs (again I usually put hot sauce on mine lol) and I like a half cup Non fat plain yogurt with .33 cup frozen blueberries and a little splenda.. Yummy! All delish and all high in protien. it will get you through the day without going over on cals or sodium.!

This shouldn't be too brutal...

1. Minimize the fat (sorry, no more butter).
2. Half your carbs.
3. Nearly double your protein.
4. Cut the sugars as much as possible.
5. Shift more calories to the morning.

1. Dietary fat doesn't make you fat
2. Carbs aren't the enemy (unless she is diabetic, has PCOS or another metabolic condition)
3. Wow. I agree with this point
4. Unless #2 is a factor this really won't make a difference in regards to weight loss
5. Oh yeah.....cause eating at night makes you fat.......um no.

Try Smart Balance light butter, shift those saved calories over to more protein distributed more evenly to prevent the hungries. Get five fruits and veggies. Too many potatoes in one serving. 1/2 cup of starch is usually about right for a lady. But if you're an athlete, 1 cup, but that was over a cup of potatoes, which breakdown into sugar fast I believe.

1. Less fast food, processed/boxed food.
2. More lean protein, fruits and veggies. (yogurt, string cheese is a good choice, cottage cheese, lean meats and fresh veggies and fruit- FRESH)
3. Whole grains.
4, Less sugary cereals.
5. A more substantial breakfast to fuel your day.

Depending on where you live, folks eat and think differently about eating healthy. If you live near Costco, they have a ton of great options (another good option is the Kirkland line of Albacore Tuna ...Kirkland has MANY high quality items. So, with the internet, you also have access to things. The learning curve on healthy eating can be based on many factors.
You are open to feedback. (and it doesn't need to be brutal to be helpful.)

Good job to see feedback.... that takes courage!