Nothing is working!!!!!!

Half the time you are over your daily calories. I noticed once you were over by about 1000 calories!

Protein intake seems ok. Sodium intake is good.

My best guess at the moment is that you are significantly over estimating your calories burned in exercise, and the fact that you eat over you calories rather often doesn't seem to help.

You may want to set MFP for 0.5lbs weight loss now. You are short and you don't weigh much, you may be trying too hard.

I agree with the half pound goal and eat back exercise calories. You will have more calories to play with but might find it will boost your metabolism.

Whats your BMR?

For me you eat way too much sodium (processed food) and if you drink water it is not being logged. MFP sodium limit is WAY too high. According to Health Canada, it should be closer to 1200 - 1500 (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/food-aliment/sodium-eng.php) but your mileage may vary. Too much salt = water retention = no loss.

keep it at 1440 for more than a week. your body is gonna register a gain at first but it evens back out i promise. you just need to give it 2-3 weeks. you'll lose more. And you need to stay under/only slightly over your calorie goal.

Here this little article might help...

The Heartbeat of Fat Loss

Your heart rate influences what your body breaks down for energy to sustain activity. If your heart rate goes too high for too long, your body might use muscle instead of fat for energy.

When your heart rate is sustained at a lower rate, you body is able to break down fat fast enough to provide the energy to sustain your exercise activity.

The heart rate level at which the fat/muscle switch flips is dependent on a person's level of aerobic shape, but most agree that 65% of your maximum BPM is the trigger point.

If you want burn fat, drop your BPM to 65% or lower and sustain that activity for 45 minutes to one hour, 3 times per week. It will no longer be a matter of "if," but "when" your hard work is rewarded in the mirror.

-Greg Plitt

So my suggestion would be to continue giving your body the nutrients it needs and change your exercise program. Try 3 days of this low intensity training for 45-60 minutes each session at a steady 65% BPM (129 BPM for me, but it depends on age). On these same days, dedicate 20-30 minutes to some resistance training. If you can go 4 or 5 days per week to the gym, add in one day of HIIT training to keep your metabolism fired and cardiovascular conditioning.

Other things....

- Drink more water
- Get more Sleep
- Stretching daily
- Really cut back sugar and control your daily intake

At 5'2" you probably aren't burning as many calories as you think you are. I never go with what MFP says it thinks I burn - I usually cut their estimate in half.

You hardly have any weights and you are doing all cardio. A lot of days just walking or cleaning. Your estimates on your exercise seem a little bit too high so you are probably over you calories almost every day. That isn’t going to cut it. This will make your tummy get larger based on over eating and over estimating your workouts. You need to up your workouts. 3 days cardio either HIT style or ladders for 30 min at least and 3 days weights with heavy weights! To accurately estimate your workouts think about a HRM. I am short and don’t weigh a lot so MFP was WAY over estimating my burn by over 200-300 calories per workout! Also think about keeping your calories around 1500. I see you going way over some days like 2500 or 1900. Your only 5’2 so 1500 is good, you can even bring it lower for a bit to jump start you back to where you were at. I am doing around 1200 myself for a bit to get to the next level however, I stay around 1500-1600 when I am not. Remember every 3500 calories is a pound. Try this for at least a month. Take Sundays off your body does need to rest but try and stay under 2k on Sundays for your calories. Do this and it will work, no worries at all.

Also, try eating a more stable breakfast first thing in the morning. It will set your day up SO much better than just a granola/cereal bar.

These kinds of food....

- 3 egg whites
- Organic brown rice cake
- Apple
- Blueberries/Raspberries
- Organic instant oatmeal (plain, check for 0 sugar added)
- Black coffee

Thanks everyone! Great advice is why I love this site!! Appreciate it :-)

Going to try eating less of my exercise cals and maybe after payday invest in a better HRM that isnt going to break after a month!!

Don't forget weights.... That is just as important as your food and cardio. You need all 3 to be effective or you will tank again!

You seem to be consistently over on your carb allowance. You may want to reduce that.

Its the sugar, thats what helped me. They add sugar to so many things you wouldnt think of.
Watch your sugar eat veggies and meat upi will be dropping lbs like crazy! keep your head up girlie

At 5'2" you probably aren't burning as many calories as you think you are. I never go with what MFP says it thinks I burn - I usually cut their estimate in half.

I do the same thing. I dont' have an HRM so I always cut my cals in half to be on the safe side and only eat back that amount.

As someone else mentioned, heavy weights! I'm a shorty too, I was stuck until I changed my loss per week to 0.5lbs and added weights. I'm eating more but losing again! :-) And my body is looking better from weight training! :-)