I can't do it :(

Sometimes you have to be willing to FIGHT for what you want. You want to loose weight? FIGHT FOR IT!!! If you're not willing to work for it, there's nothing anyone can say to make everything magically work for you. Excuses don't help you achieve your goals.....ACTIONS do!! Every person who has struggled with their weight can tell you: it didn't start coming off until I stopped making excuses and got serious. Bottom line is either you want it or you don't..........

Looking at your diary you seem to just be eating soup and snacks after breakfast. I'd suggest trying to have something more substantial at lunch, e.g have some meat or fish as well as the soup and some bread. And have more than just soup for dinner, have a proper meal!

I'm not trying to be dramatic. I'm frustrated because almost every reply so far has this holier than thou attitude to it.

You've gotten many good responses. You are being too defensive to listen to them. Either relax or step away until you're in a better place. Right now you are just angry and nothing is going to help that.

It's weight loss. You eat less calories (but not so few you starve) and workout (but not so much you ruin your body). That's all. You can do this in a healthy and manageable way.

Right now your issues are emotional. Not weight related. Take care of those first.

i'm not an expert but based on the 2 days you did log ummm you have a LOT of calories left. if you upped your protein intake that will help curb your appetite. baked chicken breast (or grilled), low fat turkey, string cheese, you're already eating eggs that's good. miso soup for dinner - isn't that just high sodium broth. if i was eating that little i'd eat my arm off.

PLEASE don't give up!!! We are all here for you. I wish I was 20 again so that I could learn from the poor choices I've made. I have been FAT all my life and now that I am 61 I am FINALLY doing something about it instead of just playing at it. Yes I've tried all kinds of diets but I always gave up. Not this time.
If you need someone to talk to I'll listen. I have been in your shoes, depression, suicide attempts, etc. I will keep you in my prayers.

Oh, I forgot. Yes it is hard to lose weight, that's for anybody who is trying to lose, regardless how they are going about doing it. Accept that you really want it as badly as you say you do, and stick with it.

You need to up your calories then. Don't hurt yourself. Eat whole, natural, healthy foods.

I desperately want to lose weight. but it's so hard! because with the calorie limit MFP gives me (to lose 1 lb per week) no matter how much protein I eat, water I drink or veggies I eat I'm STARVING.

I woke up this morning and I was so hungry it actually hurt. and I already ate around 1100 calories today because I was just so so hungry I kept having hunger pangs.

we're having sushi tonight at a local restaraunt (all food is cooked and served 100% fresh) and I have no idea what to do...
my calorie limit is 1290. I'm a female at 5'3 inches and 151 lbs. I'm 20.

I feel like I'll never reach my goal weight

If you are exercising then you need to eat back most of the calories so that your body has the fuel it needs to burn fat. I took a quick look at your diary and you definitely need to eat more a deficit of 700+ is not good for you especially when you are exercising . You have to listen to your body. Any diet under 1200 calories is not good for you.

Doesn't sound like she is expecting fast results. She just doesn't want to be so hungry!

I agree with the people who say increase your protein Maybe close to around 75 grams? Eggs, meat cottage cheese, greek yogurt, and such all fill me up!

Another thing to find is food with a lot of bulk with little calories. Do you like squash? Spaghetti squash, acorn, pumpkin, butternut are all very filling,delicious and low calorie. Roasted veggies are great for bulk too. I do zucchini, onions, broccoli, and cauliflower in the oven. Very low calorie for a big bowl of food! I also think baked or roasted potatoes are very filling too.

Only other suggestion I have is to increase your calories. 1200-1300 seems too low to me! Try maybe around 1500? Will help an extra 300 calories will really help

I used to be the same... looking at your diary you are eating quite well. I would certainly eat more protein and track fiber and try to keep that as high as possible. makes a big difference. may I suggest changing your macros. it changed my journey from being starving to full and satisfied!

40% crabs
30% protein
30%f fat

diary, goals/setting, change settings manual. Go up to 1500 calories if your not eating exercise calories. I do this also. My dietitan says this is fine. try the macros for a few weeks and I'm sure you will see a big difference in hunger levels. the change of macros changed this from a diet to a lifestyle for me. weight has been coming off well since too.

sounds like a tough year. be kind to yourself!

zara x

Hmmmm I would never allow myself to go hungry - up your calories, include some strength training and quality caridio in to your activities and you should be just fine

Work out so you can eat more.

Omg girl, eat your exercise calories! I start the day with 1500 calories and I exercise my way up to 2000-2200. And I eat them! I run hard, I eat what I want, and the weight is coming off just fine. It sounds like you need more to eat.

I was feeling like that, hungry all the time. But the correct way to eat as I learn when I was in Weight Watchers few years ago is to have a really good an hearty breakfast, that makes a whole difference for me, when losing weight (you can see what happen when I don't, I got weight). So now that I am trying to lose weight again, I never ever limit my calorie intake during my breakfast to be honest. I eat as hungry as I feel, but try to do healthy choices of course. Reason, I want to be able to withstand the day without feeling like I want to eat everything around me. I do keep something to snack close to me, like apples some fruits. I do the MFP daily limits of calories, but because I was eating to much before, the first week I started to count my food, I just count nothing else, I did not try to struggle myself to lower it down just at the beginning, I wanted to know how much I was really eating, so it was around 1600 or more soso.. and then the second week I went down to 1500 and so on. Now I am in 1200 up to 1300 at times, but trying to keep it in between. I always eat something, veggies or fruit, and I don't struggle to much if three apples are this much calories is better than three big chunks of cholocate or cakes. So yes I am loosing weight not as fast as I did the first time when I was in Weight Watchers, but is happening 6 pounds in a month and half, is more than I was expecting. Set achievable limits, and don't starve yourself. I used this app alsowww. foodeducate.com so I compare what is good or not. Also snacking Greek yogurts was able to calm my feelings of acid reflux that I was having for some reason. So like you see, you are not alone, everybody that is here is looking to do the same think you are trying to do. Just learn to be patience, and love yourself first.
Also exercise at least a little walk, run, dance.. I am dancing right now with the Dance Central Game I have in the computer. It is harder to just start at 1200 the first day, I will be starving like crazy, it is easy to start slowing it down each week and making healthy choices. Eat as much of fruits and veggies (I know they can be high in sugar per MFP, but I need something to calm the hunger, and I am getting better)
There is a person that say to do exercise because it give you some extra calories, like you can eat something else. I do use this extra calories to eat something if I am hungry, but many times I like to keep it that way. If you must, try like I said healthy choices, yogurt, fruits, etc.. Eventually you get on control of this extras calories available to you if you do exercise.