Women only, PLEASE

I must be missing something.... You have been on the "plan" for two weeks and you have lost 6 pounds?? That seems pretty awesome to me! I have also been on the plan for two weeks and I have lost 6 pounds, that is 3 a week and I am feeling good!! I thought people were supposed to aim for 2 lbs a week, as a healthy weight loss?!? I am doing a biggest loser at work and I am hoping that I can keep up with my 3 lbs a week for an end loss of 30 pounds in 10 weeks! Anymore than that I would think would be reason for concern!

Wait til TOM comes and goes before weighing yourself again, I easily gain 5 pounds the week of, and when it's irregular, even more. Evil rotten.
Like so many others mentioned, cutting back on sodium and upping my water during it makes it disappear right away though.

I have to agree with the previous posters regarding sodium intake. There were a few days where your sodium was over 2500mg. I'm currently trying to keep mine under 2000, and it's not easy. Cutting out a lot of processed foods and upping my water intake has helped me a lot.

For example, on my weigh in on Friday, I was down. Yay! Cut to Sunday morning, I was up a little over a pound. There's no way I ate that much to gain a pound in a 24 hr period WITH an exercise class AND walking on Saturday.

I looked at my diary, and my sodium intake was easily through the roof. To get the bloat down, I'm focusing on my water and trying to keep my food more whole - i.e. leafy greens, fruit and veggies, grilled chicken breasts without much seasoning. The scale is finally starting to budge again. If that doesn't work, it might be time to address with your Doctor.

Says joined 9/2012.

That's not stuck a long time. A pound a week is just . . . a pound a week. You're averaging better than that.

I know there was a sign up intended to keep men out but I only want to help so please pardon my intrusion.

Have you been under a lot of stress lately because of your missed TOM and your lack of weight loss?

This might be too personal, but are you having regular bowel movements? Think back, when was the last time you went #2? I've been having the same problem lately with plateauing/struggling with the same few pounds. Up your fiber intake and drink more water.

Patience, keep up the good work, less sodium and lots of water.

If I have a large weight loss one week I may not have the scale move for a week or two. Don't worry about it, yet. Just stay on track and keep tracking. My scale is very stubborn at T.O.M. Give it time. Also, how certain are you of your portions and exercise? Sometimes our estimates aren't as accurate as we think. Definitely drink more water and watch your carbs. Also, unless you are really sure of your calorie expenditures, try not to eat all the calories back. You may not be creating the calorie deficiency you are hoping for.

I'm doing everything I should be doing. Exercising. Eating right. Everything. But... I'm still not losing weight. I gain a pound. I lose it again. And the cycle begins again. I'm just stuck. And, I have been for almost 2 weeks. I don't know what's wrong. It's starting to drag me down. I feel bloated. TOM was supposed to visit about a week ago, and it still hasn't. There's no way there can be a reason for that. I guess it's just stress. I feel even more stressed, though... and at times I just feel like giving up.

Can you shift your thought processes?
Can you think more in terms of Fitness instead of just....The Scale.
Relax.
It is so great to make healthy changes and reap the reward of that!

Improve your habits of eating, sleeping, thinking, exercising, etc.
Make changes and note how you get stronger, leaner, healthier, feel better, etc...
This is something to enjoy, because it has such a great effect. Enjoy!

Regarding your cycle, I experienced that last spring before I embarked on my Operation Fitness Forever.
Had my hormones all checked...they were all a tad LOW!
Googled around a bit to see what I could do, and behold,
diet, rest, exercise and stress reduction normalize hormones.

I have also noticed that Evening Primrose Oil helps soothe and regulate my cycle. (fatty acids)

First, I am not an expert, just a fellow person on this weight-loss journey. That said, I'm working with trainers through a "biggest loser" type program from our employer, so I am benefiting from info provided by the trainers as well as reading a ton of material on my own.

My suggestions:

1. Keep tracking, but don't get too hung up from a short plateau or blip.
2. As others have said, watch the sodium, Whether it is from processed food or home made recipes, sodium is still sodium. The trainers we are working with suggested a max of 1,500 grams of sodium per day; a bit less, if possible. For me, since my calorie target is the 1,200 to 1,400 calories daily, I try to think of it as trying to not exceed the number of calories I'm eating. For example, I saw you had Raisin Bran, which is high in sodium for the number of calories associated with a serving.
3. Don't eat back all your calories that you burned off by exercise. If your usual calorie goal is, say, 1,500 calories and you exercise for 300 calories, don't let yourself have 1,800 calories, because you are reducing the calorie deficit that you are working so hard to create.
4. Look at the timing of when you are eating the majority of your calories - this is something I am struggling with too - but many nutritionists recommend that you either try to eat several small meals during the day, somewhat evenly divided in calories, or that you have 35% to 40% of your calories in the morning hours, 30% - 35% in the afternoon (with about 75% between morning and afternoon), and the remainder - about 25% - early in the evening. So if you're target is, say, 1,500 calories, have five small meals of about 300 calories each, or four of about 375 each. From the look of your diary today, you may be eating too many calories later in the day.
5. Make sure you get enough of both water and sleep (again, something I struggle with daily).
6. Watch the carbs (hard to do, I know). Our trainers say that pairing carbs with protein at the same time works out with better results.
7. As others have said, be careful about measuring/weighing food. I bought myself a decent Salter nutritional scale and weigh everything possible (exception being liquids, which are measured by volume).

As others have said, your calorie level may be high, but so much depends on one's height, weight, activity level, etc.

Also consider, if your exercise routine includes strengthening exercises, you might be losing fat and gaining muscle - which weighs more. Don't be alarmed about your plateau just yet!

I do share your frustration, though. Sometimes I feel like all I have to do is see or smell food, and I gain weight.