Super slow down and really disappointed

Oh one more thought-- have you gone in and adjusted your calorie goal to your new weight? As you get lighter you don't burn as many calories.

I did adjust my calorie goal to my new weight the part that amazed me was that it upped my goal to only 1210 to lose 1lb a week.

Are you exercising? Strength training? Doing any type of interval training?

If all you've been doing is cutting your calories your body is adjusting to it's smaller mass and you may just be maintaining. If you've neglected to strength train at all during your weight loss then you have most likely lost muscle as well as fat which results in fewer calories required since muscle is metabolically active tissue and fat...not so much.

I havent done any strength training. I was going to start last week to try and jump start my body but holiday madness took up the free time. At this point I am starting next week ( ironically that has nothing to do with a new years resolution ) I have dumbells, ab equipment, and an elliptical in my apartment. In the past when I was doing weight training to lose weight I got bulkier in some areas so this time i figured i'd lose the fat first then exercise more.

This whole weight loss journey I do at least 30 min walking 5 days a week.

I hit my goal (thankfully) on 11/9/12 and upped my calories to try to maintain. I changed my parameters and MFP gave me 1510 calories instead of the measly 1200 I was eating.
I am maintaining just fine and the best part of it? I am still losing.. a little slower mind you but still losing. I started maintaining on 11/9/12 at the weight of 135. I am eating 1510 calories at least each day. I am working out at least one hour per day. I never, ever have cheat days and I am still slowly losing which is great, cause it sure wouldn't put me underweight to lose just four more pounds to be 127. I have decided the weight of 127 - 130 is an excellent range for me so I don't look too skinny and will not be fat by any stretch of the imagination. When I get to 127, I am going to start increasing my calories, (a little bit) an decreasing my exercise ( a little bit) until I find the steady.
Good luck to you.

You said you are trying to maintain now...I was just wondering if the 1510 was suggested by MPF for your maintenance or if you are just easing into it by gradually raising your calories.

I followed other posters advice and set my goal for .5 lb a week and it says my new calorie goal is 1460. I am a little scared to start eating more out of the irrational fear that I will gain weight but I know I have to get to my suggested maintenance range of 1760 daily so I guess this new .5lb a week goal is a good way to ease into it.

When you raised your calories to 1510 did you gain any weight until your body adjusted? I know you said you are still losing at a slower rate Im just trying to get some insight into how my body will react by the introduction of more calories.

I do not mean to sound harsh or calloused.. but is there somewhere you have to be right now that you are in such a hurry?.. do you have to weigh some amount at a certain date for a job, or for some reason... It seems to me you have done a great deal of great work for a long time, and you are missing on the thrill of the finish.. Also you are sort of missing the part where your diet turns into maintenance in a healthy way such that you may keep this hard earned weight loss off for the rest of your life.
Slow down and see what works for you, and if it takes you an extra week to find that 1600 cals is better for you than 1300, well seems like this information might come in useful seeing that it is your body and you will have to continue living in it. The same with excercise, take the time to find something that will not only firm you up, but that you will enjoy.

IN my case my diets failed not because they didn't work, but because i got off the diet, instead oflearning to live a healthy lifestyle. This is what I hope has changed this time around.

In 8 weeks you'll be at your goal, and have learned a lot about yourself...

Greatr luck.

You dont sound harsh or calloused, just lacking understanding of where I am coming from.

Im honestly sick of being so restricted. I want to start to be able to eat more but I am scared to gain the weight back. The last 4 lbs made me feel like I have to keep eating 1200 calories til god knows when ( since the weight loss slowed down so much). That last 4 lbs signified the end of the 1200 calorie days. Im hardly rushing through things considering it took me 7 months to lose 31 lbs. But at this point I just wanted the last 4 lbs gone so I can get to maintenance already. 4 lbs isnt going to change my clothing size. I will still be a size 6 but my size 6 will fit better.

I already learned something the 1 month into this process. I understand food and my body and why I gained weight to begin with. I honestly had no comprehension of what calories really meant. Before, they were just a number on a label. Believe it or not, even at 1200 calories I still had 3 balanced meals a day plus 3 snacks. I just want to be able to have more than 13 chips at a time or more than 1/2 cup of ice cream or s miniscule 2oz of cake since that is all that would fit into my limits. I want to be able to eat 2 slices of pizza without trimming and controlling my portions for the other daily meals and snacks. I want to be able to eat a 100 calorie banana instead of opting for lower calorie berries. I want to eat my favorite bread for 120 calories a slice instead of the low calore boring kind for 60 calories...etc...

The end of such tight restrictions is what I want to end already and again, I thought the reigns wouldnt be able to be loosened until I lost the 4lbs. But now thanks to other voices, I know I can release the reigns and up my calories ( which I would have had to do anyway to get to maintenance.)

Thanks AngelAmberL and KrickeyUU. What you said helps alot.

I feel more comfortable about things from everyone elses responses, too.