why am I not losing

It's hard to say without seeing your diary and understanding your lifestyle. Your profile says that you have 62 pounds to lose but the third pic on your profile shows that you're already pretty fit.

If you're close to goal it is much, much tougher to lose pounds based solely on calorie intake. I've found that MFP is not the best for the last 20 pounds. I use it more to force myself to keep track of my nutrition but I follow different targets than the ones set by the site.

I agree it's difficult to see what could be the problem if we can't see your diary.

You are not eating a balanced diet - you can't get all the nutrients you need for health, for a strong metabolism and to repair and refuel after exercise from protein once a day, carbs once a day, fruit and vegetables. Where is the reduced fat dairy, healthy fats (oily fish, nuts, seeds etc), mineral and fibre rich foods (beans, lentils, nuts, seeds)? Remember dieting and exercising can stress the body out and increase the need for all nutrients, it's tough to cram them into 1200 calories and impossible if you start eliminating multiple food groups. If you cut carbs you must increase protein and fats, if you cut fats you must increase protein and carbs plus consider how you are going to get essential fatty acids.

Aim to eat nine servings of fruit and veggies in the full rainbow of colours (blue/ purple, dark green, red, yellow, orange) - bananas are healthy but not that nutrient dense and packed with carbs, you could eat all nine servings for the same carbs. Be sure to have bright and dark colours, limit white or pale coloured produce. Consider sweet potato or chick pea (garbanzo bean) or lentil mash instead of potato for more nutrients.

Three servings of reduced fat dairy: calcium is not just important for bones but also muscle contraction and has been linked with lower body fat in studies, oily fish regularly for omega-3s, vitamins D and B12 all of which your diet looks low in. Switch your canned tuna for canned sardines, mackerel or salmon. If you eat the crumbly bones you get some calcium and a little magnesium. Quorn is fine IF you are eating other animal products through the day (dairy, eggs, meat, fish).

Protein and healthy fats little and often all day from breakfast - these help slow the digestion and absorption of carbs and are important for health including maintaining muscle mass when dieting, repair after exercise. There is little to no protein or fats in your breakfast, soup or snacks. Chicken breast is not particularly nutritious, dark meats, organ meats, oily fish and other seafood tend to be better. Consider your intake of haem iron, zinc, magnesium and so on.

By all means cut down on starchy carbs like wholegrains. beans and lentils but you must then substantially increase your intake of nuts and seeds to get the same minerals and fibre, don't underestimate how much is needed and be aware there is wide variation in the nutrients supplied by different nuts and seeds. Pumpkin, ground flax and chia are particularly good. If you are thinking about the calories then you have hit the nail on the head, this is the problem with eliminating food groups/ restrictive diets, you have to regiment what you eat not simply select what you enjoy or what is low calorie.

Find out what your TDEE is and use that to calculate your calorie intake.

What I do is use my tdee-1718 calories- as my diary goal then I exercise or eat less to create the deficit. A calorie is never just a calorie but the general rule is you need -3500 calories to lose a pound of fat.

I would try to exercise more because it will help with your long term goals of keeping it off.

Simply put you are not eating enough. Your calorie deficit is TOO big. According to your stats you gave us, you should be eating 1500-1600 cals to lose 1 pound a week if sedentary, 1600-1700 when lightly active to maintain a 500 cal deficit.

See here :
http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/
Plug your information in, and in "goal" weight section enter your current weight to get current TDEE (maintenance) calories. Take 20% off those numbers for your cut to lose weight.

For any more questions go here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

You can message me anytime for help. I'm sure Dan would be happy to help too when he has time. Good luck!

this is what MFP quoted me? im so confused now ! Lol

MFP quoted you that because you probably set your goals to "lose 2 pounds a week" and 1200 is the bare minimum MFP can give you. A 1000 calorie deficit is not right or healthy for everybody unless you are at least 75-100 pounds overweight. If you set your goals to 1 pound-.5 pounds per week MFP will give you much more to eat.

ETA: right now at sedentary, you are burning about 2000 cals. Add in swimming 2x per week, those days you are burning 2200-2300. So take 400-500 of those for a cut and you get 1500-1700 to eat.

So you should only have a deficit at all times of 500 whether that be through food/ exercise or combination?

That is the healthiest way.. yes