Weight loss help advice, PLEASE!?! (long)

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If your food diary is accurate you seem to be eating under on your calories almost everyday. You also are lacking protein. I personally cannot lose without eating good protein. I'd make my own breakfast sand which and ditch the processed one. Make sure you are drinking your water and logging everything. Also are you using the HRM to get your calorie burn from exercise or are you relying on the database at MFP? If your diary is as accurate as you show and you are using a HRM to log exercise I'd say you need to eat more. If that doesn't help maybe some blood work to check your thyroid.

I would suggest being more consistent with your eating. Since you have a HRM, try eating 80% of them back. But I would agree with trying to get more protein and even more fiber.


Also, have you had your blood work done recently? If not, it's a good way to eliminate some of the common things that can prevent with loss.

Also, any medical conditions like PCOS?

So, hon I just went and stalked your food diary and it looks like you are making a lot of good choices, but there are a few changes I think might help, just from my experience. I would probably go to oatmeal for breakfast rather than eating a breakfast sandwich, it's farily easy to make and it's a healthy whole grain. I like to try to get the kind that looks the most like an actual oat, I don't really do the instant oatmeals anymore unless they're the Kashi brand. Another great breakfast option is smoothies with all sorts of wonderful add ins like flax seed and kale, whatever you can think of to add nutrients to your diet. My friends have been making these low carb quiche muffins
Low Carb Quiche Muffins
Sauté half a white onion and three cloves garlic in butter
Add a cup of frozen chopped spinach
In a separate bowl, whisk 6 eggs with heavy whipping cream (or milk if you're not eating low carb)
Stir in spinach/onion/garlic mixture
Add Swiss cheese (I tear slices) and just put in however much I want
Ladle into a greased muffin pan filling the cups 1/2 to 3/4 full
Bake at 375 degrees until done
you can refrigerate them and they will be ready for you all week!

Do you like fruits? Bananas are something great that you can eat before you work out to give you a boost of energy. I love buying cantelope or strawberries and cutting them up and preparing them for the entire week and they are ready in my fridge for whenever I am STARVING.

It seems like you are fairly routine in your eating habits, which is awesome! However at evening meals, it may be kind of a challenge preparing something that the whole family enjoys. Having routine in your eating choices is so helpful when trying to lose weight, it prevents you from temptation. I would say that most nights when I cook at home, I make a lean protein, chicken or fish, and I fill half the plate with vegetables. Sometimes I will add a starch or a grain like quinoa, if you're going to have potatoes try to switch to sweet potatoes or I've even heard you can make cauliflower mashed potatoes. I don't have children, so I don't have to trick them into eating healthy food and enjoying it. So I have a lot of respect for mothers when it comes to making food decisions for their families!
Remember, it's not just how many calories you eat, it's what those calories are made of. I have been on this whole clean eating kick recently because I am having horrible gallbladder problems and I find that once you add in the good foods, it's harder to enjoy the stuff that isn't good for you.

What kind of workouts are you doing? Eating protein, and weightlifting can build your metabolism because muscle tissue burns more calories in your body. If you're only doing cardio right now, I would consider trying to include weight lifting into your exercise routine.

Good luck to you, stay strong and believe in yourself, don't give up you have come SO FAR!!!