What am I doing wrong??

Alcohol was a huge thing for me. Once I cut it completely out I dropped 20 lbs w/o even trying! Mind you, I drank everyday, so that was a lot of excess calories. Walk. It's the easiest thing to do and after putting in some time, you will see results. I try and walk at least 45 minutes a day and if I'm on a treadmill, I use the incline. Also, if you're going to eat fats, make sure they're the good kind. Avacado's are great for curbing hunger and the good fat in them helps you burn bad fat. Good luck!

4kgs in 6 weeks is about spot on! Keep on with your good work.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013

Read this, It will tell you all you need to know. Listen to someone who has lost, 1200 will never do it and you are burning most of them. You need information

Well, I don't know your stats but I think you're undereating by a LOT. Zumba is a high intensity workout and so is swimming. I would try and set a reasonable amount of calories for yourself.

Check this link out
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

Feel free to join that particular group and ask any question you wish. Its a rather educated and science backed group and you can ask for prove of anything you like and the moderators of the group would gladly show you the links

PS. Congrats on the 4 kgs loss! Its not bad actually. Thats almost a kg a week. Not bad at all I'd say. This is a very healthy range of weight loss

4kg in 6 weeks is awesome! That's 1.5lb per week! I have been averaging about 0.5lb/week for the past six months. You are headed in the right direction, just keep it up. The only thing you seem to be doing wrong is losing motivation too soon! (and perhaps eating too little, but that's another discussion)

Well done on your losses so far. :flowerforyou:

In terms of weight loss, shows like "the biggest loser" give people unrealistic expectations of how quickly people can lose weight. For a start, a "week" on the show is not a week in reality, plus they do things like dehydrating themselves before weigh ins, to make the numbers look more impressive.

Fat is gained slowly, and lost slowly. It's extremely difficult to burn more than 2lb/1kg of fat in a week. There are some exceptions to this, e.g. people who are extremely obese, or people who run marathons, but as a general rule, you can't burn fat very quickly. Big drops in scale weight in a short time are usually water weight losses, and also in some circumstances scale weight loss can include lean tissue like muscle and bone density, which is not good for health. It's important to switch from thinking "I want to lose as much weight as I can as quickly as I can" - to "I want to lose pure fat, and do it sustainably, so when it's gone, it's gone forever" - i.e. look more towards long term success and health, than towards short term, impressive looking scale weight drops.

are you eating back exercise calories? (it's not clear from your post if you are or not) That amount of activity on just 1200 calories a day (i.e. not eating exercise calories as well) for a prolonged period of time is not a good idea for a whole bunch of reasons. There's a thread on here called "in place of a road map" that explains the problems caused by too few calories, and also gives you step by step instructions for how many calories you should eat for healthy, sustainable fat loss. Please read it, it's an excellent thread that has helped many, many people. There are also numerous threads that explain the reasons why, if you use the MFP default calories rather than the method in the road map thread, it's better to eat back exercise calories.

Don't be discouraged, you're off to a good start, 4kg is not a small amount of weight, and as you've lost it at a rate of about 1.3lb a week, then there's a good chance it was all fat that you lost, and as much as you may feel disappointed, it's actually a really good rate of fat loss, and excellent progress.

Here's what I've found works:

1) Log EVERY thing that goes into your mouth. Gum, gin, lettuce, bacon, water, clotted cream -- whatever it is -- if you put it in your mouth, you need to measure it first and then log it.

2) Exercise daily, even if it's only for 10 minutes. Log those minutes and eat back any additional calories they gained you. This works to teach you how moving your body allows you to eat more (or, adversely, how being sedentary forces you to eat less).

3) Drink the effing water, idiot! This is the easiest thing to do. Drink water. Then drink some more. Stop complaining and just hoist the bottle. Drink. Thank you.

4) Avoid restaurant food and pre-packaged (frozen, canned or "ready-to-eat") meals. They are full of sodium and hidden sugars that will ruin all of your best intentions. It's not that hard to cook a chicken breast on your own -- just sprinkle a little salt and pepper on each side and put it into a hot pan with a bit of olive oil -- pretty straightforward. Google stuff. Cooking is not difficult.

5) Remember that YOU are responsible for how YOU look and feel, both of which are direct results of what YOU do. It's up to no one else, Buddy. Get going. You can do it!!!

Thanks megleo818

That's 0.7kg a week average, what's the issue??

you are doing really well, keep up the good work! My weight has not changed very much either, but my measurements have.

4kgs in 6 weeks is about spot on! Keep on with your good work.

this! :flowerforyou:

Ummm.. you've lost 4kgs in a month, that's fantastic! But I have to say 1200 cals is very little, i did this awhile ago and suffered, almost fainting in classes at the gym, hair falling out in copious amounts, moodiness, dizziness, extreme exhaustion just to name a few.
Go to http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ this will give you a better number to eat at. This is a change that needs to be sustainable for life not just until we lose the weight.
Goodluck.

Well done on your losses so far. :flowerforyou:

In terms of weight loss, shows like "the biggest loser" give people unrealistic expectations of how quickly people can lose weight. For a start, a "week" on the show is not a week in reality, plus they do things like dehydrating themselves before weigh ins, to make the numbers look more impressive.

Fat is gained slowly, and lost slowly. It's extremely difficult to burn more than 2lb/1kg of fat in a week. There are some exceptions to this, e.g. people who are extremely obese, or people who run marathons, but as a general rule, you can't burn fat very quickly. Big drops in scale weight in a short time are usually water weight losses, and also in some circumstances scale weight loss can include lean tissue like muscle and bone density, which is not good for health. It's important to switch from thinking "I want to lose as much weight as I can as quickly as I can" - to "I want to lose pure fat, and do it sustainably, so when it's gone, it's gone forever" - i.e. look more towards long term success and health, than towards short term, impressive looking scale weight drops.

are you eating back exercise calories? (it's not clear from your post if you are or not) That amount of activity on just 1200 calories a day (i.e. not eating exercise calories as well) for a prolonged period of time is not a good idea for a whole bunch of reasons. There's a thread on here called "in place of a road map" that explains the problems caused by too few calories, and also gives you step by step instructions for how many calories you should eat for healthy, sustainable fat loss. Please read it, it's an excellent thread that has helped many, many people. There are also numerous threads that explain the reasons why, if you use the MFP default calories rather than the method in the road map thread, it's better to eat back exercise calories.

Don't be discouraged, you're off to a good start, 4kg is not a small amount of weight, and as you've lost it at a rate of about 1.3lb a week, then there's a good chance it was all fat that you lost, and as much as you may feel disappointed, it's actually a really good rate of fat loss, and excellent progress.

All of this.

My best advice OP is to be patient and adjust your expectations. You're in a healthy range for rate of loss, which is great. It sounds like you may be creating too large of a deficit, which can hinder your progress:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/why-big-caloric-deficits-and-lots-of-activity-can-hurt-fat-loss.html

Set reasonable expectations for yourself and eat at a reasonable deficit. Log everything. Weigh your food, only measure free-pouring liquids. Good luck.