I just want a success story already :(

MFP is set up so that you are at a deficit. You are young and active, I think that you should focus on hitting your calorie goal, even eat back most of your exercise calories. Also if you have not compared your photos, you should. The scale isn't always the most accurate measurement of change, Measurements are good too. I've had to have my wedding ring resized once and will likely be doing it again soon. Some of my clothes fit differently now. Keep doing what you are doing, if you are being honest with yourself with what you are eating and exercising, then you should be getting to where you want to be.

I think taking measurements is a good idea like the others posted. I started seeing more success when I measured my food.
I would try those for a couple of weeks and see if you notice any changes.

This is a great question. I feel like I have hit a similar block.
Like you, I have been logging as honest as I can and am not seeing the results I want.
My boyfriend wants me to increase protein, which I'm willing to try, but I don't want to sacrifice veggies! It seems like I only loose when I do ridiculous amounts of cardio. I'm trying to do more strength stuff in hopes to get more of a longer lasting boost to my metabolism.
Do you do much strength training?

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Measure your food. Take progress pictures starting now - pretend you are making this your new starting point. Take measurements now and monthly hereafter. Set fitness goals instead of weight goals - if you're pushing yourself toward better fitness, everything else will fall into place. Look back over your diary and think of little things you could tweak to make your life easier, hit your macros better (more protein, fewer carbs seems to help me - not low carb by any means, just reducing them a bit ... 10g-20g or so).

Weight loss is all about experimenting to see what works. Try not to take it personally or get discouraged if a few of your experiments don't yield the results you were going for - act like a scientist, reconstruct the project, and start anew.

Best of luck.

P.S. Keep strength training and make sure you are adding weight when you are no longer in the 8-12 rep range.

First of all, let me say that I am proud of you for the work you've done over the past year. I know it's hard to keep your motivation and focus when the scale isn't moving as much as you would like. Don't lose hope. Try tweaking this and that...higher calories, lower calories, your macros (specifically less sugar and carbs), your exercise routine. Sometimes you have to shake things up, the trouble is finding what needs the shaking. Keep trying...you got this!

Log and weigh everything. Try and hit your fat and protein goals and watch the sodium levels. best of luck

First off, congrats on 6lbs. A loss is a loss!
Second, at 152 and 5'4, you're within 10 lbs of a technically 'healthy' BMI--your weight loss will be slower with less to lose.
As others have mentioned, weighing and measuring your food will be really helpful. It is likely that you've been underestimating your consumption.
Don't decrease your calorie goal yet. Get a scale and start weighing everything and you might realize you were inadvertently eating well over your intended goal. I noticed you had peanut butter this morning--that is one of the biggest culprits of consuming more calories than you think when trying to measure with a tablespoon instead of a scale.

Just for reference.
I am 5'4, and started at 158 at about the same time as you did.
I started off eating 1500 and no exercise calories.
Then 1800 but not exercising.
Last month I got back to exercising again (30 Day Shred and now Ripped in 30) and continued to eat 1800 cals (of any type of food I want, but weighing everything on my scale)
I currently weigh 137 and all my clothes are swimming on me.

If nothing is medically wrong then I would say your lack of loss is due to underestimating your calorie intake due to not weighing/measuring your foods correctly.

A quick B and A from when I started on this site

If you've been at a certain level for a while and are not seeing a difference, it means you are AT MAINTENANCE. Time to re-evaluate your deficit. :flowerforyou:

This.

Maybe you need a lower calories intake to lose weight.

Maybe you're eating more than you think.

Maybe your exercise is burning less than you think.

Whatever the answer is it seems as though you're in maintenance right now. If you want to lose you're going to have to eat less or move more. I know "eat more" is a popular answer on this website but sadly it really doesn't work for everyone.

after looking at your diary I noticed that about half of your days you really go over your sodium limit that would effect your weight loss. Try and cut back on the sodium that might help with your weight loss.

Are you taking measurements/progress pics? - No.
Have those showed any changes? I know that I am not shrinking because of how my clothing fits.
Have you seen your doctor about a possible medical reasoning? I underwent blood tests a few months ago and nothing showed up as far as I know.
Are you weighing and measuring all your foods? No.

make sure you arn't leaving anything out of your log, i.e secret nuts, etc

make sure your servings are correct (do you know what 15g of peanut butter looks like? DO YOU?)

are you adding lard to your food? (worth checking)

if you think you have those things down, (you haven't been weighing your food so.... no) then maybe drop your calories to say

1500, and only eat back 1/2-2/3 of your exercise. if you have already added in your exercise to the intake, redo it without the exercise and log it as you do it.

and as I'm on the kick of it right now, you could try intermittent fasting, it has got the ball rolling for me. 16:8 (16 hour fast, 8 hour eating window per day) - just an idea.

One more thought. Your sodium is often through the roof. That's gonna cause a lot of water retention and bloat which will hide a lot of losses. Try eating under 2500 for a couple weeks and see what the scale and measurements say.

If you've been at a certain level for a while and are not seeing a difference, it means you are AT MAINTENANCE. Time to re-evaluate your deficit. :flowerforyou:

At this point, this makes the most sense.