Using Striiv play in conjunction with MFP has helped me tremendously. Just like being more aware of what I eat, being aware of how much I am moving has gotten me off the couch and onto the treadmill.

I think it makes a difference on how much you need to lose. I am certainly not an expert here. I have lost 14 lbs in 6 weeks, the most lost in the first week or two. Now I am around 1.5 lbs per week. I know I will slow down the more I have lost. I started with at least 60 lbs to lose so take it from there. I track everything I put in my mouth. Well except for an occasional tic-tac at 2 calories each. I figure I can allow a few of those and not break my calorie budget! LOL
My biggest trouble is eating on the fly. I now buy lean cuisine and healthy choice meals and keep them in the freezer for those days. I have the label to count calories etc and the mfp app in my phone. I love the scanner. You can scan EVERYTHING! Very rarely does it not come up with a food. I have even contributed one when I didn't find it.
Don't underestimate what you eat. I was tempted one day to not put something in but knew I would be cheating myself if I didn't. I am the queen of failed diets so when I say this works believe me. As long as you track everything and get moving you will do fine. Eat your 1200 per day. If your goal weight is 120 lbs or higher you will lose weight. The less you have to lose, you will lose slower because your maintenance runs around 10 calories per pound of body weight so your deficit will be less the lower you go on the scale. There is 3500 calories in each pound so for example if your deficit is 300 per day it will take 12-13 days to lose a pound. You can also create a higher deficit with exercise and lose a bit faster. Good Luck!

I'm having trouble also. Seem to cut my calories to the 1200 (most days) and I've only lost about 3 pounds in 1 month. I know I need to exercise more but even when I do it doesn't seem to help. I'll take any suggestions that anyone has. Help!