It's been 4 months.

It can be hard! I've been pretty slow in my loss lately. I just have to remember where I want to be. I'm 25 pounds down and in another 25 pounds I can say that I probably haven't weighed that little since early high school. I want it, I just have to remind myself of it!

I found that I like to eat at night - I stalled out when I would eat a good portion of my calories in the evening for dinner and snack and then eat again for breakfast- even if just a small one. It works better for me to eat when I like to eat- dinnertime - and don't eat in the morning until lunch time to let my body get hungry and go to my reserves to get the fuel it needs. I know it is all calories in calories out to some people - but not so much to me. If I save my calories until I know I want them I feel better getting to eat when I want to eat and still lose.

I have been on MFP for 4 months. First time back at the gym since about 7 years ago, I have been work like crazy, eating fairly balance, not strict as to not tempt binges. I struggle with eating disorder habits, but in the past,even about just 2 years ago, the weight came up when I ate well, but now I am working out up to 5-6 times a week. MFP says I lost 4,5 kg but that was after I gained 5kg at the beginning of going back to the gum.. At the gym I both do cardio and lifting heavy. Anyone else have slow starts? It's really hard for me to keep this up, I get really tired from the working out, as in fatigued and crashing.

if you are going 5-6 days you have only one rest day a week. Your body is telling you that it's missing something ... nutrients, rest, sleep whatever ...

I would go with moderation ... moderate exercise, moderate calorie deficit ...

Why does your daily goal change?

Never mind. It changes with added exercise. I've gotten better results using the TDEE - 20% method. I don't log my exercise because it's already calculated in the TDEE - 20% number.

I've lost about 20 lbs since June but I've completely stalled out. No worries though as I keep chugging away. I've been sick and injured and sidetracked and lazy aquarium

Well dang. I'm really hesitant to offer you any advice because sickness is a total game-changer. Any number of things could be affecting your ability to lose weight, and I'm not really qualified to tell you what they might be. Unfortunately, most doctors aren't specialized enough to know, either, I'd think. At least in the US, doctors are usually very problem-solving oriented, and won't see weight loss as a priority if you're sick enough to be bed-ridden that often.

Even still, I don't think it could hurt to have more protein. At 84 kg, your recommended daily intake of protein is 68 g, and honestly you could probably use more than that. I'd say 75-80 g. You look like you do a good job of making sure your carb intake is from complex carbs vs. simple ones. Looking back over your log, you more often than not go over your sugar allowance. That'd be one area to try and improve. This day looks like a pretty good one: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/arpiagape1?date=2013-11-20 . Your protein was up, your calories were over 1200, your sugars were low, your fat was a bit high, but your carbs were lower to compensate for it. I'm not sure that I'd recommend very low carb dieting for you, as carbs are very useful fuel sources. Honestly, though, at 84 kg, no matter how tall you are, you need more than 1200 a day. I'd definitely try upping it a little at a time. Go to 1400 and give it a few weeks and see what happens.

All I'll say though is do not be even a little surprised if at first you gain weight, and quickly. If your body is truly in reduced-metabolism-starvation mode, it's going to cling to everything you put into it and you'll see a weight spike. Wait til that levels off and you're either not gaining or gaining just a bit at a time, and then add some more and repeat the process. Once you get to the point where you've added and you're steadily gaining for a few weeks, that's when you know to cut back and revert to the last increment. I'd start at 1400 cals and add 100 at a time.

As for affording it, oh gurl, I feel you. I have had a food budget of literally less than $30 a week before. All I was able to eat was canned veggies and big packs of boneless skinless chicken breasts. I became VERY creative with cooking chicken different ways in a crock pot, I can tell you that much! It definitely made it possible to survive and lose weight, though, so I'm thankful I had that option.