Really upset plzzz look at my diary

Leave it be. Your weight loss is right on track with the recommended healthy 1-2 pounds a week. Faster may be more satisfying in the short term, but you're not as likely to keep it off if you lose it too quickly. You have to be patient.

As to your diary, my only recommendation would be to try to eat a little more protein. Otherwise, consistency will help a lot. Try to eat around the same amount daily. It makes it easier to plan your days as well. For "cheat" meals, I think going up to 3000-4000 calories is a bit much. That kind of large calorie intake every week is going to make you retain water and mess with the scale, which will probably upset you. Although, admittedly, it's been working for you so far, so you could just keep doing what you've been doing. Eventually, you may see your weight loss stall, and then you can cut down on the cheat meals.

Don't stress so much about it. You're doing fine so far.

OK, I've looked at your diary and it seems fine to me. Have you set your profile to lose 2lb a week? If you are worried about socialising over Christmas you could cut this to 1lb a week until the holidays are over and that will give you more calories to play with. You could perhaps do a bit more exercise (this has been the magic ingredient for me), an hours brisk walking or half an hour swimming will give you another 300 calories. But remember, Christmas is only two or three days, if you eat at maintenance for those days, or even go over, it will just slow you down by a few days.
This isn't a race, you probably took years to gain the weight and it should take time to come back off - but make this the last time! That's what I'm trying to do, I don't care that I'm only losing a pound a week, I'm already the lightest I've been for 15 years and in two months time I'll be back to the weight I was when I was after my oldest son was born.....yay!
You are doing all the right things, keep going and try to be patient. :flowerforyou:

do you ever have a day off ? Mines is normally Sunday but the calories add up to at least 3000-4000 do you think this is too much?

I think you should try to figure out what your TDEE/maintenance level is and use that number as a guide for how much to eat on a "cheat day" I call it a refeed day.

14 pounds in 5 weeks is great.

You are not just losing weight right now, but teaching yourself discipline. Diets that caused you to lose weight quickly in the past failed you precisely because they were a quick solution.

Right now you are gradually teaching yourself healthy eating habits. This is what will cause you to lose weight and keep it off. You could go get liposuction if you want a fast loss; you will begin putting the weight back on as soon as you have your first meal, if you have not learned moderation.

Get comfortable and enjoy your gradual success. Because there will be weeks and sometimes months where the scale doesn't budge. Settle down.

QFT! OP obviously what you did in the past was not sustainable nor resulted in a healthy retraining of your eating habits.
Someone once defined insanity as continuing to do the same thing while expecting a different result.

Sam, your current weight loss rate is a good thing. It means you have a better chance of losing fat and keeping your muscle, which means you will look firmer when you reach your goal weight - instead of smaller but still flabby.

I agree with other posters who've said you'd be better off eating more protein. Especially at your age, when vital organs are still building, it's important to give your body the materials it needs. Also, protein and fat are generally more filling and satisfying for a longer time, so getting more of those nutrients will help you with your diet.

It's good to fuel your workouts (with adequate protein!), but be careful not to overestimate your exercise calories. Many MFPers find those database numbers are a bit too high. That can add up and cause you to overeat when you're eating the calories back.

Given your history of losing too quickly and regaining, I would NOT recommend using "cheat days." That approach just reinforces the old habit of dieting hard and then eating with abandon. Teach your body and mind new habits instead. Incorporate something you really enjoy into EVERY day, within your calorie goal. I eat ice cream, frozen yogurt, pizza, fries with my sandwiches, all sorts of yummy things on a daily basis. All within my daily calorie target of 1,600. The trick is not to eat mass quantities of them, and not to eat all of them all at once. If you learn to do this while you're losing weight, you will know how to eat to keep the weight off forever.

Good luck, and be patient.

Hey well I joined mfp 5 weeks ago first week had a big loss if 8 pounds but since then it has been 2 lb off 1 lb off 2 lb off again and now today 1lb off which means I have list 14 pounds in 5 weeks now I know people will think that's good and it is but it is very very slow for me...

You need a change of mindset..and a reality check, I'm sorry. Consistently losing 1-2 pound a week is FANTASTIC. If you expect anything faster than that, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. If you have lost a lot faster than that in the past (aside from week one) then you were either a) heavier at the time or b) starving yourself.

I am looking to lose 90+ lbs and I currently weight 206lbs / 14st 10 lbs I'm female 22 and 5ft 4 inches the weight should be coming off so much quicker considering in classed as obese

no, it should not be coming off so much quicker. There's a reason that MFP only suggests weight loss rates of up to 2 pounds a week, that's what is healthy, unless you are very obese.

I should also say I changed my calories from 1200 cals to 1500 cals as I was always hungry in 1200 also on a Sunday I don't count at all and would eat about 3000 to 4000 cals with family gatherings and commitments

I'm not sure if I get you right here...are you saying that you do not log at all on sundays, and estimate that you eat 3000-4000 calories on that day?. Nothing wrong with having a day a week for a treat meal but...not logging your food and estimating that you are eating that much (and people usually underestimate) will absolutely undermine your progress.

Slow and steady!!! Can't stress it enough! Gives your skin time to tighten up as you lose the weight. If you lose weight too quickly, your skin looks like a melted candle.

Hey well I joined mfp 5 weeks ago first week had a big loss if 8 pounds but since then it has been 2 lb off 1 lb off 2 lb off again and now today 1lb off which means I have list 14 pounds in 5 weeks now I know people will think that's good and it is but it is very very slow for me when I have dieted before the pounds came off a lot quicker today's loss of 1 lb gas really upset me as I have been so good all week and upped my exercise from 30 min cardio DVD to doing 1 hour each at kettlebells and boxing classes plus 30 min intense cardio I've been drinking green tea and dandelion tea all week for water retention I am looking to lose 90+ lbs and I currently weight 206lbs / 14st 10 lbs I'm female 22 and 5ft 4 inches the weight should be coming off so much quicker considering in classed as obese so could anyone take a look at my diary and let me know if I could make improvements to enhance weight loss? I should also say I changed my calories from 1200 cals to 1500 cals as I was always hungry in 1200 also on a Sunday I don't count at all and would eat about 3000 to 4000 cals with family gatherings and commitments, thanks :-)

Adjust your expectations, unless you want to lose a lot of lean mass along with the fat.

Losing 1-2lbs a week.

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You'll be just fine, adjust your expectations, not your diet. You lost weight faster in the past, but you obviously failed and put it back on, right? Why are you so anxious to repeat that scenario?