Too few calories and not wanting more.

If you are feeling fine then you are probably ok on your calories. Are you weighing your food? Sometimes we are eating more than we think. If you want to increase your calories then adding a little oil to your stir fry and use a little peanut butter with your fruit instead of hummus and that should give you a little boost without feeling like you have to stuff yourself.

Where do you see this plan going? If you are finding it hard to eat 1200 calories this month, what will happen next month? Will you find it hard to eat 1000 calories then?

I recommend you meet your calorie goals - if for no other reason - to stay healthy as you lose your weight. A spoonful of peanut butter will bump you almost 200 calories and will not fill you up. Make some of your foods more calorie dense.

If you continue to "not be hungry" and find yourself eating less and less - it might be time to consult a doctor.

Did you know that one of the signs of malnutrition is a lack of appropriate appetite? Your body may have entered a protective starvation mode. Meaning your metabolism may have decreased significantly. A low metabolism can lead to not using calories efficiently.

Your diary is not public so there isn't much for any of us to go on. However, you need to eat at least your BMR, eat a cookie, add ice cream to your coffee, whatever you need to do. The MFP system is tried and true. It tells you what you need to do to meet your weight loss goals. Imagine your calorie goal to be just that, a goal. It's not something to play keep away with. You need to fuel the weight loss with caloric energy. Your body is not going to burn the fat off if you have low metabolism.

I am speaking from experience. I did a 1000 calories diet for almost 6 months and I lost weight fast at first, but then I stopped losing weight, and then my hair started falling out and my skin became real dry. Fortunately my hair grew back once I started eating properly again.

In my personal opinion, and I say this only because I care. People who eat less than 1200 calories day after day and feel fine need to seek professional help. You have entered an anorexic state. (This just means that you have lost appetite for food). You can either eat your way out of this problem, or you can check in to a local health care center.

You need to eat at least your BMR in calories. It doesn't matter if you're overweight.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator

BMR is how many calories you would burn if you just lay in bed doing nothing but breathing, circulating blood, and brain activity. If you do not eat at least this many calories all kinds of things can be thrown out of whack.

I became overweight as a teenager and I know I was eating too much then blaim fast food and school lunches. I have been eating the way I currently am since college I cook a lot at home. I don't weigh food but I do measure my food. I feel fine and sleep well and have tons of energy maybe its just my body! I'm not trying to lose weight through diet but mainly through exercise because that is where I feel unhealthy.

Exercise is important to your overall health, but not necessary in the weight loss process. If you are not weighing your food, you can not know what your calorie intake/deficit really is. How can you measure a cup of cheese? How do you measure a cup of salad? You can't. It needs to be weighed.

Even peanut butter is deceptive. 2 tbsp. is not precise. Try weighing it one time. You will never "not weigh" your food again.

Educate yourself on energy balance

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/healthy-weight-basics/balance.htm

Also see
Adipose tissue:
Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes.
Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body.
Obesity in animals, including humans, is not dependent on the amount of body weight, but on the amount of body fat - specifically adipose tissue.
In mammals, two types of adipose tissue exist: white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT).
Adipose tissue is primarily located beneath the skin, but is also found around internal organs.
In the integumentary system, which includes the skin, it accumulates in the deepest level, the subcutaneous layer, providing insulation from heat and cold.
Around organs, it provides protective padding.

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>it also functions as a reserve of nutrients.<

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Putting it all together: If your energy balance is too far in the negative, what reason would your body have to eliminate fat if its the only source of energy and nutrients?

So if you've been eating too few calories and not losing weight......maybe eat more for a while and up regulate metabolic rate?
Then cut slowly from there.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974889-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet