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1. Don't eat less than 1200 calries.
2. If you were actually eating 1200 calories then you would be losing.

My guess is you are not logging accurately or consistantly.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

This is a great post that covers most of the commonly made mistakes and gives great tips for success.

p.s. if you open your diary people can give you more specific advice

~Best wishes

Do you actually weigh your foods or are you eyeballing and guesstimating? Weighing is much more accurate even than measuring - for instance, 1/2 a cup of cheese is pretty iffy. You can cram a lot of cheese into a half cup. Much better to weigh something like that.

Have you checked with your doctor about this? Maybe you've got a thyroid imbalance or something like that?

P.S. Meal timing doesn't matter. Weight loss is about staying within your calorie goal. You also should be eating back at least half of your earned exercise calories. And 1200 is likely too low of a goal.

Based on your diary, I have a few suggestions.

If you are indeed measuring and weighing your food (I highly suggest buying a food scale. It is worth it.), then I see one major thing you should work on: sodium intake. I'm not saying you can't eat all of the high sodium foods you are eating, but I would suggest you counteract eating all of those high sodium choices with a lot of water. How much water do you drink? I aim to drink at least 3 liters of water a day. On days where I have hefty workouts, I aim to drink a gallon of water.

When I first started losing weight, I was struggling losing, even though I was weighing my food and staying within calories limits. When I upped my water intake, I started shedding what was a dreadful amount of water weight. After I started drinking more water, I found my cravings for certain foods went away. And I found myself to be much less hungry, so sticking to smaller portions was not an issue. Water also helps digest your food and lubricate your body from the inside. Give it a go. Purchase a 32 oz water bottle (mine is from Target), and fill it up and drink it at least 3x a day. If you hit 4, then you've consumed a gallon of water. It may seem like a lot, and you're going to pee a lot at first, but It gets easier and becomes second nature.

Hopefully the water helps. There is one additional thing I would suggest, and that is taking down your diary intake. For people who are TRULY weighing their food and measuring accurately and still not losing, you may have a food allergy you are unaware of. Unlike a gluten intolerance, where you become ill or have actual body aches, a dairy intolerance is typically hidden much more easily. It can cause an insane amount of inflammation (general puffiness) and be harmful to your digestive tract if you have an allergy. Try cutting out dairy for a week and see how things go.

Otherwise, I would go back to your accuracy of calories in v. calories out. Weigh your food. Eat ONLY that amount of food. Track everything.

Good luck!

ETA: I have lost 30 pounds in ~7 mons, and I am now aiming to lose my last pesky 10-15 lbs. I have reset my tracker to focus on my new goals, and I have found taking it bit by bit instead of CHUNK BY CHUNK helps me mentally. Maybe something else to try!

OP, I could have written your post. I have been scouring the threads for weeks for an answer. Including the ones that accuse people like me of not logging correctly, not weighing my food, etc. None of these accusations are true. :grumble:
However what I don't do is eat back enough of my exercise calories. In my mind it seems counter productive. :huh: But over the last year I have increased my activity level so much that I am only netting maybe 300 calories or so. I have decided to trust what MFP and so many people have said and try to "net" more because the way I'm doing things right now is not working anymore.
I could sit back down on my fanny and cut back on activity but I love how much fitter I am so that's not going to happen! My only choice is to try eat more calorie dense foods because I don't think I can comfortably ingest more volume. Sounds good to me, real cheese, real butter, real sugar, real bread, etc.
Maybe you could try this also and good luck to us both!