I'm at a complete loss- how do I lose the last 28 lbs?

I don't really log my foods in here, I know I'm terrible, so opening up my diary won't help, I mostly just use this site to track my losses, not what I eat.

I know it may sound unrealistic but unless food packages are lying at MOST I am taking in is 1200-1300 calories on average per day, some days are more than this I will admit, some are less, but I am still day by day on average not losing. I don't know what that means but I do honestly count up my calories even if I don't log them here, I may be off with my maths, but I doubt more than 300 calories off.

I don't log them, but I do remember to take everything into account, even if it's just a bite or something, etc, so whilst they're not written down I do remember them throughout the day, and I doubt I forget it often that much (if it's an awkward number of calories to remember e.g 138 I'll round up as well, to help reduce overeating).
I don't weigh or measure, I didn't realise I had to do that, what would I benefit from that? (Sorry I don't know much of this, really all I did before was just do 1000 calories with virtually no exercise).
I currently do Jilian's 30 day shred and that's it really, before that I did nothing. I may start using our treadmill, try and run a certain distance each day, as the 30 day shred kind of depresses me.
Not very active at all, sorry to say. I'm on exam leave revising for exams, and I don't generally leave the house much (and I wouldn't want to, I hate my neighbourhood, hence why I'd rather use our treadmill than go out running).

I'd like to think I'm just adding it up wrong, I'll try to increase accuracy I guess, although as said before I don't think I'm too inaccurate.
Luckily I don't tend to cook much, or use dips and such, but again I'll try and increase accuracy anymore than I have already ;^^

I know it's the average since I was told when I first started some weeks I'll lose more than others, but as a general trend I seem to be stuck, I haven't overall lost in a while, or even lose properly in a while. Sometimes I'll go from 11st2 to 11st3 after eating which makes sense, then the next day I'll be back at 11st2 and then 11st3 after eating and so on.

I used to lift a little bit, we don't really have very heavy weights though. Jilian's workout includes some weights in it, and whilst my weights are light (1.5kg I think) I honestly could not lift any heavier right now for a reasonable amount of time, as my arms just ache massively afterwards. I've already noticed the soreness reducing, I can now walk down the stairs without stopping once XD, I guess I'm just a weakling, my parents keep telling me I seem like I'm in too much pain, but no pain no gain, apparently. I know that muscle growth won't be massive because I'm not massively working out, just a short intense workout, but I just worry that it will reduce my weight loss, and think that maybe something like running would work better, but I don't know.

Eep, yeah definitely not what I want. I already worry that I lose hair at a faster rate than I should ;u; I am just desperate to lose this last amount of weight, though.

Thank you, I'm relieved I (sort of) reached my goal (I say sort of because I only hit my target for one day and then immediately gained and have stayed).

Thanks so much for actually replying

That's good, then. I should hopefully start losing weight soon then, I'm glad I don't have to worry about muscles then..

Sorry but I don't see how not writing it down means I must not know my numbers? I always make sure to calculate the amount of calories in a portion of what I eat, and just add it up along as the day goes by, I don't see how writing it down would be of much benefit to myself, I am capable of remembering some numbers and adding them up easily enough. I don't see why I'd need them for future reference?

Oh okay you mean in terms of making sure I have correct portion sizes, yes I make sure to do that. I measure out a liquid if I'm having one that isn't in a bottle already (I tend to just drink diet flavoured water, since I don't like wasting calories on drinks). I tend not to measure absolutely everything, because I usually trust the packet but if it's stuff like weighing bread I can start doing that to increase accuracy.

I can see that I may be out but I'd be very surprised if I was out more than 30%, but as I said I'll try increasing accuracy, see if that makes a difference, and I hope it does. If reducing my food can get me to lose weight then I'll happily sacrafice a sandwich for the chance at finally being slim!

Okay I'll make sure to check those out, thanks!

I'm seeing a doctor soon, so I can mention those things. I may just be a big crybaby when it comes to muscle fatigue though, but again, thanks.

Food scale & heart rate monitor. Will be life changing purchases for you. And everything else everyone else has said so far.

Thanks for the advice, I think I already have a heart rate monitor lying around somewhere, and I definitely have food scales

Yeah, research has shown that most people underestimate their intake by an average of 30%--some as much as 45%, omitting "healthy" foods from calorie counts (ie, fruits and vegetables), misreading serving sizes vs size of package (plus packaged weights can vary as much as 10%), and simply not being good at eyeballing portion sizes. Even registered dietitians underestimate on average by 10%.

Since you've hit a wall, I definitely second/third/fourth the food scale recommendation. Weigh EVERYTHING you eat. Seriously it's the best investment (for only $20) I've made to lose weight!

P.S. we have very similar stats--I am 5'1 (rounding up ) and now at 152 down from about 200. Food scale the whole way (and I eat a ton--anywhere from 1400-2000 calories).

So even if I'm underestimating by 30-45%, that would put me at 1300-1450 calories, which apparently is an acceptable deficit for me, so why am I still not losing? (I'm not being defensive, just wondering. I really can't imagine my calorie counting being more than that inaccurate, because I do try and combat any underestimating by purposely overestimating some things, but I could be wrong).

I have a scale, and as I've said on this before I'll give it a go weighing more things Unfortunately not everything I buy lists the calories in it though, which is frustrating as hell... I'm hoping all I need to do is eat a bit less and I'll lose weight again, because I can't wait to lose these last 28lbs!

Congrats! That's great! Nice to see another shortie here ;3 Do you lose weight eating 1400-2000 calories? And with how much exercise would that be with? XD

Yeah, research has shown that most people underestimate their intake by an average of 30%--some as much as 45%, omitting "healthy" foods from calorie counts (ie, fruits and vegetables), misreading serving sizes vs size of package (plus packaged weights can vary as much as 10%), and simply not being good at eyeballing portion sizes. Even registered dietitians underestimate on average by 10%.

Since you've hit a wall, I definitely second/third/fourth the food scale recommendation. Weigh EVERYTHING you eat. Seriously it's the best investment (for only $20) I've made to lose weight!

P.S. we have very similar stats--I am 5'1 (rounding up ) and now at 152 down from about 200. Food scale the whole way (and I eat a ton--anywhere from 1400-2000 calories).

So even if I'm underestimating by 30-45%, that would put me at 1300-1450 calories, which apparently is an acceptable deficit for me, so why am I still not losing? (I'm not being defensive, just wondering. I really can't imagine my calorie counting being more than that inaccurate, because I do try and combat any underestimating by purposely overestimating some things, but I could be wrong).

I have a scale, and as I've said on this before I'll give it a go weighing more things Unfortunately not everything I buy lists the calories in it though, which is frustrating as hell... I'm hoping all I need to do is eat a bit less and I'll lose weight again, because I can't wait to lose these last 28lbs!

Congrats! That's great! Nice to see another shortie here ;3 Do you lose weight eating 1400-2000 calories? And with how much exercise would that be with? XD

I know, it sucks being told you're probably eating too much...but until you weigh and track everything, we (and you) can't see the black and white truth. This article made me laugh, someone else posted it here one time: http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/

Just try 3 weeks of weighing everything and logging everything in MFP (including if you spend a night out with friends, go out to a restaurant, etc) and see what happens. For things you say don't have calorie counts--what types of things do you mean?

Yes, I lose weight eating that much! I try to NET 1500, roughly, and hit 100g of protein minimum. I occasionally will eat sub-1500 a couple days if I've gone out to eat a large meal at a restaurant more than once a week.

I do 2x45 minute interval style/bootcamp classes a week, and 4 to 5 power yoga classes a week. Occasionally I'll throw in a 2-3 mile jog once a week now that the weather is nice.

ETA: I don't use a heart rate monitor/any gadgets to measure my calorie output, so really my exercise calories are total guesses--I usually only eat 250-350 calories extra per 45 minute workout.

To me it actually doesn't suck, I can cope pretty well with not eating a lot, so I wouldn't mind cutting down if it will legitimately make me lose more weight without causing any health problems (possibly due to not enough calories, if I were to cut down too much). .

Actually stuff like eating at a restaurant, how would I find the calories I've consumed? Or if I ordered a pizza as a treat? (something I'll be doing in a few weeks) I buy stuff like bread rolls sometimes, and I can't find any values for calories on them, or stuff like cookies (I very rarely get stuff like that, but I've bought them before from school which obviously does not list calorie content, and purposely overestimated but hey it might have been a super cookie and I had not realised). I bought some tea today from a large supermarket, I can't find calorie values for the teabags anywhere, online or on the packaging! When I am in those situations I tend to look up various similar products and make an average/pick the highest calorie value for the amount I ate.

Ah you exercise a LOT more than me, which I expected, so I imagine I should stick to like 1300 calories or something, as all I do is the 30 day shred every day, so far (so like 25 minutes of somewhat intense workout- it feels intense to me!)

Hi dear, first of all, congrats on 67 pounds! That is A LOT of weight to be lost!! You should be very proud of yourself.

Don't get discouraged because it's hard for you to lose weight. Remember, your body can fluctuate up to about 2 pounds every single day because of different things such as sugar(which retains water, which will add water weight), how much water you have drank in the day, if you are on your period/PMSing, etc.

Try not to weigh yourself every day as this will only discourage you. Try to weigh yourself maybe once a week so you can see the difference over a longer period of time.

Exercise!! It is important to exercise! Even walking for 30 minutes to 1 hour every day will give you improvement.

Also, the types of food you are eating may be preventing you from losing weight. If you are eating pizza, cake, chocolate, bread, or greasy foods all the time, you are going to gain weight, even if you only eat 1,000 calories. If you are not already, eat more fruits and vegetables as they fill you faster, leave you full longer, are lower in calories, and are much healthier.

Good luck, I am positive you can do it!

Thank you! I'm so pleased with my weight loss so far, I'm just kind of depressed that it's much harder to get to my 9stone goal and finally be a healthy weight (something I've never been, I get excited just thinking about it!).

My body seems to go between 1-2 pounds each day, it seems, just from eating/drinking, the only thing is that by the next day I haven't lost anything. I know weighing every day won't show my results properly, but it's just felt like such a struggle to even get from 11 stone 5 to 11 stone 2, yet alone lose anything after that! I keep telling myself I'll only weigh once a week, but curiosity gets the best of me, I'm going to make sure I weigh myself every Saturday, like I originally did!

I never exercised before, and just started the 30 day shred, so 25 minutes for what feels like an intense small workout seems to be somewhat good for me (as I don't want to waste hours and hours running or something, although I may do that in July-August once school is over).

Yeah the foods are one issue that may be stopping me, I used to eat more of those treat things (but in small values, still get 1000 calories a day though) but now I just mostly eat...well sandwiches really XD. I'm a massively fussy eater, I hate most healthy foods (Well, I like fruit but those still contain calories), but I am forcing myself to eat better, I guess I'll just have to force myself even more