Lowered calorie goal and need help staying full

I find that when I try 1200 calories I am going to hurt someone! I have been following the below meal plans for the last 6 weeks and with exercise and one splurge on French fries I have lost 10lbs and feel amazing! I average roughly 1300-1600 calories and my food logs are open to anyone that wants to look! It takes dedication to not eat whatever you want to get calories, its about healthy but yummy food and you have to be willing to listen to your body and it will tell you when you need more calories.
Add me as a friend and good luck!

Pick one from each meal and eat up! I snack on grapes, fat free pudding cups, fudge pops and really fruits and veggies.

Breakfast:
* 3/4 cup raisin bran/banana/ milk.
*1/2 English muffin/1 egg/slice cheddar cheese/slice tomato.
*oatmeal.
*1/2 English muffin with peanut butter and banana.
*Smoothies
*1 cup cheerios, 1/2 cup berries, 1 table almonds sliced, 8 ounces fat free milk

Lunch:
+1 cup soup (you can get the to go ones since you have to drive) with 1 mini pita, 3oz meat, mustard, tomato, lettuce.
+chicken salad: chicken breast, grapes, almonds, mayo, sour cream, serve over lettuce. 1 banana
*1 mini pita, 3 oz meat, condiments, 1 string cheese, 2 kiwi
*1 cup vegetable soup, veggie burger in a mini whole wheat pita with lettuce and salsa, 6oz yogurt, 15 grapes
*Quesadillas: 1/4 cup fat free refried beans, 1 small wheat tortilla. sprinkle 1 ounce cheese and top with salsa and lettuce, 1/2 cup cottage cheese with 1/2 cup mandarin oranges and cucumber spears.
*Tuna Pita: mini whole wheat pita, 2 ounces water packed tuna, 1 table light mayo, mustard, cucumber, onion. 10 baby carrots, 6 ounces light yogurt with 1/2 banana


Dinner:
*flounder, tomatoes with 2 table parm cheese broiled, 1 cup couscous, 1 cup steamed broccoli
*bbq chicken( 4 ounces chicken brush with sauce and bake) 1/2 cup vegetarian baked beans, 3 small red potatoes with 1 tea margarine and dill
*4 ounces steamed shrimp, 1 baked potato with 3 table salsa, 1 table sour cream. 3 cups spinach steamed
*3 ounces salmon, Slaw (1 1/4 cups coleslaw mix, 2 sliced green onions, 2 table fat free dressing), 3/4 cup cooked brown rice, 1/2 cup pineapple chunks.
*3 ounces pork tenderloin, 1 cup baked acorn squash, 2-3 cups salad greens with 2 table fat free dressing,
*Jambalaya: 3/4 cup cooked brown rice, 1/2 cup corn, 2 ounces turkey sausage, 1/3 cup salsa, 1/4 cup kidney beans. 3 cups spinach and 1 med apple.
*3 ounces grilled flank steak, 1 baked sweet potato with 1 tea light margarine, 1 cup steamed zucchini, 1/2 cup pineapple chunks.

My apologies, but 1200 is just too hard to maintain with adequate nutrition. I would quit on 1200. If you did not want people to comment on it, I would suggest not posting the 1200 thing. It is a sore subject with everyone. Everyone I know who insisted on limiting themselves to 1200 quit. We all have the same goal, to be successful.

I agree with the oatmeal.

Don't mind if people comment and it's only a short term way to break a plateau. Want to make sure everyone knows it's not permanent. Just trying to break plateau. Then back to my 1400.
I've always had motivational and helpful responses so that's why it posted here verses somewhere else. But I don't like people telling me my doctor and coach are clueless. Everyone teaches differently and maybe her research is a little different than the next but I trust them and am happy so far. It's only 100-200 calorie drop for a short period of time.

Okay, the reason most people are commenting on your calories is because you do not have to eat 1200 to lose weight. And you are also going to lose a significant amount of lean body mass that will be extremely difficult to get back later, trust me you will want it back.

Next, are you eating 1200 because of a contest or to break a plateau??? Because you mention both.

Now, if you are in a plateau that means you are eating more than you think. So I would ask are you weighing and measuring all of your food? That means are you using a digital food scale to weigh every solid food that goes into your mouth? And measuring every liquid? Accuracy makes a huge difference. And then you need to log it correctly. For example, 1/2 cup of oatmeal can weigh anywhere from 30 - 50 grams depending on how you pack the cup, is the oatmeal flat or is it rounded? What did you put on your oatmeal, brown sugar, honey, a little syrup? All of that needs to be logged because it adds up.

I'm 40, 5'4, 154lbs and still eating between 1700 - 2000 calories and still losing just under a pound a week. I tried 1200 and ended up with a huge bald spot, no finger nails, lethargic, could not exercise or work, and was not a very nice person. I now have to take supplements to fix my hair and nails.

So if you want food suggestions I'll give you some. Try Quest protein bars, they are expensive but packed with protein and fiber. Find a good protein powder and make 1 shake per day with milk. These can be your snacks or breakfast. Get some steel cut oats and learn how to make overnight oats, there are a lot of recipes online. Eat Greek yogurt, it's higher in protein. Also, lots of lean meats, chicken breast, fish, etc. Carbs are not the enemy but try to get yours from fruit and vegetables.

I would recommend you also manually set your macros at 30% carbs, 40% protein, and 30% fat. Make sure you hit protein every day. Also had a multivitamin and Calcium with Vitamin D because you will not get the micronutrients you need through food, you're not eating enough.

Make sure you eat every single exercise calorie back. This is also necessary for your long term health.

Finally a more common way to break a plateau when all other things are looked at such as the weighing food and looking at calories burned during exercise for accuracy, eating more can help as well or just waiting it out.