Not taking in enough calories.

Okay, first thing I want to mention is that 10 days without a loss is oftentimes nothing to worry about. Your weight isn't a static number and because of that weight loss is never a linear process. Your body can hold onto extra water weight for a variety of reasons (exercise, sodium, hormones, stress, etc) which can mask the fat loss happening in the background for a short period of time.

The 1200 calorie minimum is more about making sure you're getting proper nutrition. The less you eat the more likely you are to be deficient in something that your body needs, whether it's fat, protein, calcium, iron, potassium, or other vitamins and minerals. You can look back through your diary/nutrition reports and see what you might be low on.

As for success stories, I never dropped my calories below 1300 and I'm currently on 1700 calories a day and losing 1 pound a week pretty reliably, but based on your previous posts it looks like I'm a little taller than you (5'8"). You can play around with some different methods to calculate your calorie goals and see what kind of numbers they give you.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

Okay, first thing I want to mention is that 10 days without a loss is oftentimes nothing to worry about. Your weight isn't a static number and because of that weight loss is never a linear process. Your body can hold onto extra water weight for a variety of reasons (exercise, sodium, hormones, stress, etc) which can mask the fat loss happening in the background for a short period of time.

The 1200 calorie minimum is more about making sure you're getting proper nutrition. The less you eat the more likely you are to be deficient in something that your body needs, whether it's fat, protein, calcium, iron, potassium, or other vitamins and minerals. You can look back through your diary/nutrition reports and see what you might be low on.

As for success stories, I never dropped my calories below 1300 and I'm currently on 1700 calories a day and losing 1 pound a week pretty reliably, but based on your previous posts it looks like I'm a little taller than you (5'8"). You can play around with some different methods to calculate your calorie goals and see what kind of numbers they give you.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

This +1 great advice.

Also sometimes eating too low of calories can slow your progress... IMHO. About a month ago, I was low on grocery's and still had about a week and a half before I got paid.... Needless to say I was eating about 700 cal. a day just to save on food. I didn't lose any weight by doing that. I actually wound up stalling myself. Once I upped my calories again, I started losing again.

Carbs, Sugar, Fat they all sound bad, but your body NEEDS these things to function. As someone else mentioned. Carbs are good lol, Don't ever be afraid of any food... That's how eating disorders can manifest, then you will have a bigger problem on your hands than just weight. :indifferent:

Edit: Typos :noway:

Low carb diets shed a lot of water weight. Alternating your carb amount when having low carbs will cause significant weight fluctuation in water. This can mask any weight loss.

1200 calories is too low for some people and is not too low for others. It all really depends on the size of the individual (height and weight) combined with their age and weight goals.

Any dietary changes you make will take time to kick in, as your body has magical ways of temporarily offsetting changes.

So far, best advice I can give you, is to follow MFP, set realistic goals, and stay involved here on the forums... it keeps you pumped and logging in and counting.

Feel free to ask ANY questions. But remember, this is the internet, and people love sarcasm even though we all know it translates poorly over the internet!

Whenever I go Low anything I shed pounds like it's nothing. Then I stall.

I think these diets empty you out of everything (including water), FAST. Afterward you play catch up to actually lose the weight in
body mass and not just stuff you carry around.

I lose best and most steady on a calorie deficit without favoring or banning any particular food group.

That's just my experience. It may work long therm for others.