Help... Nothing I do makes a difference

I gave up when I reached a plateau. Then I just went to maintenance. After a month of maintaining, I started losing again, and even list 10 pounds more than my goal weight.

Simply eating healthy and limiting how often you eat out is not always enough, as far as food is concerned. Are you weighing/measuring all your food? Are you eating enough? I can't see your diary, so I don't know what a basic day looks like. if you're constantly hungry and exercising that much, it's possible your calorie goals aren't right? I know it sounds funny, but sometimes increasing your caloric intake can help. As long as you're still eating at a deficit, you should still be able to lose.

Are all your workouts cardio based? Do you strength train at all? Lifting weights, using body weight exercises (pushups, pullups, burpees) could help you break thru. Seriously! Girls get way too caught up in cardio. Find something heavy, pick it up!! Changes your body composition, leans you out. Muscle burns fat.
Try shakin' it up. Try Zig zagging your calories too. Just some ideas.

Congrats on all you've done thus far!!!!! You are important!!!! Think - figure out exactly how long it took you to put on that weight. = that AND more is how long it'll take you to lose that same weight. Patience, time and nature cures all troubles.

AND the MOST important thing we can do for ourselves is respect our stomach. Learn mindful eating. Slow down, think of each bite, etc.

Once you've accomplished this, you've found your true health. Not just 'weight'.

You can do 4 servings of protein a day 4 hours apart make sure you eat raw veges with your protein. Eat your fruits before noon no more then 2 servings a day and only one starch a day. Eat your fruit alone make sure you do not eat 4 hours before bedtime 120 to 140 grams of protein a day.

Hi Can I ask how much water do u drink per day x And how much exercise x

Since your not weighing and measuring, it's almost impossible to say the number of calories your really consuming. I'm going to guess that might be your issue.
If someone else does the cooking, maybe try to be there while your foods are prepared so you can weigh out your portions.
Or cook your own foods.

5 lbs, ten lbs, 100+ lbs, when you're in it, you're in it.. and if it's about you, it makes ya crazy... I too am in that place with a lousy 12 pounds... I completely understand... 4/1/13 - i was 6 lbs away from my goal weight of 128.. and had back surgery....over the last year and a half, (not to mention my life completely shifted) I gained 12 lbs. (medications, unable to work out for over a year +) so, I alternate between 143, 144 and up to as high as 147. I am 56, and 5' 4, and a size 8, or 10, depending on the cut of the clothes. I have been ON here for over a year.. I started here at 142.6 and I have gained weight.. then, I get down 2 lbs, and then, back up by 2 or 3. I actually eat small amounts of food all day. sounds like you might, as others suggested, need more protein and or fiber full foods to keep you feeling full- i too drink a ton of water.. Perhaps your workouts are actually TOO intense, and you'd be better off with (i think someone else mentioned it) lifting weights.. not eating enough (?) that does happen. I have a wonderful trainer and 'food coach" and that was my problem before.. this time? No matter what I do, nothing seems to work. I weigh food, I am a portion maniac. i LOG everything, even when I screw up. MY diary is public. I thought, perhaps it's the sugar (s) as i do eat fruits... I lowered my cal intake to UNDER 1200 because the 1200 was NOT working either and Jillian Michals site recommended to go down to a net of 968. WHICH means i have to work out every day, when i cannot. Also found other info on other sites that suggested if you DON'T work out you might not have a choice - i alternate between 968 net and or under 1200 net. my trainer is a bit baffled. When you get down to where (we ) you are, it starts getting down to minute bites of this or that.. it sucks. I started working out again, after being in PT and being cleared by my *kitten*** surgeon - (he turned into a real toad as i ended up with (have 12 screws and a cage) a sympathetic nerve disorder and nerve damage to my left calf and left foot (the S-1 root) no matter what I have been doing, or have done, does anything to ease that kind of pain, and / or the problem i have (now my ankle turns out, when i do walk, it feels like there's a rock in my shoe all the time, so cannot walk the way i used to, and in turn also cannot run, so traditional cardio is out. Surgeon threw me under the bus to pain management as if it were my fault and not his...VERY hard and sad for me, as I was a bit of a fit rat... and IN good shape before I hurt myself to the point of no return and needed surgery - i actually pulled my spine out of place.. how? IDK, perhaps kickboxing ?) No responsibility there as you sign your life away... BUT, Lucky for me, my trainer is a friend and amazing and this was an extremely HARD, frustrating long road back, and she helped and worked with my PT and with me, and i am now able to hold my own in a class of personal fitness sessions. I don't have access to a gym anymore, so I take a class on Saturdays and during the week, also do Jillian Michaels, (have ya tried Jackie Warner ?? She kills it, and it kills ME.. been trying to beat this one particular DVD and haven't been able to yet, i also pulled out an ancient FIRM tape from 100 years ago that KILLED me. (yes, weights & HIIT training) I only get to work out 3 times a week where i used to be working out 6 days a week. - used to love to dance. and cannot do that anymore.. I am still in a place where I have to realize this is the NEW and or different version OF me and I AM not the same as I was...there are things that i cannot do (like burpees, or running, my balance is gone, and i cannot use my foot / leg that way) I KNOW that you can totally knock off those 5 lbs. I know I CAN knock off these 12. We seem to be in the same boat, more than happy to view your diary and provide pointers. I've done a lot of coaching over the past few years to others + one thing i have to continually remember is to celebrate your success rather than your failing. Part of this is ALL in your mind.. if you keep saying you cannot lose the 5 lbs, your body is ONLY hearing THAT... EVERY DAY.. switch it up.. tell your body you are light, and airy and are five lbs lighting... to hit that goal. You will. it might not be in the TIME frame in which you want it, but you will. :-)

If you only have five more pounds to lose, AND you're only 5'1, then your TDEE is going to be relatively low, and definitely lower than it was when you were heavier. Inaccuracies in calorie counting might not have made too big of a difference before, but now that your margin of error is lower, it may be keeping you from actually having a calorie deficit. You need to be very, very accurate in counting at this stage.

You're lacking some needed information, I think. Do you know your body fat percentage and your fat-free mass percentages? These are important because you may be trying to take off muscle mass and not fat mass, in which case it's not healthy. In other words, if everything on your body that isn't fat weighs 120 pounds, trying to get to 115 means you'll have to burn muscle and that's not good. Also, you're doing cardio, but are you weight training? Building lean muscle will burn fat and more calories when at rest, so you should look to put on muscle weight while taking off fat weight. And since muscle weighs more than fat, don't look at the scale so much to know when you're successful. Rather, look for other indicators like how you feel about yourself. I suggest, if you can afford it, joining a gym and getting some personal training. They are experts at diet and exercise and can help you define and achieve your goals.