Stalling

Are you logging under 1,100 calories a day?

Your numbers sound wrong. What missionto said if you want people to try and find an answer for you.

Also SW, CW, TW. Height and age. Are you weighing your food, what exercise are you dong, are you eating back and how is the calorie burn measured?

It may be just being patient and carry on doing what you are now or it may be that your numbers are wrong.

tkrejcarek wrote: »

My diary is public now

I can't see your diary; did you open it publically?

tkrejcarek wrote: »

I thought I did but it didn't take. I just did it again

Two things I noticed just from yesterday's entry:

1. You're eating too little. 1,000 calories is not enough. Not only that, 1,200 calories per day is an aggressive goal when you only have 14lbs to lose. You should have it set to .5lb/week at this point, because weight loss is going to be slow at this point. I also saw a 955 and 973 calorie day as well. No bueno. This is why you are getting a notification from MFP saying you are eating too little.

2. You are using generic entries, and are most likely eating far more than you think. 1 cup of apples can't be measured accurately without a food scale, nor can three cups of chef salad. Was this a generic entry you picked from the database? What ingredients were used? How much meat/what kind of meat? This is not going to give you an accurate calorie count.

tkrejcarek wrote: »

Thanks - I did weigh the apple and salad but I used a generic entry that was the most close to what I figured it would be. That's why I've been staying way under the calories because I figured I'm making mistakes. I guess I'm being too cautious

Don't be cautious; be accurate! You have no idea what the people put into those generic entries in the database, so your count won't be accurate. Weigh each of the ingredients that go into the salad and log it (or, do what I do sometimes; make a recipe if it's something you make often, save it, and just adjust the weights of the items in the already built recipe next time you make it. Easy!), and with fruits/veggies/meats/ect, make sure you are using the USDA entry, or entry that uses grams and/or ounces as a means to log.

Definitely set your weight loss goal down from 2 to .5, and keep doing what you're doing right now, which is weighing your food! That's a step in the right direction.

Annr wrote: »

It is hard for me to come to the realization that I need to eat MORE to lose weight. But truly, if you eat less, your body literally goes into "save mode" and you don't shed anything. You seem to be eating the right stuff, but like a furnace you just need more coals on the fire, to keep your metabolism up and for it to burn efficiently. Great job on being more aware of the amounts you are consuming, that is awesome. That is the problem for many on this site, especially me.

Starvation mode is a myth. Calorie deficit = weight loss.
Logging properly and fueling your body properly for weight loss, however, is the truth.