Why am I not losing weight? Help.

Do you have a digital food scale? I didn't have one until recently and I was surprised how much a difference it makes.

IDK; the numbers you show are on target, but since you aren't getting the results, something's not as you think it is. What if you try eating foods that are less calorie dense (cut back on mayo and butter for example) and get more fruits and vegetables, and switch up your workout routine? My doctor says that if you do the same workout every time, your body gets too efficient at it and you burn less. If your apps say you are taking in 2800 calories that would definitely be a reason why the weight isn't coming off. So a combo of fewer calories and a new workout plan?

Hi Emberrise-
First off, congratulations on your 14 pound loss! That is something to celebrate and you didn't gain so you are doing some things right.

You asked for help, so I'm going to give you my 2 cents. No judgment at all, just my opinion and some knowledge of nutrition. If you are truly wanting to accelerate your weight loss, I would make the following changes:

Exercise:
You need to bump this up unless you have physical restrictions. As others have said, 15 mins of weights 3X a week is not a lot. If you increase your weight lifting you should burn more calories from other exercise and just daily life. You don't say how far or how fast you are walking, but you might want to increase the length and intensity - you should get huffy and puffy and sweat a little (not just a casual stroll).

Food:
I looked at your food diary and I think you could really make some significant changes here to see a faster loss.

You need to drink a lot more water. Your body is probably holding on to water because you are dehydrated. 6 glasses a day is not enough to really assist with weight loss. 8 glasses a day is a good ballpark amount for most people, but if you want to lose weight you need more. Quite a bit more!
Here's a good article about how much you need per day to facilitate weight loss:
http://www.slenderkitchen.com/how-to-calculate-how-much-water-you-should-drink-a-day/

Increase your vegetable intake, especially green veggies. You can eat quite a lot of salad greens, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, mushrooms, celery, asparagus, etc. for next to nothing in the calorie count. Fills you up and full of vitamins. I use a little cottage cheese or hummus instead of dressing (1/4 cup cottage cheese or 1 Tbsp hummus) and a squeeze of lemon juice. Sometimes just 1 Tbsp of lo-cal dressing. You get used to having less dressing and it still tastes fine.

Decrease the starch - potatoes and corn and bread metabolize very quickly as sugar and don't have a lot of nutritional value (there are some vitamins, but for me I cut these out completely when I'm trying to lose). If you still want the satisfaction of potato, try a sweet potato (1/2 per meal). Tons more nutritional value than white spuds.

Dump the mayo - sorry but 200 calories for mayo in a meal is huge. Substitute mustard or maybe mix with a little mayo, but not Tablespoons of it. You can eat a lot of filling and healthy food for that same 200 calories!

Protein shakes - now some people may disagree with me here (but this is just MY opinion). I wouldn't drink a protein shake as a meal replacement. I think having a protein shake for a whole meal confuses your body and puts it into starvation mode. "Where's my food? I better hang onto this fat in case I don't get another meal anytime soon!" You are also using soy milk, which some people believe is not good for women. Soy is an estrogen mimicker, so your body thinks of it as extra hormones, which we women just don't need. I'd suggest you do some reading about health benefits/detriments of soy. (I have done quite a bit of research on this and have completely cut out soy from my diet.) Maybe substitute almond milk or coconut milk. Read labels - food manufacturers put soy in just about everything.

Calories - I would stick with the lower end of your regular calorie intake (say around 1500 per day rather than 1900). This is still a healthy amount of calories and I bet you will see your weight loss take off. If you start working out more you can always increase your food to fuel the additional exercise, as needed.

If you need a weight loss friend, feel free to send me a friend request.

Blessings and good luck to you!

So over the last year you lost an average of 1/4 pound a week. That means your average calorie deficit was 125 calories. To lose 1/2 pound a week you'll have to increase your average daily calorie deficit to 250, to lose a pound a week the deficit will need to be 500.

I think all you need to do is consistently eat less food and the only way you'll know that is if you log every day. Plus, if you are fluctuating your weekly amounts by a couple thousand calories, you won't lose on a steady basis.

Try eating within 100 calories of your daily goal for 2 weeks straight, instead of 400 or 500 and I'll bet you will lose weight.