Great Disappointment

I don't know what you're eating but I do know that if you are eating 1300 calories, you need to make sure it's super healthy stuff and not junk or pseudo junk disguised as health food (slim fast bars/shakes, etc). Make sure you're watching your sugar. You may need to amp up your cardio some!

Watch your sodium intake - looks high. Also - looking back a couple months thru your food diary you're not netting at least 1200/day.

I have gained and lost the same 5 pounds for the last 6 weeks. My progess record is practically a straight line. I'm at the point we're I'm ready to give up. Stick with it, you're not alone!

I think you do need to incorporate exercise but if you are walking and not adjusting your calories that could be the problem. You may be going below 1200 calories which can cause your body to go into starvation mode. I say increase your workouts and your calories. You are not eating enough. I think 1300 may be too low for you to start with.

I see from looking at your food diary that you're either skipping meals fairly frequently (lunch and dinner) or you're just not entering them. I'd suggest eating more regularly, either 3 times a day or smaller meals more frequently (5-6 times a day). Try some healthier snacks too. I know we all need our treats (Wendy's for me!) but try to keep it mostly healthy. Perhaps you need to eat a little more, seems counter-intuitive but it seems to work. Good luck.

Watch your sodium intake and sugar intake and drink LOTS of water. 8/8oz is the bare minimum. For your weight you should drink at least 11/8oz.
Also, I agree with prior post in that just because you are in you 1300 does not mean its the right food. I can eat 1300 of big macs and ice cream and I will not loose weight. Increase your raw veggies!!

So in conclusion:

Lower sodium
Lower sugar
Up water intake
Up veggie intake

You should see some change in 2wks. Good luck!!

You said you started walking every other day for 60 minutes but at what speed and what intensity?

Well if you really want to do this then commit to it. If you eat more calories on some days then walk it off, if you want to work it off quicker jog/walk, start doing family activities to burn calories and have fun at the same time. Badminton, frisbee, baseball, just playing catch, swimming and so many other things. You can do it and once you get on the ball it will work for you.

You had me cracking up with that "eating grass" question! For heaven's sake, don't start doing that! My suggestion is to grab a couple large canned goods (or actual hand weights if you own those) when you head out for your walk. That little amount of weight will add some umph to your walk for sure. Do some bicep curls along with your steps, some backward arm extensions...anything that will get your smaller upper body muscles burning calories in conjunction with your lower body. An ExcerciseTV trainer calls this "heating up the internal furnace." Good luck!

You may not be getting enough calories for your bodies needs.. OR you may be getting the wrong kind. If you stay within your limits, but its just not the right 'kinds' of foods, then that will stall your release as well. This I learned the hard way! Staying beneath calories, but still sneakign in junk WILL reveal itself to you.

I agree with the suggestion of getting your thyroid checked. Also, if you're ever dipping below 1200 calories, it doesn't matter how hard you're working, it might be turning your body into starvation mode, which means every calorie is happily clinging to you. I'd also recommend that while you're at the doctor asking about thyroid, ask about everything else you can think of - if you have a family history of diabetes, get some glucose testing done, etc. And, check your Vitamin D and B12 levels. It's not likely you're deficient in both (though I am woohoo), but if you are deficient in one, it might be helping the yo-yoing. Lots of people are not getting enough Vitamin D and I've seen a few recent studies suggesting that if you're low on Vitamin D, you might be overweight and that the vitamin might help you lose some weight. Vitamin D can't exactly hurt you so getting a few extra minutes of sun (with sunscreen) or adding a daily vitamin to your day couldn't hurt and might just help you break through this range you're stuck at. At any rate, don't give up. Every time I hit a wall and start to bounce back up, I get really upset and often won't admit to myself that I give up for a while. Then I always regret the time I wasted feeling frustrated. Better to be frustrated, head to the doctor, and keep working at it than to work at it, be frustrated, have some amount of progress, and then stop working at it. Then it just means doing it all over again in future. Good luck!