Where am I going wrong?

I'd say drink more water i knock back 4-5L a day

Don't panic I lost quite rapidly at first now generally I lose .5 to 1lb every two weeks.

In my opinion, too much sugar (fruit) and processed food. I think of fruit as dessert.

You may want to pay more attention to your sugar and carb intake rather than fat. A low fat diet made me fatter and now I am working to replenish amino acids and nutrients. Loosing slowly but I feel so much better.

Good luck!

I think it has a lot to do with the type of foods you are eating. It appears that you have a sweat tooth (weight watchers deserts, Milky Way, etc). Try enjoying these foods a few times a month rather then on a daily/regular basis. Try a few weeks of better "clean eating" cutting out extra sugars, additives, sodium, preservatives and and see if the scale don't get moving for you again. 80% of weight loss is truly what we put into our bodies, we can't expect great results when we fuel our bodies with foods that are not good for us. It's not always about the calorie count, but what we choose to put into our bodies.

Good luck!

I would clean up your snack foods. As mentioned above, it all appears to be processed sugary junk with a hint of fruit at times. You may reach your calorie goal on a daily basis eating items such as these, but I bet you will firstly be healthier choosing something else and secondly on a path to turn your metabolism into a fat burning furnace if you choose whole foods and not processed stuff.

Definitely many congratulations on your loss so far, that's great! I have every sympathy on your love of curly wurlys, they are the best. I really would try and limit the sweet things to once a day though (not fruit though in my opinion, I haven't found limiting that made a huge difference and I think the benefits outweigh the sugar but I'm aware many wouldn't agree).

What I tend to do and I don't think for a second that it would work for everyone, is stay pretty strict through the week (no alcohol, little or no chocolate, no crisps and well within my calorie, sugar, carb and fat limits) and then relax a bit at the weekend. If I go mad at the weekend I will gain a little but as long as it's not wall to wall pizza, wine and crisps it generally doesn't seem to be too bad. I really appreciate my glass of wine on a Friday night too *g*

I also get those graze boxes - I think you had them on there. I only get a box every two weeks as they're a bit pricey for me but I find that if I have a little out of each punnet when I want a snack, it tends to work quite quickly at getting rid of the craving as I get variety. I did just have a whole punnet for breakfast this morning though as I was too lazy to make something before work!

The other thing that really helped me when I last got stuck was adding some variety to my exercise programme. I think that made more of a difference that changing the intensity or duration. I bought a weighted hula hoop and did some skipping and jumping jacks on alternate nights. I also have a go at exercise dvd's every so often, more to just shake it up than anything else.

I'm sure there are lots of people with a lot more expertise than I have but you seem to be stuck about the same point that I was stuck at a few weeks ago so hopefully some of the things that helped me will give you some ideas

Best of luck!

Hi there, short burst of cardio won't get it done. While doing something/anything is great, you will see profound results with a longer period of exercise. Minimum of 20 mins. Anything over 30 is better.
Good Luck.
Joe V.

I have to agree with a lot of previous responses. You seem to have a lot of junk food logged. Instead of eating chocolate bars and chips, try to have some veggies or even fruit (it's a better sugar than chocolate). If you want to have some chocolate try getting the 80% dark chocolate and have just one square. It takes self-control (a LOT of it) but if you're going to make a life change you have to start by changing the way you eat. Processed foods should be at a minimum, that includes the pre-packaged (advertised to be healthy) meals. It's best to spend some time and make extra of your homemade meals and freeze them. You know what goes into these meals and can mek them healthy and with whole foods. Drink LOTS of water, at least the recommended 8 a day. Fiber can really help too, find the foods that are rich in fiber and drink the water! I have to pee lots of times in a day too but it's worth it to cleanse out all the crud that doesn't need to be in my body!
Big congrats on losing the 18lbs already! Keep at it, make some changes to your diet, drink water and get your exercise everyday! Everything will come together and you'll be looking back one day saying, "That wasn't so bad and now I feel amazing!!"