Frustrated

Boy have I been there! We have similar goals, I'm at 175 trying for 140. I have to double whammy my approach using both this fitness pal website posting my foods in the diary, and I'm using Medifast 5-1 plan, 5 Medifast meals and 1 lean/green meal. First week I lost 3 lbs. AND I had mimosas, a cupcake, and a SLIVER of Sara Lee French whipped cheesecake on the weekend, well it was a mini-cupcake using a fork to eat it (slowing down the process). I'm ecstatic with 3 lbs and expect to keep it up. I ALSO write down the time my meals are consumed, just to make certain I'm eating 2-3 hours apart, when possible. That's important.

You know you can set up the categories for the diary? So I have breakfast, lunch, dinner, daytime snack a evening snack - but you could put in your desired meal times.

I started at 177 aiming for 140 and it took me 9 months to get there. It was VERY hard in the beginning because I felt like I was hungry all the time.

My advice (which you may already do) would be to get a kitchen scale if you don't have one already and WEIGH EVERYTHING. I use mine daily. If a serving of oats is 40g, I weigh out 40g and know that I am being as accurate as possible when it comes to my diary. It's very hard to estimate portion sizes when you're first starting out. While a little extra lettuce doesn't hurt, a little extra cheese or a handful of peanuts can totally mess up your calorie deficit for the day.