Some help please

good job so far excellent!

meal logging definitely important. Doing well on the exercising too.
No need to vitamins if you are eating fruits and veggies

do you cook your vegetables with protein? I use different spices to make things taste different. Or for example, bake some stuff.

Like sweet potato can be baked or cooked on the stove top and just add different herbs to it and it will taste different (ish anyway)

Make frittatas (cut up veggies and mix in egg like a massive omelet)

Make veggie muffins - those are great and last for ages

keep it up!

Are you cooking your veggies or eating them raw?
There are some ways to decrease the fat in dips for raw veggies. I substitute Fage non fat greek yogurt for any sour cream in dip recipes. it has the added benefit of increasing the protein you can get.
One of my personal favorites is
Fage yogurt and costco honey smoked salmon in a 2:1 ratio. add any spice you choose (Italian herbs, dill for example) then I stuff those small sweet peppers with it, and dip other veggies like carrots, cucumbers, and cauliflower.
Are you trying eating a variety of veggies. It would get old to eat the same thing each day.

this friend of mine got completely caught up in some little app called (i think) habit.rpg. idk if she had to pay for it, but she's struggled with eating habits and obesity the whole 20 years that i've known her, and it really helped her with #2 from your list. i'm not sure about your other questions, so i won't bother you with uninformed guesses

congratulations on where you've already gotten to.

Accurate measurement/calorie counting is probably going to make a really big difference for you here. It seems like you've been trying to lose weight via the "healthy/clean" eating method, which, don't get me wrong, is good for your overall nutrition and such, but doesn't really hit at the heart of the matter, which is calories in versus calories out. And it's easy to eat healthy foods but still eat far too much of them, which is what I'm guessing has been happening for you for the past nine months or so. (I notice you've lost 12 pounds in that time. No disrespect for that at all, well done; it's just that you very likely could have dropped around 1-2 pounds per week if you'd been counting calories.)

One thing I just wanted to let you know, is that you don't have to avoid unhealthy foods if you don't want to. As long as you can fit them in under you calorie goals, you can have anything you want. I've been linking this thread around a lot lately, but it's really eye-opening, so it's worth sharing: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10348650/cico-still-skeptical-come-inside-for-a-meticulous-log-that-proves-it/p1

But most of all, you should be proud of hanging in there. Sticking with it and staying consistent are the main things that people need to lose weight, and sadly so many lack.

I don't think right now you have to buy a food scale right now or in the next month. But you still need to use MFP to log your food intake to as close approximations as possible.

I think if you were to stay diligent for the first 25 - 30 pounds pounds loss, then the food scale at this point would be more than optimal. During this first loss you can try to save a couple of dollars here and there to save $20 - $25. Ozeri food scales are $20. on Amazon.

I think that if you could create a mini goal to lose X pounds that would be a great starting point. Let MFP create you a deficit that is sustainable and simply eat your favorite foods within that calorie allotment.

Find new ways to enjoy your fruits and veggies add in proteins with your veggies, etc.. Since I do not know what you enjoy vs what you are eating now and if you cook or not, my best advice is to not restrict your diet too much. If there are certain foods that you like that are already easy to prep and prepare, I don't see the need to cut those out.. And since you are on a tight budget, you already know what fits in that budget grocery bill wise. But all in all meal/food logging is still important.

Next, just move more. Exercise too if you will. But just move more. And on vitamin supplements, these are not needed unless you are truly deficient in certain micro nutrients. There really is no metabolism boosting supplements and again since on a budget save those dollars, perhaps add to the food scale "kitty".

So if you truly ready to begin this journey and tackle your goals, you know what? you will.

There are "stickies" at the beginning of the forums here in MFP. These stickies contain invaluable information and can answer many many basic and more complex questions you may have regarding weight loss, exercise, logging food, etc.

Condiments like mustard (there are sooo many different kinds) and siracha sauce. I mix different combinations with herbs and spices for different flavors. It isn't too costly either.