Why am I not losing?

I assume you've been updating your calorie goal as you lost weight?

Have you measured yourself to see if there have been changes that you might not be seeing on the scale?

beth_kai wrote: »

SueSueDio wrote: »

But have you updated your weight in your goals on MFP? If you set it once and have stuck to the same calorie goal ever since, then that would be why you're not losing. (Smaller bodies need less calories to maintain.)

Otherwise, try setting your goal to maintain your weight for 2-3 weeks and take a "diet break", then go back to a deficit. Sometimes we just need a bit of a mental and physical rest from restriction.

Weight loss will slow down as you get closer to goal weight, but if you still have 4 stone to lose then that shouldn't be happening yet.

Congratulations on your loss so far, though, that's awesome work! Try to stay positive and accept that it won't always be consistent, and stick with it.

I've just checked it all, mfp sets my daily calorie goal at 1200 which I've been eating, does that sound right to you? Because I had read online that that's too few calories so lately I've been concerned that I'm doing something wrong. My current stats are 5'6" 13st 3lbs with a goal of 9st, down from 22st 7lbs.
Also, thank you so much for the kind words and praise. It means a lot.

If you were eating too little you'd be losing weight. Can you open your diary up to see if there are any anomalies in your logging we can spot.

beth_kai wrote: »

SueSueDio wrote: »

But have you updated your weight in your goals on MFP? If you set it once and have stuck to the same calorie goal ever since, then that would be why you're not losing. (Smaller bodies need less calories to maintain.)

Otherwise, try setting your goal to maintain your weight for 2-3 weeks and take a "diet break", then go back to a deficit. Sometimes we just need a bit of a mental and physical rest from restriction.

Weight loss will slow down as you get closer to goal weight, but if you still have 4 stone to lose then that shouldn't be happening yet.

Congratulations on your loss so far, though, that's awesome work! Try to stay positive and accept that it won't always be consistent, and stick with it.

I've just checked it all, mfp sets my daily calorie goal at 1200 which I've been eating, does that sound right to you? Because I had read online that that's too few calories so lately I've been concerned that I'm doing something wrong. My current stats are 5'6" 13st 3lbs with a goal of 9st, down from 22st 7lbs.
Also, thank you so much for the kind words and praise. It means a lot.

I'm also 5'6", very sedentary, and currently hovering around 11st after regaining a bit. (And I'm in my fifties.) My maintenance is around 1700 calories or so.

Now, everyone is different. You'll see lighter, often shorter women post that they can maintain on close to 2,000 calories and saying they are sedentary... I suspect they're more active than they think, but regardless there's no one "magic" calorie goal for everyone of a certain height or weight. 1,200 is a recommended minimum for women to ensure you get good nutrition.

That said, if you were truly eating 1,200 then you would be losing weight. If you've been accurately and honestly weighing/logging all of your intake, including drinks, sauces and condiments, then there might be some errors in your logging that opening your diary would help to find (as mentioned by @tinkerbellang83 ).

Please understand that when someone says "You're eating more than you think", that doesn't mean they think you're greedy or anything like that. It's just that it's very easy to underestimate the amount we eat, and to forget - consciously or otherwise - to log some things. Also the database here is user-generated, and not all the entries are accurate. You may have been choosing incorrect entries that have skewed your calorie count. Experienced users can help to spot these things, if you're willing to let people have a look at your diary.