frustrated... new following and still no weight loss!!

I can't access your diary.

Agree with velvetkat

my uncle recommends the book the belly fat cure by Jorge cruise just bought it on amazon for $7 it deals with sugars and artificial sweeteners etc.... maybe take a look at that and drink plenty of water. You could also try talking to your doctor or a dietician for some suggestions.

I would say you're not eating nearly enough most days.

With only 11 pounds to go, you should have your settings to lose .5 pounds a week. You don't have enough fat reserves to have a larger calorie deficit. I did best when I was around 1500 calories (plus exercise calories for total of about 1800). My weight loss stalled completely when I was at 1200 or less.

I just glanced through your diary and based on what I saw? I don't think you're eating enough. You have days where you have over 1000 calories left at the end of the day. MFP is designed for you to get your calorie goal as close to zero as possible. Having a bunch of calories leftover creates too large of a deficit and can hinder weight loss. Try upping your caloric intake for a few days and see if that helps move your weight loss along. Also, if you are close to your goal weight it IS harder to lose weight when you are thinner.

MFP calculates your calories differently than other plans, which makes it confusing for those just starting out. Most calorie counting plans will ask for your age, weight, height, how active you are, and how much exercise you're going to do, and figures out how many calories you should eat from that.

MFP is more precise. It takes your age, weight, height, and activity level, then deducts the number of calories you'd need to lose (or gain) weight from that. The amount you SAY you're going to exercise doesn't play into it, so you'll lose if you exercise or not. The calories you burn through exercise isn't tallied into your total UNLESS and UNTIL you do the exercise.

Example: Another site might suggest you eat 1500 calories a day, estimating 30 minutes of moderate cardio exercise. MFP will say to eat 1200 calories, then if you do that 30 minutes of cardio, you'll "earn" another 300, giving you... the same 1500 calories the other site suggested.

If you don't eat those earned calories, you could create too large of a calorie deficit. It's not just a simple matter of calories in vs calories out... if your body doesn't have the right nutrients, it's much harder to lose weight. Food is fuel and if you exercise like a madman, you need more fuel.

If you don't want to bother with the whole exercise calorie thing, you should adjust your activity level to include your normal daily activity AND the amount you exercise.

I'd say definitely to up your protein percentage and you aren't eating enough some days. I saw one day you only had 26 grams of protein. I try to get 30 grams just in my breakfast alone. That's more about keeping me full though I guess... calories are calories, I suppose. I don't know. Its so weird how different people's body chemistry is, and what works for some does not for others, so I can't really say that upping protein would help you, but it definitely helps me.

One thing I can say, is that when I was not losing weight at all at first, I realized that I was not being accurate with measurements and portions. I started using a food scale to weigh everything, and everything liquid I measure in measuring cups/spoons. I mean everything. I don't "eyeball" anything anymore, especially things like coffee creamer. Ouch. I was WAY off I realized. Once I started doing this I started seeing weight loss. But since you keep your calories much lower than your daily goal, I can't see this being a big problem for you even if you are underestimating. Just something to think about though