What am I doing wrong? (Please help!)

I would make the following suggestions. Track sodium. I would guess your sodium intake is very high because you have a lot of processed foods in your diet. I would add a lot more fresh fruits and veggies to your diet and try to limit the processed stuff to only one meal per day. As much as possible eat real fresh foods over processed. Calorie wise I think you're doing great but what you're eating may be holding you back.

Agreed. My sodium was very high too. I'm trying to cut it down.

Are you logging your exercise here? If not, you might not be eating enough calories. For awhile I would burn many calories, so my net intake of calories for the day was quite low. Some people don't eat back their exercise cals, but if you're not seeing movement maybe you should try eating them back. also increase your intake of fresh veggies. You're getting a lot of vitamin C! Are you taking it for a specific reason? Just curious.

Agree, When I started to watch sodium and also added more fruits, I saw a diff pretty fast. Sodium retains a lot of water for some. Me up to 5 lbs diff. I try to stay under 1200 sodium per day. Also I am a coffee drinker and noticed that with my 8 glasses of water added to that. It was too much. I know that doesn't make sense, but found out that 4 glasses with coffee n tea if enough for me.

Hmm I know I may get attacked on here for suggesting this.. but maybe cut your calories back just a bit? I take in 1200 and eat back whatever calories I burn. So I usually take in more like 1600 calories.. but I burn around 400-450 per day. I just lost 3.5 lbs this week and am pretty happy with that.

Also I would try cutting back (not sure what you are eating) on too many flours or carbs. Yes, carbs are good for us, don't cut them out.. but maybe limit them a bit? Maybe try to eat more "clean". Meaning, lean meats, fruits, veggies, and whole wheat grains. This should help tremendously. Some people can't lose when eating too much gluten.. not sure if that could be your problem or not. You still need carbs.. but fruits and veggies have them. Maybe switch your carbs to those and add some oatmeal and whole wheat grains.

Another thing I would try is eating every 3-4 hours. Even if it's just a snack of 1 oz of almonds.. or an apple.. its better to eat often. Have you had your thyroid checked? It's probably not that, but just a thought.

Also, if you are really working out (not sure if you are or not) but chances are you won't see results on the scale at times, but your clothes will fit better and you will look better. Muscle weighs more than fat.. remember that it's very true. So maybe you lost 5 lbs of fat and gained 5 lbs of muscle so you would'nt show a loss, but you really DID lose it and look better.

I would do take your measurements today. Log them in. Then start going by those, not so much the scale. Also places like Walmart have scales that also measure your body fat. Only like 39 bucks or so. That way you can maybe see if the lbs aren't going down but your body fat is.. due to working out. and THAT is what really matters.

good luck! hang in there you can do it. you may also want to try spiking your cals. either make sure you have ONE splurge meal a week to spike it.. or mix them up like 1200 one day and 1400 the next.

I'd listen to your doctor, low sodium diets aren't for everyone.

But you could also research other ways to increase blood pressure and discuss them with your doctor too.

Fluid retention or not, if you are maintaining a caloric deficit you will eventually lose adipose tissue. It may be slow and fluctuating due to fluid but it will happen.

So the important thing is to try to be as accurate as you can. Weigh your foods, read your labels, log everything. When you exercise, use an HRM instead of relying on mfp or the machine readouts to see how many cals you burned. Eat at least half of them back.

Also read this: http://body-improvements.com/resources/eat/

Hope that helps!

I thought I would never lose weight till i started the GI diet. It is all about healthy eating. It is not only counting calories. It is what you eat. I lost 11 pounds in a month without exercise. I know that is wrong but I will start the exercise soon. It is the first time i connect the type of food i eat with calorie counting. I drink 3 cups of instant coffee a day with skimmed milk and a tsp of honey. I eat healthy food all day long and never let myself get hungry. I drink the 8 cups of water and more sometime. I haven't eaten white flour or white sugar for a month now. I don't have cravings anymore. I get my sugar from fruits. Go for those low glycemic foods. They will keep your metabolism working.

track sugar also. There are a lot of hidden sugars, esp in processed foods, so track both sodium and sugar. I hadn't been making ANY progress until I started tracking these.

Cut back on carbs and up your protein. Eat lots of fruits and veggies

cgwatson is right--even if you are retaining a buttload of water from sodium, if you are truly losing fat, you would still see a change in the scale. I agree with the suggestions that you should try tracking your measurements, because you may be gaining muscle. And if you ARE pregnant, then I can't imagine you are doing anything wrong...
BTW
Calorie deficit is calorie deficit, from a weight loss perspective, and you will still lose weight eating processed foods. Nutrition and overall health is another issue, but calories are calories. And if someone says that your body burns "good" calories faster than "bad" calories, please run.
You don't need to eat small frequent meals, that is a matter of personal preference. Now this is my OPINION, but eating 100 calorie packs or snacks does not work--I am "hungry" 20 minutes later. 100 calories is nothing to your body.