Im so frustrated!!!

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Depending on how much "way below" is, that could be your problem! If you're going too far with your calorie deficit, your body will prevent any weight loss. How much are you eating and burning?

my fear is with MFP's popularity, will come the trendy diet-seekers. be careful to UNDERSTAND your body before settling on a technique to get healthier. as a previous poster said, it's about being HEALTHY not losing weight...you can do both, but you must put the health horse in front of the weight cart

Patience is the hardest part of weight loss for me. I have plenty of weeks that I don't lose, or gain a lb or two. The scale is sometimes mean. Hang in there for 10 weeks and see where you are then! If you still haven't lost, do your best to see a nutritionist. Make sure you check the possible side effects on the pill you're taking to make sure it's not dangerous. good luck!

its is always between 1200-1500 and i eat alot of fruits throughout the day instead of the fatty foods

But how much are you burning in your workouts?

And you don't need the diet pills!! They will do more harm than good!!!

Not sure of your starting date or stats, but looking for big progress in one week may be overly hopeful. Unless you're a contestant on Biggest Loser, it takes time to lose weight, and some weeks nothing comes off. I agree with others who suggest you may not be eating enough, but my primary suggestion is to simply have patience.

Yeah, I think you might be looking at a case of undereating. When I was 209 (I'm 5'2), I would naturally burn something like 2100 calories a day, and if you add 500+ calories to that you get to 2600+, so if you only eat 1200-1500, you're in a deficit of near-to-over 1000 calories. From what I've read, the sweet spot for calorie deficit is around 700-900 and 1000+ pushes the line for gearing the body up for starvation mode (even if you're not actually hungry or losing energy or anything, the body is just steeling itself *against* any fat loss when you're asking it to give up so much of it at a time).

I would suggest upping your calorie intake by a couple hundred to stay under a 900 deficit for a week or so (on days that you work out at least) and see how that works. It's individual for everyone though (for instance, my own sweet spot is near 600, if I try to lose more than that, I'll plateau).

what is your weight loss goal? 160, 150? and, how many lbs/week are you aiming to lose (according to what you have it for on MFP)?

You need to eat your allotted calories and also eat most of your exercise calories back!!! Diet pills #1 are a quick fix!!! They will not help you keep things off long term!!! Ditch the pills and eat more!!!! Trust me it will work!

When you first start working out and eating right your body is adjusting to the change. The first 4-6 weeks is the endurance phase. After your body builds endurance and gets used to the change then you will start losing. The best formula I have used to find what calories I need to eat is the Harris-Benedict formula. When you use this formula it incorporates your activity level so you don't have to eat back your exercise calories. Many people think its crazy that you have to eat more to lose weight but its true but you also have to eat the right kind of foods. Calories are not the same. If you take a cup of milk and a cup of cream and pour them, the cream will pour slower and that is the same way it passes through your system. Now Im not sure what kinds of foods you have been eating but I just wanted to give you a example to make you think about what you put in your body just in case you have been thinking that all calories are the same. You have to take your time and learn you body. Everyones body is different and you have to be patient. Weightloss is a learning process. There is no quick fix. It takes hard work and dedication. Don't give up! You have came this far and started this journey, finish it. It is so worth it!

Sometimes we can all forget to focus on the positives. Are you feeling better now that you're working out more? More energy?

Maybe avoid the scale for a while if it is de-motivating you. Always try to focus on something good.... because what you focus on expands

"what is your weight loss goal? 160, 150? and, how many lbs/week are you aiming to lose (according to what you have it for on MFP)?"

my goal is anywhere between 150-160lb. im honestly do not want to be consumed with the scale so i really dont know what my projection of lb/week i want, according to MFP it set me at 1200cal/day to lose 2lb/week.but i think i might direct my attention to measurments now instead of weight loss, maybe just weigh myself once a month............

ok, I recommend you set a goal. 'i want to lose 50 lbs by X date,' figure out how many lbs/week that would take. I, as MFP and many recommend, do not recommend more than a lb and a half/week. 2lbs/week will more than likely deprive you of calories your body is used to getting. this is especially critical if you were not exercising and recently started back up.

again, this is speculation, because it's your body, but you did post so I will offer my thoughts and advice.

trust that food is GOOD for you, it is HEALTHY for you, you CAN eat and still lose weight