What can't I lose weight?

Ok what percentage is best 10 or 20% of caloric goal to lose weight? I'm so glad I posted this. Everyone is super helpful!! Thanks again

How do you plan on calculating the deficit when you do not know your maintenance intake?

But to answer your question, it depends.

Read this if you are interested in the pros and cons:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/setting-the-deficit-small-moderate-or-large.html

Ok what percentage is best 10 or 20% of caloric goal to lose weight? I'm so glad I posted this. Everyone is super helpful!! Thanks again

Since you only have 10 lbs to lose, you shouldn't cut it too much, so 10-15% should be ok. I'm not saying this as a professional, just from all of the professional advice I've gotten. You should aim for .5 lb a week.

I dunno why everyone just said what I said is unhealthy without knowing me. For me, its not. My dr and dance instructors know how much I eat and excersize, and say for my body it is healthy. I dont have any negative medical side effects from the way I eat. Everyones body is different.

We did were not talking about you, we were saying it was terrible advice to give to someone else (who by the way, YOU do not know). And since when is a dance instructor an expert on nutritian (which most doctors are not either). There is a reason that MFP gives a warning when you go below 1200 calories.

See a naturopath! I went and found out I had a thyroid condition (too slow) and my pituitary gland needed a huge boost! Both of these things are barely noticeable in the scheme of things but can sabotage your efforts HUGELY and basically stop all weightloss efforts if not ADD pounds! So get yourself checked out. I did and I'll keep you posted on my progress. Add me if you like!

I think a lot of people have already given you great advice but I will add my 2 cents:

If you are exercising a lot (which it sounds like you are) I would definitely advise trying to eat more. I used to have my goals set at 2 lbs a week with light exercise, so it gave me a calorie target of 1200. But I found that 1) This was very hard to eat so little 2) I was hungry all the time and 3) I actually was GAINING weight or staying the same. So I figured I was probably eating too little, especially since I was starting to exercise more.

So then I changed my goal settings for 1 lb a week and it gave me a more reasonable target around 1400 calories a day + what I get from exercise which can be 200-300 calories. And I have started losing again!

But I will say it is SLOW. I am about 15 lbs from goal and the weight loss have been just slow as anything. I used to lose 10 lbs a month when I first started (about 100 lbs overweight). Now I am lucky to lose 3-4 lbs a month. So yes it's a big difference but I accept that it is slow and that I will get there someday. I am certainly in better shape than ever so that is a huge plus for me and I enjoy working out and getting fitter every day.

Point is, if you exercise a lot I think the best thing you can do is EAT MORE. Your body needs energy to work. My biggest clue is that if you feel hungry, EAT! If you are getting hungry every day that is likely a sign that you are just not eating enough to fuel yourself. So try to incorporate more calories. And also, the calorie goals assigned to you are not end all be all. Sure they are good guides but even if it says eat 2000 calories and you are still hungry you can probably still eat more.

Also when increasing food, make sure it's healthy (of course!). I lose best when I eat more fresh fruits and veggies. You will need carbs if you do a lot of cardio, just make sure they are healthy whole grains. Also protein is a great filler and necessary for muscles. I would recommend tracking your nutrients and really trying to meet those goals as well.

Anyway, this is long but hopefully it might help a little

I know how you feel. 2 years ago I lost over 100 lbs in just over a year! The weight seemed to fall off of me. Unfortunately I gained nearly all of it back. Well...I am back at it but this time I am having the hardest time losing anything! I am doing nothing different than I did 2 years ago and I am stuck! Hopefully we will both find a solution to get the ball rolling.
Best of luck to you!

what works for one doesn't work for all......just sayin

when I was losing weight I was at 1061 cals per day not eating my exercised cals back-I lost the weight and body fat-not lean mass.

I usually don't respond to forums, because it always becomes a battle of who knows best, ideally no one on here is an expert, even dieticians and doctors dont know all there is to know about nutrition and fat loss...so everyone's "advice" take with a grain of salt, including mine, these are opinions only and most likely most are incorrect.
What I knew 7 yrs ago about nutrition was a lot less than I know now, and mostly incorrect, over the years I have done a lot of research. A few things i notice....food..food is the most important part of fat loss..not exercise not caloric numbers but WHAT you are eating.. your diary consists of a LOT of processed, highly modified sugars...your macro nutrients are totally out of whack and no matter what ppl say about moderation, if you consume sugar it will hinder most fat loss efforts, especially with the little bit you want to get rid of and where you say you hold it. Revamp your diet...get rid of sugars and processed foods, eat whole foods, fresh veggies, one piece of fruit a day, complex, whole grains, lean proteins (fish, chicken, eggs etc). Make sure you take in at least 10 (8oz) cups of water a day...this is vital...its required to flush toxins and fat...each meal (incl snacks) should consist of one lean protein, one complex carb (brown rice, sweet potato, etc) and veggies. It take time and experimentation to determine what works best for you...things like genetics, medication, any underlying conditions, diet, stress, sleep etc...ALL play a part in successful fat loss.....Exercise is a beast all on its own....just doing straight cardio is not enough and may hinder fat loss, you need some resistance training and some cardio...good luck...