Haven't lost anything!?!?! :( :(

you havent lost anything because 1, you are eating waaaay too little, as the above posters have said you need to eat AT LEAST your BMR, this is net, so if you do any exercise you should eat that back too.
2 - what you do eat is mostly processed *kitten*!
3 - you dont need to lose any more and should focus on building muscle and lowering body fat.

The best thing you can do is set a healthy goal based on your BMR & TDEE and eat to that every day with healthy foods such as lean meat, whole grains, fruit & veg, healthy fats, dairy and plenty of water. not to say you cant eat the foods you do, but in moderation as partb of a balanced diet.
MFP standard goals are low on protein and high on carbs, if you are working out 45c / 25p / 30f or 40c / 30p / 30F is a good place to start.

if you continue eating as you are, you will lose muscle and end up 'skinnyfat' - you will be thin but saggy which is so not a good look, and also the less muscle you have the less you need to eat to maintain it, see where this is going?!

If you switch to a healthier diet and workout (including weights) as many posters have suggested, you will be able to build muscle and tone up, so you may not lose as many pounds but you will be smaller and look way better in your clothes, also the more muscle you have the more calories you burn, so there is less chance of you regaining the weight.
There are lots of amazing people on here who eat healthy amounts and look fabulous, eating normally does not make you look like a horse!!

@ Just feeling a little overwhelmed, but thanks!

Based on your responses I am not sure if you really want to make changes or not, but here goes....

1. You are not eating enough and are eating too much sugar and processed foods (sausage, bacon, cheese, cheesecake, ice cream, pie filling, etc).

2. I find that if I focus on what I am trying to ADD to my daily diet rather than what I am taking away, I have a better attitude about it. Focus on getting 5 fruits and veggie servings per day and hopefully the sweets will be less appealing (I know, I have a hard time with this, too).

3. The fruits and veggies won't go bad if you EAT THEM!

4. Even if it is just you and your son, you need to be setting a good example for him. What kind of eating habits is he learning from you? Make meals that are healthy for both of you and take the leftovers to lunch for work.

5. YEs, you will need to bring food and snacks to work and pretty much everywhere else you go to avoid fast food and eating junk. Get a cute lunch bag or small soft-sided cooler to carry your stuff in and fill it up.

You don't look like you need to lose more weight, but your diet is definitely in need of improvement. Good luck!

Regularly, yes. Which does not mean you have to eat breakfast. Your metabolism is not going to tank if you eat at 12:00 noon instead of 9:00 AM.

I am talking about the 1 meal. That is BAD advice.

why is that?

you would lose the same amount of weight eating one mean that is 1500 cals vs. 5 meals of 300 cals each, your energy may differ throughout the day, but we are talking weight loss. IF uses this approach, as do many MFPers with full on 6 packs that have read the studies and tried it out themselves. Not something I could do but some people swear by it.

Considering your body can only digest a certain amount of protein in one meal etc. Yea go ahead and eat 125 grams of protein but your body will only be able to digest a certain amount of it. The rest goes to waste. Calories are not the only thing that matter in a diet. All your other macros are just as important. Feed it all to your body in one sitting and yes some of it gets absorbed into the body, the rest goes right out the ****ter.. literally.

And how much can you digest at one time? Please provide peer reviewed studies that back up your claim, thanks.

Look at your hand....now make it into a fist......THAT is how big your stomach is!!!!! That is about the amount of food you should eat in a sitting so your stomach doesn't expand too much!!!! Smaller more frequent meals are better for you than one!!!! My mother is a personal trainer and I'm currently studying to become one as well!!! So don't try and tell me that I don't know what I'm talking about. If you have NOT studied up on this stuff then it probably isn't smart to be giving others advice about it. Just sayin'.

Actually I have studded up on it. I am in the process of obtaining my certificate in fitness and nutrition, upon completing I will be able to write the exam to become a personal trainer, not that I want to become one.

I didn't say small frequent were not as good or the same as 1 for health or energy. But they are the same as far as weigh loss is concerned.

you havent lost anything because 1, you are eating waaaay too little, as the above posters have said you need to eat AT LEAST your BMR, this is net, so if you do any exercise you should eat that back too.
2 - what you do eat is mostly processed *kitten*!
3 - you dont need to lose any more and should focus on building muscle and lowering body fat.

The best thing you can do is set a healthy goal based on your BMR & TDEE and eat to that every day with healthy foods such as lean meat, whole grains, fruit & veg, healthy fats, dairy and plenty of water. not to say you cant eat the foods you do, but in moderation as partb of a balanced diet.
MFP standard goals are low on protein and high on carbs, if you are working out 45c / 25p / 30f or 40c / 30p / 30F is a good place to start.

if you continue eating as you are, you will lose muscle and end up 'skinnyfat' - you will be thin but saggy which is so not a good look, and also the less muscle you have the less you need to eat to maintain it, see where this is going?!

If you switch to a healthier diet and workout (including weights) as many posters have suggested, you will be able to build muscle and tone up, so you may not lose as many pounds but you will be smaller and look way better in your clothes, also the more muscle you have the more calories you burn, so there is less chance of you regaining the weight.
There are lots of amazing people on here who eat healthy amounts and look fabulous, eating normally does not make you look like a horse!!

@ Just feeling a little overwhelmed, but thanks!

Based on your responses I am not sure if you really want to make changes or not, but here goes....

1. You are not eating enough and are eating too much sugar and processed foods (sausage, bacon, cheese, cheesecake, ice cream, pie filling, etc).

2. I find that if I focus on what I am trying to ADD to my daily diet rather than what I am taking away, I have a better attitude about it. Focus on getting 5 fruits and veggie servings per day and hopefully the sweets will be less appealing (I know, I have a hard time with this, too).

3. The fruits and veggies won't go bad if you EAT THEM!

4. Even if it is just you and your son, you need to be setting a good example for him. What kind of eating habits is he learning from you? Make meals that are healthy for both of you and take the leftovers to lunch for work.

5. YEs, you will need to bring food and snacks to work and pretty much everywhere else you go to avoid fast food and eating junk. Get a cute lunch bag or small soft-sided cooler to carry your stuff in and fill it up.

You don't look like you need to lose more weight, but your diet is definitely in need of improvement. Good luck!

I love these suggestions.

I would like to add in another suggestion, use your freezer. You can make a HUGE meal and freeze leftovers. This is super handy when you don't feel like cooking, pull something out of the freezer for dinner - ta-da!

You can create your own "TV dinners" - if you don't have freezer safe containers, invest in some. I do bulk cooking and it's a life saver when I'm not feeling good.

Also, another thing that helped me is I do a lot of "prep" work on the weekend (chop up lettuce, cucumbers, etc...) so it doesn't take a lot of effort to throw a salad together.

I love these suggestions.

I would like to add in another suggestion, use your freezer. You can make a HUGE meal and freeze leftovers. This is super handy when you don't feel like cooking, pull something out of the freezer for dinner - ta-da!

You can create your own "TV dinners" - if you don't have freezer safe containers, invest in some. I do bulk cooking and it's a life saver when I'm not feeling good.

Also, another thing that helped me is I do a lot of "prep" work on the weekend (chop up lettuce, cucumbers, etc...) so it doesn't take a lot of effort to throw a salad together.

I love THESE suggestions! (: I totally agree. I have chili, pot roast and chicken taco soup frozen in my freezer for when I'm running low on options. I'm a big fan of options that include meat and veggies combined, so I make a lot of chili, stew, etc. Also, chili is incredibly low on calories considering how filling it is! I recommend it to everyone.

Definitely invest in freezer safe containers... I bought a 5 pack and had some random Tupperware in the cupboard as well.. and between what is in the fridge and what I'm saving in the freezer, I ran out in no time!

I agree. She obviously doesn't truly want the help.

ok maybe I am going to take a different stance on you but thank you for having a public diary and BEING HONEST! I am a little shocked to see the responses you have got but also have been surprised that no one has said this yet. You started logging April 11.. There should not be any expectations for you to lose weight yet. You are not overweight to begin with so you are not going to lose the 5lbs a week that other people are capable of. I dont know how you were eating before you started logging but try looking for people with public diaries and seeing if you get any ideas for different foods you could try substituting. There are other people out there with kids that could probably help give you some ideas

No, but I was expecting at lest 2 pounds a week....and I started trying to lose this last bit before I started logging.

with how much you have to lose you should not expect more than 0.5lbs/week.

No, but I was expecting at lest 2 pounds a week....and I started trying to lose this last bit before I started logging.

You have your expectations set too high. Folks with 75+ pounds to lose can typically lose 2 pounds per week easily but for those of us with less to lose, it can take a lot more time. Reset your weekly weight loss goal (both mentally and here on MFP) to 1/2 pound per week. When you have less than 15 pounds to lose, this is the best you should expect if you're doing it in a healthy way.

I've got about 20 pounds to lose to get to my primary goal and I've been lucky if I can lose 1-2 pounds per MONTH!

Also just want to say, I really do hope you take all the good advice given here as you say you will. Those of us who are giving advice really do care and are trying to help.

It's so important to your health to fuel your body. Too many people mistakenly believe that just because they're skinny that they're healthy (my own hubby's one of these but he's starting to come around) but it's just not true! You don't have to stuff yourself with junk (there are so many yummy healthy calorie dense foods out there that can do the job just as well) to reach your calorie goals, or eat only fish/chicken/salads to lose weight... Think of this as a huge opportunity to do something really good for yourself, your future, and your son. This is the beginning of your education on how to properly take care of yourself. You may have been lucky enough to lose the weight by doing whatever you've been doing so far but obviously that's not working for you anymore... As a wise man once said - the definition of insantiy is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

And, this may come off as a guilt trip but, if you can't do it for yourself, do it for your son. I'm sure he wants his Mommy around for a long time and you would be setting such a good example by helping him learn how to feed himself right as well. This is not just a short term thing to lose weight, this is good health/nutriton/fitness for the rest of your life.

Best of luck!

Sorry I didn't read through all the pages, and this is sure to offend someone but - isn't the OP like 120 lbs. That would seem to me a very healthy weight even for someone who is not very tall. How thin is too thin. I guess it's a personal choice but my healthy advice would be EAT AND EAT HEALTHIER and quit worrying about being a size 0.

I don't do a whole lot of veggies and fruits, cause one, they rot before I eat them, two their expensive, and I hate waisting food... and I don't cook big meals and stuff cause it's just me. My 5 year old don't eat fish and salads, and stuff like that...he'll eat some but not enough for me to make a big meal out of it. And the left overs go bad:(

Really though? Sounds like a really long list of excuses to me! Moral of the story: Eat the fruit and veg before it rots. Ta-da! It's not rocket science.

Yeah I understand that, and it's not excuses. Sorry, but the bottom line is I don't get that hungry to eat all of it.. so that's my delima, do I eat anyways jsut to reach my 'goals'? Even if I'm not really hungry?

No but you plan to eat higher calorie foods. Peanut butter, nuts, avocado, cooking in EVOO, protein shakes, protein bars, etc... are all good ways to get more calories.

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this times 1,000....

you will get great advice on how to correct this, so i will keep my obnoxious mouth shut...just trust me on this, eat more.

Ditto

how tall are you?

I don't do a whole lot of veggies and fruits, cause one, they rot before I eat them, two their expensive, and I hate waisting food... and I don't cook big meals and stuff cause it's just me. My 5 year old don't eat fish and salads, and stuff like that...he'll eat some but not enough for me to make a big meal out of it. And the left overs go bad:(

Really though? Sounds like a really long list of excuses to me! Moral of the story: Eat the fruit and veg before it rots. Ta-da! It's not rocket science.

Yeah I understand that, and it's not excuses. Sorry, but the bottom line is I don't get that hungry to eat all of it.. so that's my delima, do I eat anyways jsut to reach my 'goals'? Even if I'm not really hungry?

But you're hungry enough to eat cake? This is probably why some folks have been less than positive on the this thread.

Seriously, make fruit a staple of your eating habits. If you want cake, substitute fruit w/ yogurt.

I can relate to the single mom thing, I did that gig for 6 years before I met my lovely husband.

Yea, it's tough, not impossible though. You just find a way to push through it.

Sorry I didn't read through all the pages, and this is sure to offend someone but - isn't the OP like 120 lbs. That would seem to me a very healthy weight even for someone who is not very tall. How thin is too thin. I guess it's a personal choice but my healthy advice would be EAT AND EAT HEALTHIER and quit worrying about being a size 0.

Well, I used to be like 107-110, I would like to be 115-117 somewhere around there, but be healthy. I just got done seeing one girl on here and you can see her ribs and everything, she wan't to get down to 105! I saw one who's goal is 90!!! I'm like 'really?!' I like muscle too much, so I could nor would ever get down to that weight...but I see what you're saying, how thin is too thin?? I don't think I am or look unhealthy at 115ish...cause I have some nice muscle tone...but Idk, maybe I'll post some pics or something and let others judge....:>/

If you eat like you have been then say goodbye to your muscle.