Help, feeling kinda broken!

You need to open your journal.

Sugar isn't terribly relevant to weight loss (thank god)... your net caloric intake is going to be the biggest factor by far.

How long have you been dieting?
What kind of exercise are you doing?

Looking through your diary, it seems to me that you really need to eat more. You're having too large of a deficit for your body to function in a healthy way. Keep in mind that your body burns calories just through vital processes like breathing, heartbeat, etc., so right now you're not even eating enough calories to cover those functions, and then you're having HUGE burns through exercise on top of that. Large deficits like that can work for someone who is extremely overweight, but for someone who is closer to a healthy weight range, it's not healthy, and can stall weight loss as your metabolism isn't able to function properly. Try slowly increasing your calories so that you're eating at least a portion of what you're burning through exercise. And try some strength training in addition to your cardio. It doesn't have to be lifting weights if you don't want to do that -- things like yoga, pushups, planks, and other bodyweight exercises can all help with strength. Those strength exercises will help boost your metabolism to get things back to working the way they should be.

There's a group on here, I think it's called Eat More to Lose More. You'll find a lot of good information there on why it's important to eat more.

Found it:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/3817-eat-more-to-weigh-less

This

Two years ago, I was in the same place as you. I thought I was doing pretty well with my eating habits but was not losing weight. Then I got into a workout program that taught me a lot about my nutrition - and I continue to learn more and more each day! The biggest "take away" I can give you is that it's not just about how many calories you eat but also where those calories are coming from and how you're spreading them out throughout the day.

Some quick suggestions for you:

1. The bulk of your calories should come from clean sources with very few from anywhere else. Try limiting your treats to 1-2 times/week and focus more on lean protein sources, fruits, veggies, whole grains.
2. Increase your veggie intake.
3. Try spreading your calories throughout the day. At 1500 calories, aim for 300-400 calories/meal and the leftover calories would be for your snacks. Doing this will improve your metabolism as well as regulate your blood sugars.
4. Drink plenty of water

In making these little changes over time, I've been able to lose and keep off 30 pounds. I eat anywhere from 1800-2100 calories/day and try to eat as clean as possible... but I do have my treats every now and then so that I never feel deprived. When I was eating 1300 calories and not so careful with what I was feeding my body for fuel, I couldn't lose weight and kept creeping upward instead.

Give it a try and if you need additional guidance, let me know!

Mel

3. Try spreading your calories throughout the day. At 1500 calories, aim for 300-400 calories/meal and the leftover calories would be for your snacks. Doing this will improve your metabolism as well as regulate your blood sugars.

This is false. Meal frequency and meal timing have ZERO affect on weight loss, only control. So whether you eat all your calories in 1 meal or 10 meals, weight loss is the same. And you can't increase your metabolism unless you are gaining muscle. Weight training can lead to higher calories burned throughout due to the repairing process.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943985



OP,

If you post your age, height and weight we can figure out your caloric needs (CN). I would suspect around 1800. What I do notice, carbs tend to be a little high and protein a bit low. Also, if you want to see more results, replace some of the cardio with HEAVY weight training where you fail around 8-12 reps. Weight training is much better for cutting body fat, which is where you will see the bigger loses in dress/pant sizes and increased definition.

Try what psulemon said.

Weights will get much better results than cardio with less time invested unless you have over 10 hrs/week to work out, in general. Your first 3 hours should be weights (3 days/week). Cardio after that.

Just my 2c