All you winners....a little help please....

Eat more throughout the day. If I leave 800 calories for dinner, I'm not hitting my calories without eating junk.

Your TDEE could be anywhere between 1800 and 2800 calories depending on your activity level. Your BMR is around 1500 calories. If I had to venture a guess, I would say that you should probably eat more calories. I would suggest eating AT LEAST your BMR.

You can promote metabolism by distributing your meal through out the day. Say you eat 3 times a day right now, you can eat 6 times a day. But you need to cut the portion. Don't finish the food just because it's there.

Also, don't watch tv or read books while you are eating. Your brain will not realize that you are already full. Concentrate on your food.

There is so much wrong with this post. I don't even know where to start.

I checked my net Calories for the last 16 days, and 11 days were 1,200 and less, only 7 days were about 1,400 calories. Am I killing my metabolism, and is this why I have gained my weight back in spite of jogging every other day? I am adding strength training on opposite days, and I have calculated 1600 as a good point to lose .5 per week according to several threads on calculating TDEE accurately. I also know I need to cut my carbs and up my protein.
Age 48, female
Height 5.4 1/2
Weight 180 lbs
BF-42%
Goal Weight 145 (but I will take anything at this point)
Inches lost-3 from hips, 2 from waist

Nope. You will be fine given your higher bf% (you will be able to handle a steeper calorie deficit better than leaner folks)

The fact that your measurements are moving in the right direction is a good sign. If you are worried about your scale weight plateauing it is probably water retention caused by adding in weights recently (for muscle repair etc).

Personally I think you could simplify your approach somewhat. Try a calorie range of 1,800 - 2,000 per day per day (just eat at that amount without worrying about adding back exercise calories etc) with your current exercise programme and see how you go after 4 weeks.

Hmmmm... I eat and sleep in "research" lifestyle. That may sound weird for people who don't know what R&D is all about, but we all can still live in this world because all the breaking through results from these so called "research".

How so? Did you do any research before making such statement? I guess not, but fear not, I did that for you.

About eating while watching TV
http://www.naturalnews.com/025252_eating_research_television.html

They did the research on kids as well
http://www.rps.psu.edu/probing/kidtv.html

They even thought about the solutions
http://www.fitwatch.com/weight-loss/10-ways-to-stop-overeating-while-watching-tv-1142.html

About eating often and less
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/tips-for-boosting-your-metabolism/
http://www.fitbuff.com/how-to-speed-up-your-metabolism/
Oh if you are still skeptical, try one from WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-boost-your-metabolism

This is ONE of the ways that STUDIES found. All studies' results are not the ultimate answers. I was only providing one possible solution that personally works for me.

You can promote metabolism by distributing your meal through out the day. Say you eat 3 times a day right now, you can eat 6 times a day. But you need to cut the portion. Don't finish the food just because it's there.

Also, don't watch tv or read books while you are eating. Your brain will not realize that you are already full. Concentrate on your food.

I'm sorry, but everything you said here is patently false. Metabolism is not affected by the time of day nor does your brain activity have any impact on your digestive functions.

Lollercoaster, are you serious with your "research"?

How so? Did you do any research before making such statement? I guess not, but fear not, I did that for you.

About eating while watching TV
http://www.naturalnews.com/025252_eating_research_television.html

They did the research on kids as well
http://www.rps.psu.edu/probing/kidtv.html

They even thought about the solutions
http://www.fitwatch.com/weight-loss/10-ways-to-stop-overeating-while-watching-tv-1142.html

About eating often and less
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/tips-for-boosting-your-metabolism/
http://www.fitbuff.com/how-to-speed-up-your-metabolism/
Oh if you are still skeptical, try one from WebMD
http://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-boost-your-metabolism

This is ONE of the ways that STUDIES found. All studies' results are not the ultimate answers. I was only providing one possible solution that personally works for me.

This article talks about how diet myths such as 'eating several small meals a day' are used to influence consumers to buy more supplement products. Personally, I eat six times a day, but I don't expect it to do a thing for my metabolism. Instead, I do it because it helps me feel satiated, and therefore, I am less likely to binge and exceed my calorie goal.

http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/diet-nutrition/126474-meal-frequency-discussion-continues.html

While I had a difficult time finding peer reviewed studies that refuted your theory that "watching television while eating disrupts the signals of satiation to the brain", what I did find was that there is a recognized correlation between caloric increase and the quantity of hours spent watching television each day. This is one peer-reviewed study. You will note that this information was collected by surveying the study's participants and NOT by actually monitoring brain activity while the particpants ate and watch television simultaneously.

http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/pdf/1479-5868-8-23.pdf

While your advice offers partial truths, both of your statements are technically misnomers that you have either heard from someone else or have concluded by your own rationale.

Hmmmm... I eat and sleep in "research" lifestyle. That may sound weird for people who don't know what R&D is all about, but we all can still live in this world because all the breaking through results from these so called "research".

Oh well that explains it! You're paid to generate bogus studies for supplement marketers!