hard kick to the weight loss Low Carb Approach. Thoughts?

I have been 50 days on MFP, and my weight loss is barely 13 lbs. It seems once I dropped 10 lbs first month, my weight loss turned into a slow moving turtle. I do exercise 6 times a week, including TF prep and walk( walking fast and sometime run a little) at least 2 times a week from 20 to 45 min. I am set at 1200 and I try to eat most of my exercise calories. I eat every two hours, eat healthy with occasional “screw driver” splurges on Saturdays still staying within my calorie limit, always try to choose low carb solutions when I choose my food.
I want to give a hard kick to my weight loss, so was thinking tryning for a week to 20- 30 carb diet.
Thoughts? Experiences?

I really appreciate your comments and sharing your experiences. Very helpful.

Like you, I lost the first 10-15 pounds quite rapidly, and then things slowed down. It took me a year, but I lost over 30 pounds. Here are a few things you may want to think about:

1. The average body is only supposed to lose 1-2 pounds a week for "healthy" weight loss. I've heard that the faster you lose it, the more likely it is that you'll gain it back. If you've been on MFP for 50 days, that's about seven weeks; in that amount of time, 10.5 pounds is the average amount for healthy weight loss, but anything between seven and 14 pounds should be alright.

2. I've heard that after the first 10 pounds, your body realizes you're losing a lot of weight and tries to maintain your weight -- just in case you're starving or something. Even people who consistently lose weight over time will plateau at points in their weight-loss program. The reason I've read from health and diet websites is that the body adapts to taking in fewer calories and doing the same workout routine. A couple of tips I've heard to basically "trick" your body back into losing are: (a) eat a couple hundred calories more than you usually do for a few days, and then drop your calories back down. As long as you remain under the basic number of calories you need to maintain your weight, you shouldn't gain. (b) If your body is no longer challenged by the level of work you're doing, try interval training or more intense workouts.

3. I tried low-carb dieting. I was eating fruits and veggies, but skipping bread, pasta, and starchy foods. I was averaging about 60 grams a day when I was doing my best, which is 2-3 times as much as you're suggesting. I lost six pounds the first week -- but after three weeks of this diet, I was exhausted ALL THE TIME. I felt weak and sick. Everyone is different, and your body may be able to handle it - and if so, go ahead and make the best of it! Just don't sacrifice your health for looks, especially if you're not going to have the energy to go out and show it off!

4. You may not want to hear this (or most of the other stuff I've said), but your goals may just exceed your physical capability. My new weight loss goal would requre me to lose another 30 pounds and get toned. I can't do all that in only 50 days. I don't know what your goals are, but it sounds like you want major results in an impossible amount of time. Good things come to those who weight -- I mean, wait!

I'm not a doctor, nutritionist, or anything of the sort, so don't take my advice too seriously. However, anything that wasn't based on personal experience came from health articles online, so hopefully they're effective/helpful! :-)