HELP!!! why isnt the weight coming off?

I cant believe 1200 calories is nearly enough for you. Check out the Eat More to Weigh Less group here on MFP and learn about your BMR and TDEE and get your caloric intake settings correct.

Eat more food!

1200 Calorie target is WAY TO LOW. You definitely need to eat more. If you are going to they gym and working weights 3-4X a week, your body is not getting enough energy to sustain those workouts. Severe starvation mode.
Go back on your profile and change it to lose 1 pound per week. The calorie target it gives you is what you should be trying to eat. On days you work out and burn more calories, eat MORE. You have the right intentions but now you have to fix the execution...
And drink water...that is extremely important. It keeps you hydrated and helps flush the fat out through detoxification.
Good luck.

I would agree with the others, 1250 doesn't seem like enough calories. I'm 5' 8" and I'm my goal is keeping my calories below 1710 for the day and I'm usually around 1500. So far it seems to be working, but I know from experience, if I go below a certain point, my performance and my weight loss suffers.

Yes, the EAt More To Weigh Less group is awesome, and also check out this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

I'm 5'8", female & 137lbs and I'm set at 1800 calories a day and I'm losing fat! I would be money that you need to eat more. Your BMR has got to be higher than 1250, and if so, you're not doing yourself any favors by eating below your BMR every day - your body needs fuel!

Check out the group and the link - a lot of good sense info there.

Eat more food. You eat good amounts of protein, though, so good job on that. I'm a woman--135 lbs--and I eat around 2000+ cals a day. I've lost ALL my weight eating that amount. You don't want your body to slow down and get used to a small amount of calories. Fuel the machine!!

hi guys. im 37, 5ft 9 and currently weigh 199lbs. I go to the gym 3 to 4 times a week doing interval training,free weights and kettlebells. I also play football. Im the fittest and strongest iv been for years but the weight just isnt coming off.
my calorie target is 1250, is this not enough? my diary is open. i drive a wagon for a living so im sat down for around 10hrs a day when at work.
can anybody help me?????

1) Get a more reasonable goal. With ~20 lbs to lose, you should aim for ~1/2 pound loss per week.

2) This goes along with 1: Increase your daily calories. 1250 seems very low for someone of your size who exercises regularly (you will notice your performance slipping if you continue eating so little). A good goal generally is to eat around TDEE- 20%. My guess is that you should eat at least 2,000 to lose fat, maintain muscle, and fuel your exercise.

3) Get a food scale to measure your portions. This will help you avoid underestimating your calorie intake. Log everything.

4) I noticed you've missed quite a few days on your diary. Log everyday, even bad days, even weekend days. This helps keep you on track and will help you to see where you went wrong. Yes, maybe you ate near 1200 on your logged days, but what about the missing days? If you're eating & drinking a lot on the weekends, it may undo the work you did during the week. If you want a little more leeway during the week, you can try carb-cycling, but you should still maintain control on the higher-calorie days.

5) Reset your macro (protein/fat/carbs) ratios to something like 40/30/30. More specific recommendations are 1.1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass (total weight minus lbs of fat), 0.3-0.7 g fat per pound of goal weight, and the rest with carbs (at least 100 g to avoid ketosis).

6) Make sure your weight training is sufficiently intense, and do it ~3X week. This will help you avoid muscle loss (along with sufficient protein + a reasonable deficit).

7) Have patience. Weight loss is generally non-linear and comes in "whooshes." Water retention (from exercise, sodium, etc.) can mask weight loss on the scale for a short time. So stick with it.