I need some straight up advice on this dieting

Just give me the most straight up advice you can about this dieting stuff because I'm sick of people telling me "oh just hang in there yadayadaya" I've been hanging in there for almost 5 months and I ain't lose not one pound I actually put on weight  -_-. I'm 5'2 and I'm 131 I want to get down to 120. I try to eat arounf 1000 to 1200 calories a day. Whenever I eat around 900 calories the scale goes down. what I want is a calorie limit that i can stick which. I'm always hungry and never stastifed can you all please help me

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Hey, i know exactly how you feel, i'm 5ft 2 and a similar weight as well, i've been trying SO hard to loose weight, went down to 1200 calories....same as you and nothing happened :S

Yurika gives a lot of good examples of what foods you should eat. Some ideas to keep in mind:

- If you must eat high calorie/ junk food do it in the morning. You have the rest of the day to burn it off

- Better yet, have a BIG breakfast with eggs, toast, cereal, whatever, just skip orange juice, syrup, donuts, other sugary things(it will f*ck up ur blood sugar making you sleepy and hungry)

- Find an exercise you Loooooooove! Try just walking, dancing, watch exercise shows on tv, workout videos on youtube, etc, etc. Do it as much as you can. Treat it like any other hobby.

-You can lose weight if you dont exercise. Just watch your diet and be aware of how active you are during the day. If you are realllllllly really lazy then you will need a 1,100 cal diet or w/e of healthy stuff. If you are busy and active but feel hungry all the time you probably arent eating the right kind of food and may need 1,500 cals or more

-******finally!!!*****

it took me so long to learn this ;(

+eat chicken and tuna instead of red meat
+drink water!!!!!!!!! Have a glass of water with all other drinks and meals eventually you will love it
+learn to read nutritional labels
+learn serving sizes!
+Watch your sugar intake, it is supposed to be 40 GRAMS a day but you dont see a daily percentage on nutritional labels. A candy bar is 40g, orange juice is 28g a cup, soda has 40g or more. You are probably eating 10x or more your daily amount of sugar, its normal in our american diet and rarely mentioned :(
+get active somehow! Use your body while ur young and it still works

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i lost 150 pounds in '06-07 and have kept it off. Hope this helps Disgurl and others <3

Hey im glad i could help :) i know what you mean by wanting to change eating habits and getting over food addictions, lol for me its chocolate, i really dont know much about carbs but i will do my best to give you relevant advice   

Learning portion sizes and Understanding nutritional labels was a huge benifit for me. A cup is about 1/2 a coffee mug. Your normal drinking glass is like 2 or more cups so if you pour one glass of soda it is like 2 servings. When i realized this i started measuring my usual food in a normal measuring cup for cooking. The point of this isnt to stick to a strict meal plan, but to get you used to how much food you are actually supposed to eat. It gives you a second to think before you go for a second serving too :) 

i eat a big breakfast almost everyday. Nothing special just cereal (1/2 of cereal and 1/2 of milk i never have a full bowl since measuring everything) or one slice of toast with butter, i'll put peanut butter on it too if im doing a really lengthy workout :) the point of a big breakfast is to keep you full and stabalize your blood sugar. Eggs are perfect for this purpose. 

I try to keep lunch and dinner small but it depends on how much im working out and also my job is very physical :/ dont deprive yourself, i have eaten 2,000+ calories a day for weeks and still lost weight just because i was sooooo busy. This might not be the case for everyone, im just trying to say dont get caught up in thinking "i must follow this diet and set amount of calories or else i'll fail" lol its not life or death :) either way, eating lighter as the day goes on really helps burn the weight off and is sooooo much healthier for ur digestive system and sleep. 

As far as Atkins i honestly dont know much about it but if you stick to any diet it WILL work you just have to be consistent and optimistic. If you are eating a lot of protein it would be a perfect time to start a strength training routine. Women gain muscle easier on the lower half so all you have to do is power walk, squats, lunges, etc no weights required. When you have developed some extra muscle your body will burn calories at a higher rate.  I forgot the exact science behind it, but ppl who have more muscle burn more calories. 

When i was 300 lbs and completely inactive i started walking to school (i was 15 at the time). I lost 30 lbs in a month just from the huge shift in activity. Walking is the only regular exercise i did while losing weight. I walked very fast (almost 5 mph) and uphill. Some days i walked around a small mountain that is like 5 miles up and down maybe more. I just hate running and my joints cant take it :( 2 years ago i started dancing and i still do it everday. Just find something you love and go do it!!! 

And research as much as you can. Pick up a book on Atkins so you can read it every now and then its so much easier to learn when you have the info right in front of you :) i had read many diet books and websites before finding what worked for me. I wish i knew more about Atkins but i would say give it a try! If the food plans sound good and will keep your cravings down thats what is most important. Dont get stuck on a diet you hate and end up having out of control binge days. Listen to your body and eat foods you will feel good about :)

Sorry for the huge post but i feel this information is sooooo important and i just want to pass it on and help other ladies :-)