There will be a lot of people better equipped to help you figure out if what you're eating is (a) enough and (b) a good idea. The things that stand out to me the most are the cheese (regular? low fat? half fat? etc.), the pickles and olives (high in salt), and the deli meat (also high in salt). Maybe the salt is making you hold on to some water weight. I started to do the calorie math (600 in a cup of cheese, 240 for the 3 eggs, maybe 300 for the chicken, depending on the size), but I figured that if you've calculated it, you're probably correct.
My suggestion, for what it's worth, is to add a couple of snacks into your day - some fruit, maybe some celery sticks with peanut butter, just enough to add a hundred or two hundred cals - and see what happens over a week. I think males in general aren't supposed to drop beneath 1800 calories, ever, so maybe adding some more food will give your metabolism a kick in the pants and get it going.
As I said, though, there's a lot of advice around here. You may benefit from a second, third or fourth opinion. Good luck!
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