So let me start by posting my daily WI......

Jan 4th- 171.0
Jan 5th- 167.5 (I always drop a lot on the first day coming from a Sunday of food fest)
Jan 6th- 166.5
Jan 7th- 165.5
Jan 8th- 163.5
Jan 9th- 163.0
Jan 10th-161.0
Jan 11th-163.5 (went to Friday's the night before)
Jan 12th-161.0
Jan 13th-162.0 (WTF! I have no idea why I'm up one lb)
Jan 14th-162.0 (okay.... whats going on here)
Jan 15th- 161.0
Jan 16th- 161.0
Jan 17th- 162.5
Jan 18th- 163.5
Jan 19th- 161.0
Jan 20th- 161.0

I can break away from 161.0 I eat no more than 1,000 calories a day. I exercise everday. I've tried eating a little bit more calories, but when I do I gain a pound. I "Upped" my exercising from marching in place and working my arms to TBL workout Dvd #1 low cardio and strength and sculpt. I drink only water, other than a glass of 1% milk or Mott's Light Plus apple juice at breakfast. I don't understand what's going on? I'm working so hard to stay on track. Please help!

It's unhealthy to eat less than 1200 calories because you just don't get the vitamins and nutrients you need. I've always had success, even when I eat the worst foods out there like pizza, when I exercise. I'm talking it's recommended to do 40 minutes a day 5-6 times per week to lose weight. Low impact can be great, but make sure you're getting your heart rate up and working at 80% to fail. If you're not sweating, get yourself to sweating. Also, take a break off sometimes; I've worked out days and days at a time and have noticed that after working 10 days in a row, my weight stays put until I let my body rest.
And maybe your weight is the same because you're gaining muscle and losing fat. Have you had a decrease in body fat?
I'm sure you'll get over this standstill. Keep up the good work. Don't give up. :-)

You had really dramatic weight loss in the beginning... You're NOT supposed to lose a pound a day. You're supposed to lose about 2 pounds a week max, otherwise that means you're eating too few calories/burning too many and you're not getting the proper nutrition you need.

You've lost 10lbs in 16 days - that's NOT that healthy. 1000 calories is borderline starvation... You're going to slow down your metabolism, making it much harder to lose weight!

You need to have a calorie deficit of about 3500 cals to lose a pound of fat (and when you lose weight, you're losing not just fat, but water and if you don't take care of yourself, muscle). So, let's say you need about 1800 cals a day (this is just a rough guess, I don't know how fast your metabolism is, how old you are, how active you are, etc)... If you eat 1000 cals a day, that will create an 800 calorie deficit (even less if you allow your metabolism to slow down). 800 times 7 = 5600 cals a week, which is 1.6 pounds of fat a week.

So, I recommend you up your calories to about 1200 and you exercise the same/a little more... And don't expect yourself to lose more than 2 lbs a week!

You do NOT need to lose weight consistently every single day... it sounds like you're developing an unhealthy relationship with the scale and I'd consider weighing once a week.

Also, of COURSE you're going to gain after eating more. 1. there's going to be more food in your stomach. 2. You're body is STARVING, feed it more and it's going to hold on to it (as it should!!). Up your calories, give it a couple of weeks before you weigh again and you should get back on track.

Oh, and you probably gained a pound or two because your weight can fluctuate by nearly 5 lbs. I almost always gain a little weight when I change my workout routine, like lifting heavier weights or running more miles because your muscles swell and retain water. You could also retain water from more salt (processed foods like cereal, canned veggies, pretzels... and of course, the unmentionables like chips) AND you could retain water because of your TOM.

Hide your scale. Give it to a friend if you're going to be tempted. Not forever, but everyone else is right; you're going to drive your self crazy if you focus on the tiny fluctuations in your day to day weight. Try pulling it out only once a week; you'll get a much better image of what your body is really doing.

Also, I'm with everyone else on bumping those calories up to at least 1,200. How often are you exercising?

I agree with everyone if you are going to lose weight do it a healthy way and read up on what you should be doing. Starving your body will only cause problem in the long run of your life. 2 pounds is nothing, give it a rest for a bit with the scale, up your cal's and work out the same and always remember muscle weighs more then fat.

Whoa, that's not very many calories. I agree with everyone else, your body thinks its starving, so it holds on the the food whenever you eat more. Plus 10 pounds in 2 weeks is a lot of weight to lose. If you decide to keep going at such low calorie, at least talk to your doctor so he can make sure you are on the right supplements.

everyone here is right. one you are stressing out about losing A pound a day and stress can hinder weight loss.
and you aren't eating enough. With not eating enough and working out your body thinks that its starving and its holding onto fat.

so eat more!!

Weight fluctuations are common and sometimes even without explanation.

It's so easy for the scale to get inside your head. Maybe take a step back and re-evaluate your goals and expectations. You're already at the bottom end of the calorie requirments (and the minimum is 1200 just for breathing ) so there's no need to cut that further.

I know you want to lose it and lose it now, but it's not worth your health to do so.