Where am I going wrong in my diet?

Stop all UPF, read about them

and honestly, MN is the absolute last place on earth I would go to for weight loss advice.

Losing weight slowly is the best and most sustainable way, you have more chance of keeping it off when you go into maintenance mode. Crash diets like slim fast etc = fast weight loss then fast gain as they are completely unsustainable.

also 2lbs pw is quite a lot

Far too few calories. Do a proper calculation using either James Smith or <a class="break-all" href="https://www.google.com/url?q=www.inchcalculator.com/mifflin-st-jeor-calculator/&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwj-jP-vu_qKAxXdT0EAHf3PHNYQFnoECAkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1qFEerZFmByBavatmSYRvP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mifflin St. Jeor
and use the calories you've been given

Agree with the general
principles here but not the comment about Coke. It’s full of sugar and will only leave you wanting more. Real fat is satiating but ‘full fat Coke’ contains zero fat. Diet Coke will also mess with your instincts due to the chemicals / sweeteners.

OP, you’re doing well. Eat slightly more calories via healthy foods and have a little patience!

I don't believe in super low calorie diets where you lose weight fast. I feel like they are the reason something like 90% of diets don't work. If I were you I would look into the concept of low calorie density, and the starch solution. Both are far more sensible than crash dieting IMO. Living slim is a lifestyle.

Well, 1000 calories is too little, and you aren't exactly obese so you aren't going to drop big amounts on the scales.

Salad with no dressing...what is the point?

I'd ditch the coke zero - nothing to do with diet but it's just crap

And I'd think about eating well and more protein.

As to the weight loss that sounds sustainable and good.

2lbs a week is normal. You can up your protein and reduce carbs but I’d also say that I’ve found each diet slower than the previous.

The people I know who drink Diet Pepsi et al are all overweight. Make of it what you will but I suspect artificial sweeteners affect metabolism.

Not eating enough. I lost only a little weight on 1000 kcal a day so thought I couldn’t possibly eat any more or I’d only break even. I was so wrong! I lose waaaay more on 1650 a day.

That's a great loss, particularly as you can't have much to lose.

I'm 5'7 and 11 stone is my target weight.

I suggest you take 4lbs of something out of your cupboard, maybe sugar, rice or flour. Stand it on the counter and look at it then hold it in your hand. You will see that it is quite a lot to look at and to feel.

11.4 to 11 might not seem much but when you can actually see it and feel it you will be able to achieve a better feeling about it.

you're loosing 2lb a week but you could eat better. You're not getting much fruit and veg, cook from scratch instead of ready meals, eat a proper breakfast and drink water instead of soft drinks.

You say you don’t like exercise but how much do you move around. Do you manage 10k steps a day for example?

I would ditch the fizzy drinks, try and drink more water, maybe miso soup etc and lots more fruit and veg to fill you up. Eating more protein as well if you can.

Slow and steady is better and will help you maintain realistic losses. SW and WW don’t teach good habits.

If you are very obese, you lose more per week as there's more of you to drag about. The first week on SW/WW is because of fluid loss. People get excited over losing 6lb over the first two weeks then moan about only losing 1.5lb in the next 3 weeks. Then they drop out as seen this myself in both WW and SW.

1-2lb loss a week on average is healthy. Anything above that - unless you are over 18st is unhealthy.

Up your greens, change your food as your body gets bored of it and therefore don't lose the weight.

That's a healthy amount.

But... that's a lot of processed food you're eating.

You can eat more calories than that but eat more raw and unprocessed stuff.

Try going for a walk each evening too.

It’s nowhere near enough food and it’s all convenience/pre-prepared stuff. Make your own then you know exactly what’s in it!

Well done on 4 lb though.

Hi OP, I'm a similar age and weight to you. I'm currently doing Noom and as others have said 1-2lbs a week is healthy amount to lose. I also started on 1st January and have lost 5lbs which I know was mosly water weight and expect it to slow down to 1lb a week. From what Noom has taught me (I really recommend it by the way, used it 2 years ago to lose 18lbs with no fuss)...

• your calorie intake is so low that your body is likely in starvation mode, so will actually hang onto weight more. The lowest calorie intake Noom allows for women is 1300 for this reason. During my 5lb weight loss so far my average calorie intake has been between 1300-1500 calories a day. I'd be crying on 1000!

• are you eating the same thing every day? I found when I started mixing up my foods it helped to keep both my weight loss and my sanity in check! Noom actively encourages you to view no food as being "bad" or off limits, I can say hand-on-my-heart that when I lost the weight last time (and my current weight loss) I've been able to do so while still enjoying chocolate and the odd glass of wine.

• water intake is always important for weight loss, and admittedly the area I struggle with most.

Good luck!

I'd be really hungry if I just ate that. Eat more protein and veg. Have you tried eating more but then taking a gap like a 16:8 ?

Sounds reasonable?

It's only Jan 16

You're not going to lose a lot quickly as you aren't very overweight? 4lbs is decent! Plus that is not a great diet you are eating so is that even sustainable?

This is unrealistic and unhealthy. Also big losses in the first week are almost always 50% water weight, which comes back!

Bloody hell how depressing. I don't think you're eating enough quite frankly.

Also, if you are "pretty hungry" as per your user name - eat more protein and try to ditch the sugar-free stuff in favour of actually no sugar things, such as water, herbal tea, black tea or coffee, low fat milk etc.

The make up of your gut microbiome and how you're processing sugar and sugar substitutes has quite an impact, but it'll take about 4-6 weeks to start seeing a change as you have to wait for the bacteria to die off and be replaced by ones which process the foods you've now changed to.