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You are not giving enough information. What are your overall calories per day? How many carbs are you eating? How much water are you drinking? How long have you been following your current plan?

Might need to see all of the above. Your body might be in an adjustment period.

I think the amount of calories is ok. Here are some diet suggestions to help crank your metabolism:
1) eat 5-6 times a day...sounds like you may already be doing this w/ your snack but not sure
2) at all 5 or 6 meals - eat a protein AND at least one fruit or vegetable. So for breakfast - add some fruit or mix some spinach in with your eggs. For snacks, have some carrot sticks with your cottage cheese, or some nuts with your fruit.
3) While you're trying to cut weight, limit your starches to just your first meal (toast w/ breakfast) and the first meal after you work out (rice). Starches = rice, bread, potatoes, corn, any grain. Walking doesn't count as a work out. You need an intense metabolic disturbance to count as a workout and you should be doing that 4-5 days a week. Running counts, lifting counts, any kind of cardio intervals counts.
4) Water - you said you drink a lot but just to be clear - you should be drinking at least half your weight in ounces a day. More on days you are sweating a lot (workout or if it's hot and you're outdoors). If you weigh 160, for example, you'd need a min of 80 oz of water daily.
5) You need to start lifting weights and doing body weight work (pushups, chinups, walking lunges, plank holds, etc). Adding muscle will increase your caloric burn each day and working out with weights creates a metabolic disturbance (you burn more calories during and after the workout). Adding muscle and doing body conditioning will also help you get thru basic training and help your running time and endurance (as well as prevent injuries from running).
6) Get some protein powder and start making yourself protein shakes for post-workout. You want to get it into you as soon as possible after finishing your workout. 28-30g of protein, a cup of skim milk and a cup of frozen fruit (or use fresh and add ice).

CONGRATS on losing 50 lbs so far - that is an amazing accomplishment and you should be so proud of your self. You can tell these last 10 pounds to go take a hike, you got it in you girl.

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