Weight gain this week :(

Could it be that you're keeping your calories too low for the amount of activity that you do? If you are then your body is trying to do some conserving. You can try upping your calories 300-400 and see if that'll get you anywhere?

How long have you gone without a diet break? If it's been straight through since the beginning, might be time for a full diet break. I wrote a blog about it when I did it, including some links to articles written by more knowledgeable people than myself.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MoreBean13

Could it be that you're keeping your calories too low for the amount of activity that you do? If you are then your body is trying to do some conserving. You can try upping your calories 300-400 and see if that'll get you anywhere?

How can you offer this suggestion when you have no idea as to his current calorie intake?

What is your current calorie intake and how long have you been eating at a deficit?

What I was going to ask!
=D

dont stress.

.6 kg is absolutely nothing! just work hard this week and you will be rewarded

i agree with the guys above, maybe you need to eat a few more calories, sometimes this actually increases weight loss!

1000 calories is way too little for a dude. Eat!!!

Try this and see if it helps.
Friend request if you decide to give it a go.
Basically it sets you up with a static number youll eat daily regardless of exercise.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

Me too

Don't be depressed, you've lost 27 kg! Weight loss is not linear, and even if you're doing everything "right", it's very common to have weeks where you gain. Remember that the number on the scale isn't just a representation of how much fat you have, but all your lean mass too - organs, bones, muscle, fluids, the food/waste in your digestive system. Some of those, fluids and food/waste in particular, will fluctuate.

I personally don't think you're eating anywhere near enough. I'm not a scientist, but to be honest, the constant debate over whether starvation mode exists, or at what level it kicks in, is kind of a red herring. Forget starvation mode. Having too large of a calorie deficit is not a great idea. You risk losing more muscle mass than you should be. It's inevitable that you will lose some muscle as you lose weight (that's why body builders have to do bulk & cut cycles) but you're probably losing a lot more than is desirable. That will cause your metabolic rate to drop more than it should. It will also mean that you have to get to a lower weight to achieve the size you want. Eating at such a low level over a long period of time means you also risk messing up hormone function. Your body is only going to let go of so much fat at once. If its not getting enough calories to perform basic functions, it will start slowing processes down.

It might be worth looking into diet breaks as much for psychological reasons as physiological ones. Saying "It would be like telling an alcoholic who has been sober for 6 months, "It's ok to have just one drink."" and " I never make any exceptions - not for birthdays, not for weddings, not for holidays, not for trips. Never." - that doesn't sound very healthy to me. Eating the normal level of calories that your body needs to function healthily is not remotely like making an alcoholic have a drink. The fact that you equate the two is very worrying to me.

I eat quite a lot actually

^Said by every person on MFP trying to justify long-term under-eating. Along with "I'm full of energy" and "I feel so stuffed". Which all completely ignores the fact that very often, when the body isn't getting enough to eat, it stops sending the brain hunger signals. Why don't you try upping your calories and eating at least what MFP suggests to you (bearing in mind MFP suggests that amount based on the assumption you will eat back exercise calories as well). Try it for a few weeks, don't freak out if you gain a pound or two (which won't be fat) and just see how you get on. What have you got to lose?

Doug, if Dans link is a bit daunting to you feel free to friend me and I'll help you go through it. You'll have to give me your measurements etc though but I'll take you through the questions. I was a bit scared of the link too first time I saw it but it's not hard at all really. Trust me it will work, you will lose, just in a healthier way than you are now and yes you can eat vegan or however you like but we'll worry about macros later. Calories are more important at first.

Hi Doug,

I totally agree with YOU on the diet break. Its obvious that you take this seriously and are committed to it. This is not a DIET this is HEALTHY EATING folks. Taking a break....to eat junk food.....how can that be good for you.

I am glad to hear that the scales have fallen again for you. I also put on 1 lb today. I think I feel the same as you. Yes I am disappointed because I wanted to see the scales continually fall each time, but at the same time I am intelligent enough to know that its probably to do with my body (ie water retention) it cannot possibly be real weight gain as I am still eating below my TDEE.

You have had much success, well done. Just keep doing what you've been doing and I am sure your weight will fall again. As you rightly say, you could try eating a little more and it will not do any damage and still keep you under your top figures. From the figures I can see why most people are saying you should eat more and I would probably agree with them. That said, I suppose we also have to all remember that everybody is different. I have just been reading a post from someone who has lost 40 lb in ten week, which to most of us is impossible. Calculators and the figures they produced are really helpful as a guide, but we have to also tweak them to suit us individually.