Weight plateau followed by 2lb gain HELP!

Going back to 1200 is entirely up to you. However I always give any scale weight gains 4 days to rectify themselves and so far they've always been phantom weight gains. Just disappearing again after 4 days.

Every single time I go out on the weekends I gain between 2 and 4 pounds, usually it's 2 days later that the added weight shows up, exactly like you are talking about. I then usually just stick to a 12 - 1300 kcal diet for a day or two and the weight comes right off, often followed by a loss in the next few days. I wouldn't worry about it

Quit worrying about hitting some specific number and eat healthy. It's not about hitting some number. A lb of fat is 3500 calories. You didn't gain a lb of fat otherwise you'd be violating the first law of thermodynamics(generally speaking of course). You gained water weight and/or...for some reason, people act like scales are perfect. It could be the scale, or humidity, temperature, depending on what kind of scale you have.

Plus fat loss is not going to be linear. There will be starts and stops and sometimes your fat cells will store extra water after losing fat (as it should, to ensure your survival) which is another issue you may be experiencing at some point. Plus your metabolism will slow down more and more with the more weight you lose(again, as it should to ensure your survival). The human body doesn't like to lose fat.

You want to lose weight with the highest amount of calories possible. Eat at 1400 for a while without cheating and see what happens. Plus, if you're exercising often and eating low carb, your body is going to swing water weight regardless of what you do because it uses water to store the carbs. This is how you can cheat with a few pieces of cake, gain 3 lbs and go crazy. Also, If you've been low carb(carb/glycogen depleted) you may "super saturate" which will have you holding onto even more glycogen/and water(as it should, to ensure your survival). No big deal and totally healthy. Don't panic and do the usual over exercise or under eat cycle of failure and metabolic slowdown.

Hi , i know how you feel i am the same i gained a few pounds this week but not giving up infact i am more determined, it could be water that caused the weight gain but who knows . I know one thing though and that is that i feel slimmer and my clothes fit me better and everyone are noticing the weight loss so i am not going by what the scales say

good luck

With dieting you bmr slows down for various reasons:

You weigh less therefore need less energy to fuel your smaller self

Metabolic adaptation

Activity level starts to decrease (almost a subconscious alert) you start doing less things than you used to without even noticing

leptin levels fall