Eating right and still gaining :(

Your diary is closed so can't see your logging. Do you use a food scale to weigh your portions? Are you checking the entries you pick in the database to make sure they are correct? Are you selecting generic or homemade entries? How long haven't you been losing?

Food should be fuel but enjoyable as well, there is no reason to make yourself miserable to lose weight.

It must be water, I also have bad habbit of looking at my scale daily and it jumps up and down between 3lb's quite often due to water changes. I only pay seriouse attention to the difference between weekly checks. So far i have lost or stayed the same on weekly checks. If i eat something very salty or if i eat something that irritates my system then i swell up with extra fluid. It resolves itself within few days as long as i stop eating the salty or irritating to system food. I was up 2lb this morning from yesterday but i had a stomach upset yesterday from eating too much of something with vinigar in. My system does not like vinigar it seems and despite being quite unwell and having no food remaining in my system i was up by 2lb this morning due to inflamation and fluid retention. It will probably be gone tomorrow. Don not panic

I am eating a clean 1200 calorie diet, gluten free, high protein, lots of fruits and veggies. One would think that would = weight loss. I am gaining consistently. I have gained 3 lbs this week and am really frustrated. I had weight loss surgery 4 years ago and have gained about 20 lbs back after a 100lb loss. I am eating for fuel, not for pleasure and I am just really frustrated. No wheat, no potatoes, limited dairy, organic meat, fruits and veggies. Ugh!!!!:sad:

See a doctor. If you are sure of your calories, then get checked for metabolic or hormonal or other disorders that may be affecting your weight.

I am eating a clean 1200 calorie diet, gluten free, high protein, lots of fruits and veggies. One would think that would = weight loss.

That's your problem right there. Eating "clean" foods has nothing to do with weight loss, and you shouldn't care about going gluten free unless you have a medical reason to do so. Gluten free products being healthy is a marketing gimmick to make you buy their products, not make you healthy.

Also, 1,200 is too low even for someone who doesn't move around at all. If you are active this is definitely too low.

I have gained 3 lbs this week and am really frustrated.

Gaining 3 lbs of fat is pretty hard to do in one week, this can be attributed to a lot of things like water rention. Do you really think you consumed 3,500 times 3 = 10,500 calories? I highly doubt that. Don't track daily results, go by weekly and look for trends over a 4-6 week period.

Make sure you are weighing and measuring everything properly as well. If you don't have a kitchen scale get one.

I am eating for fuel, not for pleasure and I am just really frustrated. No wheat, no potatoes, limited dairy, organic meat, fruits and veggies. Ugh!!!!:sad:

Lastly you should enjoy your food. You don't need to cut out anything, potatoes are not making you fat. Enjoy your favorite foods in moderation and track and measure everything. I highly recommend that you check out IIFYM, or if it fits your macros.

You can lose weight eating seemly healthy foods and I have nothing against eating whole / organic foods/products. However just like anything, you will gain weight if you eat at a calorie surplus. Health benefits aside, a calorie is a calorie in the end.

1200 calories is extremely (and dangerously) low! You're starving your body and your metabolism has probably slowed down. Honestly I'd say try upping your calories to at least 1500 with low fat foods (fruits and veggies on top of what you're eating now) and see where that takes you. If you're gaining at 1200, you've got nothing to lose by upping your calories to a healthy amount.