Take the measurements. The scale lies, your clothes and tape measure do not. That quick gain was not fat.

Yes, up them at least 100, you are fairly active so you might even want to try 200 increase and see how that goes for a couple of weeks.

Do you have any idea what your true TDEE is? You are active it could be over 2500, so going up too little will drag out the reset.

Also, have you watched the em2wl YouTube videos and checked the scooby calculator for your tdee? I've combined several plans using some iifym principals too. I Started w Scooby numbers to determine protein macros, then set my goals for 25 grams of fiber and max 80 gr sugar. I'm just thinking you are pretty lean so you might have to try something different. I'm personally leaning on the em2wl, iifym, and etp experience. They are all saying the same thing. Once you are under fed for a while your body doesn't respond well to a deficit. An over fat person will lose more fat at a deficit. But a leaner person will lose more muscle at a deficit. I DONT want that just to see a new number on the scale. Those plans say eat more food, higher protein. Support your muscle, increase your metabolic burn by getting to your true tdee for 3 months, then eat at a small deficit to reduce body fat again. I'm no pro but that's what I'm trying. There are lots of real people w photos before and after at nearly the same weight but completely different body composition after doing that method.

Yes me too. First thing I did was bread sugar pasta So I'm back to looking at those numbers again. I don't want to undo all the good. That stuff makes me feel bloated and can account for an inch in your waist and a pound or two of water retention i think.

Oh my... Well good luck to you and your family this week 9 months is a long time!

That's what I heard on the EM2WL youtube video and also the instructions I've received from my ETP macro coach. DARN... all those HOLIDAYS! Actually the hardest part is allowing yourself to have a little fun because you can but then knowing how to track it?? It doesn't really help if I don't know the exact calorie /macro level I'm at.

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I did 12 weeks.

Do you have a thread of your findings after reset? I'm happily doing the reset and seeing I CAN eat much more food and maintain but I do have this big QUESTION about what will happen after. I'm so used to not losing at any deficit. Did the reset result in a successful loss for you after?

http://eatmore2weighless.com/the-metabolism-reset-guide/
Have you read this? It's very straightforward info.

If you are thinking the 1 lb gain in 1 week in anywhere near valid math to do something with, then that would imply 2200 is 500 calories over true TDEE, and that means 1700.

Which means you should have been gaining ever since eating above that number. But you weren't.

Of course when you lay out the logic like that, you can tell that can't be true.
Let's say even 1/2 lb. or 250 cal over TDEE.
That would mean 1950.
Reasonable?

No. If you think these jumps contain any amount of fat, do the math to see what implied TDEE would be, and did eating level and weight change bear that out truly.

Yes to the wedding for water weight gain, for sure.
Just be glad you weren't a bridesmaid dieting all week to fit in a dress, and then enjoying the eating at the reception - and the scale the next day.

Should you stay at 2200 for another week or so to see what happens? I know what ya mean when you said it's hard to find tdee when you 'gain water.' I'm kinda having the same problem.