I don't understand what I'm doing wrong

how many calories are yo burning? Could you not be netting enough calories? or maybe its water weight or swollen muscles?

make sure you are drinking A LOT of water each day. Drinking a gallon of water over the course of the day will help flush your system.

Male...eating 1700 cals..seems shady. Also i couldn't see your diary and what is your waist size during this time period?

Have you had your Thyroid checked? I was having exactly that issue - there was NO WAY I should have been gaining weight - I should have been losing - It was my thyroid. My doctor said I could have been eating 800 calroies and working out hours a day and still be gaining weight due to my thryoid. You should have it checked.

Other symptoms include - always cold, especially your fingers and hands, Losing excessive amountsts of hair, irritability, depression, always tired.

Read "Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It". Then start eating less carbs. The weight will come off.

Have you looked at the ratio between carbs, protein and fiber. I was on the same track. Crossfit 4 -5 days a week, running 3 miles 2 days a week and was gaining like nobody's business. I have an inactive thyroid. I took a week off from CF and watched my carb intake and upped my protein and consumption of greens. I have lost 4 lbs this week and I haven't run, jumped or slung any weight around. Check the contents of what your eating. I know there is a school of thought that a calorie is a calorie. For me that isn't true. I can eat 1400 calories per week that is less than 25% carbs and loose with no exercise. Add the carbs and bam, my gut will swell up like a balloon. Just my two cents.

Are you eating 1700 total? Or netting 1700? If you're working out and not eating calories back, thus netting less than 1700 it could be working against you.

Water retention is something I've never bought into (seems like an easy excuse to me) so I would disregard that personally.

Could be muscle gain. Again, this is often used as an easy excuse, and in many cases I very much doubt it's validity as an excuse for gaining weight, but in this case (only 2lbs in 2 months) it's possible.

But more likely, I would suggest that it's something in your diet. how confident are you about those 1700 calories? Do you weight everything accurately? Do you count all snacks, dressing, and the lot?

Are you eating your exercise calories back? If not, there is absolutely no doubt that you should be.

if you are, then be careful about the reported calorie burn figures here on MFP, they're widely agreed as being far too high (leading you to eat back more calories than you burned, which could well explain the weight gain).

Have you had your Thyroid checked? I was having exactly that issue - there was NO WAY I should have been gaining weight - I should have been losing - It was my thyroid. My doctor said I could have been eating 800 calroies and working out hours a day and still be gaining weight due to my thryoid. You should have it checked.

Other symptoms include - always cold, especially your fingers and hands, Losing excessive amountsts of hair, irritability, depression, always tired.

This could be due to a deficency of idodine. Idodine is needed to help with your thyroid. We no longer get the proper amount do to low sodium diets, idiodine free salts, and many other factors. Have it checked out.

Yeap, you definitely are undereating since i suspect you're eating too little for your weight.

So myfitnesspal is off? Because its telling me I should shoot for 1720.

Well it depends on the goal you chose. HOw much weight do you have left to lose? What did you choose as a goal per week?

And don't forget, MFP suggests you eat back your exercise calories because they don't account for it. IF you weren't working out, 1700 might be ok. But when you add in exercise, you need to eat more.

It looks like you have less than 20lbs left to lose. 1lb or less a week should be your goal, not 2 lbs. If you select that MFP is going to tell you to eat more calories.