Someone explain to me why I'm gaining weight? :P

Well a lot of people overestimate the calories the burn from exercise and sometimes underestimate the amounts of food they are eating when entering in to their diary.

You are not eating enough. If you don't eat enough your body will go into starvation mode. You seem to eat very light. Eat all of the calories...hard I know, but you have to do it.

Are you serious or is this just a joke?

If you are serious then it is 100% obvious that you are not making healthy choices. You are filling up withe empty calories. Research eating a balanced diet and start making healthy choices and you will lose.

If this is a joke then you are getting the attention you want!

You are very inconsistent.

Pick a calorie goal 1600-1800 daily.
Eat that every day.
For carbs think colorful vegs, at least 2 cups.
Eat 2 fruit a day.
Fill in the rest with healthy fats and Protein.
Work out 3 times a week and dont kill yourself while cutting calories.

i check your diary i don't see anything out of the ordinary, just like the other respondents here, is this a joke?

Maybe I can share my experience with you, I also gain weight and feels that i'm getting bigger too, that's during the first 2 months, during that time, i'm having problems cutting down my carb and to think that i strip off chicken skin too and avoid saturated fat. I still gain wait and becomes bigger.

It takes time for me to become adjusted and able to have the discipline to cut carbs and sugar, and it took me 3 months here before feeling comfortable and notice the positive change. to give you an idea of what i eat, here's my diary password: hedge. hope this helps

The quick add calories is just the past few days, I had a lot of things my grandma cooked I had to eat and it's foreign food with no real equivalent here.

As for prior exercise, I used to be a figure skater. I don't exercise as much as I used to but more than most people. My BMR is 1,382 calories. I log everything I eat, and I'm fairly sure the quick adds from those couple days are within 100 calories of actual, I'm a scientist I understand error lol. I wonder if my metabolism is really messed up.

And um, I said 1) disregard the past few days. I don't think my eating choices are poor enough to be a joke, I'm a teenager still so I should technically have a higher metabolism, and I eat healthier than most college students around me...

Unless you've been netting below that 1382 by decent amount on constant basis, I wouldn't think metabolism messed up, perhaps a tad slower than needed. actually who needs slower during weight loss!
But it's not being helped with goal around 1200, which means it's just slowed down to what it's getting.

That inconsistency would tend to agree with slow metabolism though, meaning so slow that whatever you NET on avg is almost maintenance level, and the big days of eating are actually surplus to that, so stored.

But I think also seeing energy stores increased is part of it.

I'd suggest set daily goal to 1400 manually, and if workout calories is based on HRM, eat them all back since you are good at that. NET 1400 daily for a couple weeks.
Only weigh the day after rest day, so no fluctuations based on energy stores going up and down with intense workouts, and fluid levels can balance out again. Less false weight gain or loss.

The question had to be asked unfortunately. When looking at your food diary it is 100% obvious why you are not losing weight.

I know it's beyond your control, but I find it very disappointing that in this day and age your college cafeteria is actually allowed to serve such unhealthy choices and not have any healthy options. Are there not any laws in place for persons with special dietary needs. How would a diabetic or celiac survive? Would they just not be able to go to college because they couldn't eat the food served there?

Thanks msliu, I know I don't get enough protein so I bought some shakes. To put things in perspective I am in college and my choices are often restricted to what the dining hall offers, I can't just go and buy and cook my own food I don't have that option sometimes, that's what's with all the tortillas. The only sort of veggies our dining halls offer are soaked in oil. *eyeroll* It's awful.

To all the people asking if this is a joke, that's really not necessary. I'm eating an average of around 1600 and still gaining so it's a valid question.

Good thing you got the protein shakes... its a great start. Maybe you can start replacing those for cereal bars for breakfast (mix them with lowfat milk or water) and have a piece of fruit. That will easily bump up your protein in a healthy manner.

Also- I totally remember college options and feel for you. Try this- when you go for dinner or lunch, load up on veggies (like 2x or 3x what you would normally get) and skip the breads, or get the bread and only eat a little. Then also load up on the meats (protein). If you learn to fill up on meat and veggies... you almost wont even crave the bread after a few days. I understand what you mean about the veggies being soaked in oil... but we all need a little fat in our diets. From what I recall, you were mainly way over on carbs/sugar but not protein or fats. Remember that fat doesn't make you fat, so there is no harm in eating a little. I try to stick around 30-45 g per day.

BTW this will gain you appx .20lb a week.

Well a lot of people overestimate the calories the burn from exercise and sometimes underestimate the amounts of food they are eating when entering in to their diary.

I'll second that. I discovered that most of my portions that I eyed up were about twice as large as I thought. I've also found that MFP's numbers for calories burned are much higher than what I get with HRM and/or FitBit. So if you're not already doing so, try weighing your portions and wearing a monitor of some kind--HRM, FitBit, BodyMedia FIT, or the like.

The question had to be asked unfortunately. When looking at your food diary it is 100% obvious why you are not losing weight.

I know it's beyond your control, but I find it very disappointing that in this day and age your college cafeteria is actually allowed to serve such unhealthy choices and not have any healthy options. Are there not any laws in place for persons with special dietary needs. How would a diabetic or celiac survive? Would they just not be able to go to college because they couldn't eat the food served there?

But she should be able to lose weight on ANY food. That's not be healthy, that's lose weight. She has to be eating more calories than she's burning to gain. That points to measuring problems, like not weighing foods and exercise calories being high, for whatever reason.

The quick add calories is just the past few days, I had a lot of things my grandma cooked I had to eat and it's foreign food with no real equivalent here.

As for prior exercise, I used to be a figure skater. I don't exercise as much as I used to but more than most people. My BMR is 1,382 calories. I log everything I eat, and I'm fairly sure the quick adds from those couple days are within 100 calories of actual, I'm a scientist I understand error lol. I wonder if my metabolism is really messed up.

And um, I said 1) disregard the past few days. I don't think my eating choices are poor enough to be a joke, I'm a teenager still so I should technically have a higher metabolism, and I eat healthier than most college students around me...

If these foods of your grandma's are so foreign you can't enter the ingredients to build a recipe that has accurate calories per serving, how do you know your "quick add" calories are right? As a scientist, you understand the importance of controlling all the variables. Is it really impossible for you to add the foods you are actually eating? I've never used "quick add calories. In order to know the calories I'd have to look it up or have the nutrition facts from another source anyway. I build recipes and meals, and if something I need isn't in the database, I add it.