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Either eating too much/overestimating workout calories or water retention. Those are just about the only possible answers.

MyFitnessPal does not allow you to enter calories burned by specific exercises because there's just too much variation based on workout load, how much you can lift, how fast/slow you lift, weight, age, yada yada. You can find a generic "weight training" in Cardiovascular Exercises and enter your total time spent lifting…

Make sure you aren't getting to little salt with that though. Your body needs salt to regulate water levels. You might lose more weight but its because your dehydrating yourself. As for water, yes it can bloat. You say your drinking 130 oz a day which is about 15 cups or so. Why? You don't need anywhere near that much…

Why not just go with egg whites or some grilled boneless/skinless chicken breast? Protein shakes are convenient and help macros, but for the most part there all pretty similar composition wise. Are you mixing with milk or water? I've noticed mixing milk with protein shakes (which are all whey protein which is derived from…

You don't have to eat back burned calories. Many people exercise to get a few extra calories for dinner or snacks or what have you. Eating back calories make the diet seem less restrictive. I don't believe in eating back because you never know for sure how much you actually burned.

8 cups of water, but that includes the water everything you eat and drink as well. Anyone who tells you different is using the water more as a satiety trick then a health thing.

Are you taking measurements at all? Its possible to lose fat without the weight coming off, especially at the gym. Your body can build muscle and there can be changes in water retention. Are you eating back the calories you exercise? If you set up MFP with an active multiplier, you shouldn't be tracking your exercise as…

I would find some foods you like first. Given that you are recovering from an eating disorder, maybe low carb isn't for you. I would focus on getting carbs from healthier sources. Try to get more whole grains and lean meats like chicken and fish. Maybe use a tortilla wrap instead of two slices of bread etc.

Weight loss is 80% diet. 1200 calories is fine, don't worry about the starvation mode garbage MFP will give you. That is there as a liability remover. You don't need to eat all your calories back as oftentimes the calories burned will be overestimated. Building muscle at a deficit isn't really easy to do, and you can't…

If you want to track your exercise calories, and especially if you want to eat them back MAKE SURE YOU SET YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL TO SEDENTARY. If you set it to active, the calorie readout for you every day already takes into account the calories you burn while exercising so you shouldn't even track the calories you burn at…

Plateau's are natural and more prevalent for women it seems. They can last up to even a month. Try switching up your exercise routines or your c/f/p goals for a few weeks. Also, start taking measurements, you could be losing fat without losing weight. Last, are you remembering to continue to reduce calories as your weight…

Your eating a ton of carbohydrates and it looks like quite a bit of sugar too. That isn't going to be very filling. Eating a higher proportion of greens, fats, and proteins will leave you a lot more full for a lot less calories.

Correct. Your exercise is included in that goal so you can't eat it back. 1200 isn't a magic number of calories that you absolutely have to have. Aim for 1500 on workout days and 1200 on rest days and you should lose at about a pound a week. Given your BMR, I'm going to guess your a female. Females tend to have lower BMRs…

Why not try to work Upright Row in there? Its a good core lift and the curved bar removes a lot of the stress on the wrist. You could also take a look at some of these: http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/finder/lookup/filter/muscle/id/12/muscle/shoulders

Question. What numbers did you use for your lifestyle to get your TDEE? In order to be set at 1700 calories with a BMR of 1480, you'd have to be using the moderate or highly active multiplier. This is okay, but you then can't track your exercise as calories burned on MFP. Those calories are already counted in that…

You don't "need" a cheat day. I've had a couple cheat days in the 3 months I've been on MFP, but nothing regular. Usually "cheat day" just means I drank that day. I also haven't changed my exercise cycle at all. And I'm down almost 60 pounds. Cheat days are good not because your body "needs" to be shaken out of routine,…

Hey. I started at 5'7" 246 and now a few months later I'm down to 186. I was just like a lot of you guys, you can do it! I'm almost done with my journey now, but I wish you all the luck in the world starting yours! A few tips that helped me: Diet Soda if you must drink some kind of pop. Never drink calories. Get plenty of…

There's really no difference in how your body consumes sugar from fruits and veggies and added sugars. Its going to be processed as sugar, converted to ATP and used for energy. Eating a ton of fruit isn't actually that great because fruits do have tons of sugars and carbohydrates, but they are healthier than a candy bar. A…