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How long did you eat 1600 while working out and without working out? Muscles retaining water after working out may well be a factor. Did you eat back your exercise calories when you were working out?

Our weight fluctuates every day, that's how the human body works. Weight loss isn't linear, you won't just lose all the time. Some times you'll gain some weight, maybe just for the day or for a few days, then it'll be gone again.

Eating anything I wanted as long as it was in my calories, yes. I didn't do any exercise (other than walking about 3,000 steps a day, if that).

Yes, we fluctuate day to day. It's perfectly normal.

I would say a combination of the US expecting larger portion sizes, more of certain ingredients like salt and sugar, and possibly the fact that some ingredients are banned in certain countries, so calories may change if they need to use a different ingredient to work around that. I suspect it's mostly portion size.

Yes, it's normal. When you start a new exercise regime your body retains water to repair your muscles. It'll be gone soon. There's a few similar threads here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/search?adv=&search=gaining+weight+after+exercise

You don't need to exercise to lose weight. Make sure you're sticking to your calories and you'll be fine.

For weight loss you only need to worry about calories in vs calories out, so if you can't exercise, that won't stop you losing weight. Just make sure you're sticking to your calories and you'll lose weight just fine. The same goes for wanting to eat bad food - as long as the food you want to eat fits in your calories, it…

It's only been 3 weeks, a plateau is usually considered at least 5 weeks or more. Keep eating 1300 (you're doing yourself no favours eating 800) and carry on for a bit longer, it's common to stall for a few weeks every now and again (especially if you're weighing weekly instead of daily). Other than that, do you weigh…

Firstly, that 1.4lbs will be water weight. We all fluctuate day to day, it's perfectly normal. Unless you're absolutely terrible at counting calories and somehow managed to eat an extra 1,400 calories on top of your maintenance, it's not fat! Secondly, as @melonaulait said, why are you eating 1100 calories? And when you…

Are you going by the signs in that article? - Chronic yo-yo dieting - Frequent weight fluctuations - Extremely rigid and unhealthy food and exercise regime - Feelings of guilt and shame when unable to maintain food and exercise habits - Pre-occupation with food, body and exercise that causes distress and has a negative…

@BogdanMih Everything I've read supports that calories are what matters. What those calories are made up of affect other things, such as satiety, energy, health, etc. but in terms of simple weight loss, it's just calories. So I will agree that an avocado and a sugar bar a different impact, but not an impact on how many…

It's an answer, not the answer. It works great for some people but others would hate it. Congrats on finding something that works for you, though!

You shouldn't need to have a much larger calorie deficit to lose weight. How accurate are you with your logging? Do you weigh everything? Can you open your diary? Have you had your thyroid checked?

I gained fat on eating processed foods, I also lost fat eating processed foods, because at first I was eating more calories than I burnt and then I started eating less calories than I burnt. Yes, we all burn calories at a different rate, so you have to work out the amount of calories that works best for you. Unless you…

...No. You don't need to cut out processed food, or reduce sugar. And you don't need intermittent fasting (I know you didn't say you need it, just saying). You just need a calorie deficit. You can still lose weight perfectly easily eating those things you've said to cut out.

Same as you lost the rest of the weight - by staying in a calorie deficit. It's no different. Just make sure you're counting accurately (weigh everything if you're not already) and don't overestimate your exercise calories if you eat them back (if you're using gym machines or MFP to estimate exercise calories, it's a good…

Ask them how their weight loss efforts are going, then tell them you're looking forward to your chocolate cake that night.

There are a few options for adding more calories without forcing yourself to eat more than you want: 1. You could try adding more condiments if you don't have them already - sauces, salt & pepper, salad dressing, etc. all add calories for not really any more food. 2. Change what you eat to more calorie-dense food, so you…

Make your 'normal eating habit' something that won't make you gain weight and a habit that you can stick to. Eat when you're hungry, and work out how you need to spread out your calories through the day to be able to do that. I get hungry about every 2 hours regardless of how much I eat at a meal, so I have small meals and…

So, would you rather people give advice they didn't agree with? If someone asks for advice on how to do something from a bunch of people that those people consider dangerous and unhealthy, what do you think they should say? Should they say to go ahead and do it, or just stay silent?

Well, this website will work it out for you! You should have already given it a goal rate of loss and your details, and it should have given you a calorie goal to achieve that rate of loss.

How long has it been? Do you weigh everything you eat? Can you open your dairy? If you exercise, do you eat back your exercise calories? How much more are you hoping to lose? What's your current height & weight?

Things like more water and higher protein should at least help you feel less hungry. And if you really need to eat, just eat a whole plate of broccoli. It'll be a tonne of food for not very many calories :P

Just work your snacks into your calories if you can. Find things that keep you full (protein, fat and fibre are good for that). And drink lots of water! It can help you stay full.

I'm the same! Except I can't see a difference in 28lbs (130 to 112). I sent some photos of me at 130lbs, 123lbs and 112lbs to a friend to ask which order she thought they went in, and she got them in the exact wrong order haha. As far as I'm concerned, even though I can't see a difference, I KNOW there's a difference there…

Yes, in theory you eat back the exercise calories. On this program, exercise is supposed to be for fitness rather than weight loss, as your calorie deficit is already built in. That said, if you calculate your exercise calories using the MFP database or gym machines, it's usually recommended to eat back 50-80% of your…

It's just a fluctuation. We all fluctuate everyday, sometimes by several pounds. If you're on or around your period that will make you retain water, if you have more food in your system than normal that'll make you weigh more, and sometimes it just happens for no apparent reason. In order to have gained that much fat you'd…

No, that's way too aggressive a loss.

How many less calories are you eating? How long have you been doing it for? How accurate are you with your calorie counting - do you weigh everything? If you exercise, do you eat back your exercise calories?