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I am seeing a dietitian. She's the one that wants me to start netting 1500 calories, even though she wants me to net more. This made me gain weight, hence my post.

How on earth does an hour of bootcamp only burn 250 calories? Where did you learn this?

I eat super healthy. I mostly eat clean. Fruits, Veggies, whole grains, lean proteins like fish and turkey.

Upping my calories to netting 1400-1500 made me gain weight. According to this website, I need to eat more! Won't that make me gain more???

And for what it's worth, I know my obsession with this is unhealthy. I know life is about balance and enjoyment, and I always was. Until I keep gaining weight, no matter how hard I try. That's when all the zen, well rounded approach to life went out the window.

Thanks for the concern everyone. No offence taken. I am 5'8 or 5'9 and 191.6 pounds. I do consider myself to be a bigger build. I have not had my body fat % calculated yet, I just spent 500 dollars for a 12 week program with the dietitian, forking over another 70 for a body fat % test will require a bit more time to save…

Thanks for the support. I was asked a few questions so I will answer as best I can 1) The salads in my menu are bagged salads. It includes dressings in the readings. I always have dressing leftover when I'm done the salad anyway. I use maybe a tbsp of it 2) I drink a LOT of water, and only water. I have a decaf coffee…

I had my surgery January 2012. I was 321lbs I reached 167 the summer of 2013. I started counting my calories and was eating 1000 a day. I stopped getting my period in March of 2013, I got a whole series of blood tests, MRI, ultrasound and they all came back clear. Then that fall I began teaching and gained 3lbs, staying at…