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I net less than 1200 calories a day and have been doing that for quite a while. I find it hard, psychologically speaking, to stop doing it. I can't stop. But all the while, I've been packing on body fat. I've gained weight and 2 clothing sizes. It's not muscle and it's not water. It's fat. I don't know what to do.

Looking over my food diary, probably for several years. In response to some of the others: It has to be fat, because my clothes are tighter. I also changed my scale's batteries a couple of months ago. Those batteries are usually good for 9-12 months. I have a food scale and weigh everything. ED may be a possibility, but I…

And added nothing but FLAB. If I'd added 10 lbs of muscle, that'd be one thing...but don't you think it's a bit strange that I've added 10 lbs of FAT in less than a month without upping my calories or cutting my exercise?

Haven't had sex since July 2013. So no, I'm not pregnant.

I plan to have my hormones and thyroid checked again as soon as I have insurance again. Right now, I don't. I really want to recomp as I'm disgusted with how jiggly I'm getting. No possibility I'm pregnant. I don't even have periods anymore. I took the pill for years, allowing myself only 3-4 periods a year (doc said it…

The exact same thing is happening to me....netting under BMR and gaining weight. Did you ever figure out what's going on with you?

I work out at the gym at Belt Line and Coit :-D

How could it possibly be due to water retention?

Glad to know I'm not the only one though I am sorry this is happening to you too! If you ever find a fix, let me know...I will do the same!

Thank you for your detailed response Carrie! I don't eat a lot of junk food, and never any white bread, pasta, rice, etc. I don't eat candy either, or protein bars...which are essentially candy anyway! I work out 5x a week and try to sleep a decent amout but I usually never get more than 5.5-6 hrs a night. That's better…

Nope. Doc said I was normal and I should eat less.

The gain has been steady for a year and a half. Tiny increments, but a steady upward trend. I work out 5 days a week for about 60 mins, some days 70-80.

I found the report and will quote exactly what it says...these were collected in December 2012 and I had had a cold the week before. T3, Free 2.2 (abn) pg/mL Range: 2.3/4.2 pg/mL T4, Free 1.0 ng/dL Range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dL TSH 1.72 mIU/L (no range given) FSH 4.6 mIU/mL (no range given) Prolactin 5.9 ng/mL (no range given)…

Nope, not yet; haven't been able to find an OB/GYN who can see me before July. Apparently there's a baby explosion in this part of Texas. :-(

That's what I'm actually eating. I'm netting less than that because of my TDEE.

Yay another Richardsonian! Where do you work out?

Thanks; I already had mine done last month at Cooper.

To the best of my knowledge, I am. I underestimate my TDEE by using the 'sedentary' setting on MFP and only logging exercise. I do not log time spent sitting at my desk, for example. I'm not insisting that I have a thyroid disorder, either. I suspected I might, so I had my thyroid checked by two different doctors. It came…

I can't find an endocrinologist in Dallas who will see me without a formal diagnosis of some metabolic disorder, which I don't have. If anyone knows of an endocrinologist who will see me, that would be great. I'll call them immediately.

I did...twice.

The doctor did not order a fasting blood glucose test. They tested my blood glucose along with lots of other things within 2-3 hours of me eating, and it came in at 80.

I already did, twice in 2012. They ran all sorts of tests looking for all sorts of things. I was told that my thyroid function was "low normal" and my LFTs were elevated but I don't have hepatitis. In one case the doctor threw her hands up and said "I don't know what to tell you. Try eating less." The other, the doctor…

Because I log my exercise and it nets out from my overall calories for the day.

5'6" 126 Female 37 Desk job, mostly sedentary on weekdays but I hit the gym hard 5x a week. On weekends I'm running errands, cooking, doing laundry, volunteering, etc. Nothing horribly strenuous but I'm not on my butt all day either.

And the vicious cycle continues. I'm not miscalculating it. I measure everything on a food scale. Unless my scale is lying to me, I don't see how I could possibly be miscalculating it. Basically here's what happens...I tell people what the situation is and one of the following happens: 1.) I'm accused of lying about my…

You're right, I'm not eating my exercise calories back. How could that be causing me to gain weight, though? I don't have an abnormally slow metabolism; the RD said it was right where it should be for a woman my age and size.

What I'm doing right now is BMR set to sedentary and I'm only logging workouts. My BMR at sedentary on MFP is the same number as my RMR: 1340. I then add my exercise calories, using the MFP database figures. I usually burn 300-500 calories/per workout according to those figures. I have MFP set to lose .5 lbs a week and it…

Last time I had bloodwork done everything came back normal. I don't know how IR would show up on a full metabolic panel, but there was nothing there that was abnormal.

The problem is I'm gaining weight netting under my RMR, just like I said before. My RMR is not theoretical...I had it properly tested at a clinic by one of those machines that you breathe into for a good 10 minutes.

Don't need to set money aside for it, I can buy one today. I'd like some recommendations. I googled around on them over the weekend but couldn't find one that was consistently highly rated.