So I'm in my early 30's and my body fat is 23.8%. My average weight over the last two years has been about 215, which I feel pretty good at. The lowest I have been recently was 205 in Nov '18. Since June of last year my weight has just gone up and up. Average weight has increased about two pounds per month. Just a few weeks ago I weighed in at my heaviest ever 234 pounds. I am 6'5" so I'm not necessarily fat at this weight, but I don't feel very fit at all and I'm not that strong.

Over that time I wasn't super strict but I generally track my calories and weigh in regularly. I was surprised that my weight seemed to keep going up because I'm always trying to maintain as best I can.

The last three weeks I told myself I was going to get on a good workout schedule and push hard for about three weeks before I weigh in so that I can see some big drops. In the past I've been able to drop 5 pounds in a week easy without doing much. I started waking up early and riding a stationary bike for about 45 mins every morning. Apple watch told me I was burning somewhere between 400-600 calories every morning. I was also playing basketball once a week and lifting three times per week. Not super hard lifting but each session is usually an hour and I would say pretty moderate lifting.

For breakfast I would have a pure protein and lunch I would have a protein shake. I would eat a normal dinner most nights and then another protein shake sometimes before bed. And lately my wife hasn't had an appetite so we haven't made much for dinner and I've had really small meals. Some days I am literally consuming 1500 calories and burning at least 800.

I weighed in today after the three weeks and I had dropped just 4 pounds. I'm seriously so depressed by this. I've never been in the 230's and I feel like I can't get back to a good weight. My body fat only dropped .2%. My body weight fluctuates a lot day to day and I feel like those losses are basically nothing. I could easily be right back where I started in a couple days.

Is there something wrong with me? I don't see how it's possible that I'm running at such a calorie deficit and not seeing results. I have always been able to cut weight quick and easy and now it feels like my body has changed. And I just doomed to be 230+ the rest of my life? Because the last three weeks have not been easy and I don't think it's super sustainable (mostly because it sucks so much and I have a bunch of little kids and not much free time) and the thought of doing this until I lose 20 more pounds seem impossible.