why can't I lose the weight?!

Question

I've been working out for about two months now. 5 days a week two hours a day. An hour of high intensity cardio and and hour of targeted weight training i typically burn about 1200 calories per session. Eating between 100-1200 calories a day of whole food. My fit bit says I burn around 4200 calories on average a day. WHY have I only lost 4 pounds?! What am I doing wrong? Is there something wrong with me. I watch my sodium so I don't think it's water retention. The numbers just don't make sense. 
 Only anonymous cause the picture embarrasses me

To Add: I'd say I eat 85% paleo on a daily basis. I do incorporate some grain from time to time.

For my weight 235 and height 5'7" with my workout regimen Fitbit suggests I eat 3000 calories a. That seems insanely high. I never really feel hungry at 1200 calories but I'm willing to try modifying that to see the results. How many calories should I be in taking a day to still lose weight?

See I was thinking metabolic issue since my weight is so high I SHOULD be losing weight even with that caloric intake but I'll look into more calories and see if it makes a difference.

Thanks ladies! A appreciate all your input!

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You are not eating enough calories for what you are burning. I know it sounds crazy but your body needs more calories to function properly.

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Also: you're not consuming enough calories for your body to justify losing weight. Don't diet, change the way you eat. Start by participating in the Whole30, and then transition to paleo. You need to be putting more nutrition into your body. The way you're doing it doesn't sound healthy at all, and you're setting yourself up for an eating disorder. Please do things the right way- change your diet, make it healthy and PLENTY, and then focus on your workouts.

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You've been weight training- so the scale can be deceiving. Looking at your pictures I can see that you have lost a lot of inches. That's what you should be going by, not the scale, when you incorporate weight training into your exercise regimen. Also, how your clothes fit is a good indicator as well! Best of luck to you on your weight loss journey! ❤

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Don't watch the scale you gain muscle weight training and muscle weigh more than fat

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Looks like you lost fat but started gaining muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat

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Dude...you HAVE to eat. Dwayne Johnson eats 5000+ calories a day and Michael Phelps eats like 12000. You can't starve your body. Eat small portions throughout the day. You may be working out consistently,  but muscle cells will be eaten by your body from starving it before fat cells will.

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Your putting your body into starvation mode. You can't exercise that much and eat that little. You need to eat more. You're metabolism shuts down and holds onto everything because it's trying to survive.

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Your body needs more than 100-1200 calories a day. And spotting training isn't the best way to lose weight. Make sure if you do arms one day you do legs the next. Also, if you use weights,  you will gain muscle and that sometimes will compensate. Measure your self and look at the inches to me it looks like you have lost more than 4 pounds. Don't get discourage keep going. You can do this💪💪

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The scales mean nothing but I would say you might exercise too much and not eat enough. But I can actually see a massive difference in your pictures. But here:

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You need to eat more. I can't calculate the number of calories you need without more info, but your Fitbit is on the right track with how many calories you need to consume. Your aren't providing your body with enough to function even without the addition of exercise.
I recommend seeing a nutritionist or dietician.

why can't I lose the weight?!

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