Hey everyone!
I would be so grateful if you all could kindly give me some advice on why I’m not losing but gaining weight on this new diet.
I’m in some serious trouble here with my Whey Protein diet.
A client of mine is a pediatrician. I mentioned to her via email that I was stuck at the current weight of 215 and I really wanted to get off my final 30-40lbs. She suggested a Whey Protein Shake diet. She told me about the protein powder mix and suggested I blend it with some fruit and yogurt or fat free milk.

I officially started this diet on Sunday (Feb. 7) and I have gained FOUR pounds! I check my scale every night and every night it has been slowly creeping up to 219. These past three days I have gained four pounds.

If you guys could PLEASE tell me what is wrong with this diet and what I need to change in it.
I have tried Weight Watchers and I can’t do it. It’s too much. I also did Jenny Craig (Which I can no longer afford) and lost 40lbs and then I did it on my own just eating 1400-1600 calories day and I lost 30lbs and since then I have been at a dead end. I also am ADDICTED to sweets so this is the perfect diet for me. Low Carb is not my thing at all.

Ok, I’m 5′8 and 219lbs (NOW)
This is my routine and eating habits:

I have gotten up every morning and done 30-45minutes of high paced Cardio, have a protein shake afterwards for breakfast, then have a snack like a banana or a piece of fruit around 10am, then have another protein shake at lunch (12pm – 1pm), another snack (Grapefruit was the choice today)3pm, then for dinner I make another protein shake (5:30pm).

I am currently using the Whole Foods 365 Whey Protein Powder Natural Chocolate Flavor mix.
It has:
Calories: 104
Fat: < 1g
Carbohydrates: 8g
Fiber: 0g
Sugar: 6g
Protein: 16g
Sodium: 48g

When I make the protein shake I use:
-365 Whole Foods Whey Protein powder I just mentioned
-8th Continent Light Vanilla or Regular Soy Milk
• Calories: 60
• Total Fat: 2g
• Sodium: 110mg
• Carbohydrates: 5g
• Fiber: 0g
• Sugar: 5g
• Protein: 6g
-Usually 1 TBSP – 1.5 TBSP of Metamucil (For the 5g of Fiber per TBSP and for my digestive system)
-Either a whole banana or one cup of Mixed berries (Strawberries, blackberries, & blueberries)
• The bananas are usually large and have about 120 calories and 4g of fiber
• The Mixed berries are about 70 calories for one cup and have 6g of Fiber
(I don’t mix the berries and banana. I either use one or the other)

So I combined all the carbs, protein, fiber, and calories or both the berry mix shake and the banana mix shake and this is what I got for a whole day’s intake (at drinking x3 shakes a day):
• Total Carbohydrates in a day: 111g
• Total Protein in a day: 74g
• Total Fiber in a day: 25g
• Total Calories in day (From x3 Whey protein shakes only): 750 calories

So I exercise daily, have three of the whey protein shakes (Either mixed with berries or a banana), and have a fruit for my two snacks. Everyday I have had one whole red grapefruit as my afternoon snack and that’s about 130 calories and an orange, apple, or banana for my morning snack at about an average of 110 calories. So I am consuming an average of 1000 calories a day and exercising.
I consume on a daily average: 111g of carbs, 74g of protein, and 25g of fiber. (This is with all the Whey protein shakes and fruit combined)
Since starting on Sunday I went from weighting 115 to now weighting 119lbs.
Why would I be gaining weight?????? It can’t be 4lbs of muscle building in three days. Would I be better off using the Slim Fast powder supplements instead of the Whey protein? Slim Fast powder mixes just have much higher sugar content.

If you guys could please help me or give me advice I would really appreciate it!

Many Thanks!!