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2800 cals is low?

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=121703981

How exactly is it not helping you cut?

Also read this:

It is nearly impossible to gain any appreciable amount of body fat in only a week so you will be fine.

Also assuming you are above 25% body fat, you would probably be better off lowering your...

Yeah this is your problem right here. Give this link a read:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=119482931

You could always just refeed now and then go to sleep.

Calorie counting and tracking your progress with the scale is the most accurate way of establishing your TDEE.

I would recommend a two week diet break:
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Holy **** 15lbs in one month!

- How long have you been dieting?
- When was the last time you noticed a change on the scale?

I never really tried to lose fat before finding this site back in September, so I guess my mistakes would be not finding this site earlier and lazy calorie counting.

You will increase your chances of losing LBM on a cut.

This is true. I would simply continue the cardio and eat at maintenance.

Technically yes, but the difference is rather minimal.

Bulk at a 10% calorie surplus for an entire year.

It is only been two weeks. Wait until you reach 4 weeks of no weight loss before making adjustments:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html

There you go.

Gallon per day is fine.

Why would you weigh yourself after eating?

Also wait until 4 weeks pass before making any changes.

Not really. It isn't until you start dieting down below 10% that you will probably need to make some changes.