water weight!! arghhh!

steff274
steff274 Posts: 227 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
So I did think yay!! I have gained 3 pounds!! this was after a all you can eat meal it stayed on for 4 days then just suddenly dropped off!! :o So water weight what is it? and surely if you eat at your maintenance after a gain you should hang on to the weight? :|

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  • steff274
    steff274 Posts: 227 Member
    am trying to hang on to my weight and not lose.. so I think thats good I gained abit then I lose it again!!
  • PwrLftr82
    PwrLftr82 Posts: 945 Member
    Huh?
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    Cdaddo23 wrote: »
    Asparagus is a great vegetable that bodybuilders use to shed the excess water from the dermis layer of your skin.

    lol
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    steff274 wrote: »
    am trying to hang on to my weight and not lose.. so I think thats good I gained abit then I lose it again!!

    So, what I'm gathering here is you're upset because the scale went up finally after not gaining weight. However, you're now unhappy because you're assuming it was in the form of water weight as it quickly dissipated? Is this correct?

    If so, the solution would be to eat more.
  • __freckles__
    __freckles__ Posts: 1,238 Member
    I'm confused. But if you're trying to gain you need to consistently eat a surplus of calories, not maintenance.
  • steff274
    steff274 Posts: 227 Member
    i want to gain abit not loads prehaps 3 or 4 pounds and then maintain.. my ribs show was origonally maintaining at 7st 10 and dropped to 7st 6 I am quite short 5ft 2 so 3 or 4 pounds actually make a difference between me looking too thin and looking good..
  • __freckles__
    __freckles__ Posts: 1,238 Member
    edited November 2014
    Then eat more.

    ETA: Depending if you want to gain 3-4 pounds of fat or muscle will determine your next step. If you just want to add fat, just eat more. If you want to gain muscle (and inevitably a little fat) look into lean bulking.
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    You need to eat more than what you just ate during your "all you can eat" meal apparently.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    __freckles__ wrote: »
    Then eat more.

    Yep!
  • steff274
    steff274 Posts: 227 Member
    I am eating a fair bit most of the people that are my friends on myfitnesspal are not eating anywhere near what I am.. Btw this all you can eat meal was a plate of Chinese a plate of Indian and then 2 plates of desserts I can't physically eat like that every day!! Most days I am eating between 2300 and 2500 this should be enough..
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    steff274 wrote: »
    I am eating a fair bit most of the people that are my friends on myfitnesspal are not eating anywhere near what I am.. Btw this all you can eat meal was a plate of Chinese a plate of Indian and then 2 plates of desserts I can't physically eat like that every day!! Most days I am eating between 2300 and 2500 this should be enough..

    Stop comparing yourself to other people, just focus on doing you.
  • steff274
    steff274 Posts: 227 Member
    Lol okay your right!! I do want to look less crap.. Like strong not like I need a good meal!!
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    What is your weight, age and height? But I'd say 2500 would do it unless you are exercising quite a bit.
  • __freckles__
    __freckles__ Posts: 1,238 Member
    What are your maintenance calories? Are you trying to gain 3-4 pounds of fat or muscle - see my comment above.
  • steff274
    steff274 Posts: 227 Member
    5ft 2 7st 6 (104 pounds) 35 I work with horses and do have a love of the gym!!
  • steff274
    steff274 Posts: 227 Member
    __freckles__ wrote: »
    What are your maintenance calories? Are you trying to gain 3-4 pounds of fat or muscle - see my comment above.
    My maintenance is 2010 want to gain abit more muscle abs area it's coming and my otherhalf hates my biceps but I actually quite like them need fat over my ribs atm I look very skinny because of how visible they are :-/
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    A quick review of your diary seems to have you at a slight deficit except for the one huge meal where you went over by 1500 calories or so. If accurate, you won't gain weight that way, you need an excess of around 3500 calories for each pound gained. I assume you have your ticker set at maintanance and try to go over this every day?
  • steff274
    steff274 Posts: 227 Member
    Hmm probably not if I do gym sessions and then am working on the yard I will be under.. I log mucking out stables as excersize so on the days when I am mucking out for 2 hours then go to the gym won't be eating everything back..
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    Well instead of the generic "eat more" I think you know why you aren't gaining. While eat more is accurate, maybe just stuffing your self isn't the best way. You might have to plan to eat another 500 calories or so every day and see what happens in a month. Lot's a goodies to choose from. Ice cream or another desert every day would be nice
  • steff274
    steff274 Posts: 227 Member
    Lol okay I do have a choccy habit!! My favourite thing to dunk in my tea in the morning is a galaxy ripple!!
  • MikySchwartz
    MikySchwartz Posts: 20
    Lucky!!!!!!!!! I can gain 3 pounds only by Looking at food..I don't even have to eat it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • __freckles__
    __freckles__ Posts: 1,238 Member
    edited November 2014
    steff274 wrote: »
    __freckles__ wrote: »
    What are your maintenance calories? Are you trying to gain 3-4 pounds of fat or muscle - see my comment above.
    My maintenance is 2010 want to gain abit more muscle abs area it's coming and my otherhalf hates my biceps but I actually quite like them need fat over my ribs atm I look very skinny because of how visible they are :-/

    Look into lean bulking. Seriously. It will do wonders for your body. Women usually eat about 125-250 calories over maintenance every day (but this varies, some eat more, you just have to play with your numbers). Find a good, quality lifting program that incorporates progressive overload. And be consistent.

    Here are some helpful links:

    http://www.acaloriecounter.com/building-muscle.php

    http://strengthunbound.com/bulking-complete-guide-for-beginners/
  • JeffseekingV
    JeffseekingV Posts: 3,165 Member
    Michelinaschwartz wrote: »
    Lucky!!!!!!!!! I can gain 3 pounds only by Looking at food..I don't even have to eat it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    You look great BTW. And yes, I gain really easy. I'm at about 1800 and that's basically a maintenance value.

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