Ugh....why didn't i lose??

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finfan76
finfan76 Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Okay, very angry today. I have been watching what I eat, calorie counting (coming in under goal every day), i have exercised 4/7 days last week. Really pushing myself. I weigh today and I GAINED 3lbs! ???? So disappointed. What did I do wrong?
Any one with suggestions....tips...help. Ugh.. ruined my day.
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  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
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    Are you new to exercise? It's probably water weight gain. That's normal for people who are new. You'll pee it out in a few days once your muscles heal. Just keep going. It takes about 4-6 weeks to start to really see results. Just be patient.
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
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    ^ This... also, if you're not weighing your food you may be consuming more calories than you think.
  • pollypocket1021
    pollypocket1021 Posts: 533 Member
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    Open your diary so people can give some input with regard to logging. Reading the stickies at the top of the forum is a very good place to start too.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
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    Is the exercise new? You may have gained from water weight in the muscles as they repair themselves. This takes a few days to go away. Other possibilities: your period (or mittelschmerz), higher sodium foods, you weren't as accurate in your weighing/measuring/logging as you think you were, medications like Aleve, etc.
  • PurdueGuy2001
    PurdueGuy2001 Posts: 22 Member
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    Day to day, even week to week, you won't always see a drop in weight. Water weight can fluctuate. Log everything, and you should see a decline over time. Patience is key. Over time, if you are not losing weight, or just maintaining, then it might be that MFP estimates are too high, and you'd need to compare to other calculators. (such as http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/)

    What rate are you attempting? Are you trying for 0.5/1/1.5/2 lbs per week?

    I've gone two weeks at the same weight, to suddenly be 3 lbs lighter on the next weigh-in. When I look at a few months progress report, I can see the downward trend, even though some weeks are flat or even upticks.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,627 Member
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    PurdueGuy2001 wrote: »
    I've gone two weeks at the same weight, to suddenly be 3 lbs lighter on the next weigh-in. When I look at a few months progress report, I can see the downward trend, even though some weeks are flat or even upticks.

    yup- happened to me just recently. 2 weeks of nothing (if anything a slight gain) .... 3 days later.... poof! 4 pounds gone!

    gotta love our bodies LOLOL
  • BeckyD1105
    BeckyD1105 Posts: 444 Member
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    How high has your sodium intake been? Could be retaining water from that. Weight loss definitely isn't linear. As I was once told you always get the weigh in you deserve...however you don't always get it in the week you deserve it.
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
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    I think that opening your diary would be a big help. It could be water weight from sodium, but with the amount you have to lose it should practically fall off with exercise and a drop in calories.

    (At least it was that way when I started and 180lbs to lose).

    I'd make sure you're are measuring and weighing your food and making sure you aren't overestimating your exercise calories.
  • Camo_xxx
    Camo_xxx Posts: 1,082 Member
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    What did you do wrong ?

    You ate 10,500 more calories then you burned.
    Watching what you eat is not the same as accurately weighing and logging every bite of food that you eat.
    Exercising is great for your fitness but doesn't make you lose fat if you do not eat at a calorie deficit.

  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
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    An open diary is a start point ... there's no way to know if you're doing something wrong without seeing what you're logging for intake and exercise.

    It could be water weight from a recent change in exercise. It could be fat. It could be normal weight fluctuations.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
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    Camo_xxx wrote: »
    What did you do wrong ?

    You ate 10,500 more calories then you burned.
    Watching what you eat is not the same as accurately weighing and logging every bite of food that you eat.
    Exercising is great for your fitness but doesn't make you lose fat if you do not eat at a calorie deficit.

    She said she counted calories and came in under goal every day.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
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    It's pretty hard to actually gain three pounds of fat in one day.

    A few things:

    Make sure you're weighing all solids on a food scale, measuring all liquids in cups and spoons. Even that little pat of butter you might use to cook your eggs, and the creamer in your coffee.
    Make sure you're weighing yourself under consistent conditions - first thing in the am, naked.
    Don't let the scale be your only measure of success. Your journey cannot live or die by a single variable - use other things too, like photos, measurements, exercise goals, etc.
    It's very common for people who go from no exercise to heavy exercise to retain water - it'll pass.
    Your weight may very well fluctuate before/during/after your period - this is not real weight gain - this will pass, too.

    Don't give up.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,039 Member
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    I know that the usual thinking is that you should only weigh in once a week, but I actually find it informative to weigh in every day ... at least for a few weeks. My weight ebbs and flows in a pattern throughout a week.

    Maybe try weighing in every day for a little while and see what your pattern is.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,089 Member
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    Are you using a food scale to weigh everything that you consume ?
    Also, my weight fluctuates all the time , its just water weight and nothing to worry about . If your sure that you weighed and measured all your foods and Drinks properly , then its likely just water weight.
  • JimFsfitnesspal
    JimFsfitnesspal Posts: 313 Member
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    maidentl wrote: »
    Camo_xxx wrote: »
    What did you do wrong ?

    You ate 10,500 more calories then you burned.
    Watching what you eat is not the same as accurately weighing and logging every bite of food that you eat.
    Exercising is great for your fitness but doesn't make you lose fat if you do not eat at a calorie deficit.

    She said she counted calories and came in under goal every day.

    Obviously that is untrue.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
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    Wait longer than a week. People have already listed a lot of reasons why your weight might be fluctuating. Give it time.
  • Cortneyrenee04
    Cortneyrenee04 Posts: 1,117 Member
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    I agree with the others and don't waste any more time or energy being upset about it :) soooo not worth it!
  • Sophiasmomma
    Sophiasmomma Posts: 155 Member
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    BeckyD1105 wrote: »
    How high has your sodium intake been? Could be retaining water from that. Weight loss definitely isn't linear. As I was once told you always get the weigh in you deserve...however you don't always get it in the week you deserve it.

    OOH I like that saying and will have to rememeber it

  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
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    Open your diary.
  • Camo_xxx
    Camo_xxx Posts: 1,082 Member
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