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audsworld14
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i have been doing my fitness pal for about a month now. After 3 weeks it said I lost about 5 lbs. I workout almost everyday. I went on the scale the past few days just to see what was going on. Each day it said I weight a little more and more. today I went on because I was feeling bloated and it said I was more than I've ever been! Please help what do I do?
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Any chance you're going through ovulation or Aunt Flo is about to visit? Most women bloat during those times and experience temporary weight gain.0
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- Are you weighing your foods?
- Are you measuring liquids?
- Are you logging exercise accurately; how are you getting your calorie burns?
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No not nowkatherine_startrek_fan wrote: »Any chance you're going through ovulation or Aunt Flo is about to visit? Most women bloat during those times and experience temporary weight gain.
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IsaackGMOON wrote: »
- Are you weighing your foods?
- Are you measuring liquids?
- Are you logging exercise accurately; how are you getting your calorie burns?
I have been weighing them but maybe not that well. What liquids should I be measuring ? And I type in what excerise I do and for how long0 -
audsworld14 wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »
- Are you weighing your foods?
- Are you measuring liquids?
- Are you logging exercise accurately; how are you getting your calorie burns?
I have been weighing them but maybe not that well. What liquids should I be measuring ? And I type in what excerise I do and for how long
Well, make sure you're measuring accurately.
By liquids I'm talking things like juices or anything which doesn't have a barcode etc.
How are you getting your calorie burns for exercise? Are you getting them through MFP? Because they're known to be a bit of an overshot.0 -
Just keep eating less, and it will happen. Took nearly three weeks before I saw a loss, and it's still taking a long time. Don't give up; it WILL happen if you just keep with it.0
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You really don't appear to be weighing anything0
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I have to agree with ana.
Weigh all solids. Measure all caloric liquids. It makes a huge difference.
Look for data base entries in grams. If there isn't one in grams, it's okay to use one for cups if you're measuring something that has a package equivalent measure.
For example, the frozen raspberries I'm going to have tonight in my yogurt have a serving size on the package listed as 1 cup (140 grams). I'm going to have 70 grams (or a little under) that I'll measure on my food scale. The data base entry is for 1 cup. I'll enter .5, but I'll be weighing it out.0 -
Remember, when exercising, it's normal to retain water. Additionally, things like TOM will cause retention. Definitely start weighing and measuring everything. Most important, be consistent and patient, it will come.0
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mamapeach910 wrote: »I have to agree with ana.
Weigh all solids. Measure all caloric liquids. It makes a huge difference.
Look for data base entries in grams. If there isn't one in grams, it's okay to use one for cups if you're measuring something that has a package equivalent measure.
For example, the frozen raspberries I'm going to have tonight in my yogurt have a serving size on the package listed as 1 cup (140 grams). I'm going to have 70 grams (or a little under) that I'll measure on my food scale. The data base entry is for 1 cup. I'll enter .5, but I'll be weighing it out.
I don't think I could cram 140g of frozen raspberries into a single cup... unless I heated them up first!0 -
mamapeach910 wrote: »I have to agree with ana.
Weigh all solids. Measure all caloric liquids. It makes a huge difference.
Look for data base entries in grams. If there isn't one in grams, it's okay to use one for cups if you're measuring something that has a package equivalent measure.
For example, the frozen raspberries I'm going to have tonight in my yogurt have a serving size on the package listed as 1 cup (140 grams). I'm going to have 70 grams (or a little under) that I'll measure on my food scale. The data base entry is for 1 cup. I'll enter .5, but I'll be weighing it out.
I don't think I could cram 140g of frozen raspberries into a single cup... unless I heated them up first!
IKR? The meausuring cup/spoon vs. gram weight serving size differential on packaging is really eye opening.
I could, however, cram 140g of frozen raspberries into mah mouf. Quite easily. So yummy.
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mamapeach910 wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I have to agree with ana.
Weigh all solids. Measure all caloric liquids. It makes a huge difference.
Look for data base entries in grams. If there isn't one in grams, it's okay to use one for cups if you're measuring something that has a package equivalent measure.
For example, the frozen raspberries I'm going to have tonight in my yogurt have a serving size on the package listed as 1 cup (140 grams). I'm going to have 70 grams (or a little under) that I'll measure on my food scale. The data base entry is for 1 cup. I'll enter .5, but I'll be weighing it out.
I don't think I could cram 140g of frozen raspberries into a single cup... unless I heated them up first!
IKR? The meausuring cup/spoon vs. gram weight serving size differential on packaging is really eye opening.
I could, however, cram 140g of frozen raspberries into mah mouf. Quite easily. So yummy.
Ugh, I made something with Sriracha last night. Serving size is 1 Tbs (5g).
I figured I'd just squeeze 5g in the dish - I hit 5g at about the 1/2 tsp mark. So I ended up using 6 servings to get the recipe right.
Luckily, Sriracha is low in calories!0 -
No I put in my weight and stuff on the machine im on and it tells meIsaackGMOON wrote: »audsworld14 wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »- Are you weighing your foods?
- Are you measuring liquids?
- Are you logging exercise accurately; how are you getting your calorie burns?
I have been weighing them but maybe not that well. What liquids should I be measuring ? And I type in what excerise I do and for how long
Well, make sure you're measuring accurately.
By liquids I'm talking things like juices or anything which doesn't have a barcode etc.
How are you getting your calorie burns for exercise? Are you getting them through MFP? Because they're known to be a bit of an overshot.
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Agree with everyone - using a food scale is the only way to really get accuracy.0
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audsworld14 wrote: »
No I put in my weight and stuff on the machine im on and it tells meIsaackGMOON wrote: »audsworld14 wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »- Are you weighing your foods?
- Are you measuring liquids?
- Are you logging exercise accurately; how are you getting your calorie burns?
I have been weighing them but maybe not that well. What liquids should I be measuring ? And I type in what excerise I do and for how long
Well, make sure you're measuring accurately.
By liquids I'm talking things like juices or anything which doesn't have a barcode etc.
How are you getting your calorie burns for exercise? Are you getting them through MFP? Because they're known to be a bit of an overshot.
Being able to enter your weight helps some with the accuracy, but I would say only eat 50% of the calories back at most for now. Evaluate your weigh loss over time and see how you're doing eating back that portion of calories.
The most important thing is to weigh everything you eat on a food scale (or the liquids in measuring cups/spoons).
Getting the food intake accurate will make the most difference
~Lyssa
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