Progress Report
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Yeah, I had gone up to 2300, and was going to go higher but I gained 3 lbs of water overnight and it isn't going anywhere
I think my fitbit underestimates my workout burns... 0 -
I ended up returning my Fitbit because it wasn't as accurate as my Polar FT4 HRM... Gets a better reading with the chest strap...0
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I upped my cals on June 1st and gaine a bit over 6 pounds. It took well over a week for it to settle down0
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6 lbs!
How much did you increase calories?
And how much of a potential deficit did you have?
Was part of it Friday eat out?0 -
It was a Friday eat out, I had upped my cals a 150 that week, so I had gone over another 200 that night... Fluids, high sodium, bloating, hormones that week......it was rough! But I stuck it out and now its all down. Thank goodness!!0
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I really am at a loss on what to do. Still 135, been at a deficit all week eating at 2000 calories, with no movement. I'm starting to be really frustrated, this water weight came on memorial day, which is forever ago.0
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If you are stressed - count on more water weight.
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Exercise level with lack of recovery, lack of adequate sleep, being stressed over weight loss or lack of it, not eating enough - all are stresses on the body.
I was mainly commenting on the additional stress getting excited and worried about it brings to the party and increases the level.
I'd do 2100 for a week - see how much you gain.
Shouldn't be visible on the scale, since it would take 35 days of eating 100 over TDEE to see a slow 1 lb increase - IF 2000 was really potential TDEE.0 -
Update. Things are not going well. To summarize, fitbit estimates 2300 TDEE for me, so I worked my way up to eating 2300. Was ok for a week or two, and then suddenly gained 3 lbs overnight after memorial day. It has not gone away. I tried doing a cut to get the weight off, starting at 2000 calories for 2-3 weeks. Nothing happened. Then went to ~1800 for 3 weeks. Nothing. From pictures I'm about the same as when I started the reverse.
I'm so frustrated. My only option I guess it to try and reverse diet again, because I can't eat less food, and I can't exercise much more than I am. But will it work? What is going on? I should have had a significant deficit and been losing, but that hasn't happened. 0 -
Sounds like you got a body more than willing to slow down, and speed up for that matter.
I'll bet you had more than a potential 500 cal deficit in there.
Of course the fast water weight gain required no change of calories to lose - merely time.
I'll bet the reason for keeping the water weight gain has changed though.
Probably started with increased sodium, perhaps some extra carbs (if that included, shows still in decent deficit).
But then as you got stressed about it, shifted to stress retained water.
I'll bet you reverse diet and lose the stress, you'll drop the water.
And lesson learned - you do a big deficit - body won't be happy, it'll adapt fast.
Fitbit TDEE is probably underestimated too.
You comment on can't exercise much more - what is current weekly routine, and what is the intensity of the different days if different?0 -
Bonniejo, Did you decide to try reverse diet? I like to keep up with the progress of all those doing resets. It is scary stuff some times. Hoping you see a good result soon. Hang in there!0
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I talked to SideSteel (who I will be working with once I move in a month, which is awesome!) and he suggested I keep trucking, pay more attention to random snacks and weighing, eat more filling foods, and put my scale up on a shelf for a few days and ignore it. I'm also doing a refeed to TDEE whenever I feel like I need it. We will see what happens. Just knowing he's in my corner makes me feel better though
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Bonniejo, wow, that is awesome. SideSteel and sarauk2sf gained my respect quickly after I joined MFP, so many posers around, but those two are awesome.0
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I'm sure that method will help the stress greatly, and watch very carefully how you are feeling and how workouts are going.
Don't cheat yourself of those TDEE days just because you think you need a deficit all the time.0
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