Not the best start...

Mangsney

Hello everyone,

I joined this community properly on Tuesday, got my eating back on track and started exercising as well. Tuesday and Thursday I went on the elliptical trainer for over 50 minutes each time, which is about double what I used to do. I've also carefully filled my food diary, and coincidentally noticed I never ate all my allocated calories, and...

I'm gaining.

(I weigh myself every day; I'm just used to it).

Now I'm not going to let this break my resolve. I've read about the muscle inflammation thing when you start a new exercise regime, and while the elliptical is nothing new, I am, as I said, staying on it for about double my usual time, so, maybe...? Also, my period has been all sorts of messed up this month and I'm most likely suffering from fluid retention right now, seeing how bloated I feel...

So, all in all, not the best of starts, but I'll keep my chin up and carry on!

Has anyone else experienced this sort of thing?

DeguelloTex

I think everyone has experienced gains, or no losses, when they expected to see losses. All the more so when additional exercise and hormones are thrown into the mix.

malibu927

You increased your amount of exercise, which causes water retention. Be patient. There will always be days/weeks where you don't lose/end up gaining weight. Look at the overall trend as you continue on, and if seeing these gains demotivates you, I would stick to only weighing in once a week.

aim630

I have gained 2 lbs this week and feel like I am doing everything right...tracking everything, weighing food, working out more than usual...According to my Fitbit, and it's been pretty accurate up until now, I've burned about 1000 more calories per day than I've taken in each day this week. I'm assuming it's fluid, hormones, etc...I'm not going to give up. It's just frustrating when you expect a loss.

helenrosec1

I don't weigh myself anymore, mainly because the numbers go up or don't go down it really gets to me and I end up worrying I'm never going to lose weight. Instead I go by measurements and how my clothes fit. For example I can tell my boobs are smaller and my stomach, but the last time I weighed myself I had only lost 3lb and I know that must be wrong. There are so many things that can affect your weight I know for my mental health not to get too obsessed with scales (it works for me)

rainbowbow

It has been three days. And you've worked out vigorously twice since then.

Here's my suggestion to get accurate weight loss readings:
Weigh first thing in the morning, preferably after you do your business.
Weigh always on an empty stomach.
Weigh yourself the morning after 2 consistent rest days (if you workout 3 times a week).
Weigh yourself either weekly or bi-weekly.

Your body is going to fluctuate in weight due to water weight, hormones, etc. It's much easier to be consistent in your weighing every week to look for the downward trend.

It takes LONGER THAN 3 DAYS! I'd say monitor your weight weekly this first month in the fashion i described above and you should see pretty good results.

LiveLoveLift48

Pretty much what everyone above has said but, you also said that you are not eating all of your alotted calories. That can make a difference as well if you arent eating enough and exercising hard. Your body needs the fuel/nutrients for recovery. Surprisingly TOO LITTLE calories can screw with weight loss , hormones and every thing else.

NoIdea101NoIdea

It is very frustrating, and there are so many reasons as to why your weight fluctuates day by day. If you have been sticking to your calorie goal (and weighing your food) and you know it is probably water retention or something then i tend not to sweat it; it's only temporary, and we're in it for the long haul

rainbowbow

LiveLoveLift48 wrote: »

Pretty much what everyone above has said but, you also said that you are not eating all of your alotted calories. That can make a difference as well if you arent eating enough and exercising hard. Your body needs the fuel/nutrients for recovery. Surprisingly TOO LITTLE calories can screw with weight loss , hormones and every thing else.

10/10 this is not the case in someone who is already obese/overweight. She is likely eating TOO MANY calories from inaccurate logging, and if she's eating "exercise calories" back it could be even worse.

Advising her blindly to "eat more" when we don't even know what she is eating and whether it's being properly measured is bad advice.

Mangsney

Thank you for all your great messages. Like I said, I'm going to keep going and hopefully the expected results will show up eventually

Mangsney

rainbowbow wrote: »

LiveLoveLift48 wrote: »

Pretty much what everyone above has said but, you also said that you are not eating all of your alotted calories. That can make a difference as well if you arent eating enough and exercising hard. Your body needs the fuel/nutrients for recovery. Surprisingly TOO LITTLE calories can screw with weight loss , hormones and every thing else.

10/10 this is not the case in someone who is already obese/overweight. She is likely eating TOO MANY calories from inaccurate logging, and if she's eating "exercise calories" back it could be even worse.

Advising her blindly to "eat more" when we don't even know what she is eating and whether it's being properly measured is bad advice.

Oh I'm not obese, I'm really doing my best to log everything super accurately, and I don't eat my exercise calories back. I can tell I'm eating less than I used to but I'm definitely not starving