why do i gain weight when i eat a "normal portion" of food?

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    WBB55 wrote: »
    ... food you eat has weight. If you weigh yourself before you eat, and then you have an 8 oz steak and an 8 oz glass of water, and then you weigh yourself, you will have "gained" 1 lb according to the scale. But you didn't "gain" 1 lb of fat. Is that what you're counting as "gaining" every time you eat?

    Ahhh, thanks, I think this is what the OP actually meant.

  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    urloved33 wrote: »
    a portion is the size of the palm of your hand. what are you eating.

    *looks down at hand*

    That would be a very sad dinner. Or lunch. Or...any meal, really.
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
    misskarne wrote: »
    urloved33 wrote: »
    a portion is the size of the palm of your hand. what are you eating.

    *looks down at hand*

    That would be a very sad dinner. Or lunch. Or...any meal, really.

    a balanced meal has more than one type of thing in it. meat, {Protein} potatoes (side)_ and vegatable. omg this explains a lot.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    urloved33 wrote: »
    misskarne wrote: »
    urloved33 wrote: »
    a portion is the size of the palm of your hand. what are you eating.

    *looks down at hand*

    That would be a very sad dinner. Or lunch. Or...any meal, really.

    a balanced meal has more than one type of thing in it. meat, {Protein} potatoes (side)_ and vegatable. omg this explains a lot.

    Really, what does it explain?
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    urloved33 wrote: »
    misskarne wrote: »
    urloved33 wrote: »
    a portion is the size of the palm of your hand. what are you eating.

    *looks down at hand*

    That would be a very sad dinner. Or lunch. Or...any meal, really.

    a balanced meal has more than one type of thing in it. meat, {Protein} potatoes (side)_ and vegatable. omg this explains a lot.

    Considering I have small hands, even with 3 items the size of my palm, it's still a sad, tiny meal.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    rikixchristine wrote: »
    i've been trying to keep a steady weight that is healthy, but any time i eat, i gain 1-2 pounds! i'm not talking about binging pounds, i'm talking about healthy portion/healthy food pounds! anyone know why this is?

    ...as in right after you eat?
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    Sounds like your weighing way too often.

    If you weigh each day you need to understand that weight fluctuates and not be concerned over a pound or 4 here and there.

    As long as your going up and down its not really anything to worry about.

    If you are on average going up or down then you might want to look at your diet.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,633 Member
    rikixchristine wrote: »
    i've been trying to keep a steady weight that is healthy, but any time i eat, i gain 1-2 pounds! i'm not talking about binging pounds, i'm talking about healthy portion/healthy food pounds! anyone know why this is?

    Could you clarify what you are talking about?

  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    Normal doesn't exist.

    I am Abbe Normal....how do you do... hahaha
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