Weight gain and not sure why?

marykate290491

Hello
I've been doing what mfp has recommended for the last month Aswell as doing excercie(increased by about 50% of what I was previously doing)

I walk 1.5 miles a day on my lunch break at work. I go to 2 HIIT classes a week. Train for netball once a week and play a game for an hour once a week and it seems now I have started gaining weight to my horror.
I have measured myself today so I completely don't lose the plot and will maybe track it that way.
My diary is open if anyone wants to view and have a look. My goal is I want to be 9 and a half stone (133 lb) by June 2017(my wedding) but was hoping to get there sooner and maintain. I'd set a goal of 145lb by Easter this year and now I'm gaining !!!
Help or advice please!

janejellyroll

You started a month ago? How much weight have you gained? Many people find that starting a new exercise routine causes their muscles to retain water, resulting in temporary weight gain.

chandanista

Stats? Current weight, height? Current calorie goal? Have you been tracking inches?

strong_curves

My generic advice - weight gain from a new exercise regime.

marykate290491

janejellyroll wrote: »

You started a month ago? How much weight have you gained? Many people find that starting a new exercise routine causes their muscles to retain water, resulting in temporary weight gain.

chandanista wrote: »

Stats? Current weight, height? Current calorie goal? Have you been tracking inches?

I started a month ago religiously logging everything.
I was previously training and playing netball and doing 1 HIIT class a week.

Height 5'1 and 153 lb. mfp gives me 1200 a day and today I measured for inches

StaciMarie1974

What was your starting weight a month ago? Do you weigh more now than you did a month ago, or a week ago, or a day ago? Your post doesn't say. If its a gain over a few days or even a week, no concern. Could be TOM/hormones, sodium, muscle repair or a number of other things causing temporary water retention.

If you weigh more now than 30 days ago, by how much? If a small # it might be just fluctuations/water, need to give it a little more time. If its several pounds or more and you think you've been eating at a deficit, then its time to reevaluate. How many calories do you eat per day? How often do you use a food scale? Do you log beverages, cooling oils, enter your own recipes? How do you determine calories burned by exercise (if you're eating extra due to exercise)? What's your height/weight/age?

janejellyroll

marykate290491 wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

You started a month ago? How much weight have you gained? Many people find that starting a new exercise routine causes their muscles to retain water, resulting in temporary weight gain.

chandanista wrote: »

Stats? Current weight, height? Current calorie goal? Have you been tracking inches?

I started a month ago religiously logging everything.
I was previously training and playing netball and doing 1 HIIT class a week.

Height 5'1 and 153 lb. mfp gives me 1200 a day and today I measured for inches

How much have you gained? 1 pound? 5 pounds?

marykate290491

I started at 157 got down to 151.8 but now back up to 153. I know it doesn't seem a lot but I am logging everything religiously and exercising at least 5 times a week for 1.5 hours a time

juggernaut1974

So still OVERALL you've lost weight.

I suggest reading this excellent post:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p1

janejellyroll

marykate290491 wrote: »

I started at 157 got down to 151.8 but now back up to 153. I know it doesn't seem a lot but I am logging everything religiously and exercising at least 5 times a week for 1.5 hours a time

You've lost weight overall, so I wouldn't stress too much about a fluctuation on the scale that is likely to be temporary. When I was losing weight, I would go up and down regularly -- so much can influence our weight on the scale each day. As long as the trend is generally going downward, that is what counts.

marykate290491

juggernaut1974 wrote: »

So still OVERALL you've lost weight.

I suggest reading this excellent post:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p1

janejellyroll wrote: »

marykate290491 wrote: »

I started at 157 got down to 151.8 but now back up to 153. I know it doesn't seem a lot but I am logging everything religiously and exercising at least 5 times a week for 1.5 hours a time

You've lost weight overall, so I wouldn't stress too much about a fluctuation on the scale that is likely to be temporary. When I was losing weight, I would go up and down regularly -- so much can influence our weight on the scale each day. As long as the trend is generally going downward, that is what counts.

Thank you both. Just need to keep the motivation. Didn't want to be doing something completely wrong. Just need to stick at it!
I think because it comes off so easily to start its hard when it slows

StaciMarie1974

You're down 4 pounds in a month, so you're in good shape. Try to avoid comparing today's weigh in to yesterday/tomorrow or even last/next week. Look at the bigger picture to see the trend.

If you track your #s daily or weekly for a few months you'll probably see a trend form where you go up certain weeks and down others. As women our monthly cycle has an impact.

kshama2001

StaciMarie1974 wrote: »

You're down 4 pounds in a month, so you're in good shape. Try to avoid comparing today's weigh in to yesterday/tomorrow or even last/next week. Look at the bigger picture to see the trend.

If you track your #s daily or weekly for a few months you'll probably see a trend form where you go up certain weeks and down others. As women our monthly cycle has an impact.

Ya, the number on my scale goes up both at ovulation and before my period starts.

marykate290491

Thank you everyone

trigden1991

The best way, I find, to track progress and stop yourself getting demotivated, is to set up a spreadsheet with daily weights. This will allow you to the overall trend and discount daily fluctuations.