Deficit but still gaining

BillyEvern
BillyEvern Posts: 4 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Last week had a weekly deficit of 5231 calories and lost 1lb in weight this week had deficit of 9324 and put on 1lb diet much the same just more active this week so how does the a deficit equals weight loss work here.

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  • philippakate197
    philippakate197 Posts: 125 Member
    That seems like an enormous deficit, unless you are morbidly obese and under doctors supervision. Could you give us some more information? What is your height/weight? How long have you been trying to lose weight for? How do you measure your food?
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Wait a week or two. The scale will catch up with you.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited June 2016
    Sorry to say but with almost a 2.5 lb deficit in a week you did not gain 1 pound. Ever think about water retention from sodium in your food, water in your muscle for recovery, glycogen, for females it can be time of the month, dehydration, and you even retain water for carbs you eat...

    Why the enormous deficit?
  • Erfw7471
    Erfw7471 Posts: 242 Member
    Are you male or female? Weight & height? How are you measuring your calorie burns? Are you using a food scale to more accurately measure your intake? Are you using accurate entries to log your food (are you logging)?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    You did more exercise, so you're probably retaining water.
  • JoshuaMcAllister
    JoshuaMcAllister Posts: 500 Member
    You're probably not in as great a deficit as you think.
    You will be retaining water like others advise but I'd suggest trying to log more accurately.
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    Are you really at those deficits? Did you weigh all of your food? Everything? This is the number one reason why people don't lose when "counting" calories. They're estimating or "eye balling" it, or measuring rather than weighing.

    What setting are you using? Active? Lightly active? Sedentary?

    How are you weighing yourself? Daily? Weekly? Keep in mind that your weight will fluctuate from day to day and even hour to hour based on water weight, eating, and excretions. You need to look at the trend line over time.

    Finally, don't expect perfect calculations. Your calories goal is based on estimates from the general population. Your actual calories burned, whether from the base NEAT calculation or from excercise will very likely be higher or lower. You need to track your intake and weight changes over time to see where you really are.

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