Why did i gain weight on deficit

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  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Shadyhuero805 wrote: »
    Hit gym 4-5 dsys a week. Cardio/strength training.measure food... Seems quick to gain so much so fast.
    Yeah, but do you use a food scale?

  • sunfastrose
    sunfastrose Posts: 543 Member
    Don't get caught in the day to day variations. Keep weighing more often if you want to, but only really record/care about weight once a week, weighed under the same conditions (i.e. first thing in the morning, same scale, nude, after bathroom visit, etc.)
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    This
    Shadyhuero805 wrote: »
    I do measure food. And log what i digest. Just confused with macros. Feel as long as im under calorie intake. I should be good. Guess not...
    And this
    Shadyhuero805 wrote: »
    Honestly. Eat good during week. Weekends drink beer and eat more. Close or over maintenance.

    Mean you have no idea what you're eating in terms of calories over the week

    Will that make you put on 5lb in 4 days..no...it's water weight, or bad scales / battery issue
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited July 2016
    Shadyhuero805 wrote: »
    Okay..thank you. Ill see what the scale says in a couple days..also i changed my scale from dial sxale to digital. Dial scale eas last at 199. 4 days ago. Today..digital is 204.2
    Shadyhuero805 wrote: »
    Scale at gym confirmed digital weight..maybe the dial has been off the whole time. I dunno
    Wut!

    Scales don't ever weigh the same
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,206 Member
    Lol that's kinda like asking why you used more gas driving to work this week compared to last, them eventually revealing you changed cars.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Shadyhuero805 wrote: »
    Okay..thank you. Ill see what the scale says in a couple days..also i changed my scale from dial sxale to digital. Dial scale eas last at 199. 4 days ago. Today..digital is 204.2

    All scales will give a different reading, you really should've mentioned that at the beginning of your post.
  • Shadyhuero805
    Shadyhuero805 Posts: 97 Member
    Sorry to all... Thanks for your input... Wish you all the best
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I weighed a few kgs more on a new digital scale when i switched from an old dial one, completely normal OP.
  • Shadyhuero805
    Shadyhuero805 Posts: 97 Member
    Now the scale 198.8... Damn digital.. All confused
  • alanlmarshall
    alanlmarshall Posts: 587 Member
    It's the new scale. Every scale is different. No scale is accurate.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Shadyhuero805 wrote: »
    Now the scale 198.8... Damn digital.. All confused

    Give it a month of solid data before you start panicking OP. Set up a weight tracking app, I use Trendweight. Phone apps are Libra for Android, and Happy scale for IOS.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    Shadyhuero805 wrote: »
    Now the scale 198.8... Damn digital.. All confused

    Give it a month of solid data before you start panicking OP. Set up a weight tracking app, I use Trendweight. Phone apps are Libra for Android, and Happy scale for IOS.

    This. Also, if you aren't already doing so, make sure you're weighing at the same time of day each day under the exact same conditions (clothed or not, eaten or not, bathroom, scale in the same spot, etc..) Body weight changes throughout the day, so weighing at the same time each day shrinks some of the variables.
  • williammuney
    williammuney Posts: 2,895 Member
    It happens bro

    I was 185 Sunday and 179.4 today
  • JJLive
    JJLive Posts: 88 Member
    If you just started lifting weights again after a break then your muscles will retain water while they heal. I have been down this road before and I've had many, many male friends go "WTF, I started l lifting weights hard core and I GAINED 4-6 lbs while eating on a deficit?!?" And then 2-3 weeks later their weight plummets when the water comes off. As long as you *really* have a deficit then give it a few weeks.
  • Shadyhuero805
    Shadyhuero805 Posts: 97 Member
    Thanks to all
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Shadyhuero805 wrote: »
    Went from 199 to 204.2 in 4 days.. Any explanation besides. Measuring food and water retention.

    What tools are you using to make sure you are eating at a deficit?

    What you're experiencing is probably natural fluctuation. You can't gain actual fat while eating at a deficit.


  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    You changed scale. They probably won't read the same. There is your answer!
  • LyiannaTameka
    LyiannaTameka Posts: 34 Member
    It could be muscle gain or water weight as people have been saying. The fact of the matter is it's virtually impossible to put on 5lbs in 4 days unless you were eating in excess, which I don't believe you were. Don't worry, continue on the right track and when you weigh in next week, it's very likely you could lose it all. However, consider the fact that it could be muscle gain, which in that case isn't a bad thing. Remember, scales are only good to measure you're overall progress, but they don't differentiate between muscle weight, water weight & bone density. You'll be fine. Fun Fact, I had a cheat day recently and I ate around 4000 calories, I only put on 0.7lbs. So, there's no way you've put on 4lbs in such a short time whilst eating healthily. You have nothing to worry about. Good luck ❤️.
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    LyiannaTameka wrote: »
    It could be muscle gain or water weight as people have been saying. The fact of the matter is it's virtually impossible to put on 5lbs in 4 days unless you were eating in excess, which I don't believe you were. Don't worry, continue on the right track and when you weigh in next week, it's very likely you could lose it all. However, consider the fact that it could be muscle gain, which in that case isn't a bad thing. Remember, scales are only good to measure you're overall progress, but they don't differentiate between muscle weight, water weight & bone density. You'll be fine. Fun Fact, I had a cheat day recently and I ate around 4000 calories, I only put on 0.7lbs. So, there's no way you've put on 4lbs in such a short time whilst eating healthily. You have nothing to worry about. Good luck ❤️.

    It can not be muscle gain for the exact thing you said in your sentence right afterwards. It's virtually impossible to put on 5lbs in 4 days". Not even when eating in excess because you'd have to eat and process 4375 calories above maintenance every single day of those.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    stevencloser wrote: »
    LyiannaTameka wrote: »
    It could be muscle gain or water weight as people have been saying. The fact of the matter is it's virtually impossible to put on 5lbs in 4 days unless you were eating in excess, which I don't believe you were. Don't worry, continue on the right track and when you weigh in next week, it's very likely you could lose it all. However, consider the fact that it could be muscle gain, which in that case isn't a bad thing. Remember, scales are only good to measure you're overall progress, but they don't differentiate between muscle weight, water weight & bone density. You'll be fine. Fun Fact, I had a cheat day recently and I ate around 4000 calories, I only put on 0.7lbs. So, there's no way you've put on 4lbs in such a short time whilst eating healthily. You have nothing to worry about. Good luck ❤️.

    It can not be muscle gain for the exact thing you said in your sentence right afterwards. It's virtually impossible to put on 5lbs in 4 days". Not even when eating in excess because you'd have to eat and process 4375 calories above maintenance every single day of those.

    Yes.

    And, FTR again, OP used two different scales. And now the new scale is showing close to his originally weight as well.
    It sounds like some temporary water retention for any number of reasons - a high sodium day, higher carbs than usual, different activity level, etc.

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