Been on point with everything but I started gaining weight all of a sudden any ideas?

mina02us
mina02us Posts: 15 Member
edited December 4 in Health and Weight Loss
Been on point with everything but I started gaining weight all of a sudden any ideas?

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    How much weight have you gained? And over what period of time?
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Without specifics, no one can comment on this properly.
  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    Need more info. How long were you losing for, how long have you been gaining for, did anything change...?
  • mina02us
    mina02us Posts: 15 Member
    Specifics. Starting weight 245 a month ago. on Monday I was down to 233. Yesterday 235 today 236. What did I do different this week? Decreased carb to 25% and add creatine. I drink a gallon of water daily plus workout 4-5 times daily.
  • hollyrayburn
    hollyrayburn Posts: 905 Member
    Are you weighing all your solids, and measuring all your liquids?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    You work out 4-5 times daily? I'm going to venture a guess that your muscles are holding on to water due to the frequency of your workouts. A three-pound swing isn't anything to get worried about though.
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  • mina02us
    mina02us Posts: 15 Member
    Sorry, workouts are weekly. i do weight everything except water n that's the only liquid I take in
  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    I hope you mean you work out 4-5 times weekly? More than once per DAY is overdoing it.

    Give it time it could be the supplement, it could be water weight from excess sodium in your diet, increased exercise causing water retention... a couple of pounds in a couple of days is nothing- give it a week or 2 I'm sure the weight will come down again.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Even though you decreased carbs - which would likely cause water retention to drop - you've added creatine, which usually makes people retain water. I'd be willing to bet it's the added creatine.

    Just out of curiosity, why did you decide to drop carbs, but add creatine?
  • mina02us
    mina02us Posts: 15 Member
    Should I stop the creatine? I'm an endomorph to begin with and get bulky quick.
  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    I just looked it up and a normal side effect of taking creatine is gaining between 2 and 4 pounds of water weight when you first start taking it- there's what happened.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    You added creatine which causes water retention.................... Problem solved.
  • kathrynjean_
    kathrynjean_ Posts: 428 Member
    edited November 2016
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    You added creatine which causes water retention.................... Problem solved.

    This, plus somatotypes don't mean anything.
  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    mina02us wrote: »
    Should I stop the creatine? I'm an endomorph to begin with and get bulky quick.

    Well why did you start taking it? It increases performance in the gym. Did you have a reason for taking it or did someone else tell you to take it? Why are you worried about getting bulky, don't guys want to get big muscles generally?

  • mina02us
    mina02us Posts: 15 Member
    I could be wrong on this one but I decideded to add creatine and decrease carb to speed up the fat loss pprocess and still have more energy in the gym.
  • mina02us
    mina02us Posts: 15 Member
    courtneyfabulous wrote: »
    mina02us wrote: »
    Should I stop the creatine? I'm an endomorph to begin with and get bulky quick.

    Well why did you start taking it? It increases performance in the gym. Did you have a reason for taking it or did someone else tell you to take it? Why are you worried about getting bulky, don't guys want to get big muscles generally?

    I always had muscle mass but never lean. Im trying to lean down to 15% possibly.
  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    mina02us wrote: »
    I could be wrong on this one but I decideded to add creatine and decrease carb to speed up the fat loss pprocess and still have more energy in the gym.

    That seems logical but someone with more experience can give you advice on if that's a good approach.

    My concern is why you're suddenly second guessing yourself just because you gained a little water weight which is a normal side effect of the supplement you decided to start taking.
  • mina02us
    mina02us Posts: 15 Member
    I always get worried about taking creatine that I will keep on increasing.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    All that is happening is your body is retaining water. You are still losing fat if you are in a calorie deficit. Creatine does not give you energy or speed up fat loss though!
  • joburnolt
    joburnolt Posts: 16 Member
    Your bodyweight fluctuates 5-7 pounds on the daily. If you weigh yourself right when you wake up and again right after breakfast you will see this for yourself. That extra weight is a combination of water weight and glycogen stores filling up. Nothing to worry about.
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    joburnolt wrote: »
    Your bodyweight fluctuates 5-7 pounds on the daily. If you weigh yourself right when you wake up and again right after breakfast you will see this for yourself. That extra weight is a combination of water weight and glycogen stores filling up. Nothing to worry about.

    Really? I thought it was higher from the weight of my breakfast.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    gebeziseva wrote: »
    joburnolt wrote: »
    Your bodyweight fluctuates 5-7 pounds on the daily. If you weigh yourself right when you wake up and again right after breakfast you will see this for yourself. That extra weight is a combination of water weight and glycogen stores filling up. Nothing to worry about.

    Really? I thought it was higher from the weight of my breakfast.

    The weight of the food you eat is also going to be part of your daily fluctuations.
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    edited November 2016
    mina02us wrote: »
    I always get worried about taking creatine that I will keep on increasing.

    The only thing that will make you "keep on increasing" is a caloric surplus. Don't worry about temporary water weight. The number on the scale will keep going down as long as you keep losing fat from your caloric deficit. You're not going to get bulky on a deficit.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    gebeziseva wrote: »
    joburnolt wrote: »
    Your bodyweight fluctuates 5-7 pounds on the daily. If you weigh yourself right when you wake up and again right after breakfast you will see this for yourself. That extra weight is a combination of water weight and glycogen stores filling up. Nothing to worry about.

    Really? I thought it was higher from the weight of my breakfast.

    The weight of the food you eat is also going to be part of your daily fluctuations.

    I think she knows that. I think her response was somewhat tongue-in-cheek in regards to the "right after breakfast" part meaning water and glycogen, as opposed to the breakfast you just ate.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    3 lbs is well within range of normal fluctuations. I wouldn't sweat it unless it sticks around for a few weeks.
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