Gained 400grams in my first week! Thought I was doing everything right. So disappointed. HELP PLEASE

shanimay23

After one week of counting every single thing I eat, going for walks every day, I was feeling great and my stomach is much less bloated, I thought I would have lost at least 1kg but when I weighed myself I had gained 400 grams! How did this happen?? Please help me, I'm so determined and don't know what I've done wrong

queenliz99

How much do you need to lose? One week is not enough time to know if you are doing this right or wrong?

shagerty777

Patience is a virtue, especially when losing weight. 400 grams is most likely fluid and hydration related. Keep in mind, your body weight can fluctuate a lot in any given day due to many factors. You'll get there, just don't give up!

Sued0nim

Wow.

Weight loss isn't linear

400g is not a gain

You don't have a scale weight you have a scale weight range of around 5lbs. Weight fluctuations with water weight are normal

Over a week your weight could have changed with change up in exercise, ovulation, period due, sodium, carbs

You need to average weight loss over 6-8 weeks not 1 week otherwise you'll go mad (and your worrying over 400g seriously sounds bananas)

Aaron_K123

Can't tell if this is serious.

Your weight will vary somewhat randomly by a couple of kilos day to day week to week due to things like water retention. As a result of this you cannot determine whether or not you are losing weight on the scale of one week.

Lets put it this way. You diet for a week and then step on a scale. You weigh 400 grams more than you did when you started. This could be because:

You lost 2 kilos of fat and put on 2.4 kilos of water
You lost 1 kilo of fat and put on 1.4 kilos of water
You neither lost or gained fat and put on 0.4 kilos of water
You gained 1 kilo of fat and lost 0.6 kilos of water


You can't tell. The only way you can tell is to keep measuring over time until you have gotten enough data to establish a trend that shows your weight (on average) decreasing over time. This is going to take you at least 5 or so weeks.

Are you "doing it wrong"? I can't tell, you can't tell either. Just stick with it and wait and see in 5 weeks.

CattOfTheGarage

If you weren't walking that much before, your muscles aren't used to it yet and they're retaining water as they heal and adapt to the exercise. It'll go away in time.
Take this as a learning opportunity: your body weight is not fixed. You are mostly water, and the water comes and goes for various reasons. My weight fluctuates by as much as 6lb from day to day. So there will be random gains, apparent stalls, and sudden large losses. Its the trend over several weeks that matters, not the exact weight on a particular day.

Hang in there! Sounds like you're doing great.

Chadxx

Also, make sure you are weighing at the same time and under the same conditions, typically first thing in the morning after using the bathroom and before eating.

shanimay23

Thanks everyone for the reality checks and tips, I really appreciate it!

applesandtapeline

Give it time and don't stess over the scale and numbers.
If anything, it's the inches lost that counts. Getting smaller in clothes you wear daily, etc.

It takes atleast two weeks to jump start a weight loss. You gained in much longer period of time, so why to expect to lose in just few days..?

Just be accurate, disciplined and patient.

cerise_noir

No biggie, OP. I can gain more than that just by drinking a large glass of water..

Lounmoun

shanimay23 wrote: »

After one week of counting every single thing I eat, going for walks every day, I was feeling great and my stomach is much less bloated, I thought I would have lost at least 1kg but when I weighed myself I had gained 400 grams! How did this happen?? Please help me, I'm so determined and don't know what I've done wrong

That is a very small gain. Your weight can naturally fluctuate. You can retain water from a variety of causes. It is unlikely that the scale will show a loss every single week.
Never freak out over one weigh in. Look at changes over time. If you are not losing after 3+ weeks make changes.

Picoides

Everyone else has given great answers already so just wanted to share my experience back in my first couple of weeks. I had a similar thing happen as you had (felt I was doing everything right but saw a big jump on the scale). Turned out I was getting my period a week early and it was all water weight.

I've lost 11 lbs over the last 2.5 months but that's with lots of ups and downs. My weight fluctuates up and down by as much as a couple of pounds, especially if I've eaten a lot of carbs or salty foods the previous day (or at my TOM).

shanimay23

Thank you guys I really appreciate it!