I am gaining?

Jayfeather15

So I have mostly kept under my calorie limit and I've been lightly active. This morning when I put my dress on my mom remarked about how I seem to be getting bigger when she tried to zip it up. After she zipped it I went and got out the scale and weighed myself out of curiosity. I had gained a pound what the heck? So is it what I am eating? I eat healthy meals most of the day until evening. Then I use whatever I have left to indulge a little but still leave some calories left over. Any ideas? I'm a young person so my metabolism shouldn't be the problem.

seska422

How young? MFP is geared toward users 18 and older. If you are younger than that, other factors (such as puberty) can play a part.

Jayfeather15

seska422 wrote: »

How young? MFP is geared toward users 18 and older. If you are younger than that, other factors (such as puberty) can play a part.

I'm a young adult.

snickerscharlie

Jayfeather15 wrote: »

So I have mostly kept under my calorie limit and I've been lightly active. This morning when I put my dress on my mom remarked about how I seem to be getting bigger when she tried to zip it up. After she zipped it I went and got out the scale and weighed myself out of curiosity. I had gained a pound what the heck? So is it what I am eating? I eat healthy meals most of the day until evening. Then I use whatever I have left to indulge a little but still leave some calories left over. Any ideas? I'm a young person so my metabolism shouldn't be the problem.

Could be you're retaining water from your monthly cycle or from some higher sodium food. Drink extra water and give it a few days. At maintenance, a woman's weight can fluctuate by several pounds or more depending on these factors.

Weight loss isn't linear.

elphie754

Your past posts, plus this one raise some red flags. You sound very young and honestly like your starting the path to disordered eating (if not already there). Please talk to a trusted adult or your doctor before you go too far down this rabbit hole.

seska422

Double-check the MFP database entries that you use for accuracy. They are mostly user-entered so they may not be correct.

Do you use a food scale to weigh solids and measuring cups/spoons for liquids that don't have grams on their nutritional info?

kshama2001

Where are you in your menstrual cycle? It's common for women who have cycles to gain at ovulation and premenstrually.

AnnPT77

Gained a pound, compared to when? If you weigh yourself, drink a couple of decent sized glasses of water, and weigh again, your weight will go up by a pound or two. Later, through an obvious process, that will go away again. Things you eat also add weight while the undigestible parts are still in your system, for up to a couple of days.

My weight (even at an approximate "real" weight in the 120s) will go up by as much as 5 pounds over the course of a day from eating, drinking, etc.

And that's not even getting into the question of held "water weight" that others have mentioned, which can also cause non-problem weight variation of several pounds from day to day. (And I agree that this is probably what it is.) Don't drink less water to try to avoid this: That's more likely to make things worse.

Relax. Be patient. Don't do anything extreme. Stick to your goal.

Jayfeather15

elphie754 wrote: »

Your past posts, plus this one raise some red flags. You sound very young and honestly like your starting the path to disordered eating (if not already there). Please talk to a trusted adult or your doctor before you go too far down this rabbit hole.

WT HECK NO! LOL!

Jayfeather15

kshama2001 wrote: »

Where are you in your menstrual cycle? It's common for women who have cycles to gain at ovulation and premenstrually.

Uhhh I'm not on it right now hehe.

LessCookiess

Jayfeather15 wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

Where are you in your menstrual cycle? It's common for women who have cycles to gain at ovulation and premenstrually.

Uhhh I'm not on it right now hehe.

Yeah, you sound super young please speak with your doctor about your health concerns as another user mentioned.

kshama2001

Jayfeather15 wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

Where are you in your menstrual cycle? It's common for women who have cycles to gain at ovulation and premenstrually.

Uhhh I'm not on it right now hehe.

When are you due? If in a few days, you're premenstrual. If in two weeks, you're ovulating. If it just ended, your weight gain is not related to your cycle. Also see Ann's post:

AnnPT77 wrote: »

Gained a pound, compared to when? If you weigh yourself, drink a couple of decent sized glasses of water, and weigh again, your weight will go up by a pound or two. Later, through an obvious process, that will go away again. Things you eat also add weight while the undigestible parts are still in your system, for up to a couple of days.

My weight (even at an approximate "real" weight in the 120s) will go up by as much as 5 pounds over the course of a day from eating, drinking, etc.

And that's not even getting into the question of held "water weight" that others have mentioned, which can also cause non-problem weight variation of several pounds from day to day. (And I agree that this is probably what it is.) Don't drink less water to try to avoid this: That's more likely to make things worse.

Relax. Be patient. Don't do anything extreme. Stick to your goal.