Random weight gain?

CookiesandCrunches16
CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi! So I've been following my macro plan that I was previously maintaining my weight on and today when I weighed myself I was up 2 pounds. I'm not sure if this is substantial and I should decrease my macros. If anything, I've been doing more cardio than I was before I gained weight. Should I stay where I am or decrease a little? Thanks!

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Body weight isn't static...it fluctuates throughout the day and from day to day naturally. Maintenance is a range, not an exact weight.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    2 lbs is a normal fluctuation and could be caused by anything from water retention to food content not yet having been expelled (haven't pooped yet). Not a reason to make changes to your plan.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    another case of water weight fluctuation, closed.
  • Roxywings
    Roxywings Posts: 5 Member
    Hi Cookies :) 2 lb gain for females is normal from week to week (I'm not sure if this applies, no giveaways in your picture or name) OR if you ate slightly more salt, drank more/less water than normal, haven't been regular, or lots of other things. I would recommend sticking with your plan for another week and re-evaluate. Another OR, perhaps you have to lower your macros if you have lost weight since you set them?

    I hope SOME part of this helps
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    edited June 2017
    Your weight can fluctuate A LOT due to many factors. The big ones are the amount of digesting food and fluids (poop and pee) in your body, water weight/glycogen stores (water weight goes up and down depending on your workout habits, sodium intake, carb intake...)

    To make sure you're actually losing FAT, do the following:

    - Calculate your TDEE accurately based on your sex, height, weight and activity level.
    - Consume fewer calories than your TDEE (a daily deficit of 500 should result in approx. 1lbs lost per week)
    - Track your calorie intake as accurately as possible with a digital kitchen scale and good MFP database entries
    - Calculate your exercise burnt calories as best as you can, knowing they can be inaccurate, and eat back only a portion of them (50-75%)
    - Weigh yourself often and watch the trend over MONTHS - as long as it's slowly trending downwards, you're golden
  • CookiesandCrunches16
    CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
    Roxywings wrote: »
    Hi Cookies :) 2 lb gain for females is normal from week to week (I'm not sure if this applies, no giveaways in your picture or name) OR if you ate slightly more salt, drank more/less water than normal, haven't been regular, or lots of other things. I would recommend sticking with your plan for another week and re-evaluate. Another OR, perhaps you have to lower your macros if you have lost weight since you set them?

    I hope SOME part of this helps

    Yes! Thank you for your help!

  • CookiesandCrunches16
    CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    another case of water weight fluctuation, closed.

    Ok, thanks!
  • CookiesandCrunches16
    CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    2 lbs is a normal fluctuation and could be caused by anything from water retention to food content not yet having been expelled (haven't pooped yet). Not a reason to make changes to your plan.

    Thank you for your help!
  • CookiesandCrunches16
    CookiesandCrunches16 Posts: 41 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Body weight isn't static...it fluctuates throughout the day and from day to day naturally. Maintenance is a range, not an exact weight.

    Ok, thanks!

  • fromaquasar1
    fromaquasar1 Posts: 51 Member
    Everyone has already said your weight fluctuates - worry about the trend - as a real life e.g. Monday my weight was up 2 pounds (from last weigh in), yesterday it was down four pounds (from last weigh in, so 6 pounds from monday!).

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