Gained 4 pounds overnight!?!?? :-(

Toshberry25M

So I stepped on the scale this morning and it said i weigh 166.4 .. for about the past week i was weighing 161-162 !? what am i doing wrong!? also feel more bloated and not as hungry! .. only thing i did different was I ate a fresh fit under 400 cals 6" Sub from subway cause i was CRAVING it and i normally don't eat bread... but it was a 6" whole wheat black forest ham sub with veggies and i tiny bit of light vinagrette dressing... could eating the subbe the reason of this crazy weight gain'
!? and what can i do to get back down quick!? still barely hitting my 1480 cals that MFP estimated me to eat.... a bit discouraged, but not giving up!!!

malibu927

Fast food tends to have a lot of sodium. That could be a reason why. Where you are in your menstrual cycle can also effect your weight.

CaliMomTeach

My weight has gone up by 10 pounds within a week. For me, it's overeating and too much sodium.

try2again

Completely normal... give it a couple of days. You're not doing anything wrong.

LivingtheLeanDream

Fluctuations are normal, that sub probably was high in sodium ...it'll be gone in a few days, don't sweat the small stuff as fluctuations are par for the course for all of us.

LW3380

I think you really need to read through some of the posts on here and it'll help you calm down (especially if you are weighing daily), loads of threads about gaining X number of lbs over night/after dinner and everyone has the same advice.

sytchequeen

A few weeks ago I experienced the same thing. It disappeared as mysteriously as it appeared. These things happen. Just remember, it is actually impossible to gain that much "fat" overnight, so it is going to be fluid.

callsitlikeiseeit

no you didnt.
relax.

judefit18

It happens! It's totally frustrating, but your body will correct over the long haul. Stay with what's been working and don't worry about a week fluctuation, it can be water weight or it can also be hormonal...

goldthistime

My wild guess would be that, in addition to the salt causing water retention, your glycogen levels have been low, and eating the bread in the sub translated to higher glycogen levels. Glycogen binds with water in a 1:3 ratio, so it caused you to retain more water still and moved the scale. If you stuck to your deficit you still made progress even if the scales don’t show it. If your glycogen levels increased while being net negative in calories, that means that something else was catabolized for energy, probably fat.

RecognitionT

Aren't you the same person who freaked out because you hadn't lost weight after a week of exercise?

Patience is not your strong suit.

Toshberry25M

yep that's me lol

fb47

RecognitionT wrote: »

Aren't you the same person who freaked out because you hadn't lost weight after a week of exercise?

Patience is not your strong suit.

I was going to say the same thing. We gave her so much advices on the last post, it's like she didn't listen to anyone.

diannethegeek

You might find these posts interesting:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634529/why-did-the-number-on-the-scale-go-up-this-week-heres-why/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10196160/scale-stress-syndrome/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p1

for_ever_young66

Probably excess sodium. Every time I have a weekend of partying or eating out, the scale jumps quite a bit on Monday morning but usually settles back to where it was originally by Wednesday. That's why it's important to remain consistent with your eating habits.