Gaining weight instead of loosing weight

sniper300_Rum
sniper300_Rum Posts: 1,073 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I started the journey at a whopping 288lbs and i lost 12lbs all the way down to 275lbs but in the last 3 days ive gained 3lbs of it back now im getting frustrated im supposed to be loosing weight not gaining SMH :(:'(

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  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,152 Member
    Did you have a high sodium meal, alcohol or more carbs than normal over the weekend?

    To gain 3lbs of fat you would need to eat 10500 calories above maintenance, if you didn't do that, it's water retention and nothing to worry about.

    Weight loss is far from linear and you may see a stall or a small gain on the scale from time-to-time, just keep at it and trust the process.
  • sniper300_Rum
    sniper300_Rum Posts: 1,073 Member
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    Did you have a high sodium meal, alcohol or more carbs than normal over the weekend?

    To gain 3lbs of fat you would need to eat 10500 calories above maintenance, if you didn't do that, it's water retention and nothing to worry about.

    Weight loss is far from linear and you may see a stall or a small gain on the scale from time-to-time, just keep at it and trust the process.
    Ive actually cut out carbs and sugar and dont mess with salt that much
  • sniper300_Rum
    sniper300_Rum Posts: 1,073 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    You can't measure fat loss from day to day. You have to log intake accurately, and be more patient.
    How do you measure
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    sniper300_Rum wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    You can't measure fat loss from day to day. You have to log intake accurately, and be more patient.
    How do you measure
    By daily (or at least regular) weigh-ins, over time.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,152 Member
    There are a lot of things that encourage water retention beyond what I said but the most important thing is when you have logged your food have you been accurate and stuck to your calorie goal.

    To measure fat loss you need to look at the trend over time. My weight can vary by as much as 5lbs from day-to-day depending on my food intake, exercise, hormones, alcohol, etc.

    https://instagram.com/p/Bfej8kFgjWk/embed/
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    I consistently have days where I am 3 pounds up and that may last for 3-4 days and then it goes away. It's frustrating but it happens frequently. You just have to trust the process and not get frustrated and give up. Once you have enough data under your belt (which takes time to acquire) you will see a pattern in your weight loss and these temporary increases won't frustrate you as much.
  • jefamer2017
    jefamer2017 Posts: 416 Member
    Hydrate. Sometimes when I drink less than I need I gain. When I get adequate hydration I lose.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    Alcohol, maybe? That will lead to water weight...and it being Monday and all, lots of people have cocktails and eat salty food with it over the weekends.

    Also, how are you calculating your calories? Are you logging food? Staying within your allotted goals?
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
    Do you wear rings? I notice that if I'm "bloated" with water weight gain due to sodium/alcohol my class ring is too small. Your early losses were probably a lot of water too, you now should expect more modest losses each week assuming you are accurately managing your net calorie intake.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    Unless you've consumed 10500 calories over your maintenance in the past 3 days chances are its mostly water weight. New activity? Alcohol? Eat at a restaurant? All of these are potential sources of water weight giving you the heavier scale weight.
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