Bloating/weight gain intermittent fasting
SugarAndSugar
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So typically i break my fast at 1130am with a bit of chicken and lettuce. At around 5pm i eat my postworkout meal aka my big meal. After that, at like 710pm i eat a small dinner and fast at 730 again. So around 3pm to 5pm i workout and after my workout im all skinny about 157(lowest) but after my postworkout and dinner meals, im always arojnd 165 or 166 or 167 pounds. Thats been going on for quite a while now. And i make sure these are all at least somewhat of a deficit. My postworkout meal is around 500calories and dinner around 500 and some fruit for 100 calories. And in the morning im always either like 160-162. I do remember seeing a 158 but that only lasted on day. Is it just undigested food and water? Because if it is i wanted to know a fast way to digest food more. Thanks!!
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Weigh yourself once a day. Why are you weighing yourself after eating? Food and water have weight.8
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L1zardQueen wrote: »Weigh yourself once a day. Why are you weighing yourself after eating? Food and water have weight.
In the morning i saw that 158 and now itd usually 160-162
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Wow, that's some serious fluxioations..lol1
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Yikes.
Um... I'm not even sure where to start here. I guess maybe a good first step would be to put the scale away. You seem far to reliant/invested in the number on it and far too naive about what that number represents/indicates.
Minimally, I agree with lizzardqueen - weigh yourself once a day, at most. At the same time of day. Focus on long term trends in weight, not daily fluctuations. Fluctuations are normal and weight loss isn't linear.7 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »Weigh yourself once a day. Why are you weighing yourself after eating? Food and water have weight.
In the morning i saw that 158 and now itd usually 160-162
2-3 lbs throughout the day... not at all surprising.5 -
2-3 lbs throughout the day... not at all surprising.SugarAndSugar wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »Weigh yourself once a day. Why are you weighing yourself after eating? Food and water have weight.
In the morning i saw that 158 and now itd usually 160-162
Not surprised either.2 -
After your workout, you are dehydrated, and so weigh less. After eating, you have that food in your system, as well as the water your are hopefully drinking after your workout.
Do NOT take any advice to get rid of the post meal weight faster. It will be harmful for your health.4 -
Seriously?
I will weigh a lot more after all day of being active and and eating and drinking.
Echoing weigh once a day, perhaps morning, same time. same conditions.4 -
160lbs is fairly light for most males. How tall are you? And how old?1
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SugarAndSugar wrote: »So typically i break my fast at 1130am with a bit of chicken and lettuce. At around 5pm i eat my postworkout meal aka my big meal. After that, at like 710pm i eat a small dinner and fast at 730 again. So around 3pm to 5pm i workout and after my workout im all skinny about 157(lowest) but after my postworkout and dinner meals, im always arojnd 165 or 166 or 167 pounds. Thats been going on for quite a while now. And i make sure these are all at least somewhat of a deficit. My postworkout meal is around 500calories and dinner around 500 and some fruit for 100 calories. And in the morning im always either like 160-162. I do remember seeing a 158 but that only lasted on day. Is it just undigested food and water? Because if it is i wanted to know a fast way to digest food more. Thanks!!
Stop looking at short term results and solutions, you're weighing less after your workout because you're lost water through sweating.
Why on earth do you want to digest your food faster? that doesn't make you lose fat.
You are trying to lose fat not water weight and undigested food.
What you need to lose fat:- Moderate Calorie Deficit
- Sustainable way of eating
- Consistency
- Patience
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »SugarAndSugar wrote: »So typically i break my fast at 1130am with a bit of chicken and lettuce. At around 5pm i eat my postworkout meal aka my big meal. After that, at like 710pm i eat a small dinner and fast at 730 again. So around 3pm to 5pm i workout and after my workout im all skinny about 157(lowest) but after my postworkout and dinner meals, im always arojnd 165 or 166 or 167 pounds. Thats been going on for quite a while now. And i make sure these are all at least somewhat of a deficit. My postworkout meal is around 500calories and dinner around 500 and some fruit for 100 calories. And in the morning im always either like 160-162. I do remember seeing a 158 but that only lasted on day. Is it just undigested food and water? Because if it is i wanted to know a fast way to digest food more. Thanks!!
Stop looking at short term results and solutions, you're weighing less after your workout because you're lost water through sweating.
Why on earth do you want to digest your food faster? that doesn't make you lose fat.
You are trying to lose fat not water weight and undigested food.
What you need to lose fat:- Moderate Calorie Deficit
- Sustainable way of eating
- Consistency
- Patience
Its been around 5 months so whats an estimate. Because ive been calorie counting to lose 1.5 pound fat per week ans if thats so the average weight should have dropped at least a bit0 -
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SugarAndSugar wrote: »
You could eat less after working out and more before to spread your food out more. Not that it'll make one bit of difference in the long term.1 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »Is it just undigested food and water? Because if it is i wanted to know a fast way to digest food more. Thanks!!
stop weighing yourself after eating...
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You're the guy from the 'fat loss myth' thread. Did you take any advice from that thread?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10660648/fat-loss-myth/p14 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »
So...
18yrs old
5' 9" tall
160lbs
And you're trying to lose 1.5lbs/week? You likely need a change in goals or a change in perspective. Or both.6 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »SugarAndSugar wrote: »So typically i break my fast at 1130am with a bit of chicken and lettuce. At around 5pm i eat my postworkout meal aka my big meal. After that, at like 710pm i eat a small dinner and fast at 730 again. So around 3pm to 5pm i workout and after my workout im all skinny about 157(lowest) but after my postworkout and dinner meals, im always arojnd 165 or 166 or 167 pounds. Thats been going on for quite a while now. And i make sure these are all at least somewhat of a deficit. My postworkout meal is around 500calories and dinner around 500 and some fruit for 100 calories. And in the morning im always either like 160-162. I do remember seeing a 158 but that only lasted on day. Is it just undigested food and water? Because if it is i wanted to know a fast way to digest food more. Thanks!!
Stop looking at short term results and solutions, you're weighing less after your workout because you're lost water through sweating.
Why on earth do you want to digest your food faster? that doesn't make you lose fat.
You are trying to lose fat not water weight and undigested food.
What you need to lose fat:- Moderate Calorie Deficit
- Sustainable way of eating
- Consistency
- Patience
Its been around 5 months so whats an estimate. Because ive been calorie counting to lose 1.5 pound fat per week ans if thats so the average weight should have dropped at least a bit
You don't have enough weight to sustain a 1.5lb loss per week. You are in the healthy range for BMI, set yourself to 0.5lb per week and log accurately, that is all there is to it.
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SugarAndSugar wrote: »
So...
18yrs old
5' 9" tall
160lbs
And you're trying to lose 1.5lbs/week? You likely need a change in goals or a change in perspective. Or both.
This was suggested yesterday.1 -
With your stats, why are you even trying to lose weight? You may want to consider a recomp. I am 3" shorter than you and only weigh 5lbs less2
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »SugarAndSugar wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »SugarAndSugar wrote: »So typically i break my fast at 1130am with a bit of chicken and lettuce. At around 5pm i eat my postworkout meal aka my big meal. After that, at like 710pm i eat a small dinner and fast at 730 again. So around 3pm to 5pm i workout and after my workout im all skinny about 157(lowest) but after my postworkout and dinner meals, im always arojnd 165 or 166 or 167 pounds. Thats been going on for quite a while now. And i make sure these are all at least somewhat of a deficit. My postworkout meal is around 500calories and dinner around 500 and some fruit for 100 calories. And in the morning im always either like 160-162. I do remember seeing a 158 but that only lasted on day. Is it just undigested food and water? Because if it is i wanted to know a fast way to digest food more. Thanks!!
Stop looking at short term results and solutions, you're weighing less after your workout because you're lost water through sweating.
Why on earth do you want to digest your food faster? that doesn't make you lose fat.
You are trying to lose fat not water weight and undigested food.
What you need to lose fat:- Moderate Calorie Deficit
- Sustainable way of eating
- Consistency
- Patience
Its been around 5 months so whats an estimate. Because ive been calorie counting to lose 1.5 pound fat per week ans if thats so the average weight should have dropped at least a bit
You don't have enough weight to sustain a 1.5lb loss per week. You are in the healthy range for BMI, set yourself to 0.5lb per week and log accurately, that is all there is to it.
Okey thanks
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Given your stats, what blasted kitten reasoning gives you the impression that you can lose weight at a rate of 1.5 pounds a week?
For that matter, what blasted kitten reasoning has you convinced that at 18 and well within normal bmi your best strategy is to lose weight in the first place?
And what insane kitten reasoning has you convinced that you have to eat in a special window and that your convoluted multi-times-a-day-weighing has meaning?
Last, but not least, the concept of getting rid of water weight faster really does call your state of mind to question.
Seriously.
If it is not fat why the kittens does it matter to you?12 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »Is it just undigested food and water? Because if it is i wanted to know a fast way to digest food more. Thanks!!
Seriously?
I hope it's just youth & inexperience, but there are some red flags here of unhealthy thinking/behavior. How many calories are you eating total and what are your goals?
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Given your stats, what blasted kitten reasoning gives you the impression that you can lose weight at a rate of 1.5 pounds a week?
For that matter, what blasted kitten reasoning has you convinced that at 18 and well within normal bmi your best strategy is to lose weight in the first place?
And what insane kitten reasoning has you convinced that you have to eat in a special window and that your convoluted multi-times-a-day-weighing has meaning?
Last, but not least, the concept of getting rid of water weight faster really does call your state of mind to question.
Seriously.
If it is not fat why the kittens does it matter to you?
And here I went & tried to be diplomatic!
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SugarAndSugar wrote: »Is it just undigested food and water? Because if it is i wanted to know a fast way to digest food more. Thanks!!
Seriously?
I hope it's just youth & inexperience, but there are some red flags here of unhealthy thinking/behavior. How many calories are you eating total and what are your goals?
1500-1700 and it says i should eat 18000 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »SugarAndSugar wrote: »Is it just undigested food and water? Because if it is i wanted to know a fast way to digest food more. Thanks!!
Seriously?
I hope it's just youth & inexperience, but there are some red flags here of unhealthy thinking/behavior. How many calories are you eating total and what are your goals?
1500-1700 and it says i should eat 1800
why aren't you eating 1800?0 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »SugarAndSugar wrote: »Is it just undigested food and water? Because if it is i wanted to know a fast way to digest food more. Thanks!!
Seriously?
I hope it's just youth & inexperience, but there are some red flags here of unhealthy thinking/behavior. How many calories are you eating total and what are your goals?
1500-1700 and it says i should eat 1800
You don't understand how any of this works. I don't see this going very well for you from this point forward, hopefully you will come back to your threads and re-read the advice given.3
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