Gained weight?

ginaxx118

I’ve been eating better and excercising for about a month and recently I was down 5lbs. Today I checked and I’m back up to my starting weight. Why? I’m upset.

diannethegeek

http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/

hippysprout

Hard to say. Your diary is closed.

A few possibilities: You are not logging accurately and are therefore eating more than you think. You are logging just fine and are retaining water for any number of valid reasons. Your exercise burns are overestimated and you're eating those calories back, thereby overeating.

It's understandable that you're upset, but try to relax and don't let a number on a scale define you, or your mood. Give it a little more time and see if that weight drops off just as quickly as it came. Meanwhile, consider your logging. Do you weigh your food? Are your entries accurate? Do you log everything? Is there anywhere you can tighten up your logging? How do you come by your calorie burns? Are you eating back all of those calories?

NovusDies

Now would be a good time to educate yourself on the various mechanics of weight loss. Read any of these threads that you feel apply to you:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-health-fitness-and-diet-must-reads

nutmegoreo

Water retention is the common culprit, but you didn't mention calories at all, so you could have put the weight back on, depending on how much you are eating. Water retention happens with exercise, increased sodium intake, TOM, or maybe because you stubbed your toe on a full moon twelve years ago. Read the links above. There's lots of great information, and be more gentle on yourself. It's a long hard process and requires a lot of time and patience.

pinggolfer96

My weight has fluctuated up to 17 lbs in a single day/ 24 hours. Fluctuations are common

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TavistockToad

Are you due to get your period?

nutmegoreo

nadeemcontrolled wrote: »

Try not to drink water before suppers, this can fill your stomach and make it harder to get in enough calories, eat all the more regularly, drink drain, attempt weight gainer shakes, add cream to your espresso, take innovative, get quality rest...









Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive

She's not trying to gain weight.

PAV8888

nadeemcontrolled wrote: »

Try not to drink water before suppers, this can fill your stomach and make it harder to get in enough calories, eat all the more regularly, drink drain, attempt weight gainer shakes, add cream to your espresso, take innovative, get quality rest...

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive

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Rocketts81

Ensure you weigh all food on an accurate scale, and have a good quality HRM to measure your exercise. I won't get into the 'eating back' argument here, although personally I only eat back a small percentage to be on 'the safe side'. If you do this and maintain a deficit, your weight will drop. Don't weigh yourself too often... best wishes..