Cutting calories but gained weight?

swansonssales

Since I started this app I haven’t logged above my calorie goal. Usually I’m 500-1000 calories shy. I weigh myself every Wednesday. I went from 210 Nov28th up to 211.2 Dec 5th. Last nite I ate a whole lot of food, went to bed still under calorie goal for today. Could the amount of food I ate before bed explain the weight gain? Does it make any sense that I would gain weight cutting cals?

Running2Fit

Do you use a food scale to weigh everything you’re eating? If not, it could be that your calories are off and you are actually eating more than you think.

That said, +1.2 lbs could easily just be a weight fluctuation and not an accurate representation of your weight. A lot of different things can cause our weight to fluctuate up and down as much as 5 lbs. I weigh myself every morning and use the app Happy Scale to get a moving average which gives me a more accurate picture of my overall weight loss.

quiksylver296

Read this article, OP. It's fantastic.

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

swansonssales

@Running2Fit yes I weigh everything that I eat and I cut out all snacks as well. Thank you for the input and app recommendation I will give that a try!

JustMeJustEm06

Could simply be your body reacting to what you’re eating, also. I gain weight when focusing too much on protein and carbs versus healthy fats.
Weight fluctuations are normal in general, however..! Keep up the consistency and you’ll see results long term 👍🏻

swansonssales

@quiksylver296 woah. That’s an incredible article thank you. I learned a *kitten* load. I weighed in today at a different time than usual, ate late last nite, was way over my sodium goal for the day. Drank a ton of water yesterday, bottle right before bed.

leanjogreen18

swansonssales wrote: »

@quiksylver296 woah. That’s an incredible article thank you. I learned a *kitten* load. I weighed in today at a different time than usual, ate late last nite, was way over my sodium goal for the day. Drank a ton of water yesterday, bottle right before bed.

Can I just say how refreshing it is to see a poster read a recommended thread, look at their diary and see where they erred. Your attitude will take you far!

best of luck!