What am I doing wrong?

tarisa01

I count my calories very strictly. I eat no more than 1200 a day. I exercise enough to burn at least 2400 calories, some times upwards of 3000. Therefore my deficit is 1200+ calories a day. This has worked great for me for almost a year. I’ve lost 70ish lbs. this being said, I should still be losing 2lbs a week or so. Recently, I gained 2 lbs in three weeks where I should’ve lost about 6 or more. I can’t fathom why? I started weight training twice a week, but nothing crazy. It’s a fifteen minute arm and ab workout. I’ve done everything I usually do to drop any water weight I may have and that hasn’t helped. What the hell is going on? My heart rate is also sky high. It’s usually 63 and it jumped to 78 and throughout the last few days has trickled down to 71. I’m not pregnant. I did quit birth control about 5 weeks ago. Could that really cause this much affect though?!

yirara

Your new workouts will likely lead to water retention. some pills don't cause water weight gain, but the opposite. Just being at TOM will lead to water weight gain. There are lots of reason for us women for weight to fluctuate madly.

Have you ever recalculated your calories? What are yours stats at the moment?

Terytha

It is extremely unlikely you are burning that many calories unless you literally do nothing else but work out.

Maxematics

Terytha wrote: »

It is extremely unlikely you are burning that many calories unless you literally do nothing else but work out.

The way they wrote their post, I believe they mean that their TDEE via their fitness tracker is 2400 with some days being a bit over 3000 which is definitely feasible.

WinoGelato

How much weight do you still have to lose? Is it 75-100 lbs? If not, 2 lbs/week is not a reasonable goal and if you are close to goal, your body can’t lose weight at the same rate without wasting lean body mass.

Buff_Man

You're not using more energy than what you're eating otherwise you'd be losing weight. So, there are a few things that could be happening...water retention, muscle growth, fat gain. 2lbs over 3 weeks is negligible. Your weight training is not nearly enough to really burn a lot of calories or develop a lot of muscle. You need to hit large muscle groups like back, legs, shoulders to burn a lot of calories and develop muscle. Whatever you do, if you're consistent then your body will adapt, then you have to change things up either diet or workout or both.

OooohToast

I think your heart rate change is interesting and perhap you could focus on why that is happening - it could be water (too much, too little), I know sugar sends mine a bit a la-la, inflammation can also impact what goes on with your heart, have your stress levels changed ? Are you tracking your BP ?

tarisa01

Terytha wrote: »

It is extremely unlikely you are burning that many calories unless you literally do nothing else but work out.

Sorry meant that was TDEE plus exercise burn. Not just exercise haha. I do exercise about 3 hours a day to get that. I am still quite over weight at 174lbs and 5’3”.

tarisa01

Thanks guys. It could be just change in hormones paired with a new workout. I’ll give it a month and reevaluate my life lol.

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