Rapid Weight Gain AGAIN
dpr73
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Hey everyone! So a few months ago I had noted that I was gaining weight at a very rapid pace (somewhere around 6lbs in 10 days to 142 at the highest point) when I was previously maintaining (around 136-137). I posted about the issue here, and noted that I was under stress with examinations, recently stopped drinking caffeine, and had a dip in activity (2 miles a day from average 4) which all may have explained the rise. I ended up decreasing calories (to 2300 from 2700), which saw me lose about 10lbs IMMEDIATELY after into a weight range BELOW my normal range (133, my weight range is 135).
So I went back up to around 2600 in July and was just about maintaining for over a month and a half. THEN, I hit my weight range again two weeks ago (135) and so decreased calories to between 2400 and 2500 these past two weeks. HOWEVER, I am now UP over 5.2lbs AGAIN (to 140.4) in a single week! The weight gain is completely linear in that each day now I am gaining at least 1lb like clockwork EVERYDAY. I am currently going through medical examinations and publications that I am very stressed about and this is my ONLY change in lifestyle otherwise I am extremely regimented and nothing notable has changed. But I keep convincing myself that there must be something really wrong because this is the first year I have ever noticed my body respond like this to weight.
A little about me:
24 years old
Weight Range: 135-140 usually
Male
Calories: 2400-2500 currently (always take one day off from counting and while I definitely eat more than usual b/c I eat out on these days I don't treat it as a binge day...I just try to enjoy food and alcohol that is out of my normal routine)
Work Out 7 days a week (6 days lifting and one day of running between 3 and 5 miles)
Daily Activity: exactly 3.7-4.0 miles everyday walking (not including gym activities)
Does anyone have a better explanation for what is happening? As I said, stress seems to be my only common denominator in both events. However, my body never responded to stress like this.
The other new thing this year is that I go to the gym 7 days a week (I usually took one or two days off from the gym previously), but I began this back in December and these weird weight gain episodes started once in March and once now.
So I went back up to around 2600 in July and was just about maintaining for over a month and a half. THEN, I hit my weight range again two weeks ago (135) and so decreased calories to between 2400 and 2500 these past two weeks. HOWEVER, I am now UP over 5.2lbs AGAIN (to 140.4) in a single week! The weight gain is completely linear in that each day now I am gaining at least 1lb like clockwork EVERYDAY. I am currently going through medical examinations and publications that I am very stressed about and this is my ONLY change in lifestyle otherwise I am extremely regimented and nothing notable has changed. But I keep convincing myself that there must be something really wrong because this is the first year I have ever noticed my body respond like this to weight.
A little about me:
24 years old
Weight Range: 135-140 usually
Male
Calories: 2400-2500 currently (always take one day off from counting and while I definitely eat more than usual b/c I eat out on these days I don't treat it as a binge day...I just try to enjoy food and alcohol that is out of my normal routine)
Work Out 7 days a week (6 days lifting and one day of running between 3 and 5 miles)
Daily Activity: exactly 3.7-4.0 miles everyday walking (not including gym activities)
Does anyone have a better explanation for what is happening? As I said, stress seems to be my only common denominator in both events. However, my body never responded to stress like this.
The other new thing this year is that I go to the gym 7 days a week (I usually took one or two days off from the gym previously), but I began this back in December and these weird weight gain episodes started once in March and once now.
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Stress can definitely cause water retention.
Are you weighing everything you eat?2 -
Stress can definitely cause water retention.
Are you weighing everything you eat?
Yes religiously! Except on the one day a week I take off where I still will count probably two meals and leave like 1200-1300 calories for a meal and some drinks (again I don’t really binge and this has never ever presented an issue for me in the past—usually my tendency is actually losing weight not gaining)
Also I forgot to mention: I also was waking up last week with fatigue, muscle aches, low grade fever, and chills just in the morning for three mornings (a very very strange viral prodrome.0 -
no need to gym 7 days a week for starters - rest is actually important.
Other than that - not that that should be contributing to your weight gain - unless just more overall stress, I don't really know sorry!
Just wanted to say no need to gym 7 days per week that's all. Take one rest day. (which doesn't mean sitting on your *kitten* all day long - walk or whatever)3 -
Cahgetsfit wrote: »no need to gym 7 days a week for starters - rest is actually important.
Other than that - not that that should be contributing to your weight gain - unless just more overall stress, I don't really know sorry!
Just wanted to say no need to gym 7 days per week that's all. Take one rest day. (which doesn't mean sitting on your *kitten* all day long - walk or whatever)
Well I do three days of powerlifting and three days of hypertrophy. Plus on one day it is running so no lifting whatsoever. So I do take a day off from lifting0 -
How tall are you?
I'm 5'6" and I exercise everyday (weights 4x, run 2x, cycling 1x), and reverse computing my TDEE from my weight loss and calorie intake gives me around 2400 calories. I'm thinking 2400-2500 may be too high for you. And/or, you're underestimating how many calories you're actually consuming on your binge day. And/or you think you've eaten 2500 but actually it's 2600 or 2700 just because usually how much we think we've eaten underestimates how much we actually ate.1 -
I am 5’7. But if 2600 calories were indeed too much for me (again I’m a man) then I wouldn’t just gain 5lbs in three days. It would be gradual. My weight gain is literally only occurring over one weekwarukimedesu wrote: »How tall are you?
I'm 5'6" and I exercise everyday (weights 4x, run 2x, cycling 1x), and reverse computing my TDEE from my weight loss and calorie intake gives me around 2400 calories. I'm thinking 2400-2500 may be too high for you. And/or, you're underestimating how many calories you're actually consuming on your binge day. And/or you think you've eaten 2500 but actually it's 2600 or 2700 just because usually how much we think we've eaten underestimates how much we actually ate.
Also, my calorie allowance is estimated after several years of tracking and usually losing on anything lower than 2500 (and that was when I was lifting only 5 times a week)
Also, you really must not have read everything I said. I don’t binge. I go out to dinner, I have a couple drinks. I stay mindful (save for a few occasions every so often). I hate overeating and commonly am the one at the table taking tastes of things rather than going crazy.
Lastly, if I were really gaining weight then it would be in the order of half a pound a week (as my surplus would be in theory 200 approximately if my maintenance really were 2400) well...i would have just barely gained 5lbs since upping calories in mid July. But again, all the weight gain has come in this week alone (and if anything my calories have been decreased back to 2400 most recently).0 -
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No idea. But it is not a lot of weight and sounds like it is not genuine weight gain so does it really matter? The scales arent the only thing. If it causing you concern and you are already under a lot of stress then perhaps just go back to logging until life is less stressful3
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Don't go the gym or exercise at all for three days and watch your weight drop.
Also... poop 💩<throwing it out there just in case>7 -
How’s your sleep, resting heart rate, blood pressure?
And a long shot: could it be your scale? Low battery?2 -
It’s unlikely to be all fat gain over such a short time period. Just waste and or water. I can go up a pound a day for several days even eating maintenance cals.
Unless you are eating thousands and thousands of cals on yr day off.0 -
Oh and you’ve been unwell with a virus ? And under a high level stress. Just do the best you can to ignore the scale.3
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cupcakesandproteinshakes wrote: »It’s unlikely to be all fat gain over such a short time period. Just waste and or water. I can go up a pound a day for several days even eating maintenance cals.
Unless you are eating thousands and thousands of cals on yr day off.
I totally agree! It’s the advise I give other people but it’s difficult to follow when it happens to you!
Anyway, yes I think I need to put very little stock in that and continue alerting at maintenance. I gained another lb today which just seems totally off0 -
Bro! 7 days a week? Might add decide to hypertrophy or power lift! One or the other! You do a lot of damage to your muscles and need time to recover for proper growth! Do some research on minimal effective volume vs maximum recovery volume.0
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psychod787 wrote: »Bro! 7 days a week? Might add decide to hypertrophy or power lift! One or the other! You do a lot of damage to your muscles and need time to recover for proper growth! Do some research on minimal effective volume vs maximum recovery volume.
Um. Some of the best intermediate programs are both hypertrophy and power
And I’ll repeat—one of the 7 days is a cardio day without any lifting1 -
psychod787 wrote: »Bro! 7 days a week? Might add decide to hypertrophy or power lift! One or the other! You do a lot of damage to your muscles and need time to recover for proper growth! Do some research on minimal effective volume vs maximum recovery volume.
Um. Some of the best intermediate programs are both hypertrophy and power
And I’ll repeat—one of the 7 days is a cardio day without any lifting
How's it working out for ya?😉
Only reason I mentioned it was, If you are over reaching and causing high muscle damage. Thus, holding water. Add in stress ,slow bowels, bam... weight gain.2 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Bro! 7 days a week? Might add decide to hypertrophy or power lift! One or the other! You do a lot of damage to your muscles and need time to recover for proper growth! Do some research on minimal effective volume vs maximum recovery volume.
Um. Some of the best intermediate programs are both hypertrophy and power
And I’ll repeat—one of the 7 days is a cardio day without any lifting
How's it working out for ya?😉
Only reason I mentioned it was, If you are over reaching and causing high muscle damage. Thus, holding water. Add in stress ,slow bowels, bam... weight gain.
I’m very proud of my physique actually. But your point here is valid and was on my initial differential for the cause. It’s just that you didn’t say that from the start.0 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Bro! 7 days a week? Might add decide to hypertrophy or power lift! One or the other! You do a lot of damage to your muscles and need time to recover for proper growth! Do some research on minimal effective volume vs maximum recovery volume.
Um. Some of the best intermediate programs are both hypertrophy and power
And I’ll repeat—one of the 7 days is a cardio day without any lifting
How's it working out for ya?😉
Only reason I mentioned it was, If you are over reaching and causing high muscle damage. Thus, holding water. Add in stress ,slow bowels, bam... weight gain.
I’m very proud of my physique actually. But your point here is valid and was on my initial differential for the cause. It’s just that you didn’t say that from the start.
Maybe deload for a week or two. How long have you been in progressive overload? Could help...🤷♂️2 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Bro! 7 days a week? Might add decide to hypertrophy or power lift! One or the other! You do a lot of damage to your muscles and need time to recover for proper growth! Do some research on minimal effective volume vs maximum recovery volume.
Um. Some of the best intermediate programs are both hypertrophy and power
And I’ll repeat—one of the 7 days is a cardio day without any lifting
How's it working out for ya?😉
Only reason I mentioned it was, If you are over reaching and causing high muscle damage. Thus, holding water. Add in stress ,slow bowels, bam... weight gain.
I’m very proud of my physique actually. But your point here is valid and was on my initial differential for the cause. It’s just that you didn’t say that from the start.
Maybe deload for a week or two. How long have you been in progressive overload? Could help...🤷♂️
Hmm...I would say since about April0 -
Hey everyone! So a few months ago I had noted that I was gaining weight at a very rapid pace (somewhere around 6lbs in 10 days to 142 at the highest point) when I was previously maintaining (around 136-137). I posted about the issue here, and noted that I was under stress with examinations, recently stopped drinking caffeine, and had a dip in activity (2 miles a day from average 4) which all may have explained the rise. I ended up decreasing calories (to 2300 from 2700), which saw me lose about 10lbs IMMEDIATELY after into a weight range BELOW my normal range (133, my weight range is 135).
So I went back up to around 2600 in July and was just about maintaining for over a month and a half. THEN, I hit my weight range again two weeks ago (135) and so decreased calories to between 2400 and 2500 these past two weeks. HOWEVER, I am now UP over 5.2lbs AGAIN (to 140.4) in a single week! The weight gain is completely linear in that each day now I am gaining at least 1lb like clockwork EVERYDAY. I am currently going through medical examinations and publications that I am very stressed about and this is my ONLY change in lifestyle otherwise I am extremely regimented and nothing notable has changed. But I keep convincing myself that there must be something really wrong because this is the first year I have ever noticed my body respond like this to weight.
A little about me:
24 years old
Weight Range: 135-140 usually
Male
Calories: 2400-2500 currently (always take one day off from counting and while I definitely eat more than usual b/c I eat out on these days I don't treat it as a binge day...I just try to enjoy food and alcohol that is out of my normal routine)
Work Out 7 days a week (6 days lifting and one day of running between 3 and 5 miles)
Daily Activity: exactly 3.7-4.0 miles everyday walking (not including gym activities)
Does anyone have a better explanation for what is happening? As I said, stress seems to be my only common denominator in both events. However, my body never responded to stress like this.
The other new thing this year is that I go to the gym 7 days a week (I usually took one or two days off from the gym previously), but I began this back in December and these weird weight gain episodes started once in March and once now.
Finding that exact calorie range to maintain can be hard sometimes. Especially when you have outside stress factors.
You will have water gain sometimes, but if you know you aren't over eating it should go back down.1 -
psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Bro! 7 days a week? Might add decide to hypertrophy or power lift! One or the other! You do a lot of damage to your muscles and need time to recover for proper growth! Do some research on minimal effective volume vs maximum recovery volume.
Um. Some of the best intermediate programs are both hypertrophy and power
And I’ll repeat—one of the 7 days is a cardio day without any lifting
How's it working out for ya?😉
Only reason I mentioned it was, If you are over reaching and causing high muscle damage. Thus, holding water. Add in stress ,slow bowels, bam... weight gain.
I’m very proud of my physique actually. But your point here is valid and was on my initial differential for the cause. It’s just that you didn’t say that from the start.
Maybe deload for a week or two. How long have you been in progressive overload? Could help...🤷♂️
Hmm...I would say since about April
You are most likely due a deload. Now this is N=1 experience. I stayed in overload for nearly 6 months. Took 6 weeks of deload to recover. Dropped 3 lbs of water weight. I mean if you are still getting gains and want to progress, go for it, but your body might need a break.
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I look at weight lifting as kind of loading the bed of a truck. General hypertrophic lifting is more like setting boxes in. Power lifting is more like dropping the boxes. Either way you are loading the truck. Well the more you put in the bed the more stress it puts on the springs. To the point its getting lower to the ground. You have been dropping and setting boxes in the bed for 5-6 months. Your "bed" might be really low to the ground now. Take that load off and maybe see if the springs pop back. I am sure someone on here will say this is wrong, but it is an open forum. Some people like reactive deload. I prefer plannned ish. If I am on a roll, I might press on a week or two, but if not, I let my old bones rest. Jmho3 -
I thought you were in the medical field and going to see a doctor to rule out other causes? What happened with that?2
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »I thought you were in the medical field and going to see a doctor to rule out other causes? What happened with that?
The symptoms passed and I went back to normal. I also got busy with school...there never really is a free moment in medical training. It was likely stupid but now I do think it warrants a quick visit2 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »I thought you were in the medical field and going to see a doctor to rule out other causes? What happened with that?
The symptoms passed and I went back to normal. I also got busy with school...there never really is a free moment in medical training. It was likely stupid but now I do think it warrants a quick visit
Yes, it does. Let us know when you’ve booked an appointment!2 -
Overtraining syndrome, perhaps?1
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staticsplit wrote: »Overtraining syndrome, perhaps?
I took the day off and went to yoga yesterday. I feel much more energized and am going to continue with taking Sunday off for rest and yoga. Also, my weight is trending down since Friday. I think that I am going to need to accept that under periods of high stress I now have a tendency to add a lot of water weight acutely.3 -
Hey everyone! So a few months ago I had noted that I was gaining weight at a very rapid pace (somewhere around 6lbs in 10 days to 142 at the highest point) when I was previously maintaining (around 136-137). I posted about the issue here, and noted that I was under stress with examinations, recently stopped drinking caffeine, and had a dip in activity (2 miles a day from average 4) which all may have explained the rise. I ended up decreasing calories (to 2300 from 2700), which saw me lose about 10lbs IMMEDIATELY after into a weight range BELOW my normal range (133, my weight range is 135).
So I went back up to around 2600 in July and was just about maintaining for over a month and a half. THEN, I hit my weight range again two weeks ago (135) and so decreased calories to between 2400 and 2500 these past two weeks. HOWEVER, I am now UP over 5.2lbs AGAIN (to 140.4) in a single week! The weight gain is completely linear in that each day now I am gaining at least 1lb like clockwork EVERYDAY. I am currently going through medical examinations and publications that I am very stressed about and this is my ONLY change in lifestyle otherwise I am extremely regimented and nothing notable has changed. But I keep convincing myself that there must be something really wrong because this is the first year I have ever noticed my body respond like this to weight.
A little about me:
24 years old
Weight Range: 135-140 usually
Male
Calories: 2400-2500 currently (always take one day off from counting and while I definitely eat more than usual b/c I eat out on these days I don't treat it as a binge day...I just try to enjoy food and alcohol that is out of my normal routine)
Work Out 7 days a week (6 days lifting and one day of running between 3 and 5 miles)
Daily Activity: exactly 3.7-4.0 miles everyday walking (not including gym activities)
Does anyone have a better explanation for what is happening? As I said, stress seems to be my only common denominator in both events. However, my body never responded to stress like this.
The other new thing this year is that I go to the gym 7 days a week (I usually took one or two days off from the gym previously), but I began this back in December and these weird weight gain episodes started once in March and once now.
Go see a doctor, explain what is happening and ask for a blood test and to check your tyroid. No one on here is a doctor or has reviewed your blood work so you just get like guesses ... and then you kind of pick the best guess that you agree with and yet still have no idea what the issue is.. so find out the issue and work from there. Doctor knows best. (please don't respond telling me how bad your doctor is random ppl, go find a new doctor then)5 -
Tedebearduff wrote: »Hey everyone! So a few months ago I had noted that I was gaining weight at a very rapid pace (somewhere around 6lbs in 10 days to 142 at the highest point) when I was previously maintaining (around 136-137). I posted about the issue here, and noted that I was under stress with examinations, recently stopped drinking caffeine, and had a dip in activity (2 miles a day from average 4) which all may have explained the rise. I ended up decreasing calories (to 2300 from 2700), which saw me lose about 10lbs IMMEDIATELY after into a weight range BELOW my normal range (133, my weight range is 135).
So I went back up to around 2600 in July and was just about maintaining for over a month and a half. THEN, I hit my weight range again two weeks ago (135) and so decreased calories to between 2400 and 2500 these past two weeks. HOWEVER, I am now UP over 5.2lbs AGAIN (to 140.4) in a single week! The weight gain is completely linear in that each day now I am gaining at least 1lb like clockwork EVERYDAY. I am currently going through medical examinations and publications that I am very stressed about and this is my ONLY change in lifestyle otherwise I am extremely regimented and nothing notable has changed. But I keep convincing myself that there must be something really wrong because this is the first year I have ever noticed my body respond like this to weight.
A little about me:
24 years old
Weight Range: 135-140 usually
Male
Calories: 2400-2500 currently (always take one day off from counting and while I definitely eat more than usual b/c I eat out on these days I don't treat it as a binge day...I just try to enjoy food and alcohol that is out of my normal routine)
Work Out 7 days a week (6 days lifting and one day of running between 3 and 5 miles)
Daily Activity: exactly 3.7-4.0 miles everyday walking (not including gym activities)
Does anyone have a better explanation for what is happening? As I said, stress seems to be my only common denominator in both events. However, my body never responded to stress like this.
The other new thing this year is that I go to the gym 7 days a week (I usually took one or two days off from the gym previously), but I began this back in December and these weird weight gain episodes started once in March and once now.
Go see a doctor, explain what is happening and ask for a blood test and to check your tyroid. No one on here is a doctor or has reviewed your blood work so you just get like guesses ... and then you kind of pick the best guess that you agree with and yet still have no idea what the issue is.. so find out the issue and work from there. Doctor knows best. (please don't respond telling me how bad your doctor is random ppl, go find a new doctor then)
@Tedebearduff
I agree.
Original poster:
https://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-weight-gain-shockers
Cushing’s disease?1 -
make sure you are watching your sodium and sugar intake. If you are stressed, you may be eating foods to make you feel better. I know for me, that tends to be foods high in sodium and sugar. It doesn't matter how much I exercise, if I take in too much sodium it won't make a difference. Good luck!1
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My bet is you have "slowed" down - something changed (less what....that's for you to answer). OR something is hidden in your cals. Doesn't take much for a swing. For example, I'm teaching two classes, so sitting longer to grade on Sunday's....it has been harder. Usually just doing 1 in addition to work.0
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