How long does it take for the weight gained to show and vice versa?

Untilproud11

About a month ago I remenber binging for a whole week I would weigh myself daily and surprisingly no weight gain then after that week whne I decided to go back to normal and be back in the game my weight has been going up daily for another week to week and a half I been tracking perfectly and still nothing happens it’s like weight went up and it’s just staying there so frustrating ...

PAV8888

weight trend app: libra / happy scale; website: trendweight (free fitbit account no device needed), weightgrapher, many others.

Your weight changes for many reasons and only a few have to do with your fat level. Mostly it is driven by water weight. Sodium, water for muscle retention, glycogen bound to carbs, monthly hormonal cycles, stress induced water retention, medically induced water retention are only some reasons why water weight changes.

Deficits that are not too large relative to current TDEE may offer some mitigation for restrict-binge cycles. Worth a try.

PAV8888

I just realized why I though the avatar was somewhat familiar.

It sounds to me as if you're making way too many simultaneous changes and you're going through and possibly causing yourself WAY too much stress.

If you're making too many changes how would your doctor be able to give you advice?
And how will YOU know what change is the one that finally makes a difference?

Furthermore diabetes and medication and changes if made without any supervision--scare me!

Do you not have access to a diabetes educator/nurse what have you that can support you while you wait for doctor appointments? A registered dietitian?

Changes in medication can also create water weight changes. You have no valid starting level to calculate from currently.

amusedmonkey

Weight gain happens in a relatively short time - the time it takes to process the food and store the extra as fat. Your body is in a constant fat gain and loss state even when you're dieting. Weight gain happens when your net fat gained is higher than your net fat lost.

There is a known phenomenon where your stress hormone levels go down when you start eating more. This results in water weight loss, which masks some or all of the gain that week. What you see on the scale on any given day doesn't mean much on its own. It's the average over time (usually several weeks) that matters.

I would be more concerned about the "why" of your binge than the particulars of fat gain. Are you reacting to an emotional trigger? Are you reacting to a restrictive diet? If it's the former, you need to work on your emotional health. If it's the latter, going back to a restrictive diet will only perpetuate another binge in the future.