Consistently gaining weight

kristinmorgan727
kristinmorgan727 Posts: 1 Member
in Motivation and Support
Hi there. I’m looking for some help and support. Traditionally I’ve eaten 1200 calories a day or less. That’s worked for me for a long time in maintaining a weight around 150. I walk on my lunch breaks daily. Usually about 30-45 min. Recently, I’m
Packing on the pounds. I’ve gained 10lbs in the past month and I can’t figure out what’s happening. I eat pretty well over all. I’ve recently started to add in more veggies into my meals and snacks and yet I’m just gaining and gaining. I had my doctor run blood work and it’s all coming back normal. I’m stressed and worried because I know myself and I will ultimately just go overboard with restricting if I don’t get this off. I’m sort of wondering if I need to add more calories and maybe I’m not eating enough? Any thoughts or suggestions? I’m honestly not motivated at all to add in any more exercise besides the walking I do daily. Thanks

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  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    How much weight are you trying to lose? Do you use a food scale to weigh everything?
  • nanastaci2020
    nanastaci2020 Posts: 1,072 Member
    What changes have occurred in the past ~8 weeks or so? Are you eating differently? Eating more carbs can make one retain extra water weight, for example. Eating more quantity of food can cause one to have more food mass in their body. Eating additional sodium can lead to bloating and water retention. Starting a new exercise routine or increasing intensity can cause to temporary water weight for muscle repair. Stress and lack of sleep can result in water weight gain as well. Water weight is temporary.

    Do you log your calories in? Including cooking oils, condiments, beverages? If so - how accurately? Maintaining at 150 on 1200 per day seems not quite right, unless you're an 80 year old sedentary female. If you logged for a while before, then stopped logging because you figured you had learned to know the quantities of food by sight, we as humans are LOUSY at that.
  • FitByFifty1970
    FitByFifty1970 Posts: 127 Member
    Did you stop measuring and start eyeballing portions? An extra 50 -100 calories from that is easy to rack up.
  • hipari
    hipari Posts: 1,367 Member
    When you say you’ve been adding more veggies, what precisely have you been adding and how much? Have you cut anything else? I agree with others that inaccurate logging/eyeballing is more likely the culprit, but if you’ve been adding some calorie-heavy veggies (avocado, sweet potato, sweet fruits and berries, nuts and seeds if you count them as veggies) it can tip the balance.

    How often do you weigh yourself? Did this 10lbs creep on consistently, or did you weigh yourself a month ago and then today, and there was a 10-pound difference? If the difference is only in a monthly weigh-in and you don’t have consistent data over a month, it’s also possible you are just having an especially bloated day and/or your scale is malfunctioning. Did all these weigh-ins occur at the same time of day and in the same clothing?

    Do you have a menstrual cycle? If you do, are you now at about the same phase in your cycle as a month ago? Do you have consistent weight data about how your weight usually behaves in different phases of your menstrual cycle?

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