I've put on 5 pounds in the past 2 weeks....

ken_hogan

And I have no idea why. I've weighed everything, logged everthing. I've been in the 220's for a few months now and now I'm back up to 230. Too much sodium is getting old as an excuse...not going to quit but just getting frustrated. Thanks..

healthygreek

It could be just water but you're probably eating too much.

Wilhellmina

That must be water weight. In no way someone could gain so much fat in 2 weeks, of which sodium could be a cause, but there are so many other as well. Drinking enough for example?

selfepidemic1

Water weight most likely, your fat cells expand with water until it can be replaced by fat again, when you're not eating enough to make stores, the water weight will fall off. Sometimes it can take a while.

That or you're getting caught by some sneaky calories. I know I've had that several times >:

crimsontech

I gain 5 pounds once a month (if you know what I mean) but seeing as you're a guy, I guess that's not it.

Wilhellmina

It could be just water but you're probably eating too much.

Looking at his diary I don't think so! Looks more like the wrong kind of 'diet' food, pretzels, pizza, ice cream.. just to mention a few...

ken_hogan

That must be water weight. In no way someone could gain so much fat in 2 weeks, of which sodium could be a cause, but there are so many other as well. Drinking enough for example?

I have a bad habit of not tracking my water but I have been drinking my 8 glasses a day. I'll try uping my intake...maybe that will help.

Wilhellmina

That must be water weight. In no way someone could gain so much fat in 2 weeks, of which sodium could be a cause, but there are so many other as well. Drinking enough for example?

I have a bad habit of not tracking my water but I have been drinking my 8 glasses a day. I'll try uping my intake...maybe that will help.

I think you should adjust the rest of the diet and eat more healthier foods. I see you eat a hell of an amount of pizza. Tastes good of course, but is not the way to loose weight.

GuybrushThreepw00d

That must be water weight. In no way someone could gain so much fat in 2 weeks, of which sodium could be a cause, but there are so many other as well. Drinking enough for example?

I have a bad habit of not tracking my water but I have been drinking my 8 glasses a day. I'll try uping my intake...maybe that will help.

I think you should adjust the rest of the diet and eat more healthier foods. I see you eat a hell of an amount of pizza. Tastes good of course, but is not the way to loose weight.

if you're still in calorie deficit, IIFYM WTF.
however, she does have a point... whichever way you cut it (metaphorically) pizza and weight loss aren't normally best friends.

BenjaminMFP88

Currently almost 70% of your calories are coming from carbs, and from the looks of it simple carbs. My suggestion would be up the amount of protein by about 75g a day, up the fat by about 25-40g per day and fill in the rest with carbs. From there, just stay within a caloric deficit for your weight and drink plenty of water. Don't worry too much about the scale, look at the mirror and measure your success by how you look and feel. If you don't feel better in a month, then change things up a bit. Side note, I looked at your diary, unless you aren't logging something, then it's not bad weight, just water. You'd have to eat 17500kc above your TDEE to gain that much weight....

Wilhellmina

That must be water weight. In no way someone could gain so much fat in 2 weeks, of which sodium could be a cause, but there are so many other as well. Drinking enough for example?

I have a bad habit of not tracking my water but I have been drinking my 8 glasses a day. I'll try uping my intake...maybe that will help.

I think you should adjust the rest of the diet and eat more healthier foods. I see you eat a hell of an amount of pizza. Tastes good of course, but is not the way to loose weight.

if you're still in calorie deficit, IIFYM WTF.
however, she does have a point... whichever way you cut it (metaphorically) pizza and weight loss aren't normally best friends.

I didn't mean his calorie intake, I was more aiming at the things he eats. To me it all looks like simple white floury stuff, snacks, etc...

I agree with Nairbjr, try to cut down the carbs!

rachjenn

I've looked at your diary and I'd suggest cutting back on the carbs. Make it so you eat 40% protein... 35% good fat... 25% carbs. There's also a few foods not registering calories... for example

Dunkin Donuts - Original Blend K Cup, 1 K Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0

SezxyStef

5lbs=17,500 extra calories in 2 weeks...doubtful if you are watching what you eat.

As for the Pizza psh it's healthy. There are no bad foods people come on. I eat pizza and lose weight.

As for the 15lbs Raw so you are saying you ate 52,500 surplus of calories in one week...highly doubtful as well.

Water weight can be put on for a variety of reasons....I have it typically Tuesdays and Thursdays and Saturdays...why because I lift heavy things and my muscle retain to help repair. Along with too much sodium or ToM or whatever.

rachjenn

I've looked at your diary and I'd suggest cutting back on the carbs. Make it so you eat 40% protein... 35% good fat... 25% carbs. There's also a few foods not registering calories... for example

Dunkin Donuts - Original Blend K Cup, 1 K Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0

It also looks like your "naughty day" is Sunday - or just last Sunday? Lots of sweets & naughty things. Eating healthy in the morning/mid afternoon doesn't make up for a high-(empty) calorie evening

SezxyStef

I've looked at your diary and I'd suggest cutting back on the carbs. Make it so you eat 40% protein... 35% good fat... 25% carbs. There's also a few foods not registering calories... for example

Dunkin Donuts - Original Blend K Cup, 1 K Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0

There are no calories in black coffee.

BenjaminMFP88

Everyone is just gonna say its water weight blah blah blah

You know what? I gained 15 pounds in 1 week, everyone said it was water weight, yet it took a month to get off just like "normal fat" it wasn't water weight. Some people are full of it.

In order for you to gain 15lbs of fat in 1 week, you would have to eat 52,500 of calories above your TDEE. This means that you ate almost 10,000kc every day... Sounds like something in else in your equation is off...

BenjaminMFP88

I've looked at your diary and I'd suggest cutting back on the carbs. Make it so you eat 40% protein... 35% good fat... 25% carbs. There's also a few foods not registering calories... for example

I prefer my macros as 50% Carbs, 20% Fats and 30% Protein which works well for me. Remember Fiber and Sugar are carbs, so be sure to eat enough fiber and limit Sugar as much as possible.

Wilhellmina

As for the Pizza psh it's healthy. There are no bad foods people come on.

Since when?

Rawfoodsho

Everyone is just gonna say its water weight blah blah blah

You know what? I gained 15 pounds in 1 week, everyone said it was water weight, yet it took a month to get off just like "normal fat" it wasn't water weight. Some people are full of it.

In order for you to gain 15lbs of fat in 1 week, you would have to eat 52,500 of calories above your TDEE. This means that you ate almost 10,000kc every day... Sounds like something in else in your equation is off...

The math was done long ago when this happened....Thanks though? I dont care about the math it still happened.

SezxyStef

As for the Pizza psh it's healthy. There are no bad foods people come on.

Since when?

Since the dawn of Pizza kind....what is wrong with Pizza, you get carbs, protien, calcium, potassium, iron and lots of other vitamins depending on what kind. And when I make it I get full on on piece for 451 calories.

Hildy_J

I had a little look at your diary... I notice you're measuring with cups and tbsps. etc, ie 0.5 packet, 1 cup. It might be an idea to use the food scales instead, for everything you eat, as they're so much more accurate. A couple of hundred calories either way can make a real difference.

BenjaminMFP88

As for the Pizza psh it's healthy. There are no bad foods people come on.

Since when?

Since the dawn of Pizza kind....what is wrong with Pizza, you get carbs, protien, calcium, potassium, iron and lots of other vitamins depending on what kind. And when I make it I get full on on piece for 451 calories.

There are just unwise/unpractical foods. Pizza is usually calorie dense leaving you still hungry after eating a reasonable portion.

firstsip

Everyone is just gonna say its water weight blah blah blah

You know what? I gained 15 pounds in 1 week, everyone said it was water weight, yet it took a month to get off just like "normal fat" it wasn't water weight. Some people are full of it.

What. You wouldn't be able to lose 15 lbs in a month normally, as well, unless you had a tremendous amount of weight to lose. Your anecdote just adds evidence to it being water/glycogen. A small portion of that might have been fat.

Also, OP, you can still easily lose weight eating pizza, etc. The only issue with those foods is that, unless you're weighing or measuring properly, it's harder to estimate. Someone else preparing your pizza might add 100-400 calories more than a website's nutritional content, versus you making your own and knowing exactly what goes in.

Are you measuring/weighing food?

Sasssy69

OP- Are you on any new medications? Lifestyle change? Stress?

When I got my new job, packed, moved, etc., I was under a huge amount of stress, and I was also taking a new medication. I gained 8 pounds in one month. Nothing in my diet had changed. So, yes, it is possible. Look at all the variables.

Lleldiranne

OP, have you started a new type of exercise recently? That can cause your muscles to retain water as the adjust and repair. This is especially true if you start lifting, but can occur with new cardio sometimes, too. When I started lifting heavy, even though I'd been doing circuit training with smaller weights before, I gained 2 lbs (with my starting weight about 130, so possibly comparable to about 5 pounds for a large male). It took several weeks before it came off again. During that time, I'd made no change to my diet, so I doubt it was fat

(Not to discount the advice to carefully measure everything, just letting you know of the possibility if you've started exercise)

A_Healthier_Me2013

do you have a heart or kidney condition? this can cause water retention.

HolyPeas

I looked at your diary and everything seems OK, you might just have to cut back for a few days to get things moving again. I know people around here ***** and moan about people dropping their calories too low but in my experince a few days around the 700-800 calorie range gets my weight loss moving and is very helpful.

Euroboss

I looked at your diary and everything seems OK, you might just have to cut back for a few days to get things moving again. I know people around here ***** and moan about people dropping their calories too low but in my experince a few days around the 700-800 calorie range gets my weight loss moving and is very helpful.

Yesterday Ken had 2 cups of skim milk for breakfast. What?

Then he had a sandwich. Ok, that's good, although you really shoulda eaten that earlier so you didn't feel like crap all morning and totally starving by the time lunch came round.

Then he has a tiny little bit of pasta, 50 grams about for dinner. Follows it up with 42 grams of M&Ms! He eats as much M&Ms as he does real food!

Less crap - More food, Ken. It's really not rocket science.

firstsip

What he's eating, if measured correctly, would not affect things. His sodium SHOULD be called into question, since there ARE days over 3000 recently. A cup of milk is a good shot of protein--not sure why that'd be "bad" for breakfast. Breakfast being "necessary" is antiquated nutritional science long since disproven.

"Better" food choices would result in better nutrition, not better weight loss. For every person saying, "I only lost weight eating clean!" without taking into the variables of deficit + fitness, there's five people saying, "I lost weight eating pizza and ice cream regularly" with deficit + fitness.

Wilhellmina

I looked at your diary and everything seems OK, you might just have to cut back for a few days to get things moving again. I know people around here ***** and moan about people dropping their calories too low but in my experince a few days around the 700-800 calorie range gets my weight loss moving and is very helpful.

Yesterday Ken had 2 cups of skim milk for breakfast. What?

Then he had a sandwich. Ok, that's good, although you really shoulda eaten that earlier so you didn't feel like crap all morning and totally starving by the time lunch came round.

Then he has a tiny little bit of pasta, 50 grams about for dinner. Follows it up with 42 grams of M&Ms! He eats as much M&Ms as he does real food!

Less crap - More food, Ken. It's really not rocket science.

That's exactly what I was trying to say, but to my surprise some say there is nothing wrong with it, healthy even???

Euroboss

Lets have a robust, adult discussion about if what Ken is eating is appropriate and why not only isn't losing weight, but probably feels terrible too.

It's really the post just before yours, my second, where Ken problem is clear. When you don't eat properly first up, in the morning, you'll be sluggish and moody until you do. A cup of milk isn't going to fix that. That means you grumble through the morning, being a right pain in the bum to everyone around you, until you make it to lunch when you're RAVENOUS. This makes it very hard to make good food decisions because you NEED FOOD NOW, let alone logging into some webapp and trying to write it all down as you make it. A sandwich like Ken has would last him an hour or two, then he would be STARVING again because all he has eaten by 3PM is a sandwich!

This has nothing to do with the 'breakfast kickstarts your metabolism' stuff that was never proving and you're alluding to. It's just that normal adult eating habits promote good nutritional choices, you've got the presence of mind to think about what you're eating and the time to prepare it.

Ken then goes on to have what is really a tiny dinner considering he hasn't eaten anything really all day, why have the carbs at dinner when you could have had them at lunch and let that power your afternoon? Anyways he eats his kids portion of pasta and then puts down pretty much the same quantity of M&Ms! Do you understand why dessert is a sometimes food? It's because for the very high energy values it contains, there isn't a lot of food there! That's the best thing I think MFP diary can teach you, that you get ripped off on the sugar laden foods because you blow a ton of daily budget and don't get a lot of food out of them! 30 mins later and you need to eat something else!

I also think Ken's goal is unreasonable and therefore unsustainable. The amount of exercise he should be doing anyways, we all should, you need at least 1900 calories daily. 2000 if you're actually going for decent runs most days and doing a good weight routine like 5x5.