i understand 2-3pounds...but 11lbs?!?!?!?!

luvz2bfitMOM

hi. i'm confused, sad and discouraged. last sunday i weighed myseldf 162.....when staying within my cals allowed and working out twice a day, including running and walking.....HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO GAIN 11POUNDS IN 1 WEEEK???!!!!

My scale is still working the same with hubby, his weight isnt off so what LOGICAL reason is thre? i'm sad.....any help??? clothes are loose, body is firm and tight......so i just dont get it!!!!

angiereid

your muscles are most likely retaining water from the workouts, and you are probably gaining muscle everyone is different but i always gain weight first also. you will gain first then you will lean out just wait it out you will see. also are you eating enough if not your body may be thinking it is fasting???? stay away from the scale for awhile lol and see how your clothes are fitting maybe you are losing inches first.

Panda86

Wow, I am pretty much baffled..... that does seem a little crazy........ curious to see what others say though.

crazybxrmom

If you amke your diary public that will let us see your foods and wether or not there is an issue there. without it, I lean towards you are not eating enough for the amount your working out and with all that working out your muscles are hoding on to water. Also where are you in your monthly cycle, this too can cause a gain to show. As long as the cloths fot better nad you feel better I would stay away from the scale for a while.

Keep doing what your doing and make adjustments if need be, but dont give up.

KerryB1977

After looking at your profile pic. and what your goal to lose is I'd have to say it's probably you've gained muscle mass. Don't fret about it til next weigh in. continue doing what your doing,be strict on cal. count,drink all water,and continue exercise then see what happens. Is it possible you weighed in another place in the house? I noticed the other day i was going to weigh in in the bedroom which has carpeting and it showed I'd lost 136lbs in one week. So I re weighed in the bathroom where I normally do and it said I'd lost 6lbs. Maybe that's the case. Anyway hope all goes well for you and best of luck! :bigsmile:

Learning2LoveMe

Are you drinking enough water? Has your sodium been high? Are you eating enough for how much you have been working out?

Are you sure your scale isn't broken?

Ge0rgiana

Go back and look at your sodium intake for the past week.

Nina74

Is it your TOM? How much sodium are you taking in? Are you drinking enough water (probably need more than usual if you are working out 2xs a day). You could possibly working out too hard or your muscles could be retaining water. Also, do you eat all of your exercise calories? I found on intense workout days, I had to eat SOME of my exercise calories. Since I don't have a HRM, MFP DOES calculate high, so I find if I eat ALL of my exercise calories I don't lose because of this inaccuracy of calories burned when relying on MFP.

carrieberrie

That just doesnt sound right. Even if you were retaining water it would not be 11 lbs, you would have some sort of medical condition if you retained 11 lbs of water. Are you logging your food on here? You might think you are staying within calorie goal but could be going over. Has your scale been moved? Is it on carpet?

jacksonalan

Did you take your starting measurements? If successfully performing P90X, you should be noticing the difference in inches. Are you eating your exercise calories? Consider your monthly cycle, as crazybxrom mentioned...

carrieberrie

And its definitely not muscle either, 11 lbs of muscle is A LOT to gain and it takes years of training to gain that amount of muscle!!!!!!!

Ge0rgiana

That just doesnt sound right. Even if you were retaining water it would not be 11 lbs, you would have some sort of medical condition if you retained 11 lbs of water. Are you logging your food on here? You might think you are staying within calorie goal but could be going over. Has your scale been moved? Is it on carpet?

Yeah, I have a fairly aggressive form of edema that, if not kept in check, can cause me to pack on 10 lbs or so in no time flat. With that said, even if she did go over her calories, it's still water weight. You can't pack on fat that fast either.

I say monitor your sodium, maybe even lower your sodium goal a little from the default (the government recommended 2,300mg maybe?), and increase your water intake. Then try to be patient as your body uses some of that fluid to heal your muscles.

edorice

It's gotta be sodium intake. A weekend hitting a soul food restaurant three times in July gave me a 10 lbs weight. We need to keep sodium under 2300 mg a day.

shnnd19

With me I usually gain around 10lbs week before my period is suppose to start, not sure if this is part it. Part of it could be from your muscles. I would just make sure you are really tracking your intake & make sure you drink plenty of water. Don't give up, keep at it......

MacMadame

Well, you can't really gain 11 lb. of fat in one week. You'd have to eat 38500 calories *over* what you burned. That's 5500 a day extra. So, unless you've been binge eating every day, I doubt it's fat.

But, I hate to break it to you, it's not muscle either. At least not 11 lb. of muscle. It's hard for women to put on a lot of muscle because of our hormones (not enough testosterone, for one thing) and it's hard for everyone to put on a lot of muscle when operating at a calorie deficit. You really need to be operating at a calorie surplus to put on significant muscle.

OTOH, it is possible to put on 8 lb. of water. The reason is that our muscles store glycogen and it takes 4 pounds of water to store 1 lb. of glycogen. Most of us have around 2 lb. of glycogen in our muscles. When we go on a diet, if our calorie restriction is big enough, our body responses to the deficit by using the energy in our muscles (glycogen) first. And the water gets released with it. But then our bodies figure out this deficit isn't some temporary condition and starts to burn more fat and restore the glycogen (which is there for quick energy, not long-term energy requirements). Which means putting back the 2 lb. of glycogen and the 8 pounds of water that goes with it. Voila ... 10 lb. "gain" right there.

If that's what's happening to you, you'll even out over time and the scale will start to go down again. Just be sure that MFP isn't giving you too many calories (by over-estimating your BMR) and that you are measuring everything so you aren't eating more than you think you are. If you do that, you should be fine in the long run.

knittygirl52

Wow -- that IS crazy. The only time I ever had that happen I was wearing an outfit that literally weighed 12 pounds. (I NEVER would have guessed it, but I was at a weight watchers class and the lecturer suggested I go home and weigh myself with and without my clothes.)

It sounds as though everyone is giving you good suggestions. Make sure you log absolutely everything (including ketchup, mustard, etc.), and don't over-estimate either your general level of activity or your exercise. If you would normally clean your kitchen after dinner, that is part of your general level of activity, not your exercise. If you have an office job, you lead a sedentary lifestyle, even if (as I do) you work on a college campus and often need to walk outside to another building.

Annista

Hi, if you are lifting weights you are going to gain muscle which weighs more than fat. I always let the way my clothes fit more than the scale be my guide. Water retention is always a factor too. Don't get discoraged, hang in there and keep up the hard work, it will pay off!!!

sbilyeu75

hi. i'm confused, sad and discouraged. last sunday i weighed myseldf 162.....when staying within my cals allowed and working out twice a day, including running and walking.....HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO GAIN 11POUNDS IN 1 WEEEK???!!!!

My scale is still working the same with hubby, his weight isnt off so what LOGICAL reason is thre? i'm sad.....any help??? clothes are loose, body is firm and tight......so i just dont get it!!!!

It is most likely water weight and the combination of weight lifting. Start taking measurements if you're not doing that already. I wouldn't worry about it too much. (I say that but I would freak out too.) See what it is after 3 or 4 weeks.

On a side note, I easily put on 5-7+ lbs. during TOM. If I have a bad day I can easily gain 5 lbs.

edorice

Hi, if you are lifting weights you are going to gain muscle which weighs more than fat.

Sorry, but a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat. Muscle takes up less space than fluffy fat. Muscle retains water, but in such a short amount of time this must be a sodium issue.

candlegal

After reading everyone else's thoughts the only thought that didn't get mentioned was. . . . . . . . dare I say. . . . . . . . . . .could you be pregnant????? Just a thought???:blushing:

sbilyeu75

After reading everyone else's thoughts the only thought that didn't get mentioned was. . . . . . . . dare I say. . . . . . . . . . .could you be pregnant????? Just a thought???:blushing:

*gasp*

GiGi76

i agree with edorice... a pound is a pound but the scale doesnt always tell the truth as far as progress goes... are your clothes fitting better??? Maybe you should start taking your measurements and only weigh yourself once a week or every other week!!! make sure you are weighing yourself in the same spot too... i notice that when i move the scale just a little it can be off by as much a 3lbs!!! But like edorice said this is probably a sodium issue... it really makes you retain alot of water and makes the scale go crazy :noway: !!! In a couple of days i bet it is normal again!!! :flowerforyou:

JDMPWR

your muscles are most likely retaining water from the workouts, and you are probably gaining muscle everyone is different but i always gain weight first also. you will gain first then you will lean out just wait it out you will see. also are you eating enough if not your body may be thinking it is fasting???? stay away from the scale for awhile lol and see how your clothes are fitting maybe you are losing inches first.

Your body maybe retaining water. Muscle mass gain of 11 lbs is hardly possible. It takes pro body builders months to gain that. Also where is your sodium intake at? High sodium and high water intake=Retained water weight. Yes keeping cals in check help but if your diet consists of tons of salt then you will still retain water.

fat_forever

As others have stated, it is impossible for anyone to gain 11 pounds in one week. The only way that is possible is if it's water weight., not actual body weight. Heck, On several occasions, I've lost 10 pounds in less than an hour. Both times I lost it doing a high energy aerobics class. I got on a doctor's type of scale minutes before the class, took the class, then weighed myself on the same scale as I was leaving the class and I had dropped 10 pounds. It was all water weight.

What that tells me is that when you weighed yourself at first, then weighed yourself a week later, you didn't gain 11 pounds, you most likely were dehydrated the first time you weighed yourself, then, when you weighed yourself a week later, you were hydrated. The water was the reason your weight varied so much. This is why I tell people that they shouldn't weigh themselves. Weight is just a number and can fluctuate for no apparent reason. Instead, just go by how you look and feel. Who cares what they weigh if they look and feel good? Weight is just a number and means nothing.

luvz2bfitMOM

LOL, no not pregnant. i've for the last 5months have teater-totered between 166-169. then recently went down to 165 then 162. i weighed myself 5 days later and it said 169. then i weighed myself 2 days after that (which is my weigh in day) and it said a whopping 173! yea i havent been that high in FOREVER! my food intake was within cals allowed (1200 plus whatever exercise) so even if i ate within my cals allowed after i worked out, it wasnt like it was 2000 or more1 and even if it was i wouldnt gain that much!

stepped on the scale today and is 171. not at all the weight i should be and i have no clue wehat it is. my husband has gotton on same weight, same place, same routine and its not off. this is the first week i started MYSITNESSPAL and i'm extremly discouraged! ive been battling my weight for months at the same number as i work out 4-6x a week. just isnt fair and i dont know what to do. thanks for all your comments

LuckyLeprechaun

You didn't mention your sodium intake....it really can have a huge impact, and sodium is hiding inside of sooo many foods, in shocking amounts. Many reduced calorie foods especially have horrid levels of sodium.

I'd be willing to bet that was the culprit here. You can't put on that much fat or muscle in such a short amount of time...

are you on your period?

luvz2bfitMOM

dont know on my sodium intake bc this sight doesnt show me that, if it does, where?

no not on period or even close to it, and even when i was about to start i would only gain like 3.

Ge0rgiana

dont know on my sodium intake bc this sight doesnt show me that, if it does, where?

no not on period or even close to it, and even when i was about to start i would only gain like 3.

Easy, honey... Just click the magic orange button on your Food Diary. :happy:

MacMadame

Oh, one other thing.... make sure your scale had good batteries! :laugh:

KarenBorter

are you keeping a food diary? If so, the sodium is one of your columns. If not then go to Food/Settings and check "nutrients tracked" and add Sodium to one of the drop down menus Maybe open up your food diary to other users/your friends so they can take a gander at what you have been eating for the last week?

luvz2bfitMOM

yay!!!! GREAT NEWS EVERYONE! LOL......found the loop hole. from day one i have been weighing on my bathroom rugs.....so recently i was washing them and weighed without rugs and thats where the 11 lbs came from! went back and forth today....with rug i weigh 9 lbs less! lol.....wow, i'm such a dork and it didnt hit me that i was on the rugs the WHOLE time. so i actually started 10 lbs heavier from day one....which means i have 10 more to loose than i thought (45 pounds just went to 55lbs that i need to loose).....i'm ok with that and super excited i found what was wrong! thanks so much for all your suggestions!