Gaining weight

browniejb1

I just started exercising again on the first of February. I was ready to lose more weight. I have hit a problem though. I lost almost a pound the first day but yesterday I exercised for almost an hour and this morning I wake up to have gained a pound. I am supposed to be eating 1300 calories a day. I ate almost that. Im not eating unhealthy either. I eat chicken, vegetables, a healthy microwavable meal for lunch. My Tae Bo says I burn about 800 calories doing that which puts my net calories for the day at about 500. Is this causing me to gain weight. I guess I was under the assumption that as long as I consume the amount of calories that is recommended before exercise that I would lose weight by working out hard. Am I doing something wrong? Should I be consuming 2000 calories? My goal is 2 lbs a week. This was very accomplishable when I was 265. I am currently 206 and now it seems I am working backwards. Im feeling kind of discouraged at this point. Any suggestions.

4legsRbetterthan2

Deep breath; daily fluctuations happen so you can not freak out about every little pound, look at the trends in your weight. What you are most likely experiencing is water retention by your muscles as they repair. They are getting used to a new workout routine so they will probably hold onto a lb or 2 of water for 1-2 weeks and then you will see a big drop.

MFP is designed for you to eat back you exercise calories, you do not have to eat them all back but running on a net of 500 calories is going to cause you to burn out pretty fast. If you want to play it safe then only eat back about 80% of what you burn so if there are any discrepancies in your calorie estimations they will not hurt the deficit you are working for.

Have some faith and keep moving forward, you will not regret it

Greenrun99

Patience... This isn't a tv show.

mccindy72

Patience, young grasshopper. Weight loss is a journey. You didn't eat 3,500 extra calories yesterday, did you? then you didn't gain a pound of fat overnight. it's quite common to gain a pound of water weight, especially when starting a new exercise. Damage to muscles with exercise causes them to retain water for repair. Sodium in your diet, extra carbs, can also cause water retention. It will come off. Don't sweat the small stuff. Monitor weight loss over time, not over a day. Don't just monitor weight loss, but meausurements, clothing sizes, etc.

WBB55

my net calories for the day at about 500. ... Any suggestions.

This is not enough food. Be good to your body. I'd suggest netting at least 1200. Probably closer to 1400.