weight gain at a deficit?

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  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    I will try that and try cutting overall. Just seems a bit odd I've never had this problem before

    Maybe you became over confident with your measuring skills. Maybe now that you're at a lower weight, being precise is going to become increasingly more important. Who knows?


    Most nutrition facts are determined by volume. 1 tbsp peanut butter, 3/4 cup cereal, etc

    If you look just after the serving size, it give the weight in parentheses. Go by that.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Can't understand the cup crap, I measure in weight only. If i can get it to the nearest gram I'm happy. A cup is a volume, not a weight. Calories are more easily determined by weight. Your logging is innacurate.

    Most nutrition facts are determined by volume. 1 tbsp peanut butter, 3/4 cup cereal, etc

    This is your problem.

    Unlearn this.

    Weigh these non-liquid foods. The nutritional information will also be in weight (assuming you're in the US that is...and likely other countries as well). This will likely be a true dietary revelation for you.
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  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,331 Member
    I'm pretty good at measuring what I eat. I've been doing this for 4 years lol. I eat around 1700 to 2100 while burning around 600 to 900. My net calories are always around 1200 or so. I have a heart rate monitor that I use and I always write down less than what it says to underestimate bc they tend to overestimate. But maybe like you said my body isn't actually burning that much for some reason. I'd have my thyroid checked but no insurance. 7 lbs is too high for water retention. This sucks, I've been putting up with Shaun T and have nothing to show for it. I have been getting stronger I can tell, and I don't appear bigger but I trust the waist measurement. maybe you all are right and I'm just not measuring right. Could be a combination of eating more than I think, burning less than I think, and retaining water. Too many variables. My goal is no longer about a scale number but I want 7% bf. However, an inch added to my waist increased my bf so still going in the wrong direction.

    7 Pounds is not too high for water retention. I am on a diuretic for my blood pressure. I ran out and it took 3 days to get the renewal faxed in to the pharmacy. I put on 3.5Kg so that would be over 7 pounds in those three days. That was without muscle soreness, eating at a consistent deficit and exercising. It is not out of the realm of possibility due to eating a lot of sodium more than you usually do, and the soreness of muscles retaining water to help with repair.
  • Maleficent0241
    Maleficent0241 Posts: 386 Member
    I hate to go there, but are you constipated? Constipation can cause a false gain on the scale and in the waist if you're bloated. Just something to think about beyond water weight, calories in/out, etc.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I will try that and try cutting overall. Just seems a bit odd I've never had this problem before

    How close are you to goal...within maybe 5lbs that is why you've never had this issue.

    I've had this issue except I wasn't losing what I "should" have been losing...I started weighing bam 1lb a week like I should have been...haven't looked back.

    I will however re-iterate that nutrional calcs are on weight not volume unless it's a liquid.

    However that being said...I think it's water retention...not that you should start weighing...but give it another week or two.
  • digregorio84
    digregorio84 Posts: 27
    Denial is not just a river in Egypt

    Insightful, do tell more
  • digregorio84
    digregorio84 Posts: 27
    I will try that and try cutting overall. Just seems a bit odd I've never had this problem before

    How close are you to goal...within maybe 5lbs that is why you've never had this issue.

    I've had this issue except I wasn't losing what I "should" have been losing...I started weighing bam 1lb a week like I should have been...haven't looked back.

    I will however re-iterate that nutrional calcs are on weight not volume unless it's a liquid.

    However that being said...I think it's water retention...not that you should start weighing...but give it another week or two.

    Goal weight? It was 150 but honestly I only care about the bf%, so the inch gained on my waist is what really troubled me.
  • digregorio84
    digregorio84 Posts: 27
    I hate to go there, but are you constipated? Constipation can cause a false gain on the scale and in the waist if you're bloated. Just something to think about beyond water weight, calories in/out, etc.

    Nope, if anything i probably consume too much fiber
  • digregorio84
    digregorio84 Posts: 27
    See this is what I hate about these threads.

    OP, I'm not scolding you or anything, but this happens a lot where someone gives a tiny bit of information, then later, some really important stuff comes out that should have been in the original post.

    Anyway, sounds like the only difference is the Insanity workout. So, I would wait a couple weeks and see. Might be water.

    One thing that caught my eye though is your calorie burns. I would wonder if you're really burning that much. that's a crazy daily burn. So, just something to think about. You might be eating too much if you're eating all those back.

    On any given day, I've done about 25 mins of insanity (200 calories burned underestimating), I run a 9 min mile and i usually run a couple miles and walk at start and end (300 underestimating) and 30 mins with moderate to vigorous effort on a stationary bike (250 to 300). On light days I don't do insanity or if I'm lifting I do less cardio but this is typical not to mention my fitbit adds calories burned to mfp many times automatically, I guess from me underestimating.
  • Julesoola
    Julesoola Posts: 51 Member
    I use the fitbit and MFP together, make sure you have MFP set at the lowest settings (sedentary I think) so that you aren't getting credited for twice the calorie burn. I'm also pro food scale. But, I still think this particular issue is water weight.
  • digregorio84
    digregorio84 Posts: 27
    I use the fitbit and MFP together, make sure you have MFP set at the lowest settings (sedentary I think) so that you aren't getting credited for twice the calorie burn. I'm also pro food scale. But, I still think this particular issue is water weight.

    Thanks and yes I'm set at sedentary. I also pay attention to fitbit's diet plan that changes based on my calorie expenditure and I'm always under. But I'll give weighing a try as well. And try to drink more water. I appreciate your responses.
  • disasterman
    disasterman Posts: 746 Member
    Also, TDEE could be wrong.
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    I linked this in another post but here it is again:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/595473-why-the-scale-goes-up-with-a-new-workout-program-must-read

    I'm also in the "water weight" camp however that being said I can honestly say that now that I am so close to my goal weight the difference between losing .5 / week and not doing it is equivalent to drinking an extra glass of milk per day for me. My margin of error is SO tiny that if I don't weight absolutely everything I don't lose that week. Check out this video if you're interested http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY

    I'd give your program a few more weeks before panicking though and try to drink more water also if you can ;)
  • dmenchac
    dmenchac Posts: 447 Member
    you measure ...

    Not weigh

    Kitchen scales...weigh your food

    I don't eat much that requires weighing. Most of what I eat are vegetables or foods that get measured by cup or tbsp. I don't eat chicken beef or pork. I eat fish which I can eyeball 4 oz or beans which I measure by cup

    Do you think a cup of steel weighs the same as a cup of beans?

    Congrats on your weight loss, but if you aren't losing, something is wrong.

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