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Same diet but weight gain?

manningania
manningania Posts: 52 Member
edited February 16 in Food and Nutrition
So I have been sticking to my 1200 calorie diet eating same foods every day and have not changed anything, and I weigh myself every Monday morning. Last week I weighed 97lbs and this week I weigh 99? What is the cause of this? Thanks so much :)

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  • _Nicklebee
    _Nicklebee Posts: 42
    Are you sure? So many people under estimate the calories they are eating. Are you keeping a journal of all you're eating? If you're seriously eating 1,200 calories there is no possible way to gain weight.

    Are you working out?
  • tmm_0127
    tmm_0127 Posts: 545 Member
    I watch this show called Secret Eaters ... These people fill out a food diary and then a camera crew follows them around and films them and sees what they're actually eating. Almost everyone on the program said they ate a 1200-1700 calorie diet, but at the end of the program it was found they were downing around 3000-4000 calories a day and didn't even know it, just from picking and snacking. I doubt your case is that extreme, but a lot of people underestimate how much they're actually eating.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Why, exactly, are you eating 1200 Cals per day (I'm assuming you are trying to lose weight?) when you weigh less than 100 lbs at 5'6" tall?
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Why, exactly, are you eating 1200 Cals per day (I'm assuming you are trying to lose weight?) when you weigh less than 100 lbs at 5'6" tall?

    ^my thoughts exactly. If you're gaining, that's a beautiful thing. You do not need to lose weight. Eat more, enjoy life. Love yourself.
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