up 6 pounds in 2 weeks...what could it be ?

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  • cvcman
    cvcman Posts: 438 Member
    How about because you are 4 years older than you were and our older bodies do things differently?? Joints and bones are more tender and require more water to aid in healing.....


    Humm ok...so it just changes all in one week...right :)
  • cvcman
    cvcman Posts: 438 Member
    Quit trying to turn this into a fight because I dont agree with an opinion...AGAIN for 4 yrs ive eaten the same things, same proportions, exercised the same...mixed it up etc...my weight has ALWAYS been stable....now in one week im up almost 6 pounds...now why this week is it water and ive done nothing different.....

    Have you been in maintenance for 4 years?

    From my understand, as you lose, you need to recalculate your caloric necessities and macronutrients. I will go as far as to say you may have jacked up your metabolism considering a grown man at 140 lb and 5'7" maintenance (TDEE) with a moderately active lifestyle should be consuming around 2100 cals, per the popular Scooby Workshop calc. I think you need to reassess your goals.

    {Edited for my own lack of sense and spelling, lol}

    well...ive played the "eat more" game before...it doesnt work....i gain weight...the "starvation mode" is bs if you ask any qualified medical peson they will tell you....I changed my goals on here....thank you

    Don't know what medical professionals you are speaking to but starvation mode is most definitely not BS! Research leptin and re-feeds.
    Starvation mode is real, as in the Minnesota Starvation Experiment from years ago, and currently with people who are emaciated with the loss of body fat and muscle and a certain percentage of body weight, but it IS BS as used in the context of the general weight loss journey.

    The OP may not be not eating enough based on his gender, height, weight, and activity level, or he could be underestimating his food intake and eating more than he thinks, but he's not in starvation mode.

    By the way, a few posts up, he said he concluded it was indeed water retention because the extra weight came off. Water



    retention is pretty normal, and weight naturally fluctuates anyway.





    im assuming it was or else i dropped 5 pounds in 3 days some other way
  • srk369
    srk369 Posts: 256 Member
    How about because you are 4 years older than you were and our older bodies do things differently?? Joints and bones are more tender and require more water to aid in healing.....


    Humm ok...so it just changes all in one week...right :)

    You did say that you introduced more HIIT recently. I know you also said that the last time you did that you didn't gain water weight but your body is different today than the last time and it may have stressed more this time than the last time. I think it's a valid observation that your body will react differently based on age.

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