UP 1lb this morning?????? How's that possible??

SenoraMacias

Calling all MFPs- I don't know what's going on here but I'm pissed! My diary is public, so you can check it out. I've done really well eating this week and exercised every day. I weighed this morning and had GAINED 1lb. This is maddening! My goal is 10lb and I've lost 4lb. I'm struggling with the last little bit. What am I doing wrong???!!!!!

schokofan

same problem .. similar situation ...hmpf!

Ashalahn_LMT

Could be a little bit of muscle gained. Could be water weight. So many factors mess with the scale. I wouldn't get too hung up on the numbers, they can be deceiving. Stick with measurements and body fat percentages, they are better indicators of progress.

And looking at your food diary you are under your daily calories everyday, and often under 1000 calories. Probably eating too little. You should aim to hit your minimum. Especially since you are working out, creating an even larger calorie deficit.

traymast

It could be the time of the month...water...your body fluctuates...just keep being good and don't quit. If you only have 10 lbs to lose and you've lost 4 already its going to go much slower, which is better because it will be permanent. Think about this as a life change not a diet. If its too hard then make it more do-able to permanently change. Otherwise you will put the 4 lbs back on at the blink of an eye!

Good Luck and keep on truckin!!

carpar1

Try eating more food, that should help : )

RussellWC

Make you sure you weigh yourself at the same time every other week.

But for the 1 pound could be water, or muscle growth (muscle weighs more than fat). So it may not be a bad thing overall. Try not to be into the number, if you go to the gym have them measure your percent body fat (that number should be going down).

I hope that helps.

rcm724

Less than 1000 calories a day... might not be good. A lot of people would say your putting your body into starvation mode. Dont try to lose more than 2lbs per week, and be sure to consume your exercise calories if your net goal is less than 1200 calories a day.

mikegohl

I agree with others that you could eat more.

cdelbove

I know it sounds strange but you need to "eat to lose". If you don't eat at least 1200 calories a day your body might be going into starvation mode. Especially because you are working out. You should try eating back some of your exercise calories this week and see if that helps.

SenoraMacias

In prior weeks I was eating more, and didn't seem to have much success with that either. The 4lb loss has been over a few months, so it's very slow. So far eating more and eating less haven't seemed to turn out *real* results. Just frustrated *sigh*. Thanks for the advice!

graysmom2005

So frustrating isn't it! Your weight will fluctuate a couple of pounds day to day. One pound is really hard to base anything on. Make sure you are netting 1200 calories. It could easily be water weight. Muscle does NOT weigh more than fat. A pound is a pound is a pound. Muscle takes up less space...is more dense....

make sure you are netting 1200 and then weigh again next week. You may see a change! :-)

erickirb

You need to eat MORE. With only a few pounds to go your goal should be to lose 0.5lbs/week. A small deficit helps ensure you are losing fat, instead of muscle. If you don't have a lot to lose and have large deficits your body will burn muscles, instead of fat, to use as fuel.

I suggest changing your goal to 0.5lbs/week, and to eat 75-100% of your calories burned from exercise. You will have a slow lose this way (0.5lbs/week) but will be at your goal weight with a lower BF% than you would otherwise.

makeachange22

ive been up one lb all week even with eating extremely healthy. it just happens

charliebird

I have looked through your diary and like some of the others I don't think you are eating enough. I realise I have more weight to lose than you - but when I "upped" my calorie intake I started losing weight! I think that would be a good start - eating 1200 cals per day.. The alternative is to sit tight and eventually your body will lose weight on that level of calories - but it takes longer to adjust and there is all the other issues - like headaches, lethargy ect. When I have done VLCD in the past I haven't felt "all there" if you know what I mean!!

SenoraMacias

So frustrating isn't it! Your weight will fluctuate a couple of pounds day to day. One pound is really hard to base anything on. Make sure you are netting 1200 calories. It could easily be water weight. Muscle does NOT weigh more than fat. A pound is a pound is a pound. Muscle takes up less space...is more dense....

make sure you are netting 1200 and then weigh again next week. You may see a change! :-)

Haha finally someone else sees it!!!! 1lb of ANYTHING (muscle/fat/potatoes/candy bars) weighs 1lb!!!!!!!!

Li_Willi

I agree with everyone else. You need to be at least doing 1200 cals & eating back (at least) a good portion of your workout cals. Also, if you're working out "every day", you need to rest at least one day out of the week. I was working out everyday & wasn't seeing any weight loss until I forced myself to rest one day & the following day is when I saw a loss on the scale. Your body needs a day or so to recover, especially after a hard workout.

bkelley32148

how's your water intake?

SenoraMacias

Thanks guys! It's so counter-intuitive. Eat more, work out less- it's crazy!!! But I'll try it

SenoraMacias

how's your water intake?

Water is 12-16 cups a day

SarahLovesCheesecake

Did you measure at EXACTLY THE SAME TIME and compare to exactly the same things ie just after toilet before breakfast at 0800 hours?

michelle2566

It seems to be just one of those things,it happened to me too,I thought I had had a good week not really changed any thing but put a pound on,but went on to loose 3 the next so put it behind you and move on to next week,its a small blip dont let it spoil all the good work you have already done....

ohwhataday

Holy crap. I think if you're drinking that much water, working out that much and not eating as much as you should be, that's probably why. I think you should switch up what you're eating once in awhile, more calories here, less there. I think your body has gotten used to it by now. You need to 'trick' your metabolism?? I am no expert. But you can totally do it, good luck!

SenoraMacias

Did you measure at EXACTLY THE SAME TIME and compare to exactly the same things ie just after toilet before breakfast at 0800 hours?

Yes, I get up at 5:30am, pee, strip down, and weigh! Every morning! But only "count" Friday morning.

pedalpusher5

Glycogen and water retention. It takes very little of either or both to add up to a pound. Don't sweat the small stuff, just keep doing what you're doing. It's happened to me many times, and then for some reason I'll shed water or my body will use/release the glycogen and I'll get on the scale and be 3 or 4 pounds lighter. If you're doing all the right things, you will see the results in the end. Just be patient.

Oops, wrote the above paragraph without reading your diary and before reading the other responses. You definitely need to eat adequate calories and give your body some recovery time. If you never give your muscles a chance to recover and build you will eventually end up tearing them down instead of building them up.

Good luck!!

trimformecmb

SOmetimes----take a deep breathe and realize----ITS ONE POUND......JUST ONE....... put it into perspective.....has it been humid at your place? how are your clothes fitting??? Today is another day......Just breathe and realize IT IS A NUMBER

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HOW DO YOU FEEL?????

trimformecmb

SOmetimes----take a deep breathe and realize----ITS ONE POUND......JUST ONE....... put it into perspective.....has it been humid at your place? how are your clothes fitting??? Today is another day......Just breathe and realize IT IS A NUMBER

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HOW DO YOU FEEL?????

Fattack

Your body can fluctuate daily by up to a lot more than 1lb. Don't let it discourage you, I'm sure you'll be less than that, and then some, in a couple of days. Don't weigh every day in order to avoid this feeling.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

Haha finally someone else sees it!!!! 1lb of ANYTHING (muscle/fat/potatoes/candy bars) weighs 1lb!!!!!!!!

Yes, however when people say muscle weighs more than fat what they mean isn't per weight but based on mass. One cubic inch of muscle weighs more than one cubic inch of fat . . . and looks different too.

If your not reaching your net calories your sending your body into starvation which means that no matter how hard you get it to burn it's going to hang on to those calories like a person hanging onto a life raft. I looked at your diary and it only goes back a few weeks, not a few months . . . if you're starting out smaller it may take longer to lose the weight in a healthy way (.5 or 1 pound a week). Someone who has 100 pounds to lose can lose 5 pounds a week, someone who has 10 pounds to go, well their body just can't sustain that. Also, I know that when I have my period or am getting ready to I don't even bother to weigh that week because I always either stay the same or gain due to water weight. Looking at your diary I would suggest more snacks along the day with fruits and veggies and whole grains. This will get your calorie intake up a little higher and when you graze your body tends to use the calories more efficiently than when you sit down to big meals.

GL!!

laddyboy

I didn't read all the post but you are under eating.
Are you doing any resistance training?
Sorry, no time to read all post but I will later.

Keep in mind, that last bit is the hardest.

mom23nuts

I am no expert so all I can say is maybe it could be the heat or that time of the month or the carbs?

I really think people are afraid of eggs and then only eat the whites and put a ton of veggies and don't use butter.

I really think real food that provide a real meal is the only thing that will really fill you up and keep you going.

Go for it. Lower the carbs and eat a big breakfast and make it eggs fried in butter and berries and a bit of high protein yogurt. That's just me after a 2 month stall and earing every veggie on the planet I just went back to cave man basics and lost 7 lbs.

I am talking 80- 100 carbs total in my day carbs-fiber is net carbs

and I am eating so well and feeling so full and not thinking about it at all....you'r body needs fat and protein especially in the morning and especially if you exercise.

What do you have to lose try it!

es0torok

I'm going to be a bit controversial here and say you should weigh yourself every day.

That being said, here is why. Our body fluctuates based on a variety of things. For *me*, I can create a baseline of my body's weight patterns. I can see clearly how it spikes and dips regularly. I can see, (I know this may be TMI) when I have been constipated and I can see when my monthly friend has left or may be coming for a visit. I see all this by looking at a monthly graph of my daily weight.

The way I gauge if I am truly losing weight is by watching the peaks. If the peak this week is lower than my previous week peak, I'm doing good. If it is higher, then I pan out and check the monthly peaks.

In my opinion, this is a better method to determine if I am actually losing weight than weighing once a week. Mostly because that once a week day may fall on one of my peak periods and cause me a great deal of distress and discouragement.

Oh.. I use my iPad app "MY Weight HD" (free) to log and graph. It's a very very simple app that only does that one thing.