Gained weight!

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  • irishbabe_78
    irishbabe_78 Posts: 60 Member
    You can all relax. The numbers on the scale fluctuate. You retain water and yada yada, it's ok. Drink plenty of water, enjoy the good numbers and don't let the bad ones get you down. Shoot I've seen the scale go up nearly two pounds in a day after a great day of eating right and working out. It's temporary. Just stick with it and you'll get there.

    Thanks! I needed to hear this today, because I also had a slight increase.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    Well, I wanted to lose 4 lbs when I came here so I could fit in my clothes (gained the weight after eating bad and not exercising in November and December) I was 118 when I started, lost down to 117 after 2 weeks and now I am 118.8 today and fit in my clothes.

    I posted a pic of myself after I put my clothes on last night to go out, this is proof that the scale does not matter. Feel free to look at the pic in my profile.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    I feel like I'm doing everything right (staying under 1200, working out at least 30-60 minutes each day)...

    this is debatable. you might want to do a bit of research or playing around with your calories to see if this is the best method for you. in many cases (not all, but many) such a drastic decrease of calories can have just the opposite effect of what you want. best of luck to you!

    My wife is the same size as you and eat more than you. I have a feeling your BMR is more than 1200 and eating below that for long periods of time will slow your metabolism. So if you workout, then you want to make sure you are eating back your exercise calories as I have a feeling you didn't include exercise into your calculations.


    So since 1200 calories hasn't worked for you, why don't you try 1500 for one month and see if that helps. Large deficits with little weight to lose can cause a big issue. Your body will fight to keep the fat as it's the first place to get energy.
    Yeah, I've done a bit of research because I thought 1200 seemed a bit high, actually. I'm 5'0...I've gone through about 10 different calculators online and they all tell me to eat between 1000-1200 to have a 500 calorie deficit a day. :/ They all say maintenance is around 1600 a day. I don't generally trust those online calculators, but if they're all saying the same thing...well, I'm not sure what to believe now.
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