Up 3lbs this week....confused????
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pudgypie
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Help....ok, I know I should weigh myself once a week (and I generally do!) but I had my weekly weigh in on Monday and was down to 192lbs approx....this morning (after eating within my calorie goals and busting a gut exercising every evening) I am up 3lbs!!!!!! Please tell me that when I weigh myself next Monday that that pesky 3lbs will not be staring at me?! Is it normal to fluctuate that much during the week? (TMI, but it's not the time of the month).
Help.
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Help.
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Are you due on? I have known myself in the past I've put on up to 7lb pre menstrual.0
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I weigh myself daily because I'm a masochist, I fluctuate by a couple of pounds throughout the week, don't worry!0
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Nope, just finished my period last week, that's why I can't understand it. It's not the end of the world, I know, but 3lbs is a lot to put up in a couple of days!!!!0
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Did you have several days of low-moderate carbohydrate intake, followed yesterday by a more regular level? That would have the effect of reducing your water levels down significantly and then raising them back up again.
Happy to explain how that works if you wish.0 -
Hve you had a lot of sodium in the last few days?0
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Sodium can do it, carb fluctuations can do it, periods can do it, randomness can do it. 3lbs is about what I could fluctuate up again before I go back down. It happens
SORENESS... that will do it too because of water retention in your muscles!0 -
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No more/less carbs/sodium than usual. I have been eating my exercise calories back though the last few days but it's still bring me to my 1200-1300 goal a day. I have been losing steadily for the last few weeks. Maybe I shouldn't eat my exercise calories back (I KNOW, DON'T MENTION THE WAR HAHA). It just seems like a lot to put on in a couple of days. I am drinking plenty of water, water is never an issue for me as I always drank a lot of water daily. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh0
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Did you have several days of low-moderate carbohydrate intake, followed yesterday by a more regular level? That would have the effect of reducing your water levels down significantly and then raising them back up again.
Happy to explain how that works if you wish.
^^^ Yes please! I seem to fluctuate a lot and looking at my eating this does seem to coincide with the amount of carbs, would be nice to understand why!0 -
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Oh God Dan, I didn't think you'd be popping by! :blushing: I've afraid you might end up lecturing me. :ohwell:0 -
I think you answered your own question. You bust your hump exercising so its probably water retention from your muscles working to repair themselves.0
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In order ot have put on 3 lbs of fat you would have had to of eaten 10,500 calories over your maintenance calories which I'm sure you didn't. Sooo...it's water weight. Look at your sodium levels in the food your eating. Just keep the course and you'll be fine.0
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Oh God Dan, I didn't think you'd be popping by! :blushing: I've afraid you might end up lecturing me. :ohwell:
Rofl. At least he fights the food fight.0 -
Keep logging and exercising. I know how frustrating flunctuations can be lol. But the most important thing is don't give up (I've done it in pass times, not fun starting all over when it just some water weight, etc and went bck down by nxt weigh in) Good luck!0
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In order ot have put on 3 lbs of fat you would have had to of eaten 10,500 calories over your maintenance calories which I'm sure you didn't. Sooo...it's water weight. Look at your sodium levels in the food your eating. Just keep the course and you'll be fine.
Definitely did not eat anything like that amount. Will check my sodium again. I am very sore the last few days as I am really working out as hard as I can in the gym and pushing myself. I am definitely losing crazy amount of inches as well. I shouldn't complain really....it will be probably be gone by my next weigh in on Monday (official weigh in day).0 -
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Oh God Dan, I didn't think you'd be popping by! :blushing: I've afraid you might end up lecturing me. :ohwell:
Rofl. At least he fights the food fight.
Haha, he's like a demi-god on this site (well to me anyway). :flowerforyou: :blushing:0 -
I put on 3lbs. It really depressed me (monday) weighed in today (wednesday) to see if it had shifted any (normally only weigh in Mondays) and it had gone. Phew x0
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I know what you mean!!!! I saw 242 once last monday.. and now I'm up 4 lbs since then but yes it is that time of the month for me but just pisses me off.. and question am I supposed to be eatting my exercise calories back because i haven't been,, just seems like a lot to be eating....0
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The scale is the devil :laugh:0
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Don't get discouraged or give up! If you know you're doing the right things, it will even itself out. My weight fluctuates a bit like that especially with water retention--not only during cycles either. Watch your salt if you don't already do that. Some people are more sensitive to sodium and will retain more water. Just keep going and doing the right things!0
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