Am I destined to be a tub of lard forever?

alorick

I'm getting really annoyed and discouraged. I've been doing everything right for the most part. Working out at least 5 days a week, staying under my calories, and drinking a ton of water. I lost a pound yesterday morning, but I'm up 3 pounds this morning?? I'm not really doing a lot of lifting and strength training, mostly cardio. I don't understand.

dg09

Unless you ate 10,500 calories over your BMR, you didn't gain 3 lbs of fat. It's just water fluctuations, it sucks I know. Just keep going and don't let it get to you. Eat at a deficit, and you WILL burn the fat.

mm3898

Unless you ate 10,500 calories over your BMR, you didn't gain 3 lbs of fat. It's just water fluctuations, it sucks I know. Just keep going and don't let it get to you. Eat at a deficit, and you WILL burn the fat.

^^^ That is so important to remember. I weight myself more than once a week, but when I was doing it every day I drove myself nuts. You have to give your body time to register the work you've done. Don't get discouraged!!! :flowerforyou:

dg09

I found weighing myself multiple times a day helped me learn how my body reacts to cheat days/exercises in regards to water weight.

Sunday is my cheat day, I get on the scale Monday and see 6 lbs of water weight. Like clockwork, Thursday morning I am back at my Sunday weight, while Friday-Saturday-Sunday I pull in my weight loss numbers.

So now I see 5-6 lbs added on Monday, I laugh it off and say to myself, let's get to work!

Learning how my body worked was the key for my weight loss, I believe. When you know what to expect, there's nothing to fear.

KyleB65

Don't get discouraged by a blip. Water retention can up your weight by 5 lbs or more on any given day.

To get a benchmark weight. Weigh your self on a particular day and at a specific time. Then "officially" weigh in every week at the same day & time.

If you do not see some improvement over 4 weeks. Then make a change in your routine. Eat different and/or modify your workout.

Note: If you are getting water retention weight you might want to track sodium. High sodium intake can cause water retention. So, even if you are drinking your 8 glasses of water. If you are taking in more than the recommended 2500mg of sodium you may be working against yourself.

escloflowneCHANGED

I ate a lot of sodium this weekend, had one of those weekends where I did not care at all lol. woke up this morning and I gained 5.5 lbs since Saturday, I know it's just water, but you can see how it can change. Tomorrow I will be back to normal after my workout tonight and regular eating habbits back!

FireTigerSoul

Unless you ate 10,500 calories over your BMR, you didn't gain 3 lbs of fat. It's just water fluctuations, it sucks I know. Just keep going and don't let it get to you. Eat at a deficit, and you WILL burn the fat.

This! Well said...I gained three lbs when I first started and I held onto it for about 2 1/2 weeks before the scale started moving. Don't worry about it, just keep it up!

matthewparmenter

From my experience weighing yourself every day can alternately discourage you and make you crazy A couple things that have helped me is only weighing myself every few days or once a week and always weighing myself at the same time of day (first thing in the morning for me) Stay focused on your goals/routine and the scale will slowly become your friend

Overall I very much agree with KyleB65:

Don't get discouraged by a blip. Water retention can up your weight by 5 lbs or more on any given day.

To get a benchmark weight. Weigh your self on a particular day and at a specific time. Then "officially" weigh in every week at the same day & time.

If you do not see some improvement over 4 weeks. Then make a change in your routine. Eat different and/or modify your workout.

Note: If you are getting water retention weight you might want to track sodium. High sodium intake can cause water retention. So, even if you are drinking your 8 glasses of water. If you are taking in more than the recommended 2500mg of sodium you may be working against yourself.