How the Heck...

criscricket

..did I gain a pound....

Week 6 and I have lost 9 pounds so far. Got on the scale this morning and I had gained 1.2 pounds!!!!!

I am eating some of my exercise calories, should I be eating more?

I am debating on buying a fitbit?? Will that help??? I need some advice people, help I am soooo frustrated!

Cris

akf2000

I bought a FitBit this week and it is horribly overstating the distance I travel, I have tried adjusting the stride length but it's a good 10% out, so much so that I have unplugged it from MFP as its calorific adjustment is not going to do me any favours. I keep the FitBit and MFP worlds separate. It's a 'fun' thing to have I suppose and its meta-goals of steps/ distance can only be a good thing but imagine if someone took its readings as gospel.

sbwood888

TOM?

criscricket

nope

therealangd

Unless you ate 4200 calories over your limit, then it's just water. Give it a couple of days, it will go away.

nnapieralski

On any given day your weight can fluctuate 2 lbs. Don't worry about it.

amuhlou

Unless you ate 4200 calories over your limit, then it's just water. Give it a couple of days, it will go away.

This. Whenever you see a spike remember that 1lb = 3500 kcal. So not only do you have to eaten enough calories to get to maintenance (since MFP gives already you a daily deficit), you'd also have to eat 3500 ON TOP of that deficit to actually gain.

A 1250 kcal/day goal for me is a 490 kcal/day deficit, so to gain a pound in a day I'd have to consume my 1250 goal PLUS an additional 3990. I'd be stuffing my face nonstop.

Allegi32

Have you started lifting weights or adjusted your exercise routine at all? Your muscles will hold onto water at the beginning.

But otherwise, chalk it up to water weight....could have been a high sodium meal, could just be a fluctuation, I know it sucks though....as much as you can reconcile it and rationally know you didn't gain that as fat, it still sucks.

criscricket

Have you started lifting weights or adjusted your exercise routine at all? Your muscles will hold onto water at the beginning.

But otherwise, chalk it up to water weight....could have been a high sodium meal, could just be a fluctuation, I know it sucks though....as much as you can reconcile it and rationally know you didn't gain that as fat, it still sucks.

I just kicked up my exercise routine to 6 days, and I did have a slice of pizza last night for the first time in 6 weeks, and that was after a kick boxing class, maybe it is water there is no way I consume an extra 3500 this week...no way!

criscricket

I should add I only weigh my once a week, Wed. am. SO I am surprised I weigh a pound more than last, it sux, but maybe you are right, it's just water

therealangd

I should add I only weigh my once a week, Wed. am. SO I am surprised I weigh a pound more than last, it sux, but maybe you are right, it's just water

I weigh everyday(not that I recommend that), and I've seen me spike as much as 3lbs from day to day from water. So a 1lb gain after eating pizza and an increase in exercise this week is not surprising. Although a little discouraging when you weren't expecting it. Keep doing what you are doing. Even pizza if that's what it takes to keep you motivated.