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why do i gain weight with 30 ds?

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  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    yes it sure is a mind game. since sunday i have gone from 132.2, mon 133.00, tues 133.8 and today 135???? wth? i'm on day 16 with 30ds...no inches off yet either :( so it is a mind game when you see no inches off and the weight going up??? i mean 3 lbs in a week? if it is water retention, how do you get rid of that quickly?
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Throw the BMI scale away. It doesnt take into account muscle mass vs fat mass.

    John weighs 208 and is 40% fat at 5'10". The BMI scale has him Obese III

    Mike weighs 208 and is 8% body fat at 5'10". The BMI scale has him Obese III but he looks like the Hulk.

    At 5'2" working out 5 days a week you should be eating 1600+ calories daily.

    Fuel your body first then create a deficit through working out.
    Youll feel 1000 times better and if you miss a workout you wont be below your BMR.
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    ok, what you just said made sense.. so basically i will never be able to loose more then .5 a lb a week at my height.... for example it is what 3500 cals to loose 1 lb, correct? so if i ate 1600 cal a day, in 1 week that is 11,200 a week, in 2 weeks 22,400 so after i minus the 7000 cals for 2 weeks, it brings me to 15,400 divide that into 2 for per week i am left with 1100 a day, which is no good... so i will only be able to loose .5 a week max.... does any of that make sense,lol ( i tend to burn around 300 a day)
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