Gain 15lbs in like a month! I met my goals daily 99% time!

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  • Josette89
    Josette89 Posts: 244
    I see a ton of this kind of thing. You need to eat more to lose weight. Eat enough to keep your body burning the calories. The less you eat the more your body holds on to what you do eat. I set my goal at 1260, I exercise a lot and I eat back my calories. I am losing weight very fast. An average of 2.3 pounds a week. Just eat more. ;) Healthy foods, preferably,
  • NNAhuja
    NNAhuja Posts: 669 Member
    Do you have Insulin Resistance? If so high carbs/sugar could cause it.
    Portion control or lack thereof could have also caused it.
  • deejaycee114
    deejaycee114 Posts: 139 Member
    how are your clothes fitting?? tighter?? looser?? maybe it's muscle? try measuring inches instead. i wish i could find a story someone posted in the forum a while back. the numbers on the scale didn't change much for this girl, but based on the photos she posted, she certainly lost some inches. she went from the dreaded F word to a muscle machine. awesome transormation!
  • gailashton
    gailashton Posts: 292
    Add some strength training to the mix, change your workouts. I've hit a wall many times and then all of a sudden it kicks in. Really look at what you are doing. Try to exercise in the morning even if it's just for 20 minutes before you put anything in your mouth, that way you are burning what's stored not what you've just eaten. Try to get another workout in later in the day even if it's 20 to 30 minutes of strength training and another 15 of cardio. I'm no expert, but I know what works for me and what I have been taught. Best of luck. It will happen. Don't get discouraged, keep the faith!
  • karae16
    karae16 Posts: 13 Member

    How could I have gained an average of 4lbs a WEEK...eating 1700calories a day at SEDENTARY lifestyle!

    HOW HoW How???

    I also have a pretty sedentary lifestyle and when I entered all my stats MFP said that if I wanted to loose a pound a week I had to cut down my net calories to 1240 a day. If i was only looking to maintain my weight I would be eating 1740 a day- so make sure you actually have your numbers right is my suggestion. And make sure you're logging everything- drinks, condiments, etc... you might not be tracking everything you're actually eating
  • GypsySoul_74
    GypsySoul_74 Posts: 152 Member
    This is when Jillian Michaels would say to get your thyroid check and talk to a doctor about other possible issues, like medications you are on.

    Best of luck.


    ^^ totally agree. definitely have your doctor run some bloodwork and carefully evaluate any medications you're taking. i was on an antidepressant that usually causes weight LOSS--i gained 35 pounds in less than 4 months with no change to eating or exercise habits. (also, my hair and nails stopped growing, my skin got thin and dry, i was cold all the time and my energy levels completely tanked--turned out it was probably messing with my thyroid!)

    before that, i had a hard time believing a medication could cause weight gain--but now i know that anything that changes the way your body functions internally can indirectly affect hormones and other biological mechanisms related to weight. i got off of the medication i was on, and although it took some time for my body chemistry to get back to normal, i am now slowly but steadily losing weight :)
  • Inebriated
    Inebriated Posts: 271
    1750, if you really are sedentary, is quite a lot. Where did you get this figure from?
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