Gained 1.5lb in ONE day? I need help

nlawani

Hi there. I need advice to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Or even responses from people with similar experiences, and how they're dealing with the demotivation . It's like this:
Pre Oct: weight fluctuated between 225 at lowest and 240. Average weight 233 since Jan12. But have lost over 70lbs since Jan11.
Oct 8: started 3 week vacation. Weight 237 at start. NO exercise to speak of (hiked 2-3 days), and NO careful tracking of calories. Basically I avoided most desserts and all alcohol, but ate pretty much as I wanted
Oct 23: vacation ended. Weight - 230.5!!! Apparently I lost 7lbs not paying any Attention to myself...
Oct 25: resumed exercise, 20-30 minute daily of elliptical training or moderate walking.
Oct 26: Weight 233
Oct 28: 235.25.
Oct 30: I revise average daily calories down from 1400 to 1200
Oct 25 - Nov 4: have exercised 7 of these 10 days
Nov 4: 235.75lbs. went to a party, ate a lot drank about 300ml alcohol, went over 1200 calorie limit by 500. But net of exercise, excess intake was about 200 calories
Nov 5: weight 237.25lbs!!!

Summary: after having lost 7lbs over 3 weeks of vacation with NO exercise or dietary restrictions, I've gained it all back in 3 weeks, WITH regular exercise etc. and the reason for this is...?

In my head I know I cannot have put on fat of 1.5lbs in a day; I simply cannot eat that much in a single day! But my real worry is that I cannot find the link between my behavior and my weight. And without that I feel like I'm just waiting my time, and it's incredibly frustrating.

SToast

Water weight? Bloating? Maybe from the alcohol?

I bloat like crazy around my TOM and don't bother weighing myself at all for a week. I never used to until I hit my late 20's then- water weight here I come. You may have been more active on vacation than you thought. Lots of walking around maybe?

Whatever it is, setbacks suck. They suck our motivation, suck our willpower, and suck @$$ in general. But... at least you didn't gain 8 lbs back Just keep up the healthy eating and exercise and you'll see results. I'm sure everyone in here has had a setback or two. If you need inspiration jump over to success stories and look at some of the picture threads. You'll be motivated all over again.

Leeann1979

weight fluctuates like that, you retain water...eating salty foods will do it too.