Followed calories and worked out, gained weight

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  • Retiredmom72
    Retiredmom72 Posts: 538 Member
    Looked at your diary and here are a couple of things about logging. If you eat multiples of an item, you can select it under Recent or Most Used Food and change the number of servings. For example bread 1 slice, bread 1 slice= 2 slices of bread. If your bread is homemade, it may actually have more calories. You can use generic if you don't put in the ingredients under Recipes tab.

    Another thing is exact foods. You listed 5 servings of Sushi. Was it 5 rolls (6 pieces each)? What kind? You can put in the type of Sushi and click the drop down box and it will give you choices. Also if you know the calories (from the back of a package) you can click on the blue "nutritional info" above the drop down box and see if the calories match so you will at least be close to the food you ate.

    I love lox but you might want to look at the sodium content. Get your 8 glass of water (water, tea, coffee, non calorie/non carbonated items) in.

    You didn't put on this weight overnight and if you lose it fast, you will probably regain it.. Message me if you have any other questions about logging. Good luck.

    You have just recently joined so I doubt it is muscle gain. Probably just water retention.
  • Lizary125
    Lizary125 Posts: 6
    Seriously don't worry about the scale!!! I'm on day 21 and have only lost 4 lbs but have lost inches!!! Make sure you measure and try not to step on the scale! There are many factors that will make you gain! For me it isn't about losing pounds but inches!! There is a differece between fat loss and weight loss!!!
  • 4mydogs
    4mydogs Posts: 66 Member
    You have to improve your diet, add some fruits and some vegetables and once that's done you can cut back on all that bread you've been eating.

    THIS!!!!!!
  • wnbrice
    wnbrice Posts: 244 Member
    Bread is all homemade, and I counted every calorie that went in. Everything involved in the cooking process was added(other than spices like italian seasoning), so for example the eggs had no cooking oil used. I juice twice a week, so none of it was store bought.

    I think that most of it is just my sodium consumption and the fact that I just started. Thank you all for the helpful advice, I just freaked out cause I was so close to breaking that 250 glass ceiling for myself and then seeing I was up 2.4 pounds really threw me off.
  • chubbygirl253
    chubbygirl253 Posts: 1,309 Member
    How many calories are you consuming?
    What is your workout routine? Strength training or cardio or both?
    Have you taken measurements?
  • wnbrice
    wnbrice Posts: 244 Member
    Around 2000-2200 a day

    Looked up my body fat, it is about 28.9%

    My BMR it says is about 2.2k to 2.4k a day before activities

    So I need to be eating at least that much everyday. So basically I have been under-eating by about 200 to 400 calories everyday, and that is before exercise
  • boatsie77
    boatsie77 Posts: 480 Member
    Is there a reason why you are consuming 1/2 of your daily calories in bread?

    What exactly is "Tyson Chicken Sauce"

    And why haven't you eaten a single vegetable?
  • wnbrice
    wnbrice Posts: 244 Member
    Tyson chicken sauce is home made recipe of chicken, pasta sauce, and mixed veggies, basically if there is anything that is a recipe it has veggies in it, at least 2 servings.

    4 days a week I typically juice which is super concentrated greens, only non veggie in it is apples.So normally I have 32 ounces of green juices 4 days a week.

    Even with all the bread consumed I am staying below MFP carbohydrates for the day by nearly 1/3. It is my main carbohydrate because I have a bread maker, it is cheap, and ever since I started eating the mainly whole wheat bread I don't get hungry, even when my calories are much lower. Also it is one of the few healthy things I can afford for carbohydrates that does not have high fructose or MSG.

    Water I am normally consuming 1/2 a gallon to a gallon a day, just forget to update it.

    I get the feeling that I just might not be consuming enough calories each day.
  • boatsie77
    boatsie77 Posts: 480 Member

    I get the feeling that I just might not be consuming enough calories each day.

    You're probably right, but if you do decide to increase your calories, don't add 3 more slices of bread...load up on some vitamin packed vegetables (not juiced) to add some more vitamins and fiber to your diet--the hunger pangs you were feeling wasyour body telling you "I NEED SOME DECENT VITAMINS, MINERALS AND FIBER!...Give me something to work with here, will ya??". As the old cliche goes...Man does not live on bread alone.
  • wnbrice
    wnbrice Posts: 244 Member
    Yep started a new thread with consolidated information, finishing updating my calories break down. I have not gotten hungry once in the last three weeks since I started juicing on a regular basis, as well as consuming whole wheat bread.
  • carolynmckinney31
    carolynmckinney31 Posts: 11
    How are you measuring your calorie expenditure from exercise? Our caloric burn varies a lot and the numbers are averages. The calories given here are way more than what my Garmin in conjunction with heart rate monitor are telling me I have burned. If I had used the numbers given on the site when I entered my exercise, I could have then easily gone over and thought I was under everyday. I used the lower numbers and will be pleasantly surprised if I lose faster because the site is righ.

    And ditto on the water gain from sodium intake.
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member

    Also you wont "gain muscle" unless you are taking in a surplus of calories, which you won't be since you are trying to eat at a deficit to lose weight.

    Wrong. I was eating 1400 calories and my BMR was 1960 and in December, I put on 1 pound of muscle and lost 13lbs of fat. My doctor weighed me with a scale that shows body composition, so it can happen.

    I seriously doubt this is the case in the OP's situation since she didn't say how long she was working out.
  • living2lose2
    living2lose2 Posts: 12 Member
    Maybe your body thinks it’s starving. If you cut your calories way down your body will hold on to fat. Remember the calories on MFP are a recommendation, everyone’s body is different. I started my weight loss at 1,300 calories and found that I wasn’t losing the weight as fast as I wanted. I started searching for the answer and came across a web site with a calorie counter (http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm). I increased my calories to for 1,300 to 1,900 and the weigh just started falling off. I recommend experimenting with your calorie intake. Go to the site I just mentioned, enter in your info and read the whole page. Good Luck
  • seena511
    seena511 Posts: 685 Member
    How on earth is it possible to build significant muscle mass after just one week of exercising?

    OP: it took time to gain weight thus it takes time to lose. Be patient ...

    newbie gains
    and yes. give i 4-6 weeks and see if it's evened out at all.
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member
    You probably gained muscle. If you don't see the loss on the scale, you'll definitely see it in inches!

    The first part is untrue....you CANNOT gain muscle that quickly. Seriously, it takes dedication and hard work to gain lean muscle without fat, it is not going to happen to someone who zumba's for fitness in a week (thats no slur on zumba, dancing is awesome).

    The second part is good advice, measure, dont always take the scale at face value :)

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