Gained 2 pounds :( Help

ZozoMonster
ZozoMonster Posts: 270 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I was on 1200 calories for 5 months and got to a plateau after losing 27lbs.
I upped my calories to 1490 and at first lost another 2lbs, but have recently gone pescetarian, and gained 2lbs back.
What am I doing wrong? My exercising hasn't really changed throughout.

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  • mazekah
    mazekah Posts: 52
    Hi ZSudds - first off - CONGRATS on 29 lbs! Your body may be adjusting to a new level of metabolism. My dietician told me to leave my food plan alone when I hit a plateau and let my body adjust. She said that a new level is often preceded by a plateau, then another weight loss surge. Increasing your calorie intake will cause weight gain. She told me to just stay the same, no matter what. HOpe that helps - you clearly have what it takes!
  • ZozoMonster
    ZozoMonster Posts: 270 Member
    Ok, maybe I will put my calories back down to 1200 then! Thanks :)
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Ok, maybe I will put my calories back down to 1200 then! Thanks :)

    You completely misread the previous response. Increasing calories and changing eating habits can cause temporary weight gain (nevermind that your weight can fluctuate up to five pounds in a day due to water retention). It's temporary, so keep what you are doing and give every change 4-6 weeks before declaring it doesn't work.
  • ZozoMonster
    ZozoMonster Posts: 270 Member
    You completely misread the previous response. Increasing calories and changing eating habits can cause temporary weight gain (nevermind that your weight can fluctuate up to five pounds in a day due to water retention). It's temporary, so keep what you are doing and give every change 4-6 weeks before declaring it doesn't work.

    Ohhh ok I see, so I should stay at 1490?
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    It depends. Your calorie intake should be based on activity level and a moderate deficit that fits your goals. It looks like you only have 8lbs left to lose. If that is the case, you should set your goal to lose half a pound a week and eat back at least half of your exercise calories. (If your using MFP, if you're using the TDEE method instead, you might want to consider TDEE-10%.)

    Also, make sure you're logging accurately if you're struggling to lose. Do you measure your food? If so, with a scale or measuring cups.

    This is a really good read for why accurate logging is important:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think

    And a good example of why food scales are so useful:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY
  • ZozoMonster
    ZozoMonster Posts: 270 Member
    I weigh pretty much everything I eat unless it's like "1 banana" =/

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