What did I do wrong?

luvtcuk

I am so disappointed today. I exercise and eat within my calories limit for 12 days. The scale doesn't move, the same number every morning. Fine. My body need time, right? But yesterday, I ate too much and not exercise. (around 2200 calories). And this morning I gain 1 pound. What the heck? What did I do wrong?

Any tips and advice will be appreciated.

brit_ks_89

do you exercise ?
do you life weights ?
are you eating your exercise calories back ?
too much junk food?
drinking enough water ?
eating enough protein ?
and why do you weigh yourself everyday ?

maegmez

Your gain is probably from the food the day before and shouldn't stay. If it was high in sodium, you will retain water and if it was just heavy food, it will take a bit more to move through your body. You don't have your diary visible so can't see what types of food you are eating.

What do you do for exercise and how many calories do you have each day?

Keep moving forward and don't let the scale hold you back, it is a learning curve and the weight will come off.

89nunu

What you did wrong:

You weigh yourself to often and care to much about what the scale says!

I know it's against any law of 'dieting' as you try to loose Wight here right? But as maegmez has said, your weight will always fluctuate from one day to another, it could be 20 different things that is causing this.

Get yourself a measuring tape and measure every 1-2 weeks, it's a lot better for seeing progress and keeping your sanity.

Try to only weigh in every two weeks, and if you can't stay away (I'm like that sometimes) don't read to much into these changes!! Keep up the good work and you will see progress!!!

krhn

Compare weekly weigh ins as opposed to daily, it just fluctuates too often.

If what your telling me is true, then it could either be what people have said or that your BMR and your current caloric intake is very close together, therefore just minutely eating something more, can affect your weight.

LaSuiza

Aaaw i know that feeling... But dont worry, the weight will drop.
Make sure you are drinking enough and have rest days! I usually only weight myself after the resting day, thats when I weight less.

abrahamsitososa

I am so disappointed today. I exercise and eat within my calories limit for 12 days. The scale doesn't move, the same number every morning. Fine. My body need time, right? But yesterday, I ate too much and not exercise. (around 2200 calories). And this morning I gain 1 pound. What the heck? What did I do wrong?

Any tips and advice will be appreciated.

You gained a pound because you have food still going through your small intestine and whole digestive system. When you poop it and pee it you'll be 1 pound down. Just try not to get constipated.

Capt_Apollo

the day after a high calorie day, i might way less, but depending on what i ate, i might weigh more. foods with high sodium, such as certain take out food, can cause us to retain water.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

The first rule of cheat days is not to weigh in after a cheat day.

If the scale is going to upset you then weigh less often. If you are going to weigh every day then realize that things like sodium, time of month, intense exercise, food in your digestive tract, and a host of others will cause fluctuations. The scale is good for reading trends and that's about it.

abrahamsitososa

The first rule of cheat days is not to weigh in after a cheat day.

If the scale is going to upset you then weigh less often. If you are going to weigh every day then realize that things like sodium, time of month, intense exercise, food in your digestive tract, and a host of others will cause fluctuations. The scale is good for reading trends and that's about it.

I agree with Angel on this. Fat weight is not gained from one day to the next. And it's not lost from one day to the next either. If you continue to eat right and not worry about your cheat day yesterday just continue to eat right and try to hit the gym or exercise 5 times a week i'm pretty sure you'll be losing no less than 1 pound of real fat weight per month. It took a long time to gain it so it takes time to lose it.

89nunu

The first rule of cheat days is not to weigh in after a cheat day.

Loving this!! :drinker:

XXXMinnieXXX

Most likely to much carbs and or salt. Both cause gains on the scales!

_SABOTEUR_

Have a big poo and you'll feel better and weigh less.

brit_ks_89

Most likely to much carbs and or salt. Both cause gains on the scales!

not necessarily on the carb part .

abrahamsitososa

Have a big poo and you'll feel better and weigh less.

LOL we're on the same page.

Ashley5201

I found out after months of serious dieting and exercising that I had medical issues that kept me from losing weight. I'm not saying that's the case here at all but just look at it this way: instead of being concerned about the weight not coming off when you diet, ask yourself what does it hurt to eat healthy and exercise? What would happen if you stopped? It's a lifestyle change. Look back over the week and see how well you've done at logging healthy, wonderful foods and exercising and let that be your triumph. The weight will come off. 12 days is a very short period of time! I will say my weight has changed very little over the past months, but I keep at it, and the look of my body has changed dramatically. Best of luck to you!

jtiasgaard

To add to what has already been said, your weight ideally will be done the following way:

On a specific day every week, just after you have woken up, peed, and defecated, and before you have consumed any calories. That is as close to an accurate measure you will have for comparison.

I can stand on a scale and hit 180 or go down to 175 depending on what time it is and what I have done that day. In any scientific experiment you need to control the variables. For weight, the most important is post void/post defecation/ with nothing consumed for the day.

krhn

Have a big poo and you'll feel better and weigh less.

Yeah and chew on some gum while your at it, it help motivate the crap out of your body through laxatives :happy:

SarahDevorah

Re: what is going wrong, I Haven't a clue but here are my thoughts:

check your daily calorie goal - when ever I'm ever near 2200 calories I gain weight... of course depends on age, activity, carbs, time of day, clothes or no clothes... I'm a woman and gain weight looking at food.

ALWAYS weigh first thing in the a.m w/o clothes... I want every factor in my favor before weighing (I can count on 2 pounds heavier at night)

Myself, I binge on the weekends so I always know I'll weigh more on Sunday a.m and will have to cut back Sunday and during the week... the idea is if I consume more calories Fri. and Sat, I cut back, Sun - Thurs.

Figure out what number of calories you can consume in a week AND lose weight then do that every week and keep track of your progress. Sometimes you plateaux... for the month of Sept., I didn't lose an ounce. Sometimes eating a few big meals will trick your body so it stops thinking you are starving it... and the weight will come off ... mix it up ...vary your eating patterns and you'll probably lose

For me, I'm close to 60 years old, not very active but in fairly good shape. my goal is 1200 calories a day, Though for the past ten months, I have probably averaged 1350/ 1400 calories / day and not my goal calories of 1200/day. I burn only about 250 calories a week exercising but it is consistent. I'm pretty inactive but i walk fast and move quickly and work full time and I'm a single mom. I have a desk job or drive around... a lot of sitting.

I've lost 21 1/2 pounds since 6-24-12 or about 2 pounds per month. If I were to guess, maybe you are eating too many calories and not having enough small meals. Another killer is carbs... high carbs = weight gain. Its counterintuitive but more fats (healthy fat like salmon & olive oil) and more protein... lean w/o the skin and fat, means weight loss. (I don't eat bread, butter or margarine during the week (anything I want Fri & Sat as long as I log it ALL in afterwards).

During the week for lunch, I take 4 or 5 things: fruits, cheese wedges, hard boiled eggs, meat, fish, even oatmeal... single items or single portions and instead of a big lunch, I eat one item every 2 hours to keep my metabolism up throughout the day.

Another trick that helps me lose weight is instant oatmeal (1cup 150 cal) every morning... lots of fiber & protein & it fills me up... I sweeten it with sugar or Splenda (i know...sugar is bad but I count that in my daily totals)

Oh, one other thing... I'm a fanatic about entering every single item of food or drink that enters my body ( no cheating) ... every day and I enter my weight ... so every couple of months I can analyze whats working and whats not working. I have decided that in order to stop the upward trend in weight, I will probably be using fitness pal or something similar for the rest of my life to stay on track. No more yo-yo dieting for me. I have about 7 more pounds to reach my goal weight which will take me a little over a year.

For what its worth, these are some observations, suggestions and examples of my experience. hope this helps

luvtcuk

Thanks everyone for your motivation. I know 12 days is not a long time. I do exercise and burn about 500-700 calories, 4-5 times a week.
I have been losing weight and gain back in the past. So I do know how to to it. Usually, I would diet and 2 pounds off for the first week. I know that maybe water weight but still motivating. But this time around, it hard to get the weight off. I began in August 2012 and keep slipping back to old habit and just can't get the weight off.

However, Thanks for the support and motivation.
Good luck to you all.

maegmez

Just want to add to what the previous poster said about oatmeal.

1 cup of cooked oatmeal is about 300 calories. I measure out 60 grams of dry oats which expands with cooking and that is about 1/2 cup dry, calories are about 180.

Francl27

As nobody's said it yet... maybe you're not eating enough.