Unexplainable Weight Gain (H2O, exercising, eating right)

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  • 5n0wbal1
    5n0wbal1 Posts: 429 Member
    If your doing weights then you may be gainning muscle and muscle weighs more then fat.

    1lb of muscle weighs the same as 1lb of fat.

    Then muscle is more dense than fat. That's the idea they were trying to get across.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member

    @AngelAmberL Thanks for the advice and everything! I'll definitely give it a shot but I have a question for you, when I cook rice, do I count it when its cooked or before it's cooked? Or is there a value in MFP for both lol

    Log the dry weight. Since the volume changes when it's cooked it's more reliable to find the dry weight in the database. That goes in general too, for meat, fruits, and veggies add "raw" when you search. So for boneless skinless chicken breast, you'd put "boneless skinless chicken breast raw" into the search field. Look for the one with no asterisk, it's the most accurate.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    If your doing weights then you may be gainning muscle and muscle weighs more then fat.

    1lb of muscle weighs the same as 1lb of fat.

    Then muscle is more dense than fat. That's the idea they were trying to get across.

    Right but she still isn't going to have gained 4 lbs of muscle in a week.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    You're not gaining muscle in a week, but you may be retaining water for muscle repair. The scale went up a couple of pounds when I first started lifting. It should settle down in a couple of weeks if that's the culprit.

    This - it's water weight.
  • Sebani
    Sebani Posts: 24 Member
    But 4 lbs of water weight??? :S Seems a bit.. much lol
  • Babeskeez
    Babeskeez Posts: 606 Member
    Sebani, I was 134 when I weight on Sunday. The Wednesday before I was 129. Today, I am 131.... I know my actual weight is 129. It can have a lot of factors, TOM is a huge one. I am approaching mine....only a couple days a way and that can be a HUGE factor.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    But 4 lbs of water weight??? :S Seems a bit.. much lol

    I can gain up to 10lbs due to water retention the week before my period. So no, I wouldn't say 4lbs of water weight is a bit much
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    But 4 lbs of water weight??? :S Seems a bit.. much lol

    When you start exercising you can store at least 3 - 4lb or glycogen and water in your muscles.

    Also, you mention you were dehydrated before...and now you are not...that is more water weight.
  • Mavrick_RN
    Mavrick_RN Posts: 439 Member
    Anyways someone please figure out what I'm doing wrong

    You are weighing yourself too often
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    People, no one gains pounds of muscle in one week lol
  • jmcreynolds91
    jmcreynolds91 Posts: 777 Member
    Whenever i have a great week and eating right, then go out to eat on the weekends, i am at least 2-3 pounds heavier. Then the next couple of days, i drink tons of water and it ends up being water retention and bloat. Maybe this is the case with you? I would give yourself some time for it to go away. Hope this helps.

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