Weight Gain!!!! Under cals and Gym...

littlehannahh
littlehannahh Posts: 9
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi Guys,

I realise it has only REALLY been since Sunday I started eating well and going to the Gym.
However... I weighed in this morning and despite going to the gym every day since sunday and eating well, I have actually put ON 2lb.

I know I shouldn't weigh mid-week, but my weigh in is on Saturday- I wanted to see if I was on the right track.

I wasn't really expecting weight LOSS, maybe a slight nudge. I was expecting to really stay the same- but I've actually put on 2lb in the past 5 days despite this.

Why has this happened? I should surely be staying the same or losing if I am using more calories than I am intaking?

I'm a little disheartened and confused...!
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  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    It took three months of logging my food and exercise before I saw any movement on the scale. Granted, I'm older than you but you have to give it longer than 4 days before you decide what you're doing isn't working. Stick with it!
  • dupaboo
    dupaboo Posts: 174 Member
    If you're just starting out, I'd give it at least two weeks. I know it's tough to stay away from the scale in the beginning, but you have to give your body time to realize that this isn't just a phase, that it's a permanent change. Keep at it and take note of how your clothes are fitting and how you're feeling. The scale will move if you are consistent....just be patient.
  • jadethief
    jadethief Posts: 266 Member
    Don't stress. It's water weight.
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Be patient.

    Everyone's weight fluctuates by a few lbs.

    Eat a little less, move a little more but expect it to take time.
  • BossBich
    BossBich Posts: 65 Member
    Awwwwww don't be discouraged it's probably just water retention.....
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    you have been to the gym 5 days in a row.... you should weigh after your rest day
  • megginanderson
    megginanderson Posts: 276 Member
    have you calculated properly your calories you should be eating?
    I agree you need to give it some time for sure. But you want to do it safely too.
    I have an equation that you can have to calculate what you should be eating for weight loss based on your body makeup/age and the type of activity you are doing.
  • littlehannahh
    littlehannahh Posts: 9
    you have been to the gym 5 days in a row.... you should weigh after your rest day

    Hello thank you for the reply.

    Sorry to sound stupid- why should you weigh after a rest day? Is it something to do with using muscles at the Gym?
  • littlehannahh
    littlehannahh Posts: 9
    have you calculated properly your calories you should be eating?
    I agree you need to give it some time for sure. But you want to do it safely too.
    I have an equation that you can have to calculate what you should be eating for weight loss based on your body makeup/age and the type of activity you are doing.

    Hiya,

    Well I am using MFP's calculator and burning off what I eat exercise wise- but not to an extreme degree.
    I do think maybe I need to wait- I just thought I'd at least stay the same if I'm eating well and exercising but I didn't even think of water weight!.
    hannah x
  • shutupandlift13
    shutupandlift13 Posts: 727 Member
    LOL, my weight fluctuates daily +/- up to 5lbs.

    If working out is relatively new to your routine then you are experiencing water retention in your muscles. Don't sweat it. Give yourself AT LEAST 4 weeks (really should be more like 6-8 weeks) of consistency with a moderate deficit and working out (preferably lifting with a little cardio) 3-5 times a week and then see what happens.

    Also, take measurements. They can help when the scale is not budging... might be losing inches in addition to lbs in the next 4 weeks. And about that scale... try to not step on it daily until you can handle, even laugh at, its daily changes. Try once a week if you can.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member

    Hiya,

    Well I am using MFP's calculator and burning off what I eat exercise wise- but not to an extreme degree.
    I do think maybe I need to wait- I just thought I'd at least stay the same if I'm eating well and exercising but I didn't even think of water weight!.
    hannah x

    what do you mean by burning off what you eat? you should EAT BACK exercise cals if you are following MFP correctly?
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    you have been to the gym 5 days in a row.... you should weigh after your rest day

    Hello thank you for the reply.

    Sorry to sound stupid- why should you weigh after a rest day? Is it something to do with using muscles at the Gym?

    When you workout your muscle retain water to aid in recovery and to protect them from damage caused by exercise. Once you get use to the workouts or take a break your muscles will shed the unneeded water.
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  • ForABetterMe89
    ForABetterMe89 Posts: 196
    What time of the day did you weigh? Typically people will weigh may if they weigh themselves mid day vs first thing in the morning. What are you doing at the gym? If you're doing any sort of weights it may be that. Now, I'm not saying you put on muscle that fast. Me personally, I tend to weigh more the day after I do any sort of weights on any part of my body, but the following day I'm back down. My muscles just needed.a rest day. Don't give up. Its hard and takes dedication.
  • katedevall
    katedevall Posts: 240 Member
    you have been to the gym 5 days in a row.... you should weigh after your rest day

    Hello thank you for the reply.

    Sorry to sound stupid- why should you weigh after a rest day? Is it something to do with using muscles at the Gym?

    You have water retention from using your muscles and then repairing themselves. After a rest day your water retention should go down= lose lbs (or kg)

    I wasn't "losing" any weight so i added a rest and then the pounds started to come off slowly but surely
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    it takes your body four to six weeks to adjust to a new program and then start seeing results from said program.

    four days is NOTHING..some of us - myself included - have been at this for four years + ...

    It is a marathon not a sprint...

    So buckle down, ditch the scale except for every three weeks, eat less, exercise, and make this change for life...

    Oh and learn compound lifts and incorporate them into your exercise regimen...
  • littlehannahh
    littlehannahh Posts: 9
    Thanks all,

    I suppose I didn't think about water weight. I have been using this site for a while but really thought I'd give the weight loss a proper go this time.

    I know four/five days is hardly anything, I was just hoping a bit too much I suppose!
    Thank you! x
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    you have been to the gym 5 days in a row.... you should weigh after your rest day

    Hello thank you for the reply.

    Sorry to sound stupid- why should you weigh after a rest day? Is it something to do with using muscles at the Gym?

    your muscles retain water when they're sore, so if you have been to the gym a lot, then they will probably be retaining water.
  • shutupandlift13
    shutupandlift13 Posts: 727 Member
    have you calculated properly your calories you should be eating?
    I agree you need to give it some time for sure. But you want to do it safely too.
    I have an equation that you can have to calculate what you should be eating for weight loss based on your body makeup/age and the type of activity you are doing.

    Hiya,

    Well I am using MFP's calculator and burning off what I eat exercise wise- but not to an extreme degree.
    I do think maybe I need to wait- I just thought I'd at least stay the same if I'm eating well and exercising but I didn't even think of water weight!.
    hannah x

    Start here for understanding calories, why your body needs them and why not eating enough can hinder your weight loss and fitness: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/937712-in-place-of-a-road-map-ver-3-0
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    you have been to the gym 5 days in a row.... you should weigh after your rest day

    Hello thank you for the reply.

    Sorry to sound stupid- why should you weigh after a rest day? Is it something to do with using muscles at the Gym?

    No. This is myth. Weigh in once a week, the same time every week. I weigh every Friday, first thing in the morning, before I eat or drink anything.

    why is it a myth?
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    you have been to the gym 5 days in a row.... you should weigh after your rest day

    Hello thank you for the reply.

    Sorry to sound stupid- why should you weigh after a rest day? Is it something to do with using muscles at the Gym?

    No. This is myth. Weigh in once a week, the same time every week. I weigh every Friday, first thing in the morning, before I eat or drink anything.

    water retention in muscles is a myth?????
  • lovemitch125
    lovemitch125 Posts: 257 Member
    Okay seriously, this is the last time I will say this: If your diary is not open, I CANNOT HELP YOU!!!!
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  • Skrib69
    Skrib69 Posts: 687 Member
    Be patient.

    Everyone's weight fluctuates by a few lbs.

    Eat a little less, move a little more but expect it to take time.

    This is why you shouldn't weigh too much. I can go up and down by several lbs depending on the time of day in relation to how long it is since you consumed something (food or drinks) or go to the toilet, or lost water through sweating, or time of the month, or a whole host of other things.I stick to a once a week weighing, every Saturday morning before breakfast at about 8am. At least that way you have a chance of getting similar conditions. TThroughout the week I concentrate more on my weekly cumulation of calories rather than daily - if you go over by a little you can then plan in when you will be under to compensate for them.

    Lastly, as people have said, eat less and move more, which you are doing!!
  • 257_Lag
    257_Lag Posts: 1,249 Member
    Be patient. I gained 2 pounds my first week on here and every time I start a new exercise routine I typically go up 2 pounds before losing again.

    I choose to weigh every day first thing. You can learn a lot this way but only if you can mentally handle the "up" days. Eventually you will see a pattern like up after a high sodium day etc. But that's just me. Lots of people weigh once a week or even once a month.
  • cjlorigan
    cjlorigan Posts: 209 Member
    Read this:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/595473-why-the-scale-goes-up-with-a-new-workout-program-must-read

    Best thing I read here. I can fluctuate up to 5# in a single day depending on if I weigh myself directly after eating or not.
  • NakedLunchTime
    NakedLunchTime Posts: 559
    If you're just starting out, I'd give it at least two weeks. I know it's tough to stay away from the scale in the beginning, but you have to give your body time to realize that this isn't just a phase, that it's a permanent change. Keep at it and take note of how your clothes are fitting and how you're feeling. The scale will move if you are consistent....just be patient.

    I enjoy this answer :tongue: I agree. Time, consistency and patience. You JUST started. It will happen for you. Good luck.
  • littlehannahh
    littlehannahh Posts: 9
    Okay seriously, this is the last time I will say this: If your diary is not open, I CANNOT HELP YOU!!!!

    Hiya! Sorry I had no idea I'd set it to Friends only. It's public now. Many thanks

    H x
  • littlehannahh
    littlehannahh Posts: 9
    If you're just starting out, I'd give it at least two weeks. I know it's tough to stay away from the scale in the beginning, but you have to give your body time to realize that this isn't just a phase, that it's a permanent change. Keep at it and take note of how your clothes are fitting and how you're feeling. The scale will move if you are consistent....just be patient.

    I enjoy this answer :tongue: I agree. Time, consistency and patience. You JUST started. It will happen for you. Good luck.

    Thank you ^^
  • NakedLunchTime
    NakedLunchTime Posts: 559
    Okay seriously, this is the last time I will say this: If your diary is not open, I CANNOT HELP YOU!!!!

    Based on what the OP posted (time frame of how long she has been doing this for). There is really no need for her diary to be open for people to give her some good feedback/tips.

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