Why you gain weight if you eat more than your cut

MinMin97

bump:)

LauraElectric

Such an interesting and really useful post, thanks

bhsishtla

Good one .Thanks.

Confuzzled4ever

I'm putting this in my blog so I can read it often and not have to search Hope you don't mind.

yusineddy

Bump to keep at the top of my list. Love this thread!

Wingg

So am I right to say that when I am increasing my calories intake slowly to mantenance level, the weight that I will gain will eventually be lost?

michellekicks

So am I right to say that when I am increasing my calories intake slowly to mantenance level, the weight that I will gain will eventually be lost?

If you increase slowly enough you may not see an increase at all because you will still be losing some fat along with normalizing glycogen stores and water. If you do see a sudden increase it's because you went straight to maintenance calories, in which case, you won't see that loss again - it is just restoration of normal glycogen levels without additional fat burn.

spookyjo

Great info thank you

Wingg

So am I right to say that when I am increasing my calories intake slowly to mantenance level, the weight that I will gain will eventually be lost?

If you increase slowly enough you may not see an increase at all because you will still be losing some fat along with normalizing glycogen stores and water. If you do see a sudden increase it's because you went straight to maintenance calories, in which case, you won't see that loss again - it is just restoration of normal glycogen levels without additional fat burn.

I am increasing slowly but I gained... I am eating 1200cals for a week now and trying to slowly up my cals. Will I just continue gaining??

Plooty222

great advice!

MireyGal76

I think you rock!

SoDamnHungry

So well-worded. I shall show it to people who look at me weird when I say "glycogen store".

hoyalawya2003

Thank you for this! I thought I was crazy that when I have a bad week eating wise I gain 1-2 lbs, which then almost immediately comes back off. This makes so much sense now.

CallMeCupcakeDammit

Bumping for my FL :flowerforyou:

christianteach

Bump

nicoleisme

Bump! THanks for sharing!

tiggerlgh

Very informative post. Thanks

westendcurls

Thank you i know ive read this a number of times before but it seems i need reminders every now and then lol. As an aspiring personal trainer i best get it cemented in my brain!

dreamsicle23

Good to know.

gossipkween

bump!

NavyKnightAh13

Bump for later

lydiaannepage

BUMP! - Super helpful! Thank you!!! :flowerforyou:

Serah87

Book marking this. Thank you. :drinker:

Shaybug

I keep coming back to this info. Thank you.

lwakeman1

This would explain why I am losing and gaining the same 5lbs every week! By the weekend, I lose around 5 pounds, and then I have a cheat day (usually Saturday) and by Monday (don't see a change on Sunday) I am back up to where I was the previous Monday. Then I spend the rest of the week losing them. So goes the roller coaster ride! Everyone that I could ask, that were in the "know", said it was "probably" water weight gain. But, they weren't sure and were only guessing. But, this explanation reveals what is most likely going on.

Thanks for the explanation.

michellekicks

This would explain why I am losing and gaining the same 5lbs every week! By the weekend, I lose around 5 pounds, and then I have a cheat day (usually Saturday) and by Monday (don't see a change on Sunday) I am back up to where I was the previous Monday. Then I spend the rest of the week losing them. So goes the roller coaster ride! Everyone that I could ask, that were in the "know", said it was "probably" water weight gain. But, they weren't sure and were only guessing. But, this explanation reveals what is most likely going on.

Thanks for the explanation.

Be careful with a cheat day. If you're not tracking it, and your deficit isn't steep enough during the week to cover it, you can actually undo everything you worked for during the week. I recommend doing something a bit more moderate... if you cut 500 calories/day (i.e. your goal is to lose 1 lb/week), if you feel you need a "cheat" day, just bump up your goal on one day of each week by 500 calories. In essence, you'll be in a deficit 5 days out of 6 and you'll lose just under 1 lb/week. If you go all out, instead, and have a cheat day on which you eat 4000-5000 calories (not hard to do if you eat at a restaurant - burger platter, drinks etc.) you can possibly leave yourself with just a 500-1000 calorie deficit for the week - not enough to see any significant weight loss within a matter of weeks.

So go with a calculated "refeed" day to maintenance, or just keep tracking and choose to go over here and there. If you track everything, at least you know where you stand. If you just say, "It's cheat day so I don't log anything," you will have no idea how big your deficit is or isn't or whether you're undoing all the effort you're putting in all week.

ohheyyitsrenee

Thank you! I finally reached my goal weight and i'm at a point to maintain, just didn't know how to go about it without gaining weight. Such a helpful post!

Zenjaeie

Uhh... sorry, but I'm a dumbo. Can you put this in simple terms? I just want to maintain after my weight loss- how can I go about this?

ztaitaifufu

thanks

neil3125

great post