Gained weight

I'm a bit frustrated because I gained weight this week. I don't think that I'm counting my calories. I'm I eating enough or too much?

I'm not sure I understand. It looks like you didn't count calories on Saturday or Sunday, so you probably ate too much on those days. Right?

maybe it is muscle? If your clothes still fit nicely and are not snug, don't worry about it.

I gained back 4lbs. It's hard for me to count calories on the weekend but I don't feel like I ate that much.

Looked through your diary.

Are you using a HRM to get the calories burned you entered or are you using MFP values? MFP tends to over estimate, you are eating all the calories back + more. This could result is less of a deficit then you think.

Track everything! You didn't log at all on several days and some days seem only half logged. You can't half-*kitten* something and still expect great results.

Katelouiseoz,

Okay, I am losing steady about 2 pounds a week and have been for months. I learned several valuable lessens re weight loss. I will share them and hope they help you. But, I am not an expert and don't blame me if it doesn't help. <g>
1. If you are 40+, it is important NEVER to eat more than 500 calories at any sitting. Your metabolism will burn faster (like someone in 20s) if you follow this. There was a study I read.
2. When you get up in the morning, eat something, ANYTHING, as soon as you are awake. A cracker, a peanut, ANYTHING. This will turn ON your metabolism for the day. The sooner you eat, the sooner it starts.
3. Eat every 2 to 3 hours all day (have healthy snacks with you like pumpkin seeds or vegetable chips). Breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner. This keeps your metabolism turned on and running all day.
4. Do NOT eat after 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the latest.
5. You MUST drink enough water for all of your bodily functions PLUS enough to process the fat you burn off. If you diet or work out enough to lose fat, but you don't have enough water in your system that day to process and flush out the burned fat, your body has NO CHOICE but to reabsorb it. You will have wasted all that dieting effort. NO, 8 glasses is NOT enough. A rough measurement (per the doc that put on the seminar where I learned this), is to take your weight and imagine the number of pounds is ounces (no, don't convert it, just pretend). You need to drink half your weight ... so, if you weigh 200 pounds (you'll have to do the kg to lbs conversion as I don't know that), you want to drink 100 ounces (half the number of pounds you have) in water daily. If you want a more precise measurement, you can go to the about.com site and use their official water calculator which goes through all the variables. Whenever I don't drink enough water, my weight loss stalls. Here's the site: http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm
Okay, I have a few other tips, but try those & see how it goes!
Dawn

Katelouiseoz,

Okay, I am losing steady about 2 pounds a week and have been for months. I learned several valuable lessens re weight loss. I will share them and hope they help you. But, I am not an expert and don't blame me if it doesn't help. <g>
1. If you are 40+, it is important NEVER to eat more than 500 calories at any sitting. Your metabolism will burn faster (like someone in 20s) if you follow this. There was a study I read.
2. When you get up in the morning, eat something, ANYTHING, as soon as you are awake. A cracker, a peanut, ANYTHING. This will turn ON your metabolism for the day. The sooner you eat, the sooner it starts.
3. Eat every 2 to 3 hours all day (have healthy snacks with you like pumpkin seeds or vegetable chips). Breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner. This keeps your metabolism turned on and running all day.
4. Do NOT eat after 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the latest.
5. You MUST drink enough water for all of your bodily functions PLUS enough to process the fat you burn off. If you diet or work out enough to lose fat, but you don't have enough water in your system that day to process and flush out the burned fat, your body has NO CHOICE but to reabsorb it. You will have wasted all that dieting effort. NO, 8 glasses is NOT enough. A rough measurement (per the doc that put on the seminar where I learned this), is to take your weight and imagine the number of pounds is ounces (no, don't convert it, just pretend). You need to drink half your weight ... so, if you weigh 200 pounds (you'll have to do the kg to lbs conversion as I don't know that), you want to drink 100 ounces (half the number of pounds you have) in water daily. If you want a more precise measurement, you can go to the about.com site and use their official water calculator which goes through all the variables. Whenever I don't drink enough water, my weight loss stalls. Here's the site: http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm
Okay, I have a few other tips, but try those & see how it goes!
Dawn

I realize that your intent was to be helpful, but so much is this is just pure myth.

1. Not true
2. Also not true
3. Has been disproven over and over
4. It is irrelevant when calories are consumed. It's total cals, not time frame.
5. Water is good. You can tell if you're consuming enough by the color of your urine. If it's clear to pale yellow, you're good. If it's darker, then you should up your intake. Some supplements and meds can affect this though, so for sure try to consume the standard 64 oz

Like all topics, there are ton of myths out there. Part of being here and doing research was to try and read what was true, as opposed to what people just repeat because they've 'heard' it or seen it posted.

Good luck

I realize that your intent was to be helpful, but so much is this is just pure myth.

1. Not true
2. Also not true
3. Has been disproven over and over
4. It is irrelevant when calories are consumed. It's total cals, not time frame.
5. Water is good. You can tell if you're consuming enough by the color of your urine. If it's clear to pale yellow, you're good. If it's darker, then you should up your intake. Some supplements and meds can affect this though, so for sure try to consume the standard 64 oz

Like all topics, there are ton of myths out there. Part of being here and doing research was to try and read what was true, as opposed to what people just repeat because they've 'heard' it or seen it posted.

Good luck

Actually, I *have* done my research and these were all learned from various scientific studies and input from doctors. And, I have STEADILY lost 2 pounds per week EVERY week following them. My friends who were stalled and tried this also lost weight. You can look for and find the studies. You can even find much of this information repeated on Dr. Oz.

Dr. oz

lawl

I didnt gain but i didnt lose as much as i usually do because i was excersising and not eating ENOUGH calories!

Katelouiseoz,

Okay, I am losing steady about 2 pounds a week and have been for months. I learned several valuable lessens re weight loss. I will share them and hope they help you. But, I am not an expert and don't blame me if it doesn't help. <g>
1. If you are 40+, it is important NEVER to eat more than 500 calories at any sitting. Your metabolism will burn faster (like someone in 20s) if you follow this. There was a study I read.
2. When you get up in the morning, eat something, ANYTHING, as soon as you are awake. A cracker, a peanut, ANYTHING. This will turn ON your metabolism for the day. The sooner you eat, the sooner it starts.
3. Eat every 2 to 3 hours all day (have healthy snacks with you like pumpkin seeds or vegetable chips). Breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner. This keeps your metabolism turned on and running all day.
4. Do NOT eat after 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the latest.
5. You MUST drink enough water for all of your bodily functions PLUS enough to process the fat you burn off. If you diet or work out enough to lose fat, but you don't have enough water in your system that day to process and flush out the burned fat, your body has NO CHOICE but to reabsorb it. You will have wasted all that dieting effort. NO, 8 glasses is NOT enough. A rough measurement (per the doc that put on the seminar where I learned this), is to take your weight and imagine the number of pounds is ounces (no, don't convert it, just pretend). You need to drink half your weight ... so, if you weigh 200 pounds (you'll have to do the kg to lbs conversion as I don't know that), you want to drink 100 ounces (half the number of pounds you have) in water daily. If you want a more precise measurement, you can go to the about.com site and use their official water calculator which goes through all the variables. Whenever I don't drink enough water, my weight loss stalls. Here's the site: http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm
Okay, I have a few other tips, but try those & see how it goes!
Dawn

Man, I must be the size of a small whale by now, 'cause I break pretty much every one of these. There really is no scientific basis for these claims.

1. I eat 500+ calorie meals. Sometimes, I eat 1000+ calorie meals. I'm 41, and weigh 110 lbs. or thereabouts.
2. I follow IF. Which means that I eat no breakfast fairly routinely. I break my fast when I feel hungry, sometimes as late as 2:00PM. Your metabolism does not stop when you sleep.
3. I eat when I'm hungry. Sometimes, that means I eat a couple of times a day, sometimes, it means I snack all day long.
4. I routinely eat late at night. Like at midnight. Meal timing and frequency have no relevance to weight loss.
5. Umm...NO! If you are eating at a caloric deficit, your body will convert stored fats/muscle to energy. It is important to stay hydrated, but there is no need to overdoo it.

P.S. you're not the Doberdawn associated with the toenail dremeling info, are you?