Little"biggest loser" in trouble!

sukaera
sukaera Posts: 53 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I'm a bit nervous.
Here's what's been going on:

The scale says I've gained about .2 lbs since my last weigh-in two weeks ago, without a change in measurements. This week I made the curious decision (w/ the help of my Awesome MFP buddies here) to up my calorie intake from (lightly active) 1350 to 1450, a 10% increase, because my swim practice has me working out 4x a week and sometimes 2x in a single day. Before the increase I was losing a steady .5-1 lb a week.

Clearly I've been more active, really pushing myself every single workout. But I'm wondering what to do. I'm a food scale and measuring cup maniac, so I know I've been truthful and committed about food logging, even if it's not so savory choices (like Starbucks 2x this week! u__u ).


So now, I need your opinion!


Should I be concerned about the .2lb gain (w/ no measurement change!) since 10% calorie intake this week? Should I drop back down? Or ride it out, for just a few more weeks, stay faithful to my current calorie increase, to see if it's just my body getting used to the increase of --Net Energy--?? Am I in over-my-head with this calorie increase? Would really love to hear your thoughts and advice! Thanks so much in advance! :-)

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  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    So I'm a bit nervous.
    Here's what's been going on:

    The scale says I've gained about .2 lbs since my last weigh-in two weeks ago, without a change in measurements. This week I made the curious decision (w/ the help of my Awesome MFP buddies here) to up my calorie intake from (lightly active) 1350 to 1450, a 10% increase, because my swim practice has me working out 4x a week and sometimes 2x in a single day. Before the increase I was losing a steady .5-1 lb a week.

    Clearly I've been more active, really pushing myself every single workout. But I'm wondering what to do. I'm a food scale and measuring cup maniac, so I know I've been truthful and committed about food logging, even if it's not so savory choices (like Starbucks 2x this week! u__u ).


    So now, I need your opinion!


    Should I be concerned about the .2lb gain (w/ no measurement change!) since 10% calorie intake this week? Should I drop back down? Or ride it out, for just a few more weeks, stay faithful to my current calorie increase, to see if it's just my body getting used to the increase of --Net Energy--?? Am I in over-my-head with this calorie increase? Would really love to hear your thoughts and advice! Thanks so much in advance! :-)

    With absolutely no disrespect intended:

    1) .2 lbs. POINT TWO. I could fart that. In fact, Imma do it rigth now. Hnngggggggg!

    The point I am making? This is a non-factor entirely.

    2) A 100 kcal intake is trivial and most people are probably not within 100 calories due to estimation error.

    Now all that being said, the question I would ask is this:
    What was happening at your previous intake and what do you hope to happen with your increased intake?

    EDIT: In other words -- why were you told to increase your intake? Do you think you need to increase it? Are you solving a problem by increasing intake and if so, what problem is that?

    Just trying to get more information, that's all.
  • sukaera
    sukaera Posts: 53 Member
    So I'm a bit nervous.
    Here's what's been going on:

    The scale says I've gained about .2 lbs since my last weigh-in two weeks ago, without a change in measurements. This week I made the curious decision (w/ the help of my Awesome MFP buddies here) to up my calorie intake from (lightly active) 1350 to 1450, a 10% increase, because my swim practice has me working out 4x a week and sometimes 2x in a single day. Before the increase I was losing a steady .5-1 lb a week.

    Clearly I've been more active, really pushing myself every single workout. But I'm wondering what to do. I'm a food scale and measuring cup maniac, so I know I've been truthful and committed about food logging, even if it's not so savory choices (like Starbucks 2x this week! u__u ).


    So now, I need your opinion!


    Should I be concerned about the .2lb gain (w/ no measurement change!) since 10% calorie intake this week? Should I drop back down? Or ride it out, for just a few more weeks, stay faithful to my current calorie increase, to see if it's just my body getting used to the increase of --Net Energy--?? Am I in over-my-head with this calorie increase? Would really love to hear your thoughts and advice! Thanks so much in advance! :-)

    With absolutely no disrespect intended:

    1) .2 lbs. POINT TWO. I could fart that. In fact, Imma do it rigth now. Hnngggggggg!

    The point I am making? This is a non-factor entirely.

    2) A 100 kcal intake is trivial and most people are probably not within 100 calories due to estimation error.

    Now all that being said, the question I would ask is this:
    What was happening at your previous intake and what do you hope to happen with your increased intake?

    EDIT: In other words -- why were you told to increase your intake? Do you think you need to increase it? Are you solving a problem by increasing intake and if so, what problem is that?

    Just trying to get more information, that's all.

    No disrespect taken, in fact:
    The point I'm making is that,


    1) Before the increase of calories AND activity, I was losing .5-1 lb a week, no problem, on 1350 calories.

    2) My hope, or rather the idea was, with the increase of activity, I would have enough nutrition to keep pushing myself in swim practice and the workouts 4x a week (sometimes 2x a day) and KEEP losing .5-1 lb a week!


    I*** decided to increase my calories because I'm on the swim team, and I'm much more than just "lightly active" right now, versus when I started this fat loss journey.

    The problem I wanted to avoid was my progress: I had been reading about plateus, fatigue, and mood swings related to not enough NET ENERGY from another MFP buddy of mine, so I wanted to make sure I was being honest with myself. So, no doctor, or dietician suggested I make a change. I made what I thought was a safe choice and I'm wondering if I was in over my head about the increase about it now because....

    Like I said, it's been 2 weeks since my last weigh-in and I haven't lost, rather, I have GAINED, and more importantly, no change in my measurements.

    I more of, just wanted a little more advice, or stories from other people.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    You're building muscle. Really. There is also so much water noise in all of our weights that it could be that too. Give it a while. You're doing everything right.
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    Honestly, I don't think a week is enough time. Every time I've increased my activity level and calorie intake it's taken at least three weeks to show up in weight loss. I'd say that your body needs more time to adjust, especially if you only have a few more pounds to lose. Best of luck!
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    So I'm a bit nervous.
    Here's what's been going on:

    The scale says I've gained about .2 lbs since my last weigh-in two weeks ago, without a change in measurements. This week I made the curious decision (w/ the help of my Awesome MFP buddies here) to up my calorie intake from (lightly active) 1350 to 1450, a 10% increase, because my swim practice has me working out 4x a week and sometimes 2x in a single day. Before the increase I was losing a steady .5-1 lb a week.

    Clearly I've been more active, really pushing myself every single workout. But I'm wondering what to do. I'm a food scale and measuring cup maniac, so I know I've been truthful and committed about food logging, even if it's not so savory choices (like Starbucks 2x this week! u__u ).


    So now, I need your opinion!


    Should I be concerned about the .2lb gain (w/ no measurement change!) since 10% calorie intake this week? Should I drop back down? Or ride it out, for just a few more weeks, stay faithful to my current calorie increase, to see if it's just my body getting used to the increase of --Net Energy--?? Am I in over-my-head with this calorie increase? Would really love to hear your thoughts and advice! Thanks so much in advance! :-)

    With absolutely no disrespect intended:

    1) .2 lbs. POINT TWO. I could fart that. In fact, Imma do it rigth now. Hnngggggggg!

    The point I am making? This is a non-factor entirely.

    2) A 100 kcal intake is trivial and most people are probably not within 100 calories due to estimation error.

    Now all that being said, the question I would ask is this:
    What was happening at your previous intake and what do you hope to happen with your increased intake?

    EDIT: In other words -- why were you told to increase your intake? Do you think you need to increase it? Are you solving a problem by increasing intake and if so, what problem is that?

    Just trying to get more information, that's all.

    No disrespect taken, in fact:
    The point I'm making is that,


    1) Before the increase of calories AND activity, I was losing .5-1 lb a week, no problem, on 1350 calories.

    2) My hope, or rather the idea was, with the increase of activity, I would have enough nutrition to keep pushing myself in swim practice and the workouts 4x a week (sometimes 2x a day) and KEEP losing .5-1 lb a week!


    I*** decided to increase my calories because I'm on the swim team, and I'm much more than just "lightly active" right now, versus when I started this fat loss journey.

    The problem I wanted to avoid was my progress: I had been reading about plateus, fatigue, and mood swings related to not enough NET ENERGY from another MFP buddy of mine, so I wanted to make sure I was being honest with myself. So, no doctor, or dietician suggested I make a change. I made what I thought was a safe choice and I'm wondering if I was in over my head about the increase about it now because....

    Like I said, it's been 2 weeks since my last weigh-in and I haven't lost, rather, I have GAINED, and more importantly, no change in my measurements.

    I more of, just wanted a little more advice, or stories from other people.

    Thanks. I would wait another two weeks and monitor changes at your increased intake. 100 additional calories isn't terribly significant (it's a start) and you may need to increase more, but you should see what happens over the course of more time, first.
  • dragonflyjen
    dragonflyjen Posts: 64 Member
    Being honest I really don't think you are eating enough with the amount of exercise you are doing. Do you know your BMR (cals burned doing nothing) and TDEE (cals burned with all bodily functions and exercise)?

    You should be eating somewhere between that, so if you haven't worked it out already use this and it should help. :)

    scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
  • sukaera
    sukaera Posts: 53 Member
    Thanks everyone for your advice and two cents! I think I'll stick with the calorie surplus for the rest of September and see where I'm at, scale and measurement wise, in October!

    Really appreciate y'alls responses :-)

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