weight GAIN?!

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  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    So since you unlocked the ONE day of logging in your diary, I have a theory. You're not tracking sodium, you eat very sodium-rich foods, AND you seem to drink a bit of pop. Believe it or not, that all could cause bloating & water retention. If you weigh AFTER getting out of the shower, that is even more water in you and on you.

    Try weighing pre-shower and WATCHING YOUR SODIUM.

    Yesterday was my first day on MFP. I will add the sodium to what I am tracking. I know I drink a ton of pop and am making a change in that today. After I drink the first 32 oz of water I will allow myself 1 12oz can of pop. I can't quit cold turkey but I can def lower it. Thanks.

    So, yesterday was your first day? Were you tracking your foods some other way before? How do you know that you weren't really eating enough to actually gain weight?

    Yesterdays diary was pretty typical. I was roughly counting WW points but not logging food like I used to.

    Okay, but without actually logging it, you have no idea of how much you are consuming. Most people (myself included) are way off when they try to mentally count. It just doesn't work that well. My point is, that you could have actually been overeating without realizing it. I'm sure the 8lbs overnight was mostly attributed to sodium and bloating, but some of what you've put on since July could have been actual gain, since you weren't tracking your food.

    Watch your sodium, track your food here every day, and aim to eat at a 20% reduction of your TDEE for moderate weight loss (which will help you be long term successful, IMO). Make small changes and don't think you have to overhaul your diet in one day. Set yourself up for a lifestyle change that you can stick with forever.

    And read this link:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
  • tlynnweb
    tlynnweb Posts: 201 Member
    Mcdonald's - Mcdouble Cheeseburger, 5.3 oz. (1 sandwich)
    Great Value - Chunky Sirloin Burger Soup*
    Coca Cola - Coke 20 Fl oz. Bottle, 1 bottle
    Coca Cola - 12oz Can Coke, 1/2 can (355 ml)
    Mcdonalds - Ice Cream Cone, 1 cone
    AND
    "Look at my diary, I didn't eat horrible yesterday" - really sorry but this isnt well at all :( Too high in sodium, sugar and so on!


    This!
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    You might do well to pretend that McDonald's doesn't exist.
  • JillyCornwall
    JillyCornwall Posts: 376 Member
    Mcdonald's - Mcdouble Cheeseburger, 5.3 oz. (1 sandwich)
    Great Value - Chunky Sirloin Burger Soup*
    Coca Cola - Coke 20 Fl oz. Bottle, 1 bottle
    Coca Cola - 12oz Can Coke, 1/2 can (355 ml)
    Mcdonalds - Ice Cream Cone, 1 cone
    AND
    "Look at my diary, I didn't eat horrible yesterday" - really sorry but this isnt well at all :( Too high in sodium, sugar and so on!

    Touche. I didnt' eat too badly as far as how much I ate but I did drink horribly. I also was clueless as to how much sodium I was really consuming. My fiber was spot on though. Sodium aside my worst all day was the pop and the burger. I am going to watch it more closely. Very eyeopening what people are pointing out and what I am seeing. Thanks! You all are helping. I need the reality checks.

    Get into the habit of logging absolutely EVERYTHING you eat or drink..EVERY day into your diary & you will soon be making good choices. Most people also plan the following days food into their diary in advance to keep ourselves on the straight & narrow. The idea is to learn good habits which can only lead to a healthier lifestyle & weight loss. Good Luck, enjoy the journey!
  • openairhealth
    openairhealth Posts: 10
    I concur that your scale is probably just messing with you. How can you blame it? Scales spend their whole lives getting stepped on. It's no surprise they snap once in a while.

    ha! :D so, water retention due to not drinking enough, muscle gain, bloating due to period, crap scale, etc. - it could just be a combination of these things or something else completely. keep faith.
  • raetonycass
    raetonycass Posts: 58 Member
    You might do well to pretend that McDonald's doesn't exist.

    LOL no doubt! However, I know you can eat that food adn still lose weight. When I lost 50+ in 2005/6 I worked there. I ate there at least breakfast every day and lunch at least 4 times. It was the choices I made. Scrambled egg and 1 mcgriddle cake for breakfast. Bacon Ranch salad, no chicken, with balsamic vinegrette dressing. Sometimes a fruit and yogurt parfait. However, I am not making those same choices so staying away is a good idea.
  • HurricaneElaine
    HurricaneElaine Posts: 984 Member
    Do you keep your scale in the bathroom? A damp environment is not good for it.
  • BruceJax
    BruceJax Posts: 2 Member
    Everyone's weight fluctuates daily. That's normal. That is also why most trainers and programs recommend weighing weekly. If you can find the discipline to control your caloric intake, you can use that same discipline to stay off the scale until your weekly weigh-in. Now the degree of fluctuation you describe makes me suspect your scale isn't working correctly, so you may need to do both: replace the scale and pick one day each week to weigh yourself.
    Also remember that salt helps you retain water (not good) and throws off your measurements. If you worked at McDonalds, you already know that EVERYTHING there hss salt added. Best of luck to you!
  • pattyg1821
    pattyg1821 Posts: 81
    yea generally body can have about 2000-2500 of salt. Anything over that is something to be cautious about. Also if its that TOM you can be gaining? Also are drink more water and exercise more. I have been having problems too with retaining and ive read up if you drink more water and exercise it will circutate and keep everything moving in your body instead of staying in feet or hands.

    Trust me I cut sodas completely out and this is day 25 consecutive without them. Day 22 without any kinda of tea. It gets easier.
    I was use to drinking 1-2 of 32 to 44 oz sweet teas a day.

    How many calories are you eating typically aday. How much exercise can you commit to a week. Try increasing your exercise. But make sure you exercise/burn more calories then you eat or you will gain.
  • tenaheff
    tenaheff Posts: 88
    I also weigh myself every day. I know everyone says not to, but I will continue to do so. If I see an uptick one day, I don't let it worry me. I also don't enter into my weight tracking (it is a mental thing for me). However, if the uptick lasts several days it gets entered and I know I am not doing what I need to do.

    Your 8 pound uptick definitely sounds like an issue with either not weighing yourself at the same time or with your scale. I recommend weighing yourself each morning after going the bathroom and before getting in the shower. Definitely before eating anything also.

    If you have a high sodium intake day, you can expect the scale to register higher the next day. Lots of water will help flush the fluids out.

    Tena
  • raetonycass
    raetonycass Posts: 58 Member
    thanks for all the advice! I actually feel really good today except for my back so I am going to go to the gym and see if I can get a mile walking in. I just logged my lunch and holy soldium! Todays lunch was one I used to eat probably 5 days a week on WW. Guess I won't be doing that anymore! I am going to eat "normal" for a week to get a baseline and go from there. I also am going to double check myself with the scale at the gym. I usually weigh myself on that weekly but it does always show higher than when I weigh myself at home by about 5 or 6 lbs.
  • Robin_Bin
    Robin_Bin Posts: 1,046 Member
    You might do well to pretend that McDonald's doesn't exist.

    LOL no doubt! However, I know you can eat that food adn still lose weight. When I lost 50+ in 2005/6 I worked there. I ate there at least breakfast every day and lunch at least 4 times. It was the choices I made. Scrambled egg and 1 mcgriddle cake for breakfast. Bacon Ranch salad, no chicken, with balsamic vinegrette dressing. Sometimes a fruit and yogurt parfait. However, I am not making those same choices so staying away is a good idea.

    You can lose weight eating Twinkies. (Google it, if you like.) But it's not a healthy way to live. If you're here just for weight loss and don't mind eating very little, McDonald's is fine. If you want to be healthy, eating foods that were prepared in healthy ways is important.
  • fitpilatesqueen
    fitpilatesqueen Posts: 337
    Try changing the battery of your scale.
  • Robin_Bin
    Robin_Bin Posts: 1,046 Member
    Also, I know next to nothing about fibrmyalgia, but a quick Internet search found that although some reputable medical sites say there hasn't been much/enough research yet, many patients report finding a relationship between what they eat and their symptoms. Here are a few:
    http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/guide/fibromyalgia-the-diet-connection
    http://www.prevention.com/node/27278
    http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=8287
    Note what they say about soda and caffeine. And if you want to start trying to drink more water, I've collected a bunch of suggestions for doing that at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/water-265761
    Good luck!
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    Ahhh! We understand your dilemma and something similar happened too me last week. My husband had bought me a weight watchers scale last week. I stepped on and it said 165. About a week after I stepped on and it said 160. I had lost 5 pounds! I wanted to jump for joy I tell you....the next morning I had a doctors appointment and was excited for them to take my weight because I had dropped a few pounds.....So I stepped on the scale and it said 165, what it had said before. I was so freaking pissy all day and kinda still bothered by it. I'm not too sure what the hell is going on but I know I'm dropping something because the scale's number is continuing to drop.....
  • raetonycass
    raetonycass Posts: 58 Member
    Also, I know next to nothing about fibrmyalgia, but a quick Internet search found that although some reputable medical sites say there hasn't been much/enough research yet, many patients report finding a relationship between what they eat and their symptoms. Here are a few:
    http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/guide/fibromyalgia-the-diet-connection
    http://www.prevention.com/node/27278
    http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=8287
    Note what they say about soda and caffeine. And if you want to start trying to drink more water, I've collected a bunch of suggestions for doing that at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/water-265761
    Good luck!
    Thanks. I have researched the condition a lot since I was Dxed almost 2 yrs ago but I hadn't run across those particular ones. Interesting. I had read some things on diet and try to stay away from certain foods and take certain supplements already. Thanks for hte links.

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