Why am I gaining weight?

xbittersweet
xbittersweet Posts: 14
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I was doing really well and dropped 25 pounds. Then I upped my calories to 1400 because I was exercising more and I've gained 8 pounds! Aren't you supposed to add on when you exercise more? I''m dropping back down to 1200 but any other advice would be great

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  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    They are going to tell you to open up your diary so they can see what you are eating. I can't eat back my exercise calories. I always gain when I do. Some people can do it with great results, but I am not one of those people.
  • xbittersweet
    xbittersweet Posts: 14
    I opened it. I'm hoping I just am one of those people that functions on lower calories. The second I bumped them up I started gaining
  • Brunner26_2
    Brunner26_2 Posts: 1,152
    You did not gain 8 lbs of fat. It's most likely water weight, plus the weight of the extra food inside you (you technically weight more after you eat a meal than before, right?). Stick with the 1400 calories for a couple weeks and see what happens. And actually eat the 1400 calories, you go way under a lot of days, assuming you're logging everything.
  • xbittersweet
    xbittersweet Posts: 14
    I logged everything except yesterday's dinner
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    You can't base your 'gain' on one day. You need to give your body a couple of weeks (MIN). If you have been eating 1200 for a while your body is used to not eating so now when you actually feed it it will hold on to it for a while.

    Also you look pretty slender already, the closer to your goal you are the more careful you need to be about exactly what you are eating and the more accurate your numbers need to be. Have you calculated your TDEE with your new routine? You need to be doing a 10/15% cut from that (possibly less depending how much you need to lose) and not just randomly adding calories..
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    When did you increase? Did you pick 1400 arbitrarily, or did you get that from MFP or another calculator?

    If you are suddenly eating more food, you are likely to gain a few pounds initially because of the added weight of food in your system, and also carbs retain water, so more carbs = more water retention. If you keep gaining, then that's a problem.

    Looks like yesterday's dinner is logged to me - or do you mean you had more that you didn't log? How sure are you that you didn't go over your goal if you didn't log? Not that you've gained 8lbs of fat overnight, but are you in the habit of not logging everything? If so, it's possible that you're underestimating your consumption.
  • 126siany
    126siany Posts: 1,386 Member
    When do you make this change to 1400? Doing the math, it would take 140 days of 200 extra calories per day to gain 8 lbs.
  • xbittersweet
    xbittersweet Posts: 14
    I logged dinner after he posted so you guys could see. I upped to 1400 a little over 2 weeks ago. I picked 1400 to slowly add calories and my BMI was tested 2 weeks ago its 29%. I have no idea what a TDEE is. I'm new to the dieting thing only been doing it for 2 months
  • xbittersweet
    xbittersweet Posts: 14
    Bump
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    Probably your body adjusting (aka holding on to more water) to the upped calories. Stick it out at 1400 for a few more weeks and you'll see it come back down.
  • xbittersweet
    xbittersweet Posts: 14
    Thanks, I hope so

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