Can 4 days do this much damage?

It takes an excess of 3500 calories ABOVE your maintenance level to gain 1 pound. Did you exceed your allotment by 14,000 calories?

If not, you may be looking at a lot of water weight.

It's the sodium....I had the same issue. Watch your sodium intake, drink lots of water.

This caught my eye because I'm up 8 lbs. this weekend!!! Like you, I weighed on Friday and then again yesterday just to see it climbing higher...YIKES!! I know it's not legitimate FAT gain so I'm not too worried and definitely will be watching what I eat over the next few days and drinking at least a gallon of water each day until I see it go back down. I'm even considering some Diurex or some such thing...extra coffee (caffeine) maybe since it's a diuretic. Good luck to you! No worries.

I stepped on the scale today after a run, and no food at noon. Weighted 296.8. That night at the very end, after dinner and any late night snacks, I weighed 301.4. I only ate 1300 calories. I have seen my weight fluctuate up 7 then down 11 in a week. Normal stuff.

It takes an excess of 3500 calories ABOVE your maintenance level to gain 1 pound. Did you exceed your allotment by 14,000 calories?

If not, you may be looking at a lot of water weight.

Women lie. Men lie. Numbers dont lie.

I am also up 4 lbs...no worries...drink that water!

I'm also up 7lbs! ugh

So, my normal weigh in day is Saturday and while I expected there to be a gain because of the different eating patterns of Thanksgiving I was surprised to see the scale up 5 pounds. Normally, I would have let that ruin my day but, nope, knowing it isn't true "weight gain" I decided to just accept that it was a relapse during Thanksgiving and things would balance out. Then, this morning, the scale was staring at me and I decided to weigh just to see the fluctuation back down (at least some movement) but, nope, I found another 2 pounds. So, up 7 pounds in one week.

I know it isn't a real 7 but, I could feel it in my clothes today and you can't help but play mind games with my eating and progress

UGH - hate taking steps back when I felt like I was slowly but, certainly making some progress.

There are some days I have gone up 4lbs out of no where (though 1-2 seems more typical). Then a few days later those pounds are gone. In situations like that it has to be mostly water weight (if not all). I've heard this effect can be even worse for women but maybe some of the ladies have more experience with that and can say for sure.

I'm with you!! I was up 3 lbs on Friday from Thanksgiving, then I gained another 2 over the weekend due to eating out. Granted, the most I hit in one day was 3,000 calories, all 5 lbs were still there this morning!!! lol I'm hoping it's mostly water weight and will be gone by the end of the week. VERY demotivating, indeed, but hang in there and get back on the wagon!!! I started fresh yesterday morning, got back into my exercise and eating right, and I'll continue on my merry way!

Its the bad diet mostly. Some say salt- I agree but raise you some processed crap. Store bought pie crust, sweet mixed drinks, rolls from the deli counter, and anything else that wasnt home made with fresh ingredients.

After just a few weeks of eating well, the first thing I lost was all the bloat and that over full filling after each meal. You all remember what the beginning was like, right? Well, one holiday is all it took to bring you right back there- not weight wise- bloat wise.

Most bloat is just that- bloat- and so your clothes tighten up for a few days. Time to get strict again. Log your meals, plan them, cut out some fats or carbs if thats your thing- but get clean and stay accountable this week and as much of this month as you can. Yea, I know xmas is coming- but thats also just one day or a few at best for most of us- its not this week or even the whole month.

I put in my own head there will be no scale loss til way after the new year- and my goal thru 12/31 is to maintain only. If I lose a lb or 2- bravo- but I doubt its going to happen. If I gain 5 - I will not hate myself- I will up my workouts and get serious with tracking.

Today is a little harder than expected- I feel like its kind of like starting over- but its what I want to do!

You can too- chose well today for starters. Stay accountable to yourself. Tell yourself you will go to bed proud of yourself for what you did today- not mad at yourself. Do well and sleep well - good luck!

don't weigh so often and you won't be shocked by the disheartening (natural) fluctuations in your weight. It'll be gone by your proper weigh day and you wouldn't have had to worry about it. It won't be fat, which should be your only concern.

Hopped on the scale and was up a touch over 5lbs! Put on my jeans and they even feel snug. I didn't even attempt to wear my ring finger on my little sausages. So really to run it out and get back into it again. I can't BELIEVE that I put THAT much weight on before and felt completely FINE with it....DOH!

are you close to your period? I gain ridiculous amounts of weight before my period. Without Thanksgiving - add thanksgiving into the mix and I would be up quite a bit.

I wouldn't worry just go back to your normal eating and things will go back to where they should be.

I'm sure I am up too. I haven't checked yet (due to TOM) but I'm going to check tomorrow morning anyways. I will be honest, I didn't make very healthy choices and I just relaxed and enjoyed myself.

I have 19 days to get myself together (we have 19 days left of school before Christmas break!)

my weight fluctuates 2 kg's a day.........well reduce ur sodium intake for a day and see the change.........