i've put weight back on :(

It sounds like water weight gain to me. Have you been eating a lot of sodium? Muscles retain water to heal after a workout, also. Feel free to add me.

Sounds like water retention to me

Hello,

The important thing is to not let it get you down or demotivate you!! Weight loss can be a long term life change (depending on how much you're looking to lose) and so there's bound to be some hiccups or even anomalies along the way. The best thing to do is just put the scales away and keep at it. Look for other changes in your health, complexion, fitness etc. these are all equally good measures of your life style change.

Keep up the great work!!

Are you taking your measurements as well? that might be a better indicator of how your going.

PS I know how you feel I had a small gain this week and it's upsetting and discouraged me but I'm determined to keep going!

Thanks everybody. For my workouts, I just go by the calorie amounts that MFP says i've used, but then i dont eat any of them back. I see lots of posts that say i should eat at least some of them back, its just kind of hard to get my head round eating more to weigh less!! And yes, I have eaten out a couple of times this week, so maybe it is the extra sodium. I'm not going to let it get me too down, and i'm certainly not giving up!! I've just done todays workout, and yes, I can feel differences in energy levels and I'm sleeping better, so those are definitely reasons to carry on, no matter what the scales say!!

Thanks again everybody :flowerforyou:

If it's weird to eat them back, set your account to lightly active (if you workout 3-4 days a week) or moderately active (if you workout5-6 days week). Then you don't have to worry. But you seem to be under eating. Most women I know are around 1700-2100 based on how active they are.

BTW, everything you eat you put weight on... but you don't put fat on and that is what is important. I fluctuate 10 lbs a day

I think all of the comments here are right on. Water weight can be a factor, muscle gain can be a factor, eating closer to your weigh in this week than you did last week can be a factor, etc. This can be a frustrating journey, especially the moments we are on the scale, but remember that there will be ups and downs and sometimes you will need to tweak things (eating more, less sodium, whatever it might be) and remember that you're on the right track. One time when I was frustrated that the scale was just not moving and I was talking to my boyfriend about how discouraged I was and why am I even doing all this hard work for no results, he said to me, "So, are you going to go back to the things that we know don't work--eating poorly and not exercising? Just keep going, the results will come." Be patient with yourself Feel free to add me!

I wouldn't worry about 3 pounds. I might worry about 5 or more though and take a look at what I am doing. Water retention from salty food, and other factors can cause water retention. Also, hydrating yourself can even temporarily add a bit of weight. Just keep:

1) Eating within your calorie alotment
2) logging everything you eat
3) exercising and staying active

and you should begin to lose weight again. Weight loss is likea rollercoaster - it goes up and down and up and down.

Maybe your period is coming sometimes right before mine comes i go up even though i worked out and was spot on food wise.Or retaining water from your workouts Its okay don't be hard on yourself your weight will fluctuate.:glasses: