Gaining Weight..not Losing help!!
mrslehan2013
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I've only been doing this for about a week. I had two bad days..one where I went about 300 over and one where I went 500 over. I knew I messed up and regret it but i didn't think it'd make me gain 3.5lbs. I've also been working out. Not a lot but I'm doing what I can. I figured some is better than none. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? :frown:
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Your probably holding in water. I had gained 2lbs working out last week when I started (191), 2 days ago I was 193 and today I dropped to 186. Dont get discouraged, its only been a week!!!0
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1 week is not long enough to judge your progress or lack there of0
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Drink water it makes a big difference, and stick at it, you are making a lifestyle change which will take time.0
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1 week is not long enough to judge your progress or lack there of
Yup.
Keep at it.0 -
Keep doing what you are doing - do the best you can every day and don't quit!0
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Same Boat...jump in! I did everything right for a whole week, stayed in my calories and worked out 3 times more than I usually did....I didn't even lose an ounce! It's hard to take BUT like others have said....a week can't prove that it isn't going to work! Keep your head up!
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Keep the calorie counts as stable as you can for at least three weeks, then evaluate.0
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1 week is not long enough to judge your progress or lack there of
Totally agree. and 500 calories over isn't even enough to gain any weight. in a day.
There is no quick fix to weight loss. If you do not lose anything in a month then you are doing it wrong.0 -
My body seems to try and trick me into quitting... I know it sounds crazy but I keep at it and after a couple of weeks will drop like 6 or 7 lbs. Keep it up - it will be worth it!0
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The only thing you're doing wrong is setting yourself up to quit by having unrealistic expectations. It's work and patience honey. My advice is just do what you do, and forget the rest. One day you'll wake up to scratch your *kitten* and reach a little higher than you remember. Lol just don't give up.0
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You are panicking. Don't panic, it's only been a week.
More helpful info here
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/10118-eat-train-progress
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-120 -
it depends the amount of work and time you have to put into this and its really hard to judge your progress in just a week. changing your eating alone is not going to make you lose weight. you have to increase your activity too. the more you move the more your going to burn calories to give you the weight loss your aiming for.0
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My body seems to try and trick me into quitting... I know it sounds crazy but I keep at it and after a couple of weeks will drop like 6 or 7 lbs. Keep it up - it will be worth it!
Hoping you're right, becaue I'm ready to throw in the towl after 2 weeks of hard work and 2.5 pounds gained. Total crap!0 -
Not sure what your sodium intake is, but after looking at your diary that might be the issue. More sodium means more water, so your body will hold onto it like a baby to a bottle. Try some low sodium days and drink lots of water, it will probably come down.0
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It's common to gain some initial weight when making changes to your diet or exercise routine. It's just water, though, and it will go away. Give it at least six weeks before you make any conclusions or changes.0
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I really hope you guys are right, because I'm in the same boat. Following the diet plan and working out for an hour a day since new years. Had a gain of 2.5 pounds and it makes me want to give up.0
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It could be because (1) you retained water (2) you got your monthly visitor or (3) you gained muscle.0
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Also, take it one day at a time. If you mess up one day, vow to do better the next and move on. If you beat yourself up over mistakes, you can fall into the trap of saying "well, I screwed up yesterday, so the whole week (month, etc...) is ruined. This is completely not true. You have a choice...you can get to the end of the week and say "I screwed up once, but my other efforts have me on track," or you can say, "I gave up halfway through the week, blew it, gained weight and now I have to start over worse than I started to begin with." I feel it is a way to reframe your thinking in a way that can set you up for success and not failure.
This works for me. It has worked for me for 150 days so far. Only thing I'm certain of is I'll get through today, and most likely tomorrow. I'm already healthier than I was, and if I keep it up (even with mistakes), I'll be better off than I would be had I not worked at it at all. Good luck!0 -
You have to eat 3,500 calories over your maintenance calorie needs to gain 1 pound...it's probably just water (or maybe a little muscle
) don't worry you're doing just fine... !!!!!! 0 -
Not sure what your sodium intake is, but after looking at your diary that might be the issue. More sodium means more water, so your body will hold onto it like a baby to a bottle. Try some low sodium days and drink lots of water, it will probably come down.
^^ this, too!0 -
1 week is not long enough to judge your progress or lack there of
Yup.
Keep at it.
I agree! I gain upto 3lbs the week before my period alone! lol0 -
Your doing everything right....weight flucuation is inevitable especially when yuo first start. Keep it up in 2 weeks time you'll feel awesome.0
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Haven't read the other replies but if you went over, it is likely you consumed a lot of sodium as well. This could cause you to retain water weight. Also, you are only one week in, your body may need more time to adjust, especially if your deficit is not a big one from working out AND eating at a deficit. Take it slow, don't get discouraged0
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I've only been doing this for about a week. I had two bad days..one where I went about 300 over and one where I went 500 over. I knew I messed up and regret it but i didn't think it'd make me gain 3.5lbs. I've also been working out. Not a lot but I'm doing what I can. I figured some is better than none. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? :frown:
One week minus 2 bad days = 5 days. And 5 days is not long enough to see results. Stay consistently in your calorie goal, log everything, weigh yourself only once a week and give it some time!0 -
Stick with it, but you really have to be diligent about your tracking. I see a few days where you didn't track for the entire day. Set your diary to private if there are bad choices that you don't care to publicly admit too, but without an honest assessment of your intake, you will have an unnecessarily difficult time finding the right combination of foods/calories that work best for you.0
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The only thing you're doing wrong is setting yourself up to quit by having unrealistic expectations. It's work and patience honey. My advice is just do what you do, and forget the rest. One day you'll wake up to scratch your *kitten* and reach a little higher than you remember. Lol just don't give up.
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I'm in agreement that you're probably retaining water. Drink more water during the day. I LOT of water. I use a plastic water bottle (with volume markers on the side) with a straw smack in the middle of my desk as I work. I drink out of it all day without thinking and take in 6 to 10 cups a day.
When looking at your diary, I noticed there was a high amount of sodium one day (I forget which day). Turn on your tracker to see sodium for your diary. I think it might shock you (my diary sure did shock me!). A lot of preprocessed food has sodium hidden in it. If you mess up, don't freak out. Just choose something different next meal.
Try not to panic, just being here is a great step for a better you. I would recommend spreading your food out more during the day. Instead of 2 large meals and a tiny (or non-existant) breakfast, eat 4 or 5 times a day. Your body expends energy all day so you need to fuel it all day. The hardest thing for me to realize was that I really did have to eat MORE often but LESS food.
I had a REALLY tough time with learning that I will never be 'full' again. I don't eat until I'm full. I eat until I'm not hungry. So lunch is about 3 cups of salad and protein. It's not meant to make me full. I eat a snack in about 2 hours (a cup of cereal, an apple, a handful of almonds, etc.). If I were a car, my stomach would be on a half tank of fuel all day long. This way I don't get so hungry I overfil. I admit it took me about a month to get used to it. Now if I eat a 7 oz. chunk of meat, I can only fit about a cup of veggies and I'm done. No cravings, 'cause my tummy is happy and I save my veggies in a plastic container. Hungry in an hour? I eat the rest of my veggies and my tummy is happy again.
I use a nutritionist for weight loss help -- he's shown me what I should eat as better choices and MFP has been a lifesaver for me. I can see where I'm spending my energy and it helped guide me to distributing my food through the day better.
Good luck! We're rooting for you!
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Thanks! I'll stop weighing myself as much and try to watch my sodium...I'm really bad at this losing weight stuff!0
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One week is not long enough.
You may very well be retaiing water from excess sodium and/or the extra exercise. Your muscles will hold water to aid in recover/repair after a workout. Drink lots of water. Old rule take yoru weight and divide by 2 - that should be the minimum number of oz you get per day!!
Don't stress after a week. Watch the food intake and you'll see rusults in a few weeks.0 -
Don't weigh yourself more than once a week. Consume at least eight glasses of water per day (your body needs to be hydrated to burn fat and remove toxins from your body). Make sure you are tracking everyting you eat (don't forget the condiments). Don't rely on just the scale, your clothes can sometimes be a better judge as to what your body is doing (especially if you are weight training).
Don't panic, it's only been two weeks, give it some time and concentrate on establishing new healthy eating and exercising habits.0
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