Help, gained 5 pounds over night?

Measurements changed?

You didn't gain 5 pounds of fat overnight. Weight fluctuates daily due to many things. Could be water due to new exercise or too much sodium, could be hormonal, who knows. Just relax, stick to your plan, it will likely drop back off.

Did you have too many carbs or too much sodium? both cause water retention (which is why people on tha atkins diet lose 10 pounds in the first week!) is it close to that time of time month? I don't even bother weighing myself once its about 5 days before TOM because I literally retain 5 pounds of water. I would weight myself the same time every morning, weigh yourself in the morning the same time after your last meal...I weigh after 12 hours of sleep and not eating and drinking...so maybe I will eat and drink at 7pm and then weigh myself at 7am.

I have noticed that many people on here are only looking at short term goals and become obsessed about day to day fluctuations in weight. Think long term and if you stay with the program you will succeed. As a life long yo yo dieter, I'm confident that this time it will work for me. I am tired of being overweight and the older I get the harder it is lose, the body just doesn't want to cooperate. I hope that a year from now (or less) I will have reached my goal weight and achieve a fitness level that allows me to be comfortable with all my outdoor pursuits. (skiing, hiking, etc.). Maybe if MFP (or the internet for that matter) had been around when I was in my 20's I could have done this years ago.

Ignore the weight gain, it's meaningless to measure any change in weight within a 48 hour time span. Here's what you should do. Weigh yourself at the exact same time, only once a week. Be VERY consistent.

Example: Every Monday - 7:45 AM - Before Breakfast - Before Water Consumption - After Restroom

I'll weigh myself one morning and see that I'm 163 pounds because I just used the restroom, haven't eaten breakfast and haven't properly hydrated since I went 6-8 hours without taking in any liquid (since I was sleeping).

The next day, I'll weigh myself at 11:00 PM before I go to bed after I've drank 8 glasses of water over the course of the day, consumed 1500 calories, lifted heavy weights causing muscle water retention. It'll also be before I've had the opportunity to digest it so I would not have used the bathroom. I'll weigh in at 170 pounds.

Remember that you probably eat 1-2 pounds of food a day, and the 8 cups of water that's recommended for a healthy body weighs 4 pounds. If you're consuming lots of cabs and sodium or doing intense workouts, you should weigh 3-5 pounds more if your body is functioning correctly.

Being concerned or excited about weight fluctuation over a period anything short of a week is unnecessary.

It's probably poo :smokin:

I started using a bottle of wine as a weight to build my arms up, until I purchase some proper weights, and using one of those ab belts which zap you. Its not TOM. Maybe over did it with the salt, and pizza the other day? I avoid bread and such things usually. Inches maybe gone up half an inch?

It just saddens me to lose weight and gain it again, I seem to do well for a couple weeks then end up binging and putting weight back on. This was yesterday I weighed myself and gone up 5/6 pound, did so again today and its not gone back down.

Thanks for the comments people!

Don't put so much pressure on yourself with a deadline. If you are truly committed and setting reasonable and attainable expectations (and eat) you will get there. Be patient, honest and accountable. Just start, and take what you get for your event. By the next one you might have already exceeded your first goal. Good Luck!

I've had this happen before. Don't give up! After it happened to me, I stayed at this same higher weight for almost 2 weeks - then dropped 4 pounds in a week. Hang in there. It is frustrating, but our bodies are interersting creatures with a mind of their own. Don't let the scale dictate how you feel about your self - it is evil. Pay more attention to how your clothes fit and your energy levels.

Don't weigh yourself everyday. It will make you crazy.
Put a reminder on your calendar to just weigh once a week. Weight can fluctuate 5++ lbs everyday and night. Remember your body is holding all the food and liquid you have consumed in the past 24 hours or so. If you ever weigh your food it can weigh a few lbs sometimes even if you are eating super healthfully.

For me, I can expect to be up for a few days after pizza, even if it's not loaded in sodium (which lots of them are). I try to stay away from anything with yeast - - and just accept the fact that if I want to indulge in "bready type" foods, I'm going to be up. Of course, those cravings always seem to hit during TOM, so it's a double whammy!

Don't loose hope - - just stay the course and it'll drop off.