Gained 5 pounds in a week!

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  • laele75
    laele75 Posts: 283 Member
    had a cheat meal Sunday, no exercise. and not much on Monday because I was sick. A CHEAT MEAL ???????????
    U DONt do cheat meaLS AND EVERY CALORIE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR

    I spy with my little eye a troll who is a trolling.
  • PrincessLaundry
    PrincessLaundry Posts: 2,758 Member
    had a cheat meal Sunday, no exercise. and not much on Monday because I was sick. A CHEAT MEAL ???????????
    U DONt do cheat meaLS AND EVERY CALORIE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR


    I don't understand this? Weight Watchers even suggests a person take a day off from a normal diet week to kind of "bump" your calories and keep things spontaneous in a person's weight loss,especially during plateau. Do you mean, "Don't do a cheat day ever?" I think this might be different when someone is just starting out verses someone who has been going for a while. Anyone?
  • PrincessLaundry
    PrincessLaundry Posts: 2,758 Member
    Banks had a great article on the "cheat week" long ago... Oh Banksies?
  • JJordon
    JJordon Posts: 857 Member
    Did you mis-log 17,500 calories?
  • Rikki007s
    Rikki007s Posts: 102 Member
    In addition to the possible sodium water weight thing, check your calendar. We womenfolk tend to have monthly cyclical weight fluctuations.

    ^^^ This! I gain about 3-4 lbs a few days before my TOM, but it always goes away. It used to really freak me out until I realized it was a pattern.
  • sexymuffintop
    sexymuffintop Posts: 636
    had a cheat meal Sunday, no exercise. and not much on Monday because I was sick. A CHEAT MEAL ???????????
    U DONt do cheat meaLS AND EVERY CALORIE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR

    Why would she not have a cheat meal? What would be your reasoning for this? Also what would you consider a cheat meal? Intrigued I am....
  • tree0597
    tree0597 Posts: 1
    i am having the same trouble the pounds just will go not sure what else to do.
  • wswilliams67
    wswilliams67 Posts: 938 Member
    water weight. to much sodium. cut back.
  • Coffeeholic8
    Coffeeholic8 Posts: 272 Member
    had a cheat meal Sunday, no exercise. and not much on Monday because I was sick. A CHEAT MEAL ???????????
    U DONt do cheat meaLS AND EVERY CALORIE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR

    1400 CALORIES OR LESS
    I've had at least one cheat meal a week since I started this back on the 5th March 2012 and I have never eaten as low as 1400, or even close to, calories a day and it didn't impact my weight loss in a negative way at all. In fact the impact was all positive because I never denied myself something if I wanted it.
  • babyblooz
    babyblooz Posts: 220 Member
    1400 CALORIES OR LESS

    One size does not fit all, darling. :ohwell: Educate yourself.
  • HartJames
    HartJames Posts: 789 Member
    Or.... your initial loss was mostly water because you eat very low cal/low sodium usually?
  • btoeps74
    btoeps74 Posts: 167 Member
    Monday you said you were sick. Did you by chance have a lot of soup that day? Would account for extra sodium intake. Also are you eating back your workout calories? Burning that much calories in a day/week, your body could of slowed down your metabulism.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    had a cheat meal Sunday, no exercise. and not much on Monday because I was sick. A CHEAT MEAL ???????????
    U DONt do cheat meaLS AND EVERY CALORIE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR

    What?

    I don't even...

    Yes, every calorie has to be accounted for. However, many MANY people have what they call a "cheat" meal on a specific day of the week. As long as their weekly calories are still at a deficit, they will lose weight.

    And 1400 calories... who are you to decide what they should be eating? Do you know their stats? Why is 1400 the "magic" number?
  • Fatbirdtalking
    Fatbirdtalking Posts: 44
    In addition to the possible sodium water weight thing, check your calendar. We womenfolk tend to have monthly cyclical weight fluctuations.




    Was gonna say the same, check your monthly cycle. I can gain loads on 'those' weeks !
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Okay, so I'm lost. I work my butt off every single day. I usually burn over 1,000 calories a day. This week there was one day I burned only 300. I had a cheat meal Sunday, no exercise. and not much on Monday because I was sick. But besides that, I did perfect! I ate good, worked out, have been doing normal things I've been doing to drop 7 pounds in 2 weeks. I'm 5'3, a female, weigh 135. The scale this morning said I weighed 140. WTF?!?!? So demotivating and have no idea why :( help?!?
    What is your daily calorie goal, and do you meet it? Do you eat back exercise cals, especially burning over 1000 cals a day - and what exercise do you do that burns that much? And how long have you been trying to lose?

    Need more info. :smile:
  • SteelySunshine
    SteelySunshine Posts: 1,092 Member
    Okay, so I'm lost. I work my butt off every single day. I usually burn over 1,000 calories a day. This week there was one day I burned only 300. I had a cheat meal Sunday, no exercise. and not much on Monday because I was sick. But besides that, I did perfect! I ate good, worked out, have been doing normal things I've been doing to drop 7 pounds in 2 weeks. I'm 5'3, a female, weigh 135. The scale this morning said I weighed 140. WTF?!?!? So demotivating and have no idea why :( help?!?

    in order for you to gain 5lbs in a week (7Days) .. you would have to intake 2500 additional cals over your TDEE for 7 days straight .. if you did .. impressive .. but i doubt you did ... prob, water, sodium, etc ..

    So true. And an impressive feat indeed. Not even one I could pull off on my heaviest eating weeks.
  • kyleehinrichs7
    kyleehinrichs7 Posts: 15
    Monday you said you were sick. Did you by chance have a lot of soup that day? Would account for extra sodium intake. Also are you eating back your workout calories? Burning that much calories in a day/week, your body could of slowed down your metabulism.

    No, I did not. And no I don't. Should I?

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