Gained 5 pounds in a week!
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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
Sad advice.
Yes, we need to be cognizant of the food we intake.
However, a " cheat meal" isn't necessarily eating with abandon.
I dislike the terminology of cheat meal or cheat day.
When I'm in a cycle of eating deficit ( I utilize periodization) , I eat deficit 6 days and at or slightly above TDEE one day a week. I am cognizant of my food, but I do eat more ...as part of my plan, my life.
Way does this extrapolate to? 1700-1800 and 22OO-2400 on TDEEish day.
OP : you are likely experiencing temporary gain of water/glycogen which is common when starting or changing intensity of an exercise program. You MAY also be undereating/over exercising which can be, as you may be seeing counterproductive.
We all fluctuate and have a normal range that we weigh.
I'd take a hard look at goals, what your daily energy expenditure and caloric needs are. you sure dont want to be working against yourself. You are likely already fairly lean and aggressive efforts to lose WEIGHT may not be your best goal. Perhaps the focus needs to be body recomposition.
good luck and take care ,
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I gained 7 lbs the other day just in water weight last week, it was gone within 2 days and i was back to my normal weight....
Good to know someone has before too! I just measured myself and it says everything on my body stayed the same, my thighs went down, but my chest went up by .5 an my abs went up by 7 inches. HAS TO BE WATER0 -
I gained 7 lbs the other day just in water weight last week, it was gone within 2 days and i was back to my normal weight....
Good to know someone has before too! I just measured myself and it says everything on my body stayed the same, my thighs went down, but my chest went up by .5 an my abs went up by 7 inches. HAS TO BE WATER0 -
Check in a couple of days and it will magically disappear again. As far as every calorie being accountable... we are humans, not calculators. I agree that it is great to rigidly stick to your chosen calorie maximum, but everyone is capable of an off day.
The important thing is to get straight back on it, not allow one slip to make you give up!0 -
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
Really? I've certainly done cheat meals - thinking Thanksgiving, Christmas, my anniversary and birthday, just to name a few and I've lost 50 lbs since September. Since I think we are all losing weight and gaining fitness so that we can enjoy our life, a few cheat meals are part of that enjoyment. IMO it's unrealistic to say no cheat meals and sets one up for failure or just giving up.
It wasn't even much of a cheat meal. Just much more carbs then normal and more calories0 -
It can still hang around. I went up 6 pounds in a couple of days and even after 4 weeks, I am still 1.5 pounds away from losing it. Probably down to me for two years now and my body went a bit mad.0
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EVERY CALORIE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR
1400 CALORIES OR LESS
I'd feel like I was starving on that. I have what other people call cheat meals, but I consider them just part of life. Usually it means I'm over in sodium, and gain weight for up to 6 days, but it's not enough to offset what I'm already doing.0 -
Are you close to the retaining water week? If so you might need to not get on the scale until after the week is over. Generally I bounce up and then return to normal or less if I am doing all the right things.0
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1400 CALORIES OR LESS
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I gained 7 lbs the other day just in water weight last week, it was gone within 2 days and i was back to my normal weight....
I gained 4 pounds when I weighed 3 weeks ago and even a week later I was very frustrated with scale but decided to not weigh my self till this week and now I'm back down again. So my advice eat healthy, and lots of water and wait at least 2 weeks to weigh yourself again. Also good to keep track of measurements.0 -
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.0 -
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?0 -
Banks had a great article on the "cheat week" long ago... Oh Banksies?0
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Did you mis-log 17,500 calories?0
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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.0 -
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....0 -
i am having the same trouble the pounds just will go not sure what else to do.0
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water weight. to much sodium. cut back.0
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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 LESS0 -
1400 CALORIES OR LESS
One size does not fit all, darling. :ohwell: Educate yourself.0
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