Gained a few lbs?

Turtle1794
Turtle1794 Posts: 70
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello! :) I weighed myself today and was a bit displeased to see I went from 152 to 155. I've upped my calorie intake from 700-1000 to 1200-1500 and I exercise 4-5 times week for an hour and 10-20 minutes of weight training. This doesn't discourage me or anything, I just want to know if I'm doing something wrong so I can prevent it from continuing. My diary is also open to the public (I believe).

Thank you! ^^


Also, the scale I have isn't digital, and is many, MANY years old, so I figure it could lie to me about how much a lose and gain once in awhile.

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  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    The 3 pounds is likely due to water retention or more waste in your system than the last time you weighed yourself--it wouldn't be possible to gain 3 pounds of fat on what you're eating. You may have set your goal to 1500, but your diary shows most days you net 600-800 calories. If I were you, I would concentrate on meeting my calorie and macro goals for a several weeks before making any additional changes, and see whether properly fueling yourself makes a difference.

    Best of luck!
  • Turtle1794
    Turtle1794 Posts: 70
    Thank you! I was shocked, but I guess I couldn't have gained 3 lbs of fat not overeating or not eating junk food. I'll take your advice!
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    It's takes a while for your weight loss to balance out when increasing your calories.

    Keep at it.
  • Turtle1794
    Turtle1794 Posts: 70
    I can understand that, I'm not going to lower my calorie intake back to what it was. :)

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