Ate 1200 calories, gained weight?

At the beginning of any exercise program your muscles aren't used to the extra work and will retain water to cushion and repair themselves for a while. This is what is causing the *very temporary* scale fluctuation that you're experiencing.

How many calories are you giving yourself for the cardio?

On that same topic. I was doing really well and losing on a regular basis. One day totally blowing it - (Golden Corral) and the next day again at a festival we go to. The day after the GC It showed I gained almost 6 lbs. I know that's not possible, but even today I still show a gain of about 5. There is no way I could have gained that much. granted I indulged, but even for me that means about going over my goal of 1200. I just can't eat enough - garbage or good - to gain that much weight.

How long do you wait to see the numbers going down again? Someone had explained that the weight finds its way into your fat stores or somewhere like that. not actual weight. I can't find the post. could someone explain how that works?

The biggest issue I find with overindulging anywhere is that there is not a way to gauge how many calories to even record. How much IS in a 'taste' of something or a sample size of wine or beer. Even when not eating somewhere other than home - I make most everything so I've been sticking with the same old stuff since I did a calorie breakdown on much of it.

The only exercise I record is from my fitbit unless I'm in the pool. I vacuumed my pool yesterday = took about 45 minutes. You can't wear the fitbit in water and there's not exercise listed for pool vacuuminng. Hmmmm.

It does get very frustrating seeing the pounds go up and not coming right back down......clothes fit fine -

I did reduce my calorie intake to 1000 for a week or so to participate in a 'challenge'. but that shouldn't make you gain weight? That is not logical.

First, it's only one lb. I don't think it's anything to worry about.

This has happened to me so many times. It could be normal fluctuations like water weight.

Sometimes I gain like 2 lbs for no reason I can figure. It could be that it's just about impossible to accurately estimate exactly how many calories you're burning or taking in (unless all you eat is prepackaged stuff that can be scanned, or maybe eat at chain restaurants whose calorie count is in myfitnesspal). Most of the time, you're giving it your best guess. I try to come in a little under my calorie allowance because of the potential for error.

But I wouldn't change what I was doing over 1 lb of weight gain.