i understand 2-3pounds...but 11lbs?!?!?!?!

Wow, I am pretty much baffled..... that does seem a little crazy........ curious to see what others say though.

After looking at your profile pic. and what your goal to lose is I'd have to say it's probably you've gained muscle mass. Don't fret about it til next weigh in. continue doing what your doing,be strict on cal. count,drink all water,and continue exercise then see what happens. Is it possible you weighed in another place in the house? I noticed the other day i was going to weigh in in the bedroom which has carpeting and it showed I'd lost 136lbs in one week. So I re weighed in the bathroom where I normally do and it said I'd lost 6lbs. Maybe that's the case. Anyway hope all goes well for you and best of luck! :bigsmile:

Go back and look at your sodium intake for the past week.

That just doesnt sound right. Even if you were retaining water it would not be 11 lbs, you would have some sort of medical condition if you retained 11 lbs of water. Are you logging your food on here? You might think you are staying within calorie goal but could be going over. Has your scale been moved? Is it on carpet?

And its definitely not muscle either, 11 lbs of muscle is A LOT to gain and it takes years of training to gain that amount of muscle!!!!!!!

It's gotta be sodium intake. A weekend hitting a soul food restaurant three times in July gave me a 10 lbs weight. We need to keep sodium under 2300 mg a day.

Well, you can't really gain 11 lb. of fat in one week. You'd have to eat 38500 calories *over* what you burned. That's 5500 a day extra. So, unless you've been binge eating every day, I doubt it's fat.

But, I hate to break it to you, it's not muscle either. At least not 11 lb. of muscle. It's hard for women to put on a lot of muscle because of our hormones (not enough testosterone, for one thing) and it's hard for everyone to put on a lot of muscle when operating at a calorie deficit. You really need to be operating at a calorie surplus to put on significant muscle.

OTOH, it is possible to put on 8 lb. of water. The reason is that our muscles store glycogen and it takes 4 pounds of water to store 1 lb. of glycogen. Most of us have around 2 lb. of glycogen in our muscles. When we go on a diet, if our calorie restriction is big enough, our body responses to the deficit by using the energy in our muscles (glycogen) first. And the water gets released with it. But then our bodies figure out this deficit isn't some temporary condition and starts to burn more fat and restore the glycogen (which is there for quick energy, not long-term energy requirements). Which means putting back the 2 lb. of glycogen and the 8 pounds of water that goes with it. Voila ... 10 lb. "gain" right there.

If that's what's happening to you, you'll even out over time and the scale will start to go down again. Just be sure that MFP isn't giving you too many calories (by over-estimating your BMR) and that you are measuring everything so you aren't eating more than you think you are. If you do that, you should be fine in the long run.

Hi, if you are lifting weights you are going to gain muscle which weighs more than fat. I always let the way my clothes fit more than the scale be my guide. Water retention is always a factor too. Don't get discoraged, hang in there and keep up the hard work, it will pay off!!!

Hi, if you are lifting weights you are going to gain muscle which weighs more than fat.

Sorry, but a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat. Muscle takes up less space than fluffy fat. Muscle retains water, but in such a short amount of time this must be a sodium issue.

After reading everyone else's thoughts the only thought that didn't get mentioned was. . . . . . . . dare I say. . . . . . . . . . .could you be pregnant????? Just a thought???:blushing:

*gasp*

your muscles are most likely retaining water from the workouts, and you are probably gaining muscle everyone is different but i always gain weight first also. you will gain first then you will lean out just wait it out you will see. also are you eating enough if not your body may be thinking it is fasting???? stay away from the scale for awhile lol and see how your clothes are fitting maybe you are losing inches first.

Your body maybe retaining water. Muscle mass gain of 11 lbs is hardly possible. It takes pro body builders months to gain that. Also where is your sodium intake at? High sodium and high water intake=Retained water weight. Yes keeping cals in check help but if your diet consists of tons of salt then you will still retain water.

Oh, one other thing.... make sure your scale had good batteries! :laugh: