gained 9 pounds in 4 days!? HELP!
FaryRochester
Posts: 21 Member
so for 4 days i ate more than i usually do. I didn't count calories but I didn't binge or anything. i did have things i never do though, like cookies, donuts, cheese and chocolate. its been a week since my last day of over eating and my weight still hasn't returned to where it was before! I have been constipated for about 2 weeks and my periods is kinda all over the place, could any of these be contributing to me not losing the weight?
oh and before when i used to have one binge day, i would gain about 2-4 pounds but i would lose it in like 5 days. so I'm kinda panicking now!
oh and before when i used to have one binge day, i would gain about 2-4 pounds but i would lose it in like 5 days. so I'm kinda panicking now!
0
Replies
-
Track your calories as accurately as you can, even on binge days (if possible).0
-
I agree track cals, also drink lots of water, eat lots of fiber and exercise. In other words get back on track.it will come off just will take time and some work0
-
You can't gain 9 lbs of fat in 4 days, stop worrying.0
-
Either being constipated or having irregular periods could be contributing. Just go back to tracking and eating normally and be patient. You'd have to have eaten an extra 7,875 calories above your TDEE on each of the 4 days in order for that to be fat gain. My bet is that it's a combination of water retention and food in your digestive tract, and maybe a little fat if you ate over your TDEE.0
-
The first thing I would do is go back and read the 4 posts you made on this site again. Seriously.0
-
The nine pounds you gained is probably just water weight. The amount of water your body stores is determined by a number of factors, including hormones and you can expect it to fluctuate.
This is one of the many reasons why the amount of pounds you weigh is far less important than your body fat percentage
In other words, don't worry about it
0 -
You won't have gained 9lbs of fat in 4 days so don't panic.
What does worry me though is that you appear to have regular 'binge days' (you mention that it's only a week since the last one.)
'Binge days' are a symptom of having too great a calorie restriction on other days and having big lists of 'no no' foods. Inevitably will power will cave and you'll go from having too little to too much.
Instead, try for a modest restriction in calories and working a little bit of what you fancy into your daily calorie goal so that you don't feel deprived and have the need to binge eat.0 -
It could be anything, or a combination of all of it. Each 3500 cal of overeating gives you a pound. You've had very high cal food as you know so, gaining weight would be expected. Try to sort out the constipation issue then weigh in again.0
-
Yes....cookies, donuts, cheese and chocolate...could any of these be contributing to me not losing the weight?0 -
"cookies, donuts, cheese and chocolate" will contribute to weight gain.so for 4 days i ate more than i usually do. I didn't count calories but I didn't binge or anything. i did have things i never do though, like cookies, donuts, cheese and chocolate. its been a week since my last day of over eating and my weight still hasn't returned to where it was before! I have been constipated for about 2 weeks and my periods is kinda all over the place, could any of these be contributing to me not losing the weight?
oh and before when i used to have one binge day, i would gain about 2-4 pounds but i would lose it in like 5 days. so I'm kinda panicking now!
So does lettuce, cucumber, tomatos, chicken
your point?0 -
You probably did gain some weight, but trust me, it's not nine pounds. A pound at the most.
A lot can contribute to fluctuation on the scales--remember that food carries weight in your stomach. If you're eating more than you're typically used to, it'll show. And since you mentioned eating cookies, cheeses, doughnuts, etc, sodium could be another culprit.
Drink a lot of water for the next few days as you go back to your normal routine. It'll go away, I promise you. 0 -
I notice you say 'I didn't count calories' - that will help A GREAT DEAL.
Go to the FOOD button on the menu bar and log every morsel that passes your lips. It will all make sense soon enough.
This time last week I didn't know there were 2000 calories in half a carrot cake! By which time it was too late.
One lives and learns...
Jenny x0 -
There is no point in panicking. Keep your sodium under 2000 mg for a few days and drink eight or more cups of water per day. That will take care of the fluid retention. Work on getting somewhere around 25 grams of fiber, and along with the water, that should help with the constipation. If not, try some magnesium citrate. Once you take care of those two issues, you'll be fine.0
-
[/quote]
So does lettuce, cucumber, tomatos, chicken
your point?
[/quote]
You misquoted me.
The OP did not say she'd eaten 20 heads of lettuce or 75 cucumbers or 80 tomatoes or 10 cups of chicken breast or a combination thereof. She included calorie dense examples (donuts, cookies, cheese, and chocolate - and please note the plural use here, not singular). Yes, we can eat whatever we want in moderation and still lose weight...I'm assuming we all get the calorie deficit issue here but I see these posts every day - usually from young women who go on "diets' that aren't sustainable and have nothing to do with changing behavior for the long haul. They binge and gain back and then look for external causes (read "oh, what could it be?) instead of evaluating what they are doing (read behavior).
So, yes, I stand firm behind my original post (not your misquote). What one puts in one's mouth impacts their weight. I think we can both agree on that.0 -
I don't know where you may be on your cycle, but I gained 10 lbs. in two days over the last weekend, and have managed to get it all off now that my period is more less over. I didn't change my diet, and continued to workout, but still gained all that excess weight. Try and focus on your calories, continue your workouts and DRINK LOTS OF WATER, then revisit the scale next week.0
-
Either being constipated or having irregular periods could be contributing. Just go back to tracking and eating normally and be patient. You'd have to have eaten an extra 7,875 calories above your TDEE on each of the 4 days in order for that to be fat gain. My bet is that it's a combination of water retention and food in your digestive tract, and maybe a little fat if you ate over your TDEE.
This.0 -
I don't know where you may be on your cycle, but I gained 10 lbs. in two days over the last weekend, and have managed to get it all off now that my period is more less over. I didn't change my diet, and continued to workout, but still gained all that excess weight. Try and focus on your calories, continue your workouts and DRINK LOTS OF WATER, then revisit the scale next week.
I have a similar issue with my TOM. I won't even weigh myself during that week anymore because it can be a little upsetting!0 -
You can't gain 9 lbs of fat in 4 days, stop worrying.
This. It's actually scientifically impossible to gain that much that fast. Your body can fluctuate 3-5 pounds a day. Relax. It's probably just water, or if it's your TOM then that's a possibility as well. Up your water intake (I know that sounds crazy if you are retaining water, but it helps.)0 -
That is a terrific amount of weight in a short period of time Weight can move up and down by 2 pounds daily, It suggests water retention to me. Water retention can cause one to bloat and it could be tied into a monthly cycle,0
-
[/quote]
So does lettuce, cucumber, tomatos, chicken
your point?
[/quote]
I find that when I eat these types of food, especially the chicken, they tend to stay with me longer than donuts, cookies and chocolate. They're better calories thus I won't be craving more food again right away.0 -
You can gain a few pounds from eating a steady stream of carbs and dairy like you listed. Carbs turn into stored fat quickly, and man I was shocked when I found out how many calories are in 1 donut!
But out of the 9 lbs, I would say maybe 1-2 lbs of fat and lots of water weight.
I agree with the ladies about if you're on your cycle it can be a BIG number gained on the scale. I will no longer weigh that week either! There's no point as long as I stick to my fitness and nutrition goals.
As for you, I'd say rehydrate really well the next couple days. This actually helps your body stop retaining water, and watch your sodium intake. Binge days can be like another poster said - you're not getting enough calories OR you're not getting enough fat/protein on your non-binge days. Binge days for me are for emotional comfort. If you have a food addiction (like you eat 1 trigger food and suddenly you ate A LOT more) or you're an emotional eater, I would seek help like Overeaters Anonymous.
"Cheat" days are okay, but binge days are not. I hope you take this all with a tone of encouragement and love because I've been there and I hope you reach all of your goals!
Something that helps me stop binging is recording all of the food I WANT to eat in MyFitnessPal BEFORE I eat it, and then click "complete this entry" and when it says "If every day were like today you'd weigh: ______." If I'm not okay with that number, I don't eat it! ;-)0 -
You misquoted me.
The OP did not say she'd eaten 20 heads of lettuce or 75 cucumbers or 80 tomatoes or 10 cups of chicken breast or a combination thereof. She included calorie dense examples (donuts, cookies, cheese, and chocolate - and please note the plural use here, not singular). Yes, we can eat whatever we want in moderation and still lose weight...I'm assuming we all get the calorie deficit issue here but I see these posts every day - usually from young women who go on "diets' that aren't sustainable and have nothing to do with changing behavior for the long haul. They binge and gain back and then look for external causes (read "oh, what could it be?) instead of evaluating what they are doing (read behavior).
So, yes, I stand firm behind my original post (not your misquote). What one puts in one's mouth impacts their weight. I think we can both agree on that.
No, we can't both agree on that.
How much one CONSUMES impacts their weight.0 -
I normally fluctuate 5 lbs with glycogen (which is stored with water) depleting and replenishing when I switch between eating at a deficit and eating at maintenance. Nice explanation of what is happening here.
http://www.justinowings.com/understanding-bodyweight-and-glycogen-de/0 -
OP has been on an interesting journey.The first thing I would do is go back and read the 4 posts you made on this site again. Seriously.0 -
You misquoted me.
The OP did not say she'd eaten 20 heads of lettuce or 75 cucumbers or 80 tomatoes or 10 cups of chicken breast or a combination thereof. She included calorie dense examples (donuts, cookies, cheese, and chocolate - and please note the plural use here, not singular). Yes, we can eat whatever we want in moderation and still lose weight...I'm assuming we all get the calorie deficit issue here but I see these posts every day - usually from young women who go on "diets' that aren't sustainable and have nothing to do with changing behavior for the long haul. They binge and gain back and then look for external causes (read "oh, what could it be?) instead of evaluating what they are doing (read behavior).
So, yes, I stand firm behind my original post (not your misquote). What one puts in one's mouth impacts their weight. I think we can both agree on that.
No, we can't both agree on that.
How much one CONSUMES impacts their weight.
I stand corrected. I missed the part where she's spitting out her food.0 -
The first thing I would do is go back and read the 4 posts you made on this site again. Seriously.
Good Catch! It's the same post as last week.0 -
I gained 5 pounds in a week, then lost 14 pounds in 3 days after that. Water weight.0
-
I had 2 off the chart days and did bad and put back on 8lbs, I then lost it all again in 2days without doing any extra exercise and just back on my normal cal goals.
Sometimes I lose 4lbs overnight or put on 6lbs after breakfast. It goes up and down like mad so unless you can learn to laugh at it and just see the average over a week then don't weigh as often.0 -
So in one post it was gained 9 lbs in 4 days and another it was gained 9 lbs in 5 days...and the stories in both of those are completely different...so which story is it? Not trying to be mean, just asking.
Then one post is about fasting but the other is about getting out of starvation mode? But in one of your weight gained posts you've been binging...
Please see a medical doctor to help you. No one on these boards are qualified. I'm sure you've heard all this before...
And before anyone tries to "slam" me...here ya go...
TOPIC: gained 9 pounds in 4 days!? HELP! Sat 08/17/13 01:57 PM
so for 4 days i ate more than i usually do. I didn't count calories but I didn't binge or anything. i did have things i never do though, like cookies, donuts, cheese and chocolate. its been a week since my last day of over eating and my weight still hasn't returned to where it was before! I have been constipated for about 2 weeks and my periods is kinda all over the place, could any of these be contributing to me not losing the weight?
oh and before when i used to have one binge day, i would gain about 2-4 pounds but i would lose it in like 5 days. so I'm kinda panicking now!
FaryRochester
Joined Jan 2013
Posts: 4
TOPIC: I gained 9 pounds in 5 days! help! Sun 08/11/13 09:03 PM
my doctor put me on concentrated estrogen pills and she never explained the side effects. apparently one side effects is weight gain! it does though water retention and causes the body to store fat by inhibiting thyroid function and other ways that i don't care to type out. also, I have been over eating for the past 4 days cause it the pills increase your appetite too. I usually eat around 1300 calories and wen i have a free day where sometimes i binge eat, I gain like 3 pounds the next day but it goes away in a couple days. but ive never gained 9 pounds! and im worried taking the pill for 5 days is going to make it stick. i was 135 before and now im 144. will the weight go back down if i go back to eating like before? any advice? im kinda panicking here! oh and im 5'5" if that matters.
FaryRochester
Joined Jan 2013
Posts: 4
TOPIC: intermittent fasting? Thu 07/25/13 08:30 PM
so I just found out about this IF diet and the more i read about it, the more confused i get! there are so many different ways to do IF and each one has mixed reviews. IF goes against everything I've read about weight loss and metabolism and its messing with my head. anyway, I've stopped losing weight with restricting calories (i eat around 1300 cal a day) and ive been stuck at 134 pounds for 2 years now. so my goal is weight loss, I'm not necessarily looking to build muscle, i just want o get rid of excess fat.
so I'm just looking for advice on which IF style diet to try out. any review/info on these diets would help out cause my head i just spinning from all the search i did on all the different kinds. lean gains seems to focus more on the muscle gaining aspect rather than weight loss, right? I was leaning more toward eat stop eat. has anyone tried ESE?
FaryRochester
Joined Jan 2013
Posts: 4
TOPIC: how to get out of starvation mode? Thu 01/31/13 05:03 AM
weight: 132 pounds
height: 5'5"
age:18
gender: female
ok so im not sure if i am in starvation mode or not...I count calories but I don't really know the exact calories of the stuff i eat, so i do an estimate and i usually undercount. anyway, i think I've been eating somewhere around 1000-1200 everyday, expect on saturday when i let myself eat whatever i want (i guess it's binging for a day?) i have s small meal every 3 hours and I eat healthy foods and haven't cut out any food groups. so i've been doing this for a year now and I've only lost about 7 pounds. now I'm obsessing over wether i've been starving myself or not! i don't want to mess up my metabolism (i genetically have a slow one to begin with) oh and I get hungry; like I'm not always satisfied with what i eat. but thats a good sign, right? it means my body isn't in starvation mode where it's learnt to survive on low energy?
so what can I do now? I want to lose weight nit maintain by eating so little. should i up my calories? how much weight will I gain if I do? would this weight gain actually fat or would it just be water weight which i can easily loose again?0 -
Unless you are eating buckets of lard, you are probably holding TONS of water weight from an overload of salt. I would say, calm down... and eat simple foods with lots of fluid for a few days. (simple= 3 ingredients of less)0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.3K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 424 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions