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You really can't gain 7lbs of fat in just 2 days (well maybe you could, but that's A LOT of calories). Like the person above me said, you probably ate too much sodium and so get back on track and start eating healthy and your goal calories again. Also, it helps to drink water (I drink about 2 liters a day) and do some hard workouts and sweat. At Christmas the scale said I was 5lbs heavier and in a day or two it was back to normal. Don't get discouraged, one day will not ruin all your hard work!

Another good thing to note is that if you're female, many of us ladies gain 5+lbs the week before our TOM. It goes away sometime during your cycle.

I'm having the same issue right now....but I'm not letting it bother me. Getting on that treadmill today and doing my normal work out and counting my calories. I consumed VERY large quantities of wine Friday night/Saturday morning. Woke up completely hungover and sick as a dog Saturday, and still felt kind of crummy yesterday.I have drank tons of water so I know my body is holding onto it after being such an idiot over the weekend. I ate normal yesterday and didn't count calories but tried to behave by not eating crap as I didn't eat at all on Saturday. Got on the scale this morning and I was up 3 pounds. It will go away....just give it time.

Flossie, I just looked at your diary...and there's no way you gained 5 pounds in anything but water over the weekend. It'll come off, give it a few days. I use my tape measure...especially on days when the scale doesn't move or moves in the wrong direction.

Hello, I just started back on myfitnesspal program. Based on my past experience, I think it does take a while to get the weight off in the beginning. I am mostly eating even fewer calories than recommended but somehow, just seem to be gaining weight.. I would think that would be water retention, but why does my body retain that much water? I drink no more than 3-4 cups of water each day. Any ideas?

I think the problem is you eating too few calories. If you submit your food diary at the end of the day (online or on the app) there's a warning if you're below 1200 calories. You can put your body into starvation mode, which will actually make you GAIN weight instead of losing it.

As for water, you'll only get water weight if your diet is really high in sodium. You should never drink as few as 3 cups of water in a day, regardless of whether or not you're trying to lose weight. Water is really important for the body.