Dont understand what's going on?

joski1113
joski1113 Posts: 2
edited February 20 in Health and Weight Loss
Alright so, where do I begin? During the fall I had mono which made me incredibly sick and unable to exercise normally until the winter. Despite getting sick, once I recovered my weight stayed the same for months (was 132-134) up until February when I started working out daily again. I noticed that a month after I started working out my weight went up to 138 and I hadn't changed my eating patterns (which are very healthy, mind you) although I figured it was TOM or whatnot and it turned out that it was, but my weight still never completely went back to 133. Ive noticed that I have been very bloated and gassy particularly around the 2 weeks before I get my period, and about 4 days ago I weighed in at 136 and the day after i weighed 143! I've weighed 143 consistently these past few days no matter the time of day i weigh in, but I feel like I have this problem way too often where the bloating will go away and my weight will go down a few pounds only for the bloating to come back again! I just want to know if this is actual weight and it's my fault, if it's something wrong with how I eat/drink, and what I can do to make this stop because it's really getting ridiculous! It's incredibly disheartening to see the scale go up and down in such jumps of weight and never really knowing if the number is true or not. I drink at the least 8 cups of water a day and do strength and cardio at the gym 5 to 6 times a week. I feel like i'm doing everything right so why is this happening? Any tips on if i should change my diet/workout/whatever it is that might be causing this to happen is super appreciated!

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  • MapleFlavouredMaiden
    MapleFlavouredMaiden Posts: 595 Member
    Simple solution here: Stay off the scale. It's a mind ****. Use another form of measuring progress such as calipers or a tape measure or just a mirror. Bloating and water weight variations are super common and you shouldn't let them affect you so strongly.
  • CarlydogsMom
    CarlydogsMom Posts: 645 Member
    Fluctuations are common, but this may be a time to experiment with trial-and-error. Try to shake up your diet, possibly--reduce salt intake to reduce water retention, drink plenty of water; or remove excess carbs and replace with protein...or reduce processed foods and replace with less processed foods (I don't know your typical diet), but anyway, point being to change one thing and see if that makes a difference. Try a different exercise routine too?

    I faced something similar when I went through some physiological changes due to my age (...it's that time...) and getting off some stuff I had been taking. I mysteriously gained several pounds while maintaining basically the same diet/exercise/lifestyle that allowed me to lose over 70 pounds---so it was frustrating to watch the scale go up and not have a clue why.

    I ended up just shaking up my diet a bit by going fairly low-carb for a couple weeks, and then I saw the pounds shift downward. Went back to regular eating that I was used to, and started mountain biking (total newbie--it was not a part of my regular routine). Voila, things shifted.

    This is all part of figuring out what will work for you long term. Try different things, but give yourself time to see if any changes actually do have an effect.
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