Is it even possible!?

thatch1234
thatch1234 Posts: 276 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, I played football tonight for 1 hr 5 a side very intense workout. I put 450 cals down as the burn which is half of what myfp recommended. After weighing myself tonight it says I've gained 6lbs from this morning. Yesterday I ran 3 miles and lifted heavy weights which I am sore from. But this morning I was 6 lbs lighter.. I have eaten a fair amount of bread today but I am still in my calories after eating back the calories I burnt. Btw I don't eat back calories for 3 of my runs a week as that's what my intake is based around but football isn't added in so I do? Is this wrong or? I've eaten 2500 cals today. Usually consume 2100...

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  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    Your weight changes throughout the day. You eat food, you drink water/other liquid - and it doesn't automatically leave your body. The results (fat loss) that you seek take time.

    Be consistent with how you weigh yourself. Such as at the same time of the day, same level of dress (or undress), etc.

    Our bodies are not as efficient as we'd like. It takes time for the energy burning fat changing process to work and see results. What you do today could be shown on the scale tomorrow or next week or sometime in between. Just keep at it.
  • HmSkillit
    HmSkillit Posts: 7 Member
    There are times when a loss will come after about 3-4 days of healthy eating and exercise. On a typical day, I gain about 3 lbs from morning to night. I am very consistent with my weigh-ins, always in the morning, after I've used the bathroom and wearing almost nothing or nothing at all. Sometimes, you retain water, sometimes not. Just keep doing what you know is right and your body will love you back for it. You also must remember that muscle is more dense than fat. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND taking measurements. Once a week, every two weeks or even at 1 month intervals. That will show progress if you are lifting while trying to lose weight.
  • MBrothers22
    MBrothers22 Posts: 323 Member
    Your weight will go up and down based on food intake, exercise, and water retention and I'm sure a lot of other things.
    One thing that is usually consistent for ME at least is I lose in small chunks. 2-3 pounds at once and nothing for a week or so. Once I lose that chunk, all the food I eat in a day "adds" more weight. I wake up back at my true weight and that process happens until my next chunk comes off.

    If you have a hard time accepting that weight is NOT linear, then weigh once every week or 2 weeks. For me, I just like seeing what different activities do to my weight and understand that if I eat at a deficit the weight WILL come off. I weigh about 3 times a day mostly just for fun.
  • gail1961
    gail1961 Posts: 111 Member
    Weigh yourself at the same time of day under the same conditions. In the morning, before eating or drinking anything, wearing the same thing (or nothing). Fluctuations will still happen based on different circumstances. I eat the same amount of calories each day and work out the same number of times each week. I still sometimes go up a little (like maybe down a pound, up .5 then back down below the pound). It's frustrating, but in the long term you will see a loss.
  • thatch1234
    thatch1234 Posts: 276 Member
    Hi, yeah I understand that sometimes weight loss will go up and down but I just think 6lbs is loads. Can your body really retain that much water?
  • knra_grl
    knra_grl Posts: 1,566 Member
    Hi, yeah I understand that sometimes weight loss will go up and down but I just think 6lbs is loads. Can your body really retain that much water?

    You said football was intense today, the workout would cause water retention and it's fairly normal for weight to fluctuate a few pounds from morning to night.
  • bunnerfly
    bunnerfly Posts: 197 Member
    Hi, yeah I understand that sometimes weight loss will go up and down but I just think 6lbs is loads. Can your body really retain that much water?

    Yes, it's possible. I make a point to only weigh myself once a week, and even then, I treat it as an arbitrary number. There are just too many factors that go into the number on the scale, like if you are retaining water from muscle repair after a workout, or if I had MSG in something (it makes me retain LOAAAADS of water and actually causes fingers and feet to swell), if I haven't used the bathroom, or if I just woke up versus weighing myself a few hours later... So yeah, I don't focus much on the scale because I tend to freak out about those fluctuations. Today I weighed myself and had gained 5.2lbs since last week. I know it's water retention though, so I'm not sweating it.
  • thatch1234
    thatch1234 Posts: 276 Member
    Ah ok, slightly less freaked out now. I mean I ate a bit more than usual but also worked my butt off and was under calorie goal after workout cals. It's so frustrating to see the scale rise like that. I have to admit I weigh myself every morning but also tend to check throughout the day. No idea why but a real bad habit

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