What is happening to me??? Gaining and don't know why.
bigdgeek
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Age 39, female, 5'6", 127 lbs.
Gained 10 lbs in the last three weeks without changing habits at all.
Feel weak, sluggish, and sore.
Weight gain is not water and not muscle...it's fat.
Caloric intake is around 1200-1300 weekdays and 1100-1200 weekends.
Desk job, work out 1 hr 5x a week.
Had BMR professionally tested last year, result was 1349. Hormone levels normal, thyroid levels low end of normal but not sub-clinical. I don't recall what the exact readings were and no longer have access to the site where they were stored.
Gained 10 lbs in the last three weeks without changing habits at all.
Feel weak, sluggish, and sore.
Weight gain is not water and not muscle...it's fat.
Caloric intake is around 1200-1300 weekdays and 1100-1200 weekends.
Desk job, work out 1 hr 5x a week.
Had BMR professionally tested last year, result was 1349. Hormone levels normal, thyroid levels low end of normal but not sub-clinical. I don't recall what the exact readings were and no longer have access to the site where they were stored.
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How recently were your hormones checked? If it was a year ago it may be worth while to check them again.
That said, feeling weak, sluggish and sore sounds very much like an illness. I would go to the doctor if I were you.0 -
If you've been logging carefully the whole time and haven't changed any other habits, and you're sure at least some of the weight gain is fat, maybe your thyroid has gotten worse over the year.
And is there any possibility you're pregnant?0 -
If you open your diary, we can probably be a lot more helpful.
There's no way that you have put on 10lbs worth of fat; for that you would have had to eat 35,000 extra calories, which clearly, if you're eating between 1100-1300 a day, you haven't been doing. Which means, other culprits: water weight from exercise since you work out 5 days a week, too much sodium, too little fiber, incorrect tracking, or a medical condition.
I'd hazard to guess that you're eating too little, since you're already at a healthy weight for your height, even if you do have a smaller frame. Have you considered working on body composition rather than trying to get the scale lower immediately? Adding strength training could help you build up your LBM (which I'd argue you're losing now from under eating, because I'm doubting those are NET numbers and you're definetly eating below your BMR which can have serious health consequences) which helps you burn more during normal activities and will give you a more toned appearance. Then you could revisit fat loss.
I really can't stress enough that you're under eating though, and I saw on another post (I checked your profile to see if your diary was open) that you said your BMR was around 1400, so eat to that NET every day and you will lose weight. Will you lose 2lbs a week? No. But you'll likely begin dropping weight almost immediately because your body will finally have the nutrition and calories it needs to function properly, and better yet you'll be losing more fat than LBM (muscle).0 -
If you're eating a healthy food and eating enough of it, you shouldn't be tired. If you aren't overeating, you shouldn't be gaining.
Go back to the doctor. Ask them if it would be okay to run a full thyroid panel and not just TSH.
Show them what you're eating, what exercise you're doing and what your weight is.
If they say that it would be impossible for you to gain or you can tell they don't believe you, get a new doctor. Keep trying new doctors until one gets past their biases and/or laziness and figures out what the hell is wrong with you.0 -
And is there any possibility you're pregnant?
The tired part suggests something hormonal.0 -
I plan to have my hormones and thyroid checked again as soon as I have insurance again. Right now, I don't.
I really want to recomp as I'm disgusted with how jiggly I'm getting.
No possibility I'm pregnant. I don't even have periods anymore. I took the pill for years, allowing myself only 3-4 periods a year (doc said it was OK), then quit taking the pill at 35. My periods never came back.0 -
I plan to have my hormones and thyroid checked again as soon as I have insurance again. Right now, I don't.
I really want to recomp as I'm disgusted with how jiggly I'm getting.
No possibility I'm pregnant. I don't even have periods anymore. I took the pill for years, allowing myself only 3-4 periods a year (doc said it was OK), then quit taking the pill at 35. My periods never came back.
You can still get pregnant even without a period. As long as u have a uterus.0 -
I plan to have my hormones and thyroid checked again as soon as I have insurance again. Right now, I don't.
I really want to recomp as I'm disgusted with how jiggly I'm getting.
No possibility I'm pregnant. I don't even have periods anymore. I took the pill for years, allowing myself only 3-4 periods a year (doc said it was OK), then quit taking the pill at 35. My periods never came back.
You can still get pregnant even without a period. As long as u have a uterus.
Haven't had sex since July 2013. So no, I'm not pregnant.0 -
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You went from 117 to 127? So from the bottom of a healthy weight range to a healthy weight.
And added nothing but FLAB. If I'd added 10 lbs of muscle, that'd be one thing...but don't you think it's a bit strange that I've added 10 lbs of FAT in less than a month without upping my calories or cutting my exercise?0 -
Try changing the batteries on your scale.0
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Pregnant?0
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You went from 117 to 127? So from the bottom of a healthy weight range to a healthy weight.
And added nothing but FLAB. If I'd added 10 lbs of muscle, that'd be one thing...but don't you think it's a bit strange that I've added 10 lbs of FAT in less than a month without upping my calories or cutting my exercise?
If you've gained 10lb without changing ANYTHING then I'd go to the doctors.0 -
I plan to have my hormones and thyroid checked again as soon as I have insurance again. Right now, I don't.
I really want to recomp as I'm disgusted with how jiggly I'm getting.
No possibility I'm pregnant. I don't even have periods anymore. I took the pill for years, allowing myself only 3-4 periods a year (doc said it was OK), then quit taking the pill at 35. My periods never came back.
Considering that you've said you were at 117 at 5'6, I'd be concerned about not getting your period. It sounds like ammenorrhea from a lack of nutrition and, no, it's not normal. Are you recovering from ED?
ETA: If you've gained 10lbs without any changes at all, see a doctor. In fact, see a doctor regardless. 1200-1300 is not a lot of food.0 -
Even though you're young, maybe peri-menopausal? Though I still don't know how on earth you'd gain 10 lbs in a month eating 1100-1300 cals a day. Me thinks something is off. And if you accurately log and weigh foods daily and are truly eating this little, get to the doctor.0
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I plan to have my hormones and thyroid checked again as soon as I have insurance again. Right now, I don't.
I really want to recomp as I'm disgusted with how jiggly I'm getting.
No possibility I'm pregnant. I don't even have periods anymore. I took the pill for years, allowing myself only 3-4 periods a year (doc said it was OK), then quit taking the pill at 35. My periods never came back.
You can still get pregnant even without a period. As long as u have a uterus.
What? Have you heard of menopause? Not saying OP is going through it, but women lose the ability to get pregnant without losing their uterus.0 -
It could be because you're not eating enough, maybe try switching up your workout if you kind of do the same thing every time? Hmm... I think you definitely need to go see a doctor, insurance or not.. firstly maybe pee on a pregnancy stick... just in case.0
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.. firstly maybe pee on a pregnancy stick... just in case.
Hello? She said she hasn't had sex in 12 months. She can't be pregnant...unless it's an immaculate conception.0 -
If she's pregnant, then she should probably see a doctor, since the last time she's had sex (according to the post) was July 2013..over a year ago.
I would see a doctor and get more blood work. I would also invest in a food scale, and weigh absolutely everything and bump up your calories a bit. What you're eating isn't much, your body needs more. How much water are you drinking? Change the battery in your scale as well.
There's no way you put on 10 lbs of fat, and you're already at a healthy weight. Losing weight doesn't seem like the puzzle piece you need, I think strength workouts would suit you better.
Leaving this here, for no one in particular. Just in case someone might want the info! http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support0 -
Age 39, female, 5'6", 127 lbs.
Gained 10 lbs in the last three weeks without changing habits at all.
Feel weak, sluggish, and sore.
Weight gain is not water and not muscle...it's fat.
Caloric intake is around 1200-1300 weekdays and 1100-1200 weekends.
Desk job, work out 1 hr 5x a week.
Had BMR professionally tested last year, result was 1349. Hormone levels normal, thyroid levels low end of normal but not sub-clinical. I don't recall what the exact readings were and no longer have access to the site where they were stored.
From personal experience, I would suggest that you are not eating enough....
I'm assuming that your total caloric intake is a max of 1300 cals? On exercise days you are netting around 1000 cals at most. Non exercise days, you are still netting below your BMR.
I made the mistake of under eating years ago too. I'd lose for a while, then stall out, then start GAINING! WTH?? My body held on to every single thing it could for dear life. I was exhausted, angry, moody, my periods started getting irregular, etc. etc.
I would look up BMR/TDEE on here....there is tons of information, and start eating AT LEAST a NET caloric base of your 1350 BMR. Ramp up your intake by increasing your daily cals by 100 per week until you get there and see how you feel.
That means on exercise days you should be eating around 1600-1700 cals. I suspect that as your body de-stresses, you will release water, fat, sleep better, and feel 100% better overall.
Once I did, the weight literally fell off at an average steady pound per week. I was the lowest I'd been in years! Then I quit smoking but that's another story....lol0 -
Age 39, female, 5'6", 127 lbs.
Gained 10 lbs in the last three weeks without changing habits at all.
Feel weak, sluggish, and sore.
Weight gain is not water and not muscle...it's fat.
Caloric intake is around 1200-1300 weekdays and 1100-1200 weekends.
Desk job, work out 1 hr 5x a week.
Had BMR professionally tested last year, result was 1349. Hormone levels normal, thyroid levels low end of normal but not sub-clinical. I don't recall what the exact readings were and no longer have access to the site where they were stored.
LoL How do you know it's fat? It's not possible to gain that much weight in fat in that time frame unless you are eating an obscene amount so hit the breaks there missy.
Let's rethink everything that you ate and maybe how accurately your tracking it. Are you even tracking everything? Probably something your using or having that you don't realize has a ton of calories.0 -
I would venture to say you are under eating. You have to eat back some of your worked out calories so that you are still consuming at least 1200 a day after deducting your workout, if you are not doing so you are putting your body into starvation mode. You can lose weight this way in the short run, but eventually the stress you are putting on your body is going to catch up.0
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The tiredness is most likely from not eating a lot of calories while being active. A person working out 5 hours a week, who has very little body fat, since you were borderline underweight, needs more calories. How long have you been suppressing calories? It's possible your bodies metabolic rate has adapted and started burning a lot less calories.0
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Go to Planned Parenthood. I know you're not pregnant but it looks like a hormonal thing and you can get blood work there. Fees are on a sliding scale based on income so you might be able to get everything for free.
P.S. I also agree that you're not eating enough which could be attributing to your hormonal imbalance. So see a doctor, eat more, preferably both ASAP.0 -
The math does not work out here.
10lbs x 3500 cal/lb = 35,000 cals
1300 cal/day x 21 days = 27,300 cal (in 21 days)
It does not seem possible to gain 10 pounds of fat in 21 days even assuming that your BMR was 0.0 -
Age 39, female, 5'6", 127 lbs.
Gained 10 lbs in the last three weeks without changing habits at all.
Feel weak, sluggish, and sore.
Weight gain is not water and not muscle...it's fat.
Caloric intake is around 1200-1300 weekdays and 1100-1200 weekends.
Desk job, work out 1 hr 5x a week.
Had BMR professionally tested last year, result was 1349. Hormone levels normal, thyroid levels low end of normal but not sub-clinical. I don't recall what the exact readings were and no longer have access to the site where they were stored.
It is water weight.
You’d need about 35,000 extra calories in those three weeks to put on 10 lbs of stored fat.
That’s an extra 1,667 calories a day if you never got out of bed for those three weeks.
You’re eating at least 300 less than that on your highest days.
How is your body generating an extra 300 calories a day from itself? Photosynthesis? And what energy is being used to support life while all this is happening?
Hormones, electrolyte balance, glycogen stores, etc. there are a lot of reasons why you may be retaining water.0 -
The tiredness is most likely from not eating a lot of calories while being active. A person working out 5 hours a week, who has very little body fat, since you were borderline underweight, needs more calories. How long have you been suppressing calories? It's possible your bodies metabolic rate has adapted and started burning a lot less calories.
Looking over my food diary, probably for several years.
In response to some of the others: It has to be fat, because my clothes are tighter.
I also changed my scale's batteries a couple of months ago. Those batteries are usually good for 9-12 months.
I have a food scale and weigh everything.
ED may be a possibility, but I don't have the means to get any kind of treatment. I just need to know what to do. I'm OK with the number on the scale but I am NOT happy with how I feel and look.0 -
it is not possible to gain 10 lbs of fat in 3 wks0
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The tiredness is most likely from not eating a lot of calories while being active. A person working out 5 hours a week, who has very little body fat, since you were borderline underweight, needs more calories. How long have you been suppressing calories? It's possible your bodies metabolic rate has adapted and started burning a lot less calories.
Looking over my food diary, probably for several years.
In response to some of the others: It has to be fat, because my clothes are tighter.
I also changed my scale's batteries a couple of months ago. Those batteries are usually good for 9-12 months.
I have a food scale and weigh everything.
ED may be a possibility, but I don't have the means to get any kind of treatment. I just need to know what to do. I'm OK with the number on the scale but I am NOT happy with how I feel and look.
The consistent message that we have been telling you is to eat more calories, do some weight training and cardio and start tracking calories. But honestly, there are free hotline for those with ED's so I would start there:
http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/1575987-eating-disorder-resources0
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