*Tears*Help why did I gain 2 lbs in 1day

Please stop weighing yourself every day and stick with a once-a-week routine. As others have pointed out, your weight will inevitably fluctuate on a day-to-day basis and it's perfectly normal because you are not made out of inert material.

As an example - this week, I hopped on a scale first thing in the morning and registered 168.2 pounds. I went ahead and had some coffee, drank about a liter of water, and weighed myself again - 171 pounds. Your hydration level, water retention, etc. will have an effect and can't serve as a basis for getting depressed. Focus on a downward trend in your weight and celebrate your successes, rather than crying over an insignificant and most likely non-existent day-to-day weight gain. Good luck!

Weighing every day will make you crazy.

Did you eat 7000+ extra calories over the course of the day? No? Didn't think so. Then you most certainly did not gain 2 lbs of fat in a day.

Weigh once a week, or less. If you insist on weighing yourself more, do NOT freak out about slight gains as it could be water, poop or even where your scale is placed in your house.

First of all, don't freak out over 2 lbs in 1 day. Your weight will fluctuate like that. Heck, take a poop and you might lose that weight back.

Second of all, you might be over estimating your exercise calories. Don't listen to other people, a calorie intake of 1800 is NOT TOO MUCH especially if you are exercising. However, MFP tends to over estimate exercise calories so it may be beneficial to calculate your TDEE and eat less than that (10%-20% less). Include your usual exercise routine when calculating and do not eat exercise calories back. For example, I'll still log my workout but only put 1 calorie burned so I don't eat it back.

http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Third of all, be patient! Look at your weight loss weekly or monthly vs. daily.

Water retention!

weight loss isn't liner. I fluctuate anywhere from 3 to 5lbs at any given time of the day. Don't only use the scale as your only metric of success.

Those sudden gains will be glycogen, not fat. Here's a nice explanation of what is going on.

http://justinowings.com/understanding-bodyweight-and-glycogen-de/

Thanks for this article. I've had some wild fluctuations recently, to the order of 10 pounds +/- the prior week, and trying to reconcile 3500 cals = 1 pound just didn't work, even when accounting for some degree of water retention. Now I get it a little better, assuming the author is right; I tend to be skeptical of blogs.

Hey there. I did take a minute to look at your diary. I'm going to say water retention is correct. Looking at your diary, I think one of your culprits will be the bullion cubes. They are loaded with sodium. You may want to look at Mrs Dash blends that are salt free.

Good luck and don't give up.. :flowerforyou:

You're eating way too much.
At your height and weight, 1800 calories is too much if your goal is weight loss.

I looked at your diary and this poster is right. Too many calories and I would add too much processed food. Processed food is high in sodium which will cause water retention. But you need more of a deficit in your caloric intake.

Nope. Sorry but you are wrong. OP please don't listen to either of the above. It's bad advice.

Your body can fluctuate +/- 5 lbs a day. That's right five lbs a day.

I'm 5'5", eat about 2000 a day and am losing.

You don't have to only eat 1200 calories to lose weight. For most people that is actually too few, unless there's a medical reason or they're really short and not very active.

I'm just gonna leave these right here...

Read these:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1346163-change-your-mindset

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819925-the-basics-don-t-complicate-it

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here?hl=so+you're+new+here

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1217573-so-you-want-to-start-running

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13

TL:DR the link right above this one then ->http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

Excuses??? http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2014/06/02/the-no-excuses-play-like-a-champion-challenge/

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

Want to lift heavy things?
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

Stronglifts Summary
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/560459-stronglifts-5x5-summary

Stronglifts Womens Group
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/4601-stronglifts-5x5-for-women




Oh and also this...

You didn't. Here's some perspective:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ihad/view/mfp-101-i-just-gained-3-pounds-overnight-636811

You didn't. Here's some perspective:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ihad/view/mfp-101-i-just-gained-3-pounds-overnight-636811

And while you're reading, another great link from Ihad:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ihad/view/the-path-of-success-631437

It helped me get a handle on fluctuations and the non-linear path that weight loss takes.

Just read all of his blogs. Seriously, they are excellent. Also, gypsy's got some great ones...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1346163-change-your-mindset

My body weight, like others, can fluctuate by 5-6lb in a day. The other problem I see is that you're getting on the scale daily. If you're doing that, you should be taking a weekly average. Otherwise, weigh weekly or bi-weekly, since you mentioned that's what your plan was.

You need to be consistent. Watching what you eat and exercising is the bulk of it, but you need to weigh on a structured schedule. If it's daily, great, but take averages. Make sure you're weighing at the same time every day, preferably after using the bathroom for the first time in the morning.

I wouldn't sweat gaining a pound, OP. It'll probably be gone by tomorrow.

I won't give up it just makes me question if I'm doing something wrong? I started I will see it through. Maybe I should have my daughter hide the batteries to the scale????

I usually weigh same time every morning when my body is empty

You are not doing anything wrong. Like others said, your weight flucuates by more than that during the day for a bunch of reasons. Even exercising can make your body weight fluctuate due to water retention in your muscles... Instead of focusing on the actual number, just look at the trend of weight over a long period of time (like 3 months or more).

I also wear an HRM and round down if I think the calorie looks a bit off. I'm 26 I have no idea what Tdee is I tried to look it up I guess I need a simple answer to what it is and a link to a good Tdee calculator

A friend of mine linked this guy yesterday in a status update. He's pretty cool:

http://www.healthylivingheavylifting.com/healthy-living-heavy-liftings-ultimate-guide-to-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-iifym/

Also, for a calculator, I used: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

You're eating way too much.
At your height and weight, 1800 calories is too much if your goal is weight loss.

:huh:

I wouldn't worry about a gain of 2lbs, I know it is discouraging, but weight fluctuates up and down daily, especially if your also exercising, as that can gain weight because of increased muscle.

*slaps keyboard* No!

You're eating way too much.
At your height and weight, 1800 calories is too much if your goal is weight loss.

Successful troll post.

Very well done.

And in the first post too...

I find it quite amusing that you'd label me as a troll just for suggesting her to eat less.
If you'd take a one look at her diary you'd know that she eats at well over 2000 several days in a row, which for her heigh and weight would mean that at that rate she'd gain weight. And unless she happens to be an overweight marathon runner, there's no way she'd lose enough calories from exercise to make up for the overeating.

But go ahead, blame it on water weight and continue to not lose weight, if eating less is too much of a challenge and you need to blame it on some momscience factors that you are staying at your current weight.