Under calorie goal but still put weight on!

darrenmellors
darrenmellors Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello. I have been logging my food intake for three weeks now and until today i have seen progress. I am constantly under my calorie intake for each day however, i have managed to put weight on this week.

I am a bit confused to how this has happened! I gym three times a week to make sure i get the exercise element into this diet.

I am wondering if i am getting the 'right' type of fat into my diet. I have struggled to hit my 'fat target' and tend to grab a Kit Kat from the shop to help me.

Any help/advice/tips would be gratefully received!

Thanks
Darren

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  • shoddybutterfly
    shoddybutterfly Posts: 5 Member
    What type of exercise are you doing? Is it possible that you've gained weight in muscle?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    shoddybutterfly wrote: »
    What type of exercise are you doing? Is it possible that you've gained weight in muscle?

    no
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    darrenmellors wrote: »
    Hello. I have been logging my food intake for three weeks now and until today i have seen progress. I am constantly under my calorie intake for each day however, i have managed to put weight on this week.

    I am a bit confused to how this has happened! I gym three times a week to make sure i get the exercise element into this diet.

    I am wondering if i am getting the 'right' type of fat into my diet. I have struggled to hit my 'fat target' and tend to grab a Kit Kat from the shop to help me.

    Any help/advice/tips would be gratefully received!

    Thanks
    Darren

    its probably a normal fluctuation...

    have you eaten anything particularly high in sodium recently? a kitkat, which fits into your daily calories is not going to make you gain weight.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    shoddybutterfly wrote: »
    What type of exercise are you doing? Is it possible that you've gained weight in muscle?

    no
    seriously NO

    OP keep doing what you're doing and it will come, this is normal fluctuation.

  • DeadsAndDoritos
    DeadsAndDoritos Posts: 267 Member
    edited October 2014
    Don't give up! This just happens sometimes. I only lost 0.2 lbs after a really good week recently and was so disappointed. I got on the scale again a few days later and it was showing a gain! Then a week later a 2 lb loss showed up on the scale. Keep going.
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    It is probably nothing a good trip to the loo won't sort out. Just keep going!
  • darrenmellors
    darrenmellors Posts: 3 Member
    cheers for the advice and support. I will stick at both my diet and my fitness plan and hopefully all will be well. Its just a bit soul destroying when you look at the scales and see the movement has gone the wrong way!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    darrenmellors wrote: »
    cheers for the advice and support. I will stick at both my diet and my fitness plan and hopefully all will be well. Its just a bit soul destroying when you look at the scales and see the movement has gone the wrong way!

    thats why you shouldnt depend on the scale as your only measure of progress...

    measure/take pictures/set fitness goals as well.
  • Samby_v1
    Samby_v1 Posts: 202 Member
    Start taking measurements. Trust me on this.
  • darrenmellors
    darrenmellors Posts: 3 Member
    I was thinking about start to take measurements. What would be best to measure? Thigh, waist, chest...
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
    The scale can be one evil mofo' >:)

    Start taking measurements and maybe a selfie every week to see your progress. Sometimes the scale barely moves for me but I've lost a lot of inches and can see a major difference with 'before & after' pics.
  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    edited October 2014
    darrenmellors wrote: »
    I was thinking about start to take measurements. What would be best to measure? Thigh, waist, chest...

    I personally measure:
    bicep
    forearm
    chest
    natural waist
    waist at navel
    hips
    thigh
    calves

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