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rethinking my "goal"?

hummingbirdhope
hummingbirdhope Posts: 101 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
soo i'm f, 5'4, and my gw was 104.5/105 (that's where i think i look the best)

within a week i've gained 2 lb up to 107

here's my question: i have a friend who says that because i'm "statistically underweight", no matter how hard i try, my weigh will keep bouncing back up if i even slightly overeat...

thoughts??

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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    I'm thinking you didn't gain 2lbs in a week like you assume. That would mean you would have had to have eaten 7,000 calories over your maintenance calories for that week. I am guessing you ate something high carb/high sodium and were just holding water when you weighed in last.

    Thoughts on your friend? She/He is full of it.
  • kshadows
    kshadows Posts: 1,315 Member
    ^Agree with the PP.

    However, if you're clinically underweight, why are you still trying to lose?
  • hummingbirdhope
    hummingbirdhope Posts: 101 Member
    kshadows wrote: »
    ^Agree with the PP.

    However, if you're clinically underweight, why are you still trying to lose?
    i just personally think I look best around 105 :(
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Did you recently cut to 105 then start eating normally/at maintenance this week? If so, it'll just be water weight from glycogen stores replenishing. I seriously doubt there is a visible difference between 2 lb, don't sweat it.
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