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Gained 9 pounds in two days
DeterminedbyGod
Posts: 130 Member
Hello yall, Well I've been maintaining my weight really well during the holidays. I have lost 10 pounds last week and during the weekend I had a all out cheat day which started on a friday. For my cheat day, I had this dish I cooked called Chicken tetrazzinni ( It's a southern meal) it consists of spaghetti noodles, sheredded cheese, and chicken. I did not eat it in moderations either. I ate like a hog on it for two days because it was so good. Not to mention I drunk a soda and ate tons of chocolate. Could this cause me to gain9 pounds in two days or is this sodium???
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Um. Not all fat. Did you seriously eat 31,500 calories OVER your TDEE?
You could have gained a pound or so though. Just fix it.0 -
If you lost 10lbs last week and gained 9lbs then there's a good chance that initial loss was water weight. It'll go away again.0
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I was trying to decide if you meant you really lost 10 pounds last week or you had lost 10 pounds, leading up to last week.0
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arditarose wrote: »Um. Not all fat. Did you seriously eat 31,500 calories OVER your TDEE?
You could have gained a pound or so though. Just fix it.
How do I lose water weight though??
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scorpiophoenix wrote: »If you lost 10lbs last week and gained 9lbs then there's a good chance that initial loss was water weight. It'll go away again.
I believe so because I lost it very fast. Hopefully this week will be fat
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Just get yourself back on track and keep at it. You're still down a whole pound and that's great! It can be frustrating, but if you just keep with it it does work. Maybe next time make a half-recipe of the Chicken tetrazzinni.
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^^This. Don't worry about water/fat. Just count your calories, weigh all your food, and get back on track.0
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Water weight and daily fluctuations is an amazing thing.
Unless you ate an extra 31,500 calories in two days, it's not 9 pounds of fat.0 -
scorpiophoenix wrote: »Just get yourself back on track and keep at it. You're still down a whole pound and that's great! It can be frustrating, but if you just keep with it it does work. Maybe next time make a half-recipe of the Chicken tetrazzinni.
Also do you think that if it was fat some of my clothes would have been fitting different???
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If you were eating low carb and sodium before this, it sure could cause that level of bloating! It depends where you were and where you are now.0
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DeterminedbyGod wrote: »
Also do you think that if it was fat some of my clothes would have been fitting different???
It depends on your body type, and where the fat went. 9-10 pounds ago, I was two pants size larger, so a gain of fat of that volume would look obvious on me. If you have recently begun, 9-10lbs may not show or affect your clothing as much, since intial drops are generally water weight and natural fluctuations based on new dietary and exercise changes, and are not always due to the deficit needed to lose a pound of fat. Since you said you lost 10lbs in one week, I'm guessing a good portion of it was water weight, since it's unlikely you created a 31,500 deficit in one week.0 -
do you have any health issues like diabetes, or high blood pressure. This sounds like you just overate and some of it probably is water retention and will come off quickly. If it doesn't - contact your doctor. I have gained 10 lbs almost overnight due to an infection. I had to be put on diuretics and antibiotics.0
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So when did you start your diet, what level of deficit are you on? Are you weighing your food? How many cheat meals are you going to allow yourself? Are you doing any exercise?0
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It called cheat meal. not a two day cheat......
Get over it and get on with it. Learn from your mistakes and carry on0 -
Cranquistador wrote: »
Aw I thought you were yelling at me. "No" is not helpful I know.0 -
I think you just need to take a load off.....and poop.0
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I've been known to say NO.arditarose wrote: »
Aw I thought you were yelling at me. "No" is not helpful I know.
occasionally. :flowerforyou:
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Could it be the scale is not calibrated?0
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Cranquistador wrote: »
Whenever I type something up that sounds too mean, I think again-delete it all, and just say "No". Compromise.
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I knew I should have trademarked that.arditarose wrote: »
Whenever I type something up that sounds too mean, I think again-delete it all, and just say "No". Compromise.
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a good chance you might want to buy some quality scales0
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I am sure you did not eat enough calories to gain 9 pounds of fat in a weekend.
In the same line of thought, you did not have a deficit enough to lose 10 lbs of fat in a week. I would think there is a lot of water/food weight fluctuations showing on the scale.
I am guessing you have a total loss though of one pound so that is good. Just dust self off and get back too it. Most people have a bad weekend here and there. Sometimes when we diet we restrict too much or deprive and that can lead to a feeding frenzy when we decide to "cheat." Try to include foods you like into your plan so you don't feel you lose control when finally getting something tasty added in.
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The carb nite out thing left me 6 pounds heavier and took 8 days to get back down to the weight before carb nite. Yes 9 pounds would be possible and I have no more Carb Nites planned after that experience. I felt so bad for about three days and it knocked me hard out of ketosis to boot.
A gram of Carb will pull in two grams of water I read.
By the way I only pigged out a span of 3 hours with a visit to the funeral home in the middle.0 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »The carb nite out thing left me 6 pounds heavier and took 8 days to get back down to the weight before carb nite. Yes 9 pounds would be possible and I have no more Carb Nites planned after that experience. I felt so bad for about three days and it knocked me hard out of ketosis to boot.
A gram of Carb will pull in two grams of water I read.
By the way I only pigged out a span of 3 hours with a visit to the funeral home in the middle.
What is carb nite?
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Carb night sounds like something I want to be involved with!0
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arditarose wrote: »
What is carb nite?
carbnite.com/
It is carb back loading concept that did not in my case work worth a flip after being <50 grams for two months before trying it. Some like it. Some write books about it and would like people to buy them.
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