Gain weight back, should I be worry?

alisonschmidtt
alisonschmidtt Posts: 9
edited November 11 in Health and Weight Loss
in my first week of working out, the scale went from 142 to 138. Yesterday wasn't my second weigh in (Thursday is) but I had an assessment and had to check my weight.. The scale said 142! Why did I gain weight back?? Should I be worried? It really upset me. I binged like crazy out of emotional eating. I worked so hard :'(

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Weight loss is not linear. The body has daily fluctuations like TOM, sodium, food still in the system, etc.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Normal water weight fluctuations. Weight loss isn't linear.
  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    It happens. As long as you are logging accurately and staying to your calorie goal, don't pay attention to any one number on the scale. Don't let it upset you. I'm up and down daily, but the trend is consistently down.
  • NoelFigart1
    NoelFigart1 Posts: 1,276 Member
    Weight loss is not linear. Trend is everything.

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  • AmberAntoine
    AmberAntoine Posts: 23
    Gaining weight, you have to be worried because gaining weight will invite lots of problems regarding health like diseases like heart problem, blood pressure, sugar etc. So its better to lose the weight and make yourself fit.
  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    alisonschmidtt wrote: »
    in my first week of working out, the scale went from 142 to 138. Yesterday wasn't my second weigh in (Thursday is) but I had an assessment and had to check my weight.. The scale said 142! Why did I gain weight back?? Should I be worried? It really upset me. I binged like crazy out of emotional eating. I worked so hard :'(

    Was your assessment on a different scale? That would account for it too.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    AmberAntoine wrote: »
    Gaining weight, you have to be worried because gaining weight will invite lots of problems regarding health like diseases like heart problem, blood pressure, sugar etc. So its better to lose the weight and make yourself fit.

    This has what to do with the OP's very normal experience of non-linear weight loss?
  • alisonschmidtt
    alisonschmidtt Posts: 9
    It was the same scale on my assessment. I was just disappointed because I had a goal of losing 7 pounds in a month, but since I was pushed back to 142(as what I saw on the scale) I binged from emotional eating. Thank you for your replies! So it's normal?
  • alisonschmidtt
    alisonschmidtt Posts: 9
    I don't know if this has to do with anything, but I was on my menstrual cycle my first week of dieting and weighing in.
  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    alisonschmidtt wrote: »
    It was the same scale on my assessment. I was just disappointed because I had a goal of losing 7 pounds in a month, but since I was pushed back to 142(as what I saw on the scale) I binged from emotional eating. Thank you for your replies! So it's normal?


    Completely. Keep at it. :D
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    totally normal!
  • futuresize8
    futuresize8 Posts: 476 Member
    A fluctuation of a few pounds is totally normal. You may have a week where you gain a few pounds. I weigh one time a week and, unless there is a major difference, I don't get concerned (or excited, depending) until I see an upward trend for a few weeks. Then I make adjustments.
  • danigirl258
    danigirl258 Posts: 12 Member
    Just keep at it! You're going to have fluctuations. It's completely normal. I fluctuate ~5 lbs in a day. It could easily just be some extra salt causing water weight or you need to poop. Make sure you weigh in the same conditions every time. For example, I weigh myself every single morning after I wake up (between 6-7 AM) and after I go to the bathroom, and it's always on the same scale. If it helps you, you could consider weighing daily so you can see each day how you are doing as opposed to once a week. Find a method that works for you. :) Just try to not let little setbacks like this derail you. Easier said than done, I know. As long as you stick with it, you'll get where you want to go.
  • Tnia
    Tnia Posts: 52 Member
    It could be water weight I got every week to a specialist and the weight I gain I loss body fat so be okay with it
  • terbusha
    terbusha Posts: 1,483 Member
    Body weight bounces around all the time. I've seen mine go up as much as 5 lbs from one day to the next. Keep to your plan and it'll come back off. It's likely just some fluid being retained for some reason, likely due to stress of your new exercise regime.
    You rock! Keep up the great work.
  • alisonschmidtt
    alisonschmidtt Posts: 9
    I did binge a bit, is that gonna be very bad? I haven't binged in about two-three weeks
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    alisonschmidtt wrote: »
    I did binge a bit, is that gonna be very bad? I haven't binged in about two-three weeks

    Nah. I have a cheat meal now and then. Just don't weigh yourself for a few days if it's super salty and just keep on truckin'.
  • alisonschmidtt
    alisonschmidtt Posts: 9
    Any other tips? Or experience with this
  • teknosprite
    teknosprite Posts: 50 Member
    It's completely normal for weight to fluctuate like that. My weight can fluctuate up to about 5 lbs a day too. Confusing, but I've learned to just watch for trends as many others have said. Stay kind of neutral - I don't get super excited when I see a difference on one weigh in, don't get super upset if I see a gain. If you do the right thing, you will see change over time. And "the right thing" does not mean being perfect. You binged? That's ok. Just keep on going. It will do more harm getting upset over it than it will just moving on. It takes a while to adjust to a new lifestyle. If binging is a reaction you've had for a long while, it will happen. But as you go, less and less. Try and think of the binges you have avoided - and not just the ones that have slipped through.
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