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Help please!

dbarlipmiller
dbarlipmiller Posts: 29 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello,
Has anyone experienced weight gain?
I have been doing good meeting my daily goals, staying at my goal calories. I lost a few lbs but this week I gained four lbs!!! How does that happen. I am very frustrated, please anyone have any advice? Thank you
Dana

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  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    Fluctuations - we can all vary a few pounds from day to day. If you weigh once a week instead of every day there's a chance you could weigh on a day where you happen to be higher - you could have been 4lbs lighter yesterday, and could be 4lbs lighter tomorrow.

    If you eat a lot of salty foods then you'll retain water and weigh more the next day. Fluctuations can also be caused by things like not drinking enough water (which can also cause water retention), hormones, and not having used the toilet yet. Just keep at it and you'll be fine :)
  • terbusha
    terbusha Posts: 1,483 Member
    Body weight fluctuates all the time. I've seen mine go up as much as 5 lbs from one day to the next. Ride it out. It's likely some fluid retention. A bunch of stuff can cause that, such as more than usually salt in your diet for a couple days, stress, starting a new workout routine, and so on. If you've been steady at hitting your nutritional goals, it should come back off in a few days.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Useful read: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear
  • TCO76
    TCO76 Posts: 242 Member
    Are you weighing and measuring EVERYTHING? Or going off labels and guessing?
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    TCO76 wrote: »
    Are you weighing and measuring EVERYTHING? Or going off labels and guessing?

    Exactly. Could be fluctuations - could be that you need to get your diary in order.

  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    TCO76 wrote: »
    Are you weighing and measuring EVERYTHING? Or going off labels and guessing?

    How are we supposed to know how many calories are in something if we don't read the label?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Can you open your diary?
  • dbarlipmiller
    dbarlipmiller Posts: 29 Member
    Thank you for your help I have been logging everything. But I have not been
    Measuring I will start that today.
  • dbarlipmiller
    dbarlipmiller Posts: 29 Member
    I have been logging everything. And scanning what I can.
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    Labels are fine, but don't assume serving sizes to be 100% accurate. They're not.

    The bread I buy: label says 41g = 2 slices, 1 serving. But when I weigh them its usually 45g-46g. That's an extra 10% or more. Happens on many food items, the actual weight is heavier slightly. And that means more calories.

    But weight loss, in general, is about consistently having a deficit over time. The goal is fat loss, and there will be temporary fluctuations in your water weight. If you're honest & accurate about your food logs, are careful to not overestimate calories burned, then you should lose weight over time. Don't worry about temporary gains if you're sure your food log & activity is where it needs to be. Compare your weight today to your weight 30 days ago. If you go 4-8 weeks without a loss, then go back to your food log and assess to see if you can improve accuracy.
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