Weight Gain- how and why?

Sheseeksstrength
Sheseeksstrength Posts: 138 Member
edited November 14 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi there,
Below I have posted my weight. In the last week ALONE I have "gained 3 lbs." I KEEP gaining weight. And yes, I have splurged and such, but not enough to gain 5 lbs. in less than a month. What could cause this? Why is my body doing this? Can being on antibiotics affect this?

Weight 3/15/2015 129.8 lbs Delete?
Weight 3/07/2015 126.6 lbs Delete?
Weight 3/06/2015 127.4 lbs Delete?
Weight 3/04/2015 128.6 lbs Delete?
Weight 3/02/2015 128.6 lbs Delete?
Weight 3/01/2015 130 lbs Delete?
Weight 2/27/2015 127 lbs Delete?
Weight 2/25/2015 126.6 lbs Delete?
Weight 2/24/2015 126.2 lbs Delete?
Weight 2/23/2015 125 lbs Delete?

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  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,931 Member
    Weight loss is not static. It might be that part of the month, where many women gain water weight, maybe you've eaten more salt and retaining more water, maybe you started working out and your muscles retain water in order to heal themselves, simply hormons... it might also be that you're not in a deficite. Are you weighing your food with a food scale?
  • anitismo
    anitismo Posts: 2 Member
    I'm having the same problem but I only weighs once a week last week was 135.2this week a woo 137.6
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Weight fluctuates day to day. Use a seven day average and look at the overall trend week to week or month to month.
  • DaniCanadian
    DaniCanadian Posts: 261 Member
    Id say check your caloric intake and weigh your food for sure.
    Other than that, weight is effected by pms/periods, amount of poop in your body, water retention, there's a lot of factors. I weighed at 155.8 yesterday, I ate just over 1900 cals which is only about 200 over maintence yet this morning (first day of period) I showed at 158.8. Weight can fluctuate 5-6 lbs or so depending, especially for women!
  • jenmom2myboys
    jenmom2myboys Posts: 311 Member
    Are you weighing your food?
  • Sheseeksstrength
    Sheseeksstrength Posts: 138 Member
    I do not have a food scale. Thank you for the input.
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Sheseeksfitness wrote: »
    I do not have a food scale. Thank you for the input.
    Without a food scale, counting calories is not really possible. Estimations might work if you have a lot to lose and e.g. instead of creating a 600 calories deficit you end up creating a 300 calories deficit by making good guesses. But with not too much to lose, an error of 200-300 calories per day, might be enough to not lose at all. Based on your weights, you are actually eating slightly above maintenance, so you are eating more than you think you are. Of course you can lose weight by just eating less, but id you want to make an educated less on how much less, then try usign a scale for a while.
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