Unexplained weight gain

tiffysbabies012
tiffysbabies012 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Help!! I am starting to get frustrated! I have gained 16 lbs this week. I have walked 2-5 miles everyday and ate under 1400 calories. This is crazy. I asked my doctor and she said to come in for a visit but i dont really have time to go to the doctor any suggestions?

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  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Broken scale?
  • titania_one
    titania_one Posts: 26 Member
    I would go in, if you are truly eating that much and exercising, only other possibility is fluid, and 16 lbs of fluid in a week is NOT normal, you should be seen. Good luck
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,747 Member
    16 lbs. in one week? I don't think that's possible.

    Yes, is it a scale issue? Do you use a digital? Need new batteries? Can you give us more details that could be helpful?
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    edited April 2015
    so you ate 56,000 calories over maintenance this week????????????

    That would mean that you are consuming almost 10,000 calories a day ..
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    You've got to make the time to see the doc. If she wants to see you, she suspects something is very wrong and you should consider her advice as serious.
  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
    Unless you've eaten 56,000 calories above your maintenance (which is probably impossible). It's a technical issue look at your scales. My guess if you're using the same scales both last week and this weeks weight are wrong
  • Jgasmic
    Jgasmic Posts: 219 Member
    Why did you ask your doctor if you weren't going to do what she said? 16 pounds is a lot for one week, I'd make time for the doctor.
  • tiffysbabies012
    tiffysbabies012 Posts: 8 Member
    I am thinking its probably fluid retention its not the scales as my husband is weighing normally. I am under my caloric goal everyday according to my fitness pal i am not even eating the exercise calories so not sure
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    Here's the deal: If you are retaining that much water that fast, something could be very wrong. please make time to see the doctor.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    tiffysbabies012 wrote: »
    I am thinking its probably fluid retention its not the scales as my husband is weighing normally. I am under my caloric goal everyday according to my fitness pal i am not even eating the exercise calories so not sure

    do you use a food scale to weigh all solids?
    do you log everything that you eat?

    if you truly are showing a gain like this on a normally fluctuating scale, then I suggest that you make time to see a DR.
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    so you ate 56,000 calories over maintenance this week????????????

    That would mean that you are consuming almost 10,000 calories a day ..
    Sign me the F up plz
  • tiffysbabies012
    tiffysbabies012 Posts: 8 Member
    I measure everything i eat i follow low carb diet and exercIse around an hr a day. I have called to schedule an appointment. By the way i am gaining 2-3 lbs everyday .
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    :trollface:
  • minties82
    minties82 Posts: 907 Member
    Definitely something wrong here. Do you feel like your body is larger? Clothes getting tight? I would be super worried!
  • tiffysbabies012
    tiffysbabies012 Posts: 8 Member
    Scheduled an appointment with my doctor for friday
  • ladybuggnorris
    ladybuggnorris Posts: 276 Member
    Make sure to have your thyroid checked.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    so you ate 56,000 calories over maintenance this week????????????

    That would mean that you are consuming almost 10,000 calories a day ..

    This ^^^^^^

    Tiffy,

    How do your clothes fit? Have you changed the batteries in your scale, or if your scale is one of those old ones, get a new one.

    Just to be one the safe side, get yourself to the doctor asap. This type of thing happened to my friend and, right after her MD appt, she was admitted to the hospital for surgery. That quick weight she put on turned out to be water retention from a medical issue that had to be corrected immediately. I'm not saying this to alarm you, but it's not normal to gain 16 pounds in a week unless you are truly bingeing on horrendous amounts of food.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited April 2015
    tiffysbabies012 wrote: »
    I am thinking its probably fluid retention its not the scales as my husband is weighing normally. I am under my caloric goal everyday according to my fitness pal i am not even eating the exercise calories so not sure

    Fluid retention? This is not normal. Get to the doctor ASAP, please.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    tiffysbabies012 wrote: »
    Scheduled an appointment with my doctor for friday

    Friday? I advise you get in there now. Really. I don't even know you and I'm worried.
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    tiffysbabies012 wrote: »
    Scheduled an appointment with my doctor for friday

    Friday? I advise you get in there now. Really. I don't even know you and I'm worried.

    I agree go to the minute clinic/walk in if you have to. 16 pounds in a week is serious and somthing to have checked right away.

  • tiffysbabies012
    tiffysbabies012 Posts: 8 Member
    I hope everything is fine i am gonna have her check it on Friday. Thanks for everyones input!! Sll runner what was wrong that caused surgery?
  • Missyjules1974
    Missyjules1974 Posts: 39 Member
    How are you feeling in yourself? Not breathless or anything? If you're feeling short of breath at any point then go to the docs. If you wrote retaining water at that rate it would have swollen your ankles, fingers etc... Hope you get it sorted xx
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,053 Member
    Are you being honest with yourself? If you've been low carbing for awhile and recently have been adding in carbs in decent amounts, then it's water and glycogen storage (which would easily explain the weight gain).
    When I used to compete and had the celebratory after competition meal (laced with carbs, fat and sodium), I easily gained 15lbs in ONE DAY.

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  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    tiffysbabies012 wrote: »
    I hope everything is fine i am gonna have her check it on Friday. Thanks for everyones input!! Sll runner what was wrong that caused surgery?
    It was water retention from a severe heart problem she was unaware of and she had to have emergency open heart surgery.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    1. If you're here asking for medical advice because you don't have time for the doctor, you should know that MFP or any internet forum is a poor substitute.
    2. Agree with everyone else, 16 pounds in one week is not normal. Make time for the doctor.
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    Are you seeing the doctor this morning?
  • tiffysbabies012
    tiffysbabies012 Posts: 8 Member
    The doctor called in fluid pills for me and i have lost most of the 16 lbs in just 2 days thanks for everyone's concern!
  • overin2015
    overin2015 Posts: 94 Member
    What did the doctor say was wrong with you? Our bodies don't just do things randomly I wouldn't think. If you gained that much water do you know what it was?
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    If you weigh all your solid food on a food scale ( not measure because that is not accurate in a long way) and you really ate 1400 calories a day.....then i would see a doctor asap.

    The fact that you hold so much fluid can indicate that there is really something wrong.

    I was holding so much fluid you wont believe ( lost 32 pounds the first month of my diet, so that should tell you how much water weight i had) All related to heart and kidneys.

    So not giving any medical advice but just saying. Weigh ALL your food on a food scale to be accurate. And certainly see a doctor.



    and here a short video that shows you what the difference between weighing and measuring your food can be. Hundreds of calories!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY
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