First weekend after reaching goal weight.... i blew it

kas1317
kas1317 Posts: 67 Member
edited November 19 in Health and Weight Loss
Well, this was the first weekend after reaching goal weight. I thought I would indulge and just not worry about for the weekend. I made terrible (but yummy) choices and over ate like crazy. I did go on a 3.6 mile walk yesterday but that didn't even put a dent in it with the amount of calories i ate this weekend. So, I was up 5 pounds since Thursday. Do we think this is water retention or 5 lbs of FAT back on me? I feel like I am either on my diet hard core or if i slack, i go WAY overboard! so, now i am 5 pounds away from my goal bc i messed up one weekend. this sucks!

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  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    unless you ate 17500 extra calories, it's mostly water retention. When you've been eating in a deficit and then bump up your calories like you did, your glycogen stores are going to fill, and in turn more water is going to bind to the muscles. It's completely normal.
  • kristen6350
    kristen6350 Posts: 1,094 Member
    More than likely mostly water. You really should have a 5lbs +/- buffer to your maintenance weight anyway... Like I say my low is 145, my high is 152. I realize that's not 5lbs +/- but it's where I feel my best and I can't tell that I'm lighter/heavier. All those weights feel pretty good.

    You can't look at it as messing up. You have to look at it like life. You know what you did, you'll learn from it and don't do it again this weekend. Get back on the horse, and more than likely by next Monday you'll be back near your goal weight.
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    Yeah, no way you actually gained 5lbs of actual fat in that short of time :) Also, you should have a maintenance range. Most people chose a 3-5lb window. When you go outside of that range in either direction then you start making adjustments to correct the issue.
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
    It's water and waste weight.

    Rigger
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,255 Member
    So here's a depressing reply...maybe you were not actually at your goal weight. Maybe the scale showed that you were because of water loss, and some of the weekend weight gain was not actual gain but a truer reflection of your real weight. I don't consider myself to have actually lost weight until the scale says the same thing for at least 3 days in a row. Otherwise it's water fluctuations. For me, anyway.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    whmscll wrote: »
    So here's a depressing reply...maybe you were not actually at your goal weight. Maybe the scale showed that you were because of water loss, and some of the weekend weight gain was not actual gain but a truer reflection of your real weight. I don't consider myself to have actually lost weight until the scale says the same thing for at least 3 days in a row. Otherwise it's water fluctuations. For me, anyway.

    The scale would stay the same 3 days in a row?

  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    you do understand that your maintenance number isn't static right? you need to allow yourself a range. also, when you move to maintenance calories, most people put on a few pounds as while you were dieting, your glycogen stores were chronically depleted and when you eat to maintenance they are full...glycogen has weight (essentially water). It is not unusual for people to put on 3-5 Lbs when they move to maintenance with just glycogen.

    also keep in mind that you are eating more, so you are going to have more inherent waste in your system.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    whmscll wrote: »
    So here's a depressing reply...maybe you were not actually at your goal weight. Maybe the scale showed that you were because of water loss, and some of the weekend weight gain was not actual gain but a truer reflection of your real weight. I don't consider myself to have actually lost weight until the scale says the same thing for at least 3 days in a row. Otherwise it's water fluctuations. For me, anyway.

    The scale would stay the same 3 days in a row?

    Right? I'm a daily weigher and that generally does not happen. Anyway, I count new lows right away. Even if I "gain" a couple of pounds the next day, I see the low again the day after. Why punish yourself unnecessarily?

    To the OP--water weight like everyone else said. Don't beat yourself up. Just get back on the wagon.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    unless you ate 17500 extra calories, it's mostly water retention. When you've been eating in a deficit and then bump up your calories like you did, your glycogen stores are going to fill, and in turn more water is going to bind to the muscles. It's completely normal.

    This

    You don't have a goal weight, you have a scale weight range ...usually around 3-5lbs

    But you do need a maintenance plan
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