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Weight is up 1.2 lbs after my lowest cal/highest workout yet.
sheisolivia
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I really killed it yesterday with about 40 mins of cardio and a bit of strength training, plus I worked a 6 hr server shift so lots of moving around all day. I also stayed well below my 1200 calorie allowance. I got on the scale this morning and my weight is actually UP over a lb. Anyone have thoughts as to why or advice on anything I may be doing wrong?
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Weight loss is not linear0
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Just because your weight is up 1.2 pounds one day, that doesn't mean that you are, or have been doing anything wrong. If the added weight became a constant pattern, then there would be cause for evaluation, in my opinion.0
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Sounds like a water weight fluctuation to me. Could be anything from the increase in exercise to stress, hormones, salt, hydration levels, etc. You know how people on here always say that weight loss isn't linear? This is exactly the kind of thing they mean.0
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The scale fluctuates. You need to average your weight over time. Try weighing yourself every day. Take the average weight of a week, then compare to the average weight of the previous week.0
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Your weight fluctuates a few pounds day to day. You probably didn't do anything wrong. It's better to weight yourself everyday if you can, and keep track of the average. If it shows a general decrease, you should be good.0
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Not having enough patience. Not realizing that you might have some water weight gain. Thinking 1 workout means x amount of lbs lost the very next day.0
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Also well under 1200? You should definitely eat more, especially if you're very active.0
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You aren't going to lose every single day/week. Water weight will fluctuate constantly.
And I agree with the above...you should be hitting at LEAST 1200, if not more with exercise.0 -
How much water did you drink before going to bed? In comparison to the night before that is.
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Thanks for the advice everyone. @strong_curves I'm not thinking one workout=x lbs down the next day, but I have kept a consistent regiment of cardio workout at least 30 mins everyday, and I've seen a consistent decline and then yesterday there was a spike up, not a big deal but I didn't want there to be more upward spikes if I'm doing something wrong. I appreciate all the Input, I probably should have eaten more but just didn't have time. Will work on keeping it more balanced today
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strong_curves wrote: »
I am using a food scale. I'm definitely under the calorie mark, consistently, but probably didn't get enough water yesterday.0 -
besee_2000 wrote: »How much water did you drink before going to bed? In comparison to the night before that is.
Not that much. 8oz maybe. Recommendations on this?
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Water0
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OP read: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
You only have 35 pounds to lose, you should only be losing about 1/2 to 1 pound a week for healthy weight loss.0 -
Water fluctuation. I was down three lbs from yesterday to today. No rhyme or reason. Same type of workout/calorie intake from days prior. Eating at 300 calories deficit. Body was just ready to let it go.
Please read this!
http://greatist.com/health/understanding-scale-bloat-and-weight-loss0 -
I would just add in 40 mins you might have burned 300 calories if you had reasonable continuous intensity. Its 3500 calories for 1lb. It takes a lot of exercise to burn significant calories. As people have pointed out its no a straight line process and you need to be realistic.0
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I'm sorry and don't mean to be rude.........but why does someone seem to ask this same question every single day? It is nice of people to answer though, but a simple search of the forums will also answer the question.0
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I'm sorry and don't mean to be rude.........but why does someone seem to ask this same question every single day? It is nice of people to answer though, but a simple search of the forums will also answer the question.
Because people dont think and prefer the personal touch. Its easier if the responders do all the work. Btw thats a general comment and nothing to do with the OP.
If people on general read up on the respective areas and prepared, then they be able to answer many of their owb questions as well as avoid lots of frustration.
Not everyone feels comfortable reading through forums or entering words into the search facility .
Many times older hreads can give you more in depth information as its pot luck who might answer.0 -
I think we need a sticky as to how people should weigh themselves! So far on page 1 today, I've run into I weight myself at the gym and I am not losing enough, and the OP here who gained after exercise.
Anyway: OP:
Water weight fluctuations can be as large as 3, 5, and even 7lbs in a day or two.
Your weight loss is 0.5, 1, 2lbs over a week.
A water weight fluctuation can easily mask your underlying weight change.
--you are probably retaining water from exercise.
--women's weight often fluctuates in relation to monthly cycles.
You may want to weigh yourself in the morning, after using the bathroom, and before eating or drinking anything, using a scale with a good battery that is located on an un-yielding floor surface.
A good idea to help you look at your underlying weight change as opposed to concentrating on a single outlying number is to use a web site such as www.weightgrapher.com or www.trendweight.com or apps such as Libra on Android and Happy Scale on iphone.
All of the above show you your weight trend as opposed to a single day's weight and help you cut out extraneous noise.
Observe how in the graph below of a month with a 5lb weight loss we have three distinct periods of time where weight loss not only appears to be plateaued, but when in fact the special snowflake's weight seems to be going up! Without looking at the trendline the special snowflake would have been quite upset with all this happening!
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I think we need a sticky as to how people should weigh themselves! So far on page 1 today, I've run into I weight myself at the gym and I am not losing enough, and the OP here who gained after exercise.
Anyway: OP:
Water weight fluctuations can be as large as 3, 5, and even 7lbs in a day or two.
Your weight loss is 0.5, 1, 2lbs over a week.
A water weight fluctuation can easily mask your underlying weight change.
--you are probably retaining water from exercise.
--women's weight often fluctuates in relation to monthly cycles.
You may want to weigh yourself in the morning, after using the bathroom, and before eating or drinking anything, using a scale with a good battery that is located on an un-yielding floor surface.
A good idea to help you look at your underlying weight change as opposed to concentrating on a single outlying number is to use a web site such as www.weightgrapher.com or www.trendweight.com or apps such as Libra on Android and Happy Scale on iphone.
All of the above show you your weight trend as opposed to a single day's weight and help you cut out extraneous noise.
Observe how in the graph below of a month with a 5lb weight loss we have three distinct periods of time where weight loss not only appears to be plateaued, but when in fact the special snowflake's weight seems to be going up! Without looking at the trendline the special snowflake would have been quite upset with all this happening!
This is really cool! Thanks for sharing!
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I wouldn't recommend weighing yourself daily.0
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bclarke1990 wrote: »I wouldn't recommend weighing yourself daily.
Why? More data is always better from a statistical standpoint.0 -
galgenstrick wrote: »bclarke1990 wrote: »I wouldn't recommend weighing yourself daily.
Why? More data is always better from a statistical standpoint.
Some people are bothered by daily fluctuations.0 -
sheisolivia wrote: »I really killed it yesterday with about 40 mins of cardio and a bit of strength training, plus I worked a 6 hr server shift so lots of moving around all day. I also stayed well below my 1200 calorie allowance. I got on the scale this morning and my weight is actually UP over a lb. Anyone have thoughts as to why or advice on anything I may be doing wrong?
Weight loss isn't linear and water weight
But bold bit ...don't do that0 -
galgenstrick wrote: »bclarke1990 wrote: »I wouldn't recommend weighing yourself daily.
Why? More data is always better from a statistical standpoint.
Some people are bothered by daily fluctuations.
Then they would be really bothered by weekly fluctuations. Working hard for a full week, getting ready for your weigh in, then find out you gained 2 pounds.... You need to get over the scale as being a motivating factor, weighing yourself every day will get that done faster because you will realize a lot sooner just how much the scale fluctuates.0 -
galgenstrick wrote: »galgenstrick wrote: »bclarke1990 wrote: »I wouldn't recommend weighing yourself daily.
Why? More data is always better from a statistical standpoint.
Some people are bothered by daily fluctuations.
Then they would be really bothered by weekly fluctuations. Working hard for a full week, getting ready for your weigh in, then find out you gained 2 pounds.... You need to get over the scale as being a motivating factor, weighing yourself every day will get that done faster because you will realize a lot sooner just how much the scale fluctuates.
This is true, and these people weigh once a month. It is up to personal preference and not everyone cares about this from a statistical standpoint.
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