Grrr weight gain

HappilySingle
HappilySingle Posts: 149 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
After greatly reducing my sugar and carb intake for 4 days I got on the scale this morning-I gained about 4.5 pounds!!!! I am hoping the gain is from 1. The hiking/walking I did yesterday and 2. The pepperoni I ate yesterday. I also took a three mile walk this morning. I already feel the swelling in my hands.

Ok. Vent over

Pls dont bother looking at my food diary-the entries are what my son consumes (I was trying to see how much he eats)

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  • AspenDan
    AspenDan Posts: 703 Member
    Yeah man I feel ya. Imo, give it a week or two before you worry about it.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    But are you eating in a deficit? Reduction of carbs & sugar doesn't always = to a caloric deficit.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Just because you reduced your sugar and carbs doesn't mean weight loss, if you are not in a deficit you will not lose weight. More then likely you gained water weight, which come off in a few days.
  • NoIdea101NoIdea
    NoIdea101NoIdea Posts: 659 Member
    Serah87 wrote: »
    Just because you reduced your sugar and carbs doesn't mean weight loss, if you are not in a deficit you will not lose weight. More then likely you gained water weight, which come off in a few days.

    This. Make sure you are weighing all your food with a food scale so you are sure you are not accidentally overeating!
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Use MFP for yourself, not for your son, and you will probably be able to see what is amok.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Reducing your sugar and carb intake won't matter if you aren't eating less calories than you're burning. However, you'd probably know it if you overate by enough calories to gain 4.5 pounds and the things you mention will certainly cause water retention. Give it a day or two and you should see a drop.
  • HappilySingle
    HappilySingle Posts: 149 Member
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Use MFP for yourself, not for your son, and you will probably be able to see what is amok.

    He is a VERY picky eater and I was curious if he was eating enough for his age. I normally track ,y own food
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    HappilySingle wrote: »
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Use MFP for yourself, not for your son, and you will probably be able to see what is amok.

    He is a VERY picky eater and I was curious if he was eating enough for his age. I normally track ,y own food

    So how many calories are you eating?
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