Gaining weight but I'm within the 1200 calories :/

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mollychristen
mollychristen Posts: 1 Member
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I've been within my daily 1200 calories and I burn about 1/4 of them everyday but I'm gaining weight. I started at 140 and when I weighed myself today I was at 144. :/ what can I do to stop that?

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    How long has it been?
    Do you use a food scale?
    Did you just start exercising?
    Are you around your TOM?
    Are you eating back earned exercise calories? If so, how many and how do you determine the burn?
    What was your sodium intake like the past couple days?
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
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    Your eating 1200 and exercising for 300? So netting 900?

    Sounds like your eating more than you think.

    Using a scale?
  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
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    Open your diary.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    And read this http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,627 Member
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    you are almost certainly eating more than you think you are.....
  • jtate0212
    jtate0212 Posts: 53 Member
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    Did you just start or increase activity? Your muscles could be retaining water as they heal.
  • Sydking
    Sydking Posts: 317 Member
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    eating more than you think by the sounds of it

    WEIGH AND LOG EVERYTHING
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,943 Member
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    mollychristen wrote: »
    I've been within my daily 1200 calories and I burn about 1/4 of them everyday but I'm gaining weight. I started at 140 and when I weighed myself today I was at 144. :/ what can I do to stop that?

    If you're gaining weight then you are eating more than you realize. This happens from underestimating intake and/or overestimating calories burned.

    When did you start your diet?

    Do you weigh your food? Log everything you eat?

    Do you count your exercise calories and eat them back? Where do you get those burns from?

    Open your diary for specific feedback.

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