Weight seems to be increasing

rodriguf09
rodriguf09 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
I've been on a prepared meal plan for two weeks, cut out all alcohol lowered sodium intake and am at the gym 6 days a week. For some reason i've gone up 5 pounds but when i'm on the scale my body fat has gone up as well. What am I doing wrong?

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  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    You're probably taking in more calories than you need. How many calories are in these prepared meals?
  • rodriguf09
    rodriguf09 Posts: 3 Member
    Each day is max 1700. MFP says I shouldn't do more than 1550/day; and I'm averaging between 1325 and 1600 a day.
  • bearondiet
    bearondiet Posts: 53 Member
    Exercises tend to bring up appetite.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    If you're accurately logging the calories and exercise then just stick with it and you'll see a loss. It's normal to pick up a few pounds of water weight when you start a new fitness program but you should start seeing a loss after a few weeks if you're honestly at a deficit.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    It's only been two weeks and you've introduced a new exercise program. You may be doing nothing wrong. Exercise often causes your body to hold onto some extra water weight to help cushion and repair sore muscles. This can cause a stall or slight gain on the scale.

    Water weight could come from a variety of other sources, too. definitely take a look at your logging and be sure you're in a calorie deficit. Use a food scale if you can. Look for accurate entries in the database. Use the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.

    Stay consistent for another week or two and see if your body catches up.
  • rodriguf09
    rodriguf09 Posts: 3 Member
    ok. I've been using a scale since starting this meal plan, I just hope it's beginning water retention. What do you think if it continues, or there is no loss at all? Should I up my workout difficulty?
  • sashysash13
    sashysash13 Posts: 20 Member
    rodriguf09 wrote: »
    I've been on a prepared meal plan for two weeks, cut out all alcohol lowered sodium intake and am at the gym 6 days a week. For some reason i've gone up 5 pounds but when i'm on the scale my body fat has gone up as well. What am I doing wrong?

    Are you working out??
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Losing weight is about calories in being less than calories out. Exercise isn't needed as a part of this equation and it's easier to eat less food than to exercise more.

    If you truly are gaining weight, then you are either eating more calories or burning less calories than you think you are. It's almost always that simple.

    Unless the body fat scale is a really fancy one at the gym, pay no attention to it. The one I have at home will show a higher body fat percentage if I step off the scale, drink a 16 ounce glass of water and get back on. My water didn't have any fat in it so if the scale was accurate in that regard, my body fat percentage wouldn't go up.
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