Gained weight in first week

Luisa062014
Luisa062014 Posts: 7 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
5 days in and thought I was doing well. I put on 2lbs. Too tired to train so I can't blame it on muscle increase. Help!!

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  • Jmgkamp
    Jmgkamp Posts: 278 Member
    Sodium, TOM if female... If you're counting accurately you WILL lose. Not every week, but you will. Patience grasshopper, patience. :smile:
  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    edited October 2015
    Weight loss isn't linear. Give it a few more weeks and reassess.

    ETA: And be patient :) you didn't put on weight overnight, so it won't come off overnight.
  • Luisa062014
    Luisa062014 Posts: 7 Member
    Sodium TOM? Too much salt?
  • gebrown86
    gebrown86 Posts: 10 Member
    edited October 2015
    I had the same problem, been working out a ton with cardio, weight lifting over the past 2 weeks and eating less but gained 1 pound :( just started calorie diary today...we need to hang in there!!
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    Patience. A week is a very short time in the scheme of things and you may be retaining water from exercise or sodium or for some other reason. Doesn't necessarily mean fat. Stay under your calorie goal and be patient.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    Weight loss is not linear. There will be some ups and hopefully many downs.

    Things that can affect weight loss:
    TOM
    Sodium
    sudden increase in exercise (holds onto some water weight)

    If you do not have one, I suggest investing in a food scale to help ensure you are in a deficit.
  • bakemma
    bakemma Posts: 161 Member
    Luisa062014 wrote: »
    Sodium TOM? Too much salt?

    TOM= time of the month, menstrual cycle
  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    Must. Give. It. More. Time.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    With only 6 pounds to lose, logging has to be very tight, but as aforementioned, it takes longer than a week.

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