Anybody have an idea?
chaarlotte289
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I'm a little bit confused...
I was maintaining on 2500 calories (light-moderately active) for a good month or two. I recently started a new job at the begining of November and have upped my exercise to very active (I'm a preschool teacher and constantly running after kids and on my feet now) and have been taking in 2000-2250 calories a day. I was expecting to have lost but I gained 2lbs?! How could this be? I have been watching for about 3.5 weeks but have not gone down (at first I thought it was TOTM but that has come and gone). My macros have been consistent, I count calories accurately, and I have not taken in more than 1500mg of sodium. Any idea why this could be? Is it possible to loose on a high intake and gain on a lower one?
Should I increase back up in hopes of loosing the two pounds?
I was maintaining on 2500 calories (light-moderately active) for a good month or two. I recently started a new job at the begining of November and have upped my exercise to very active (I'm a preschool teacher and constantly running after kids and on my feet now) and have been taking in 2000-2250 calories a day. I was expecting to have lost but I gained 2lbs?! How could this be? I have been watching for about 3.5 weeks but have not gone down (at first I thought it was TOTM but that has come and gone). My macros have been consistent, I count calories accurately, and I have not taken in more than 1500mg of sodium. Any idea why this could be? Is it possible to loose on a high intake and gain on a lower one?
Should I increase back up in hopes of loosing the two pounds?
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You are running a small deficit, and it's only been 3 weeks, and it's only 2lbs. My weight fluctuates by more than that in a given day, much less 3 weeks. It's possible that it's a little bit of water retention from being on your feet more. I wouldn't worry about it yet.0
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Very active? Kids tire you out but I seriously doubt that a Fitbit would register any active minutes over a school day... I have to get in 10K steps at 4.5mph or higher to move into that category..
Yes I had very active kids when they were young and had to work in me active time. Kid active isn't adult active...0 -
Give it a few more weeks, it's just the change in routine I reckon....0
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BikeTourer wrote: »Very active? Kids tire you out but I seriously doubt that a Fitbit would register any active minutes over a school day... I have to get in 10K steps at 4.5mph or higher to move into that category..
Yes I had very active kids when they were young and had to work in me active time. Kid active isn't adult active...
100% agree. Toddling around after little kids doesn't constitute "active" IMHO
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Even if that was the case I lowered my calories and upped my exercise but gained...0
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Give it some time to level out. You may be slightly more stressed and cortisol does crazy things to your body, you may be retaining water if you are working out more. There can be many factors. Anyone who says chasing after a classroom of kids is not active has not done it. That is not stay at home parenting, I have done that. When I subbed in our daycare I could not believe how much my feet hurt at the end of the day. Chasing after littles is work! Keep up the great food choices, keep up the exersise, make sure you are getting enough sleep and just give it a bit of time.0
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I work with kids too, and live in a large city. I'm lightly active for sure. They take small steps, and aren't quite as fast as you think.0
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Whenever I see people run into trouble when everything else seems right, it's usually about water intake (or the lack thereof). Are you getting enough water throughout the day?0
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Stress will do it to me. Everything can be exactly the same and if I'm stressed, seems I gain regardless. Are you worried, or a bit anxious by any chance?
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You changed two important factors at the same time. Activity level and calories. The Calculator that helps you figure out your activity level is "Meh" at best. You found something that worked and then messed with it because you got a new job. My suggestion is go back to what you were doing and listen to your body. If you really are more active in your new job you might start to lose weight. At that time you would want to adjust your food based on your goals.
Adjusting one factor at a time will help you determine whats is causing the change. Wait for your body to tell you when change is needed. Not your mind.
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Were you doing any exercise before the job? I would say go back to eating what you were before. There is no reason you should "gain" by decreasing calories and upping activity. It is probably the stress on your body causing fluctuations. 2lbs is a fluctuation. A few weeks is nothing, you should go back to where your body was happy because obviously it was maintaining and you had a good routine going.0
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Get a fitbit. I move around a lot teaching and thought I was very active, but measure much lower than that. I have to actually exercise to hit my numbers.0
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Get a fitbit.
I second getting a FitBit, if you are keen for a better estimate of calorie burn. I do not move about much at work in an office, but my average burn is 2400/day, according to FitBit (which is 'Active' according to MFP). I would never have set MFP to 'Active', because of the 8 hours/day on my desk chair, but my CICO is reflected in my weight changes over the last few months, so I guess FitBit must be right!
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Give it a few more weeks, it's just the change in routine I reckon....0
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Stress will do it to me. Everything can be exactly the same and if I'm stressed, seems I gain regardless. Are you worried, or a bit anxious by any chance?RunRutheeRun wrote: »Give it a few more weeks, it's just the change in routine I reckon....
I agree with these. Stress of a new job and change in routine can alter your stress hormones and cause water retention/weight gain. I would keep doing what you're doing (eating at a deficit) and wait a little longer.
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@chaarlotte289 did you figure it out?0
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@Noreenmarie1234 not rly
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This.op- I'm going to bet your job doesn't put you in the highly active category.arditarose wrote: »I work with kids too, and live in a large city. I'm lightly active for sure. They take small steps, and aren't quite as fast as you think.
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your job is not highly active. lightly at best. for best results either get a fitbit to figure it out, or set it to sedentary and adjust calories as needed.0
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thorsmom01 wrote: »
This.op- I'm going to bet your job doesn't put you in the highly active category.arditarose wrote: »I work with kids too, and live in a large city. I'm lightly active for sure. They take small steps, and aren't quite as fast as you think.
The problem isn't that she isn't "highly active". The problem is that she was eating more and maintaining with less activity and now she is doing more activity eating less and gaining.0 -
That's because it's not your maintenance calories. It depends on your metabolism. Mine is slow so if I were to eat at mine recommended amount (2,300), I'd gain weight. I maintain my weight by keeping track on average what I eat daily and with that making sure my weight isn't fluctuating. I did that and found my real maintenance calories is 1,300. I now eat at about 1,800 calories and still weigh the same.0
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