Major Discouragement- Help!
mghuss
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I just finished week 1 of Kayla Itsines BBG and I can't even explain how sore I am!
However, hopefully someone can help me explain the frustrating morning I had. On top of BBG, I am training for a half marathon and I restrict calories to 1200 net after exercise. I've technically been doing BBG for two weeks (did one week of pretraining) and the first week I lost 2 lbs. I weighed in this morning and I've gained 2.5. I thought maybe it was muscle gain but when it came time to put my work pants on that verified I just got really fat in a week. Not sure how it's possible. I splurged a little over the weekend, but not enough to merit that much of a gain (the amount I would typically see after a week vacation eating everything in sight). So discouraged I don't know what I did to cause that gain.
anyone have any similar experiences and know what might be going on? In all my weight loss efforts in the past, I've never experienced this.
However, hopefully someone can help me explain the frustrating morning I had. On top of BBG, I am training for a half marathon and I restrict calories to 1200 net after exercise. I've technically been doing BBG for two weeks (did one week of pretraining) and the first week I lost 2 lbs. I weighed in this morning and I've gained 2.5. I thought maybe it was muscle gain but when it came time to put my work pants on that verified I just got really fat in a week. Not sure how it's possible. I splurged a little over the weekend, but not enough to merit that much of a gain (the amount I would typically see after a week vacation eating everything in sight). So discouraged I don't know what I did to cause that gain.
anyone have any similar experiences and know what might be going on? In all my weight loss efforts in the past, I've never experienced this. 0
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I doubt you actually gained 2.5lbs in a week when you were exercising and watching your calorie count. Weigh yourself every week at the same time and with the same conditions. I always weigh myself before I eat breakfast and after I work out.
A few weeks ago, I weighed myself after breakfast and thought I had gained 2lbs. Next morning, I did it my usual way, and my weight was back to normal (actually lost the .5lbs my goal plan calls for).
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It's water weight. For it to be all fat, you would have had to eat about 9000 calories over maintenance for the entire week.0
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Another option is DON'T enter your exercies. MFP has many articles about how we underestimate the calories we eat and overestimate the calories we burn. So if you take out your exercise (from your count, not your life) and just focus on intake, you'll see pounds drop.
Good luck on your half marathon. I just ran my first full last October and am training for my second full marathon in April.0 -
I've gained 6 pounds in a week...It's possible...You are most likely eating more than you think. Also, my experiences tell me that you can retain water when starting to work out as well. Drink more water, get more accurate on counting calories and don't ever expect working out to trump calories...0
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Op you stated you where sore. You also stated you saw a gain on the scale. Unless you ate enough to really gain 2.5 lbs, its likely water weight.0
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Cave_Goose wrote: »Another option is DON'T enter your exercies. MFP has many articles about how we underestimate the calories we eat and overestimate the calories we burn. So if you take out your exercise (from your count, not your life) and just focus on intake, you'll see pounds drop.
Good luck on your half marathon. I just ran my first full last October and am training for my second full marathon in April.
At 1200 calories with what she's doing, those exercise calories are VERY important to eat back.0 -
Cave_Goose wrote: »I doubt you actually gained 2.5lbs in a week when you were exercising and watching your calorie count. Weigh yourself every week at the same time and with the same conditions. I always weigh myself before I eat breakfast and after I work out.
A few weeks ago, I weighed myself after breakfast and thought I had gained 2lbs. Next morning, I did it my usual way, and my weight was back to normal (actually lost the .5lbs my goal plan calls for).
I weigh myself at the same time, same condition each week. Thank you for the suggestion though!It's water weight. For it to be all fat, you would have had to eat about 9000 calories over maintenance for the entire week.
I sure hope so, any advice on how I might (in a healthy way) level it back out? And would water weight make my pants too tight? Lol0 -
I'd say it is very unlikely you gained 2.5lbs of fat. I can only speculate about a few things that could be happening. The most likely is that it is water gain, which gain vary 5-7 lbs depending on what you might have splurged on (sodium count). Drink plenty of water to flush it out. Muscle also retains water to help with repair, but since you said your pants feel tight I think it is likely you are a lil bloated and retaining water, accounting for the gain.
Keep in mind you would have had to eat over 7000 calories in order to have actually gained that in fat. That is 7000 calories above maintenance by the way. So don't get too discouraged!
Weight loss isn't linear. Keep on plugging along. Stay on point with your diet and keep up your training. The weight will come off.
Good luck!
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Cave_Goose wrote: »So if you take out your exercise (from your count, not your life) and just focus on intake, you'll see pounds drop.
Oh, and if you go this route, make sure you change your fitness profile to "active" or "very active" so you aren't starving yourself. I couldn't stay with it if I were hungry all of the time.
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Cave_Goose wrote: »I doubt you actually gained 2.5lbs in a week when you were exercising and watching your calorie count. Weigh yourself every week at the same time and with the same conditions. I always weigh myself before I eat breakfast and after I work out.
A few weeks ago, I weighed myself after breakfast and thought I had gained 2lbs. Next morning, I did it my usual way, and my weight was back to normal (actually lost the .5lbs my goal plan calls for).
I weigh myself at the same time, same condition each week. Thank you for the suggestion though!It's water weight. For it to be all fat, you would have had to eat about 9000 calories over maintenance for the entire week.
I sure hope so, any advice on how I might (in a healthy way) level it back out? And would water weight make my pants too tight? Lol
Drink water and be patient. There are many reasons we gain water: sodium intake, hormones related to the menstrual cycle, new or increased exercise are the most common ones.0 -
Cave_Goose wrote: »Another option is DON'T enter your exercies. MFP has many articles about how we underestimate the calories we eat and overestimate the calories we burn. So if you take out your exercise (from your count, not your life) and just focus on intake, you'll see pounds drop.
Good luck on your half marathon. I just ran my first full last October and am training for my second full marathon in April.
At 1200 calories with what she's doing, those exercise calories are VERY important to eat back.
This is my 10th half marathon and I did my first full in 2014. I know that if I don't eat those calories, I have issues keeping my blood sugar up during my workouts. Thanks for the luck though, I'll need it! This is my first attempt at running multiple half marathons back to back. (I'll be doing 3 half marathons in 3 different states over the course of 5 weeks!) I'll be doing my second full this October!0 -
thorsmom01 wrote: »
Exactly why I was so upset at first, I was thinking that it's not fair for that much gain because I didn't get to eat all the food that would cause that!
Thanks everyone for the support. I'll keep on chugging, hoping everyone is right that it's water weight.
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i just found out about trendweight . it's so great for exactly your dilemma!
It shows you what it calculates you "really" weigh by using the scale results and smoothing out the bumps
Have a look!0 -
Hey, so I'm going to echo what many people here said about water weight, because it's not fat gain and it's definitely not muscle gain.
I workout intensely five to six days per week. I weigh in every day and use trendweight to track my fluctuations. Every woman's cycle is different, but for two weeks before my TOM I hold water. Despite a calorie deficit, I remained between 115.5 and 116 pounds for the past two weeks. Yesterday my TOM started and I weighed in at 114.9 pounds. This morning I weighed in at 114.1. I know I didn't lose all of that weight overnight. The reality was that due to my deficit I was losing weight the whole time but it didn't show up on the scale right away. Patience is key. When I first started my journey and didn't know any better I'd freak out about fluctuations or not seeing a loss, but now I understand how my body works. If after four weeks you see no decrease, then you have to change your game plan. Seeing as you said you feel extremely sore from week one of BBG, I'm confident that your muscles are repairing themselves which is causing you to retain fluids for a little while.0 -
Hey, so I'm going to echo what many people here said about water weight, because it's not fat gain and it's definitely not muscle gain.
I workout intensely five to six days per week. I weigh in every day and use trendweight to track my fluctuations. Every woman's cycle is different, but for two weeks before my TOM I hold water. Despite a calorie deficit, I remained between 115.5 and 116 pounds for the past two weeks. Yesterday my TOM started and I weighed in at 114.9 pounds. This morning I weighed in at 114.1. I know I didn't lose all of that weight overnight. The reality was that due to my deficit I was losing weight the whole time but it didn't show up on the scale right away. Patience is key. When I first started my journey and didn't know any better I'd freak out about fluctuations or not seeing a loss, but now I understand how my body works. If after four weeks you see no decrease, then you have to change your game plan. Seeing as you said you feel extremely sore from week one of BBG, I'm confident that your muscles are repairing themselves which is causing you to retain fluids for a little while.
I only really freaked out because I had never experienced this before. I have lost 50 lbs, so this weight loss stuff isn't all that new to me, but this is the first I've ever done in terms of strength training. I'll definitely have to look into trendweight. I have a Bluetooth scale that syncs with my phone but I usually only weigh in once a week. I think the app that came with it has a similar function.0 -
Proper half marathon training should be great for your goals on its own.0
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Hey, so I'm going to echo what many people here said about water weight, because it's not fat gain and it's definitely not muscle gain.
I workout intensely five to six days per week. I weigh in every day and use trendweight to track my fluctuations. Every woman's cycle is different, but for two weeks before my TOM I hold water. Despite a calorie deficit, I remained between 115.5 and 116 pounds for the past two weeks. Yesterday my TOM started and I weighed in at 114.9 pounds. This morning I weighed in at 114.1. I know I didn't lose all of that weight overnight. The reality was that due to my deficit I was losing weight the whole time but it didn't show up on the scale right away. Patience is key. When I first started my journey and didn't know any better I'd freak out about fluctuations or not seeing a loss, but now I understand how my body works. If after four weeks you see no decrease, then you have to change your game plan. Seeing as you said you feel extremely sore from week one of BBG, I'm confident that your muscles are repairing themselves which is causing you to retain fluids for a little while.
I only really freaked out because I had never experienced this before. I have lost 50 lbs, so this weight loss stuff isn't all that new to me, but this is the first I've ever done in terms of strength training. I'll definitely have to look into trendweight. I have a Bluetooth scale that syncs with my phone but I usually only weigh in once a week. I think the app that came with it has a similar function.
Wow, can I just say I'm amazed that you've never had a severe water weight gain! Congrats on your success so far, and don't sweat the swelling from a little bit of retained water.0
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