Why so much weight gain?

ivylaurenolsen
ivylaurenolsen Posts: 56 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
About two years ago I was at 128, and totally felt good about it. I weighed myself yesterday and I am at 145! I'm 5'5 and would really like to weigh less, so it's a bit disappointing. It seems I put on 1-2 lbs every time I weigh in... I have been eating fairly normal- not amazingly well but better than before, (probably about 2200 cals/day) and I am training for a marathon so I'm running about 10-15 miles a week, going to the gym every single day. I am not really sure what happened...how did I gain all this? I got married recently and got on the birth control pill, but I can't imagine that having THAT much of an impact...are there any other factors I should consider? Thanks! :)

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  • tara_means_star
    tara_means_star Posts: 957 Member
    birth control pills are notorious for increasing your appetite and, for me anyway, it made me crave greasy fried nasty calorie rich foods. I gained a lot because of this.
  • ivylaurenolsen
    ivylaurenolsen Posts: 56 Member
    tara_means_star wrote: »
    birth control pills are notorious for increasing your appetite and, for me anyway, it made me crave greasy fried nasty calorie rich foods. I gained a lot because of this.

    Oh wow, I didn't think of that...thank you!
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    You're eating too much. You say you think you are eating 2200 cal/ day, but how do you know? Do you weigh your food on a food scale?
  • ivylaurenolsen
    ivylaurenolsen Posts: 56 Member
    janjunie wrote: »
    You're eating too much. You say you think you are eating 2200 cal/ day, but how do you know? Do you weigh your food on a food scale?

    No I don't...I try to keep track accurately but I probably don't exactly...you think that could explain almost 20 lbs?
  • tara_means_star
    tara_means_star Posts: 957 Member
    ivylaurenolsen wrote: »
    janjunie wrote: »
    You're eating too much. You say you think you are eating 2200 cal/ day, but how do you know? Do you weigh your food on a food scale?

    No I don't...I try to keep track accurately but I probably don't exactly...you think that could explain almost 20 lbs?

    20 pounds over 2 years and birth control? Yeah, it could explain it.
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    ivylaurenolsen wrote: »
    janjunie wrote: »
    You're eating too much. You say you think you are eating 2200 cal/ day, but how do you know? Do you weigh your food on a food scale?

    No I don't...I try to keep track accurately but I probably don't exactly...you think that could explain almost 20 lbs?

    Yes! There is a video floating around here about visually estimating portion sizes and actually weighing portion sizes. It's eye opening...I'm on my phone right now, so not able to get it. Maybe someone will post it. Sorry I know that wasn't as helpful.
  • ivylaurenolsen
    ivylaurenolsen Posts: 56 Member
    janjunie wrote: »
    ivylaurenolsen wrote: »
    janjunie wrote: »
    You're eating too much. You say you think you are eating 2200 cal/ day, but how do you know? Do you weigh your food on a food scale?

    No I don't...I try to keep track accurately but I probably don't exactly...you think that could explain almost 20 lbs?

    Yes! There is a video floating around here about visually estimating portion sizes and actually weighing portion sizes. It's eye opening...I'm on my phone right now, so not able to get it. Maybe someone will post it. Sorry I know that wasn't as helpful.

    Oh no, that actually is very helpful. I'll try and find the video. Thank you!!
  • Cynsonya
    Cynsonya Posts: 668 Member
    ivylaurenolsen wrote: »
    janjunie wrote: »
    You're eating too much. You say you think you are eating 2200 cal/ day, but how do you know? Do you weigh your food on a food scale?

    No I don't...I try to keep track accurately but I probably don't exactly...you think that could explain almost 20 lbs?

    Absolutely
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    @arditarose
    Thank you :smiley:
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Finally bookmarked that sucker
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited February 2016
    Here's another one. This one shows how the little errors add up quickly:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKPIcI51lU
  • ivylaurenolsen
    ivylaurenolsen Posts: 56 Member
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    Here's another one. This one shows how the little errors add up quickly:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKPIcI51lU

    Thank you!!
  • ivylaurenolsen
    ivylaurenolsen Posts: 56 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY

    So eye-opening! Thank you!

  • trjjoy
    trjjoy Posts: 666 Member
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    Here's another one. This one shows how the little errors add up quickly:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKPIcI51lU

    That is scary!!!
  • robertw486
    robertw486 Posts: 2,401 Member
    ivylaurenolsen wrote: »
    janjunie wrote: »
    You're eating too much. You say you think you are eating 2200 cal/ day, but how do you know? Do you weigh your food on a food scale?

    No I don't...I try to keep track accurately but I probably don't exactly...you think that could explain almost 20 lbs?

    Do the math, and you're looking at less than 100 calories a day. With running, you might be farther off than that with calorie burns over time, even if you weigh your food.

    Sometimes the human scale is the best way to be sure.
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