Gaining and i dont know why

StephDizzle0913
StephDizzle0913 Posts: 3 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey y'all. I've been on a good streak and lost 25 pounds. I have about 80 more to go. I stay within a healthy caloric intake and I work out daily. But I'm gaining now instead of losing? I thought maybe it was bloat yesterday so I drank more water and kept at it. Gained more this morning! What gives?

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    How much weight have you gained and over what period of time?
  • StephDizzle0913
    StephDizzle0913 Posts: 3 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    How much weight have you gained and over what period of time?

    3 pounds over 5 days.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    edited March 2016
    My guess is that you are doing one of the following:
    • ovulating
    • soon to start your period
    • eating more carbs and/or sodium than usual
    • in need of a trip to the bathroom
    • starting a new exercise program that has you retaining some water weight
  • drachfit
    drachfit Posts: 217 Member
    StephDizzle0913 wrote: »

    3 pounds over 5 days.

    that is nothing to get worried about. what @jemhh said. track your weight for another week or two and re-evaluate after seeing the trend over 2 weeks.

    + or - 3 to 5 lbs on any given day is normal, the trend (average) over time should be going down 1-2lbs per week.
  • WRLemmon
    WRLemmon Posts: 49 Member
    Also remember that Muscle weighs more than fat, I had this issue when I first started working out. I was loosing inch's but not weight, finally my muscle mass balanced out and I started to loose again.

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