Gained weight while dieting??? Help?

jaylynnknowles
jaylynnknowles Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm trying to lose 10lbs.
I gained some weight from not watching what I eat but I started dieting again and exercising (just cardio)
I was 119 yesterday and I made sure I stayed with in my calorie limit which is 1200. And this morning I weighed my self and I gained a pound?? I know it's just a pound but its soooo frustrating.
Anyone else have this problem?
I drank a ton of water yesterday too. Idk if that has anything to do with it.
Please help/:

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  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    Weight loss isn't linear. I've "gained" as many as 7 lb in a single day, while overall I've been losing at or above 2 lb/week on a longer average.

    You didn't gain a pound of fat, not unless you very, very, very badly estimated your calories. Likely just fluid retention - a glass of water weighs half a pound. If you drank more than you urinated/sweated, that can easily shift your weight by a significant amount.
  • jaylynnknowles
    jaylynnknowles Posts: 3 Member
    I was thinking maybe it was the water thing cause counting calories isn't rocket science so there's no way I messed that up. I also had a soup for dinner last night (more water)
    I weighed myself in the morning before I ate anything. So I think you're right about the water thing
  • LisaKay91
    LisaKay91 Posts: 211 Member
    Most soup has a large bit of sodium in it... I have decided not to weigh myself this week because I made a homemade vegetable soup and I know the sodium is going to swell me up. There's no way in hell I have gained 4lbs in the past 3 or 4 days with my counting and weighing food... it's just the soup. I keep telling myself it's just the soup lol.

    If you must weigh every day try using an app that tracks the fluctuations
  • jaylynnknowles
    jaylynnknowles Posts: 3 Member
    LisaKay91 wrote: »
    Most soup has a large bit of sodium in it... I have decided not to weigh myself this week because I made a homemade vegetable soup and I know the sodium is going to swell me up. There's no way in hell I have gained 4lbs in the past 3 or 4 days with my counting and weighing food... it's just the soup. I keep telling myself it's just the soup lol.

    If you must weigh every day try using an app that tracks the fluctuations

    Ughh I forgot about the sodium haha. Guess I'll just have to to wait for that to flush out. I'm feeling a bit more relieved though

  • sandym2775
    sandym2775 Posts: 19 Member
    Hello everyone,
    Has anyone gone thru a plateau as of yet ? I have lost 20 lbs since my start date of March 29 and have been on a plateau for a month now and cannot seem to break thru :(
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    sandym2775 wrote: »
    Hello everyone,
    Has anyone gone thru a plateau as of yet ? I have lost 20 lbs since my start date of March 29 and have been on a plateau for a month now and cannot seem to break thru :(

    Hi @Sandym2775 it might be best to start your own thread so we don't end up derailing the poor OP's post here. But yes, lots of us have gone through plateaus. These are my really generic tips for you:

    1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.

    2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.

    3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.

    4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.

    5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.

    6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.

    7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.

    8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.

    9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.
  • sandym2775
    sandym2775 Posts: 19 Member
    Thank u so much for the tips and sorry :( it is my first time using this app!!

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