Gaining weight NOT Losing it
Yasmin163
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I am GAINING weight NOT Losing weight and its driving me insane. I am 44. I work out regularly - 5 days hard hour which I alternate between swimming 32 lengths(in 30mins) , 1 hour spin class, hour resistance training in gym with squats,lunges etc. I limit myself to around 1400 cals a day but am not religious with this usually under target. I have gained a stone since Christmas.
I had blood test with docs but they all came back normal.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
I had blood test with docs but they all came back normal.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
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If you were checked by a doctor, you are simply eating more than you think. You're either underestimating calories and/or overestimating your burns. How are you measuring both? Is your intake weighed using a food scale?8
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Since you are gaining, you are not eating at a deficit. Tighten up your logging -- weigh everything and double check the accuracy of the database listings you are using. Also, reevaluate your exercise burns -- and don't eat all your exercise calories back. The issue is somewhere in the math.2
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Can you open your diary? Most of the time the answer is easy to spot and then you can start losing
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How much have you gained? Over what period of time? How long have you been logging calories?1
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arditarose wrote: »How much have you gained? Over what period of time? How long have you been logging calories?
14lbs since Christmas gained...it's in the OP.0 -
arditarose wrote: »How much have you gained? Over what period of time? How long have you been logging calories?
she said a stone since christmas so 14 lbs?0 -
Also, how long have you been doing this regimen?0
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singingflutelady wrote: »arditarose wrote: »How much have you gained? Over what period of time? How long have you been logging calories?
she said a stone since christmas so 14 lbs?
Yes 1 stone is 14lbs0 -
In certain cases it is just better to measure yourself, and ask yourself if your clothes are fitting tighter or loser than before? Two people can be the same height and weight and look completely different due to body fat %
It's all about the cm you lose, not the weight 1 -
singingflutelady wrote: »arditarose wrote: »How much have you gained? Over what period of time? How long have you been logging calories?
she said a stone since christmas so 14 lbs?
In the UK we call every 14lb a stone, we're weird
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What does your daily nutrition look like? Maybe your portions are out of balance and that is throwing you off. Lean protein and veggies should be the bulk of your daily intake. Next would be lower sugar fruits like berries, then complex carbs then healthy fats.
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I have a scale that estimates fat percentage (the Fitbit one so it automatically uploads and logs weigh-ins)... Not the most accurate way to measure body fat, but one thing I've noticed is that when my weight plateaus or goes up a little, I can see however that my lean weight is going up a little while fat is going down. I.E. I'm gaining muscle from exercise as much or more than I'm losing fat. It at least helps to look out when it feels my work isn't paying off like I expect.
Also, as stated by others, double check how you're logging. I'll err on too little exercise and a little over on the food if I don't have an exact measurement. And if you're using a program to give you total calorie goals, I would double check all your settings - I once messed up setting one up, and lost a ton of weight, but it was because the program thought I was 0'0" tall, and it affected the math... that was too little, but there could be something pushing it up, too.0 -
JeannetteHopkins wrote: »What does your daily nutrition look like? Maybe your portions are out of balance and that is throwing you off. Lean protein and veggies should be the bulk of your daily intake. Next would be lower sugar fruits like berries, then complex carbs then healthy fats.
What does that have to do with gaining weight? If the OP is eating at a calorie deficit then she would lose weight no matter what her macro and micros are like.7 -
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
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Your answer is probably going to be found in a food scale--or lack thereof.1
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Definitely eating more than you think.
Get a digital food scale and log every single thing. Cups and spoons are only for measuring liquids, and NOT calorie-dense ones like oils, jams, condiments, salad dressings, sauces, etc.2 -
it could also be your metabolism, and as we get older (me included) it slows down. Eating more often and smaller meals keeps your metabolism going, where if you are too hungry between meals your body stores fat as a safety. Did they check your thyroid specifically with the blood test? Also, could you be gaining muscle weight? The scale isn't always the best answer to how you are doing.0
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it could also be your metabolism, and as we get older (me included) it slows down. Eating more often and smaller meals keeps your metabolism going, where if you are too hungry between meals your body stores fat as a safety. Did they check your thyroid specifically with the blood test? Also, could you be gaining muscle weight? The scale isn't always the best answer to how you are doing.
Your comments about keeping metabolism going are not true. There is no way the OP gained 14 lbs of muscle in a little over 5 months.8 -
I've just started using my fitness pal again. I gave up using it last year because I was static.
Today for example my calorie goal was 1571 I managed 1234 cals.
This is a good day. Sometimes I manage 1000 others 900 cals.
I don't over eat I under eat if anything. I don't under estimate my calories
I've been working out since 2011 and have gone from 14stone. My lowest was summer last year at 11st 12. But started creeping back up. I increase my exercise to 5 days a week from January to get it back on track but it's gone the opposite way and I've gain a stone (14lbs)
I had the merina coil fitted in May last year and was worried that was why I was gaining so much so had it removed in March but my weight still going up.0 -
Can you please open your diary? Oh and how tall are you? Current weight?0
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OP check if anything in this chart applies to you. Also do you weigh and log everything you eat honestly and accurately? If someone isn't losing or gaining, the first place I look is their food logging, the answer is usually in there.
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Ok I'll do that now.
I'm 5ft 4 and weigh 12st110 -
I've just started using my fitness pal again. I gave up using it last year because I was static.
Today for example my calorie goal was 1571 I managed 1234 cals.
This is a good day. Sometimes I manage 1000 others 900 cals.
I don't over eat I under eat if anything. I don't under estimate my calories
I've been working out since 2011 and have gone from 14stone. My lowest was summer last year at 11st 12. But started creeping back up. I increase my exercise to 5 days a week from January to get it back on track but it's gone the opposite way and I've gain a stone (14lbs)
I had the merina coil fitted in May last year and was worried that was why I was gaining so much so had it removed in March but my weight still going up.
Do you weigh all your food on a food scale? If not, I guarantee you are over eating.2 -
Yes I made a point of buying a scales and for everything I need to weigh then its weighed out. I don't eat much that needs weighing. But I have 40g of porridge oats made with water every morning without fail. 150g of whole grain rice every other day with grilled chicken portion the other day it will be either a salad bowl as in my diary or 150g wholegrain pasta with 200g homemade tomatoe sauce with fresh chilli. I don't eat potato. I do have the odd take takeout but I mean odd one. Once a month would be alot.1
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If you're not weighing it, you're estimating it. Weigh everything.3
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I've just detailed above everything that I eat that needs to be weighed???0
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vespiquenn wrote: »If you were checked by a doctor, you are simply eating more than you think. You're either underestimating calories and/or overestimating your burns.
^ This
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