How in the world?!?
toddsamantha15
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Is it even possible to gain 5 lbs over 24 hours?! I did really good on my diet the week before the 4th, I even lost 3 lbs. On the 4th of July I ate about 2300 calories, my target is 1800. But I burned 3200 calories that night during workout to burn off the calories, stepped on the scale the dsy after the 4th and weighed even less! I get on the scale this morning and am 5 lbs heavier!!! I'm so frustrated. It's like every time I lose the 5 lbs, it comes back over night. I'm extremley bloated and wondering if it's just the sodium? Is it really possible to gain 5 lbs of FAT in less than 24 hours?!
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How did you calculate a calorie burn of 3200 calories?3
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It could be TOM water retention or something else that would make you retain water like a sodium heavy meal since it's not possible to gain 5 lbs of fat that quickly.4
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Asher_Ethan wrote: »How did you calculate a calorie burn of 3200 calories?
I track everything with fitbit and myfittnesspal0 -
Yea probably your cycle. I gain lots of weight right before...0
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I wouldn't stress too hard, just keep doing your thing. When it's a trend after a few weeks then maybe get concerned...? my weight fluxuates between 4 or 5 pounds, up or down. Just keep going, I chalk it up to water weight and other unavoidable factors.0
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toddsamantha15 wrote: »Asher_Ethan wrote: »How did you calculate a calorie burn of 3200 calories?
I track everything with fitbit and myfittnesspal
To put this in perspective running at 9km/h for an hour would burn under 550 calories for me
If your BMR is say 1400 (guess) you would have to be highly active to give you a base state of 2000 plus intense long cardio workouts for hours to get that kind of burn ....don't believe the numbers unless you have proof over 8 weeks that you are on average hitting your weight targets
That said 5lbs overnight is water weight give it a few days it will drop4 -
My bladder can hold 5lbs (I know it's a bit weird to know that but hey!)1
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3200cal, marathon? Half iron man?
That's about 4 hours of working out pretty damn hard. So unless you did something similar here's your problem3 -
toddsamantha15 wrote: »Is it even possible to gain 5 lbs over 24 hours?! I did really good on my diet the week before the 4th, I even lost 3 lbs. On the 4th of July I ate about 2300 calories, my target is 1800. But I burned 3200 calories that night during workout to burn off the calories, stepped on the scale the dsy after the 4th and weighed even less! I get on the scale this morning and am 5 lbs heavier!!! I'm so frustrated. It's like every time I lose the 5 lbs, it comes back over night. I'm extremley bloated and wondering if it's just the sodium? Is it really possible to gain 5 lbs of FAT in less than 24 hours?!
No, you didn't gain fat.
Unless you're very heavy and very active it's doubtful that you have a tdee of 3200.2 -
But I burned 3200 calories that night during workout to burn off the calories.
Was that a 100 mile cycle?
Unless your workout was many hours long then something is dreadfully wrong.
No.Is it really possible to gain 5 lbs of FAT in less than 24 hours?!
Perfectly possible to gain 5lbs of weight from water fluctuations and extra food in your gut.
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Yes, don't worry about the 5lb, it's not possible to gain fat that fast, it's water and it'll go in a few days. I gained 5lb in water last weekend because of a strenuous hike, it's been dropping off since and that's the last of it gone today. That heavy workout you mention is probably the cause.
However I agree with others that the burn you have calculated is not realistic, can you give us more detail on what you were doing and for how long?0 -
I had a 8 lb weight gain this weekend. Was totally bummed, even though I knew it was water. It messes with the mind. I didn't go over calories and while I didn't do my normal exercise routine, still did some. I did eat foods I normally don't eat, especially crabs and dipping in old bay. Talk Sodium overload. Lol. Stepped on scale after the 8 lb increase and was gone. Was shocked it went that fast.
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An increase due to eating extra carbs or salt can go away very quickly, in my experience - as soon as you go back to to your normal eating pattern, bam, it's gone. Increase due to heavy exercise takes longer, as it's part of the healing process. I've seen it take up to a week. In the case of an actual injury the water is going to be retained until it's fully healed.
I know it can mess with your head, but try not to worry about it. It's just your body doing its best to take care of you.1 -
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toddsamantha15 wrote: »
What did you do for 3 1/2 hours?
But no, it isn' tpossible to gain 5lbs of fat in 1 day.0 -
CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Yes, don't worry about the 5lb, it's not possible to gain fat that fast, it's water and it'll go in a few days. I gained 5lb in water last weekend because of a strenuous hike, it's been dropping off since and that's the last of it gone today. That heavy workout you mention is probably the cause.
However I agree with others that the burn you have calculated is not realistic, can you give us more detail on what you were doing and for how long?
I worked out for 3 1/2 hours. Stationary bike, eleptical and tredmil. Maybe the numbers are wrong. It's just what fitbit said0 -
toddsamantha15 wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Yes, don't worry about the 5lb, it's not possible to gain fat that fast, it's water and it'll go in a few days. I gained 5lb in water last weekend because of a strenuous hike, it's been dropping off since and that's the last of it gone today. That heavy workout you mention is probably the cause.
However I agree with others that the burn you have calculated is not realistic, can you give us more detail on what you were doing and for how long?
I worked out for 3 1/2 hours. Stationary bike, eleptical and tredmil. Maybe the numbers are wrong. It's just what fitbit said
Any particular reason why?
I am not against long sessions of cardio when training for a specific goal but if you are exercising at that length simply to lose weight, I would caution against it.1 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »toddsamantha15 wrote: »
What did you do for 3 1/2 hours?
But no, it isn' tpossible to gain 5lbs of fat in 1 day.
Eliptical, tredmil, stationary bike.
Maybe the numbers are wrong, but that's what fitbit calculated0 -
You could run a marathon and not burn 3200 calories.
Scales are inaccurate, weight flucuates, fitbit overestimates. Forget about it.1 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »toddsamantha15 wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Yes, don't worry about the 5lb, it's not possible to gain fat that fast, it's water and it'll go in a few days. I gained 5lb in water last weekend because of a strenuous hike, it's been dropping off since and that's the last of it gone today. That heavy workout you mention is probably the cause.
However I agree with others that the burn you have calculated is not realistic, can you give us more detail on what you were doing and for how long?
I worked out for 3 1/2 hours. Stationary bike, eleptical and tredmil. Maybe the numbers are wrong. It's just what fitbit said
Any particular reason why?
I am not against long sessions of cardio when training for a specific goal but if you are exercising at that length simply to lose weight, I would caution against it.
No reason, but to burn calories. Iv lost 90 lbs since last june and it's the only way I feel better after eating extra calories0 -
alanlmarshall wrote: »You could run a marathon and not burn 3200 calories.
Scales are inaccurate, weight flucuates, fitbit overestimates. Forget about it.
I get it. I look stupid for saying I burned 3200 calories, I just thought fitbit was correct. My bad0 -
toddsamantha15 wrote: »alanlmarshall wrote: »You could run a marathon and not burn 3200 calories.
Scales are inaccurate, weight flucuates, fitbit overestimates. Forget about it.
I get it. I look stupid for saying I burned 3200 calories, I just thought fitbit was correct. My bad
I dont' think you look stupid. I don't thin that poster meant to make you feel stupid, they were trying to make you not care about the little details, like scale fluctations or the occasion higher calorie day.
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3dogsrunning wrote: »toddsamantha15 wrote: »alanlmarshall wrote: »You could run a marathon and not burn 3200 calories.
Scales are inaccurate, weight flucuates, fitbit overestimates. Forget about it.
I get it. I look stupid for saying I burned 3200 calories, I just thought fitbit was correct. My bad
I dont' think you look stupid. I don't thin that poster meant to make you feel stupid, they were trying to make you not care about the little details, like scale fluctations or the occasion higher calorie day.
I'm one of those people who obsess over their weight, I know it's not healthy but I can't control it0 -
toddsamantha15 wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »toddsamantha15 wrote: »alanlmarshall wrote: »You could run a marathon and not burn 3200 calories.
Scales are inaccurate, weight flucuates, fitbit overestimates. Forget about it.
I get it. I look stupid for saying I burned 3200 calories, I just thought fitbit was correct. My bad
I dont' think you look stupid. I don't thin that poster meant to make you feel stupid, they were trying to make you not care about the little details, like scale fluctations or the occasion higher calorie day.
I'm one of those people who obsess over their weight, I know it's not healthy but I can't control it
I understand. I've been there. I am not as much of a slave to the scale as I once was but I do have my freakouts.
Breathe. You cannot gain 5lbs of fat overnight. It is impossible. Repeat that to yourself.
Have you considered hiding the scale for awhile?
Or maybe trying an app like Happy Scale that gives you an average weight so those jumps don't affect your weight as much?1 -
On my fitbit app, it shows calories burned today, 3270. I always assumed this was a total that included calories burned for staying alive. When I sync it to my fitness pal exercise, it
usually shows less. Today it shows about 1100, but I logged 7 miles and also did time on the bike.4 -
toddsamantha15 wrote: »alanlmarshall wrote: »You could run a marathon and not burn 3200 calories.
Scales are inaccurate, weight flucuates, fitbit overestimates. Forget about it.
I get it. I look stupid for saying I burned 3200 calories, I just thought fitbit was correct. My bad
My fitbit overestimates for me too, I just "try" and leave a few hundred calories in my diary everyday.
And you don't look stupid. Of course we expect an expensive activity tracker to be accurate. But i have come to realise that there is no such thing as 100% accurate, It's all just estimates.
Even the most experienced food logger wont be perfect.1 -
toddsamantha15 wrote: »Is it even possible to gain 5 lbs over 24 hours?! I did really good on my diet the week before the 4th, I even lost 3 lbs. On the 4th of July I ate about 2300 calories, my target is 1800. But I burned 3200 calories that night during workout to burn off the calories, stepped on the scale the dsy after the 4th and weighed even less! I get on the scale this morning and am 5 lbs heavier!!! I'm so frustrated. It's like every time I lose the 5 lbs, it comes back over night. I'm extremley bloated and wondering if it's just the sodium? Is it really possible to gain 5 lbs of FAT in less than 24 hours?!
So I gather from various things you posted that you freaked after barely eating at maintenance and then three in a three and a half hour crazy run gym session that everyone has immediately dismissed and gained weight on the scale and are even more freaked.
a) you are no longer obese. Your days of losing weight every day on schedule are probably over. Your weight will fluctuate around and around and eventually either go slightly down or slightly up in fits and starts.
b) it is water retention either because of sodium AND probably because of muscle repair after your marathon gym session.
c) could also be water retention because of TOM if the timing is perfect.
Weight yourself when your body is no longer hurting and sore.
actually, you may want to stop using scale weight as your metric and look at how your weight trends over time instead.
Since you have a Fitbit connect your account to www.trendweight.com and www.weightgrapher.com (tell both web sites you plan to maintain to avoid un-necessary and useless advice especially from weightgrapher).
You probably also want to start looking NOW into what's going on with you and your plans for the future.
You are FAR from the first person I've ever heard off on MFP who in the process of losing weight ends up lets call it going over-board in the opposite direction.
I would extremely strongly advise you against continuing to lose weight beyond a BMI in the low 20s until you fully realise and can act on the realisation that a 2300 day is probably at, or barely above, your maintenance if you are now an active person. And that punishing yourself for 3.5 hours because you went over your target by 500 Cal is NOT acceptable.
The time to sort through this is NOW while you still have the luxury of time to deal with issues you may need to work through.
Best of luck!
P.S. Whether your Fitbit was bang on, 5% off, or 10% off.... it wasn't 3000 Calories off.10 -
toddsamantha15 wrote: »Asher_Ethan wrote: »How did you calculate a calorie burn of 3200 calories?
I track everything with fitbit and myfittnesspal
To put this in perspective running at 9km/h for an hour would burn under 550 calories for me
If your BMR is say 1400 (guess) you would have to be highly active to give you a base state of 2000 plus intense long cardio workouts for hours to get that kind of burn ....don't believe the numbers unless you have proof over 8 weeks that you are on average hitting your weight targets
That said 5lbs overnight is water weight give it a few days it will drop
I'm assuming she is talking about her total burn for the day as 3200 which is possible. If it's 3200+basic then no.1 -
Gain 5 lbs of scale weight? No problem. Weigh yourself, drink a gallon of water, and weigh yourself again.toddsamantha15 wrote: »Is it even possible to gain 5 lbs over 24 hours?!
Losing 3 pounds in a week is a bit faster rate of loss than MFP recommends, so if this is a typical rate of weight loss for you, you might consider increasing your daily intake a bit.toddsamantha15 wrote: »I did really good on my diet the week before the 4th, I even lost 3 lbs. On the 4th of July I ate about 2300 calories, my target is 1800.
I wonder if you might not have rehydrated properly after your intense workout. Since you are only talking about a 900 calorie deficit, it shouldn't have made a big impact on your scale weight. I am assuming your total burn for the day was 3200 rather than burning 3200 calories during your workout in addition to your normal calorie expenditure.toddsamantha15 wrote: »But I burned 3200 calories that night during workout to burn off the calories, stepped on the scale the dsy after the 4th and weighed even less!toddsamantha15 wrote: »I get on the scale this morning and am 5 lbs heavier!!! I'm so frustrated.There are so many possible reasons for a scale weight fluctuation like this to occur. I would advise you not to worry about it. Why are you allowing a scale fluctuation to frustrate you to this extent? You need to explore why you are having this reaction. It sounds like you might be experiencing some distorted thinking when it comes to your scale weight and your expectations for your weight loss. It is important to work through that.toddsamantha15 wrote: »It's like every time I lose the 5 lbs, it comes back over night. I'm extremley bloated and wondering if it's just the sodium? Is it really possible to gain 5 lbs of FAT in less than 24 hours?!
Well, our bodies aren't calculators and neither gain nor lose weight precisely according to the numbers, but the estimates we use are the best we have to go by. So, given the estimate of a caloric surplus of 3,500 calories needed to put on a pound of fat, you would have to eat a surplus of 17,500 calories to put on 5 pounds of fat. Note I am talking about a surplus, so these 17,500 calories would have to be in addition to the calories required to maintain your weight.
Is it possible to do this? I suppose it is possible to consume the needed calories, although I would think one would have to be very determined to do so and focus on eating extremely calorie dense foods in order to do so without vomiting due to the overconsumption. Would the body be able to process all of those surplus calories into 5 pounds of fat in less than 24 hours? I am not sure if that is possible. There are limits to how much fat the body can process in a day, so I am not sure if it can convert 17,500 calories into 5 pounds of fat in less than a day.
In any case, if you are bloated, then you know you are carrying around water weight. Since your gym session represents a significant increase in your exercise duration/intensity, then that has probably also resulted in some additional water weight as your muscles recover.0 -
There are so many possible reasons for a scale weight fluctuation like this to occur. I would advise you not to worry about it. Why are you allowing a scale fluctuation to frustrate you to this extent? You need to explore why you are having this reaction. It sounds like you might be experiencing some distorted thinking when it comes to your scale weight and your expectations for your weight loss. It is important to work through that.toddsamantha15 wrote: »It's like every time I lose the 5 lbs, it comes back over night. I'm extremley bloated and wondering if it's just the sodium? Is it really possible to gain 5 lbs of FAT in less than 24 hours?!
Well, our bodies aren't calculators and neither gain nor lose weight precisely according to the numbers, but the estimates we use are the best we have to go by. So, given the estimate of a caloric surplus of 3,500 calories needed to put on a pound of fat, you would have to eat a surplus of 17,500 calories to put on 5 pounds of fat. Note I am talking about a surplus, so these 17,500 calories would have to be in addition to the calories required to maintain your weight.
Is it possible to do this? I suppose it is possible to consume the needed calories, although I would think one would have to be very determined to do so and focus on eating extremely calorie dense foods in order to do so without vomiting due to the overconsumption. Would the body be able to process all of those surplus calories into 5 pounds of fat in less than 24 hours? I am not sure if that is possible. There are limits to how much fat the body can process in a day, so I am not sure if it can convert 17,500 calories into 5 pounds of fat in less than a day.
In any case, if you are bloated, then you know you are carrying around water weight. Since your gym session represents a significant increase in your exercise duration/intensity, then that has probably also resulted in some additional water weight as your muscles recover.0
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