Why did i gain weight on deficit
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Shadyhuero805
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Went from 199 to 204.2 in 4 days.. Any explanation besides. Measuring food and water retention.
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Do you have a new exercise routine? Have you had more sodium than usual? These things can cause (temporary) water weight gain.
How are you measuring your intake? Sometimes we think we're in a deficit when we aren't. Things like using measuring cups for solid food or faulty database entries can lead us to think we're eating less than we really are.1 -
Hit gym 4-5 dsys a week. Cardio/strength training.measure food... Seems quick to gain so much so fast.0
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Shadyhuero805 wrote: »Hit gym 4-5 dsys a week. Cardio/strength training.measure food... Seems quick to gain so much so fast.
Is it usual for you to work out 4-5 days a week or is this new?0 -
Usual 3 months straight now. Was doing good. Just blew me away how 4 days could go up so quick0
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Is it possible that you were dehydrated when you weighed 199? I've had a couple occurrences of doing cardio just before bed, seeing a great drop on the scales the next morning but then staying at or above that weight for a couple weeks.4
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Are you taking any new supplements? BCAAs make me "gain" faster that first week I adjust to a higher amount but it usually mellows out after two weeks. Also when I eat more protein (180-200 grams a day), I weigh more but again it evens out. Have you increased weight training at all? Also when did you step on the scale? End of day..then yes you'll weigh more. Just my 2 cents. Carry on.0
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For that much weight so quick, its most likely water weight from increased sodium or you maybe ate more carbs than typical? Both can cause increase in water retention.0
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Have you pooped?6
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Why can't I use the explanations that are the cause (eating too much aka "measuring food" and "water retention")? You want those ruled out? Then.. there's nothing left to say.. because those are the reasons. You named them yourself.2
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I was also wondering about pooping. I won't weigh in unless I took a nice poop.6
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Do you eat really light during the week so you can indulge on the weekend? I saw very low calorie (some were under 1200 and a couple around 400 calories) days last week and then Friday and Sat you ate a lot of calories and very high sodium and upped the carbs so this to me would show immensely on the scale probably more.0
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So what do you suggest Roxie0
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1) The deficit you thought you were in may well be a surplus
2) Water weight pal
3) The body isn't a calculator
4) Undigested food3 -
I drink a lot of water....0
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Shadyhuero805 wrote: »So what do you suggest Roxie
My suggestion is to consistency until you get really good with the logging process. The sodium is over two and three days worth. And the carbs are fine but when you lower carb during the week (lesser calories) the increase in carbs are gonna show on the scale no doubt. There is also more food in the gut, possibly still waste in your body, etc..
Tell me your weekly and weekend eating stragegies and let me see what I can advice better>0 -
I put on 4lbs on Friday night. One burger and chips all within maintenance calories but the sodium must have been through the roof. 2 days of maintenance later and I've lost it all3
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Water is only good for hydration. It does nothing to aid in weight loss, It will help you flush some excess sodium but sodium can take 24 - 48 hours to balance back to normal and this too means that you do not drink TOO much to flush out all electrolytes in order to quickly try to remove the sodium from your body. There is a catch 22 to drinking too little and too much.0
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Honestly. Eat good during week. Weekends drink beer and eat more. Close or over maintenance.0
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I do measure food. And log what i digest. Just confused with macros. Feel as long as im under calorie intake. I should be good. Guess not...0
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