Help! Weight gain instead of lose

redpath15
redpath15 Posts: 16 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I've been pretty religious with my tracking and making sure I hit 10k steps per day (I have a Fitbit charge HR that is synced to MFP) when doing my weekly weigh in yesterday, the same time / situation as always I'm up 2lbs on last week! I never really eat back any exercise (maybe the odd 100 max on better days) but I never go above 1400 - my goal is 1330! Any ideas why I've had a gain? This has put a bit of a dampener on my weekend as I feel I've been good with food and exercise and it's a bit disheartening to think I've gained

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  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    If you are female it's probably just water retention. I always gain 2 or 3 pounds at a certain time of the month- don't worry that comes off in a few days and reveals the weight you've actually been losing.

    It could also be happening if you've been eating saltier foods lately. Sodium makes you retain water which shows as gained weight on the scale but is temporary. Like I had sushi tonight and I can pretty much guarantee I will weigh a couple pounds more tomorrow than today. Not because I ate extra calories- because because of the sodium in the soy sauce. But that will be gone again in another day or 2.

    Give it more time, keep going.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Sodium, hormones, new or increased exercise...these all lead to water weight gain. You're not going to lose every week, especially if you're a female.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited October 2016
    OP last Friday you had almost 8500 sodium and over 200 grams of carbs.. Has your weight gain on the scale been happening since then? Also is it by chance ovulation or the week leading up to your period? These factors alone will effect your "scale weight".. its not real fat gain.

    This might very well take me quite a while to even this back out on the scale. Your sodium for the rest of the week is fine.. But too, if you jump around in the amount of carbs for example go from 150 to 200 (for example) you will retain water from that..

    Work with your scale and your diary (amount of food you eat, sodium, carbs, how well you hydrate etc).. Your true weight loss (fat loss) will be seen over a 4 weeks period.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I gain at ovulation and right before my TOM. Because of this (and because Lyle McDonald said to) I compare myself to last month, not last week.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6846ZTBu08k&index=4&list=PLUXvX9BaxgqG9yO5XWB3gA_QshvrrcjVr
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    redpath15 wrote: »
    So I've been pretty religious with my tracking and making sure I hit 10k steps per day (I have a Fitbit charge HR that is synced to MFP) when doing my weekly weigh in yesterday, the same time / situation as always I'm up 2lbs on last week! I never really eat back any exercise (maybe the odd 100 max on better days) but I never go above 1400 - my goal is 1330! Any ideas why I've had a gain? This has put a bit of a dampener on my weekend as I feel I've been good with food and exercise and it's a bit disheartening to think I've gained

    The answers are all right HERE.
  • redpath15
    redpath15 Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks everyone for your comments and positivity! I need to keep reminding myself there will always be fluctuations and not let it get me down.
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    OP last Friday you had almost 8500 sodium and over 200 grams of carbs.. Has your weight gain on the scale been happening since then? Also is it by chance ovulation or the week leading up to your period? These factors alone will effect your "scale weight".. its not real fat gain.

    This might very well take me quite a while to even this back out on the scale. Your sodium for the rest of the week is fine.. But too, if you jump around in the amount of carbs for example go from 150 to 200 (for example) you will retain water from that..

    Work with your scale and your diary (amount of food you eat, sodium, carbs, how well you hydrate etc).. Your true weight loss (fat loss) will be seen over a 4 weeks period.

    I hadn't even really considered sodium input if I'm honest! Still trying to figure out what balance of food I should be getting! This week I'm planning on keeping carbs to a minimum and just go for lean proteins and veggies where possible! Hopefully it will all even itself out in the long run



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