Weight gain!

kleighton1969
kleighton1969 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
I've gained 2 pounds in two days even though I'm averaging 1300 cal a day and I'm very active! I'm packing in lots of Protein and being very careful with my carbohydrates and fat. I'm just not sure what's going on – any advice?

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  • LeoT0917
    LeoT0917 Posts: 206 Member
    Need a little more information. Current weight, weight goals, for example.
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Food still in your bowels
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    normal weight fluctuations?
  • theman900
    theman900 Posts: 48 Member
    Dont panic it most likely water weight which can change daily from stress sodium carb intake etc just weigh self daily and average it out over the week
  • sbrandt37
    sbrandt37 Posts: 403 Member
    edited February 2017
    First post--did you just start? Welcome to MFP.

    What you describe is totally normal. Weight can vary by a few pounds day to day due to water retention, food waste, hormones and time of the month (for women), etc. Daily measurements are fairly meaningless. You really have to look at weekly (or longer) trends to really know what is going on.
  • kleighton1969
    kleighton1969 Posts: 2 Member
    First of all I just want to say thank you for the warm welcome and outpouring of support, that right there helps a great deal! I'm not new to this app but I haven't used it for half a year during the course of which I gained about 10 pounds. My BMI is currently normal so I'm thinking that between higher sodium intake and some other factor this will be a temporary setback and certainly not a permanent one. I started a few weeks ago and lost roughly 4 pounds, so then to gain two of them back in such a short time was a little disconcerting. I'm gonna keep the sodium levels in check and keep pushing more water. I'll keep you posted- thx again!!
  • LeoT0917
    LeoT0917 Posts: 206 Member
    In addition to the excellent support given above, I recommend weighing yourself the same time of day when you do weight checks. I do mine first thing in the morning. My weight fluctuates a good 5 lbs through out the day.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Body weight fluctuates...the average human body is made up of 50-65% water...that's going to fluctuate normally and also be influenced by other things such as a higher sodium day, hormonal changes, etc. You're always going to have varying degrees of waste in your system at any given time, etc...
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,246 Member
    www.trendweight.com
    www.weightgrapher.com
    Libra - android
    Happy Scale - iPhone.

    Weight fluctuates for reasons other than your underlying fat level. Above tools show you a trend as opposed to a snapshot.
  • Cocobutter_
    Cocobutter_ Posts: 4 Member
    Ugg girl I know how you feel I just got off my cheat day yesterday and I gained 3 pounds in one day ... If you added weights to your exercise routine it may have contributed to the weight gain but other then that I think it's water retention!!
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    I wouldn't bother trying to control it by watching your sodium intake. Weight fluctuations are not something you can control. They just are. The water comes, the water goes. My weight fluctuates 3-4lb from one day to the next and I don't bother trying to figure out why, I just keep going and look for the trend.

    You need to detach from the number on the scale, it is a fickle friend.
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