Gaining not losing????
roobella
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I've been sticking to 1300 cals. I've managed my 10k steps each day as well as 20min on rowing machine or exercise bike 2 out of 3 days.
My weight keeps going up rather than down. It's very disheartening
Can anyone give me some advice
Thanks
My weight keeps going up rather than down. It's very disheartening
Can anyone give me some advice
Thanks
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Up by how much in what timescale?
Do you weigh your food with scales?2 -
Yeah I've got digital scales I use all the time
I've put on 14lbs in less than a month
I do have a new job that's more sedentary but that's why I bought a pedometer to keep on my 10k steps2 -
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Sounds like me...during my first trimester! Are you pregnant?3
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
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LisaEatSleepRun wrote: »Sounds like me...during my first trimester! Are you pregnant?
No definitely not
I've got 2 kids and physically can't have more.0 -
You've gained 14 lbs in under a month eating 1300 calories?
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So you've gained 14 pounds in less than a month but you're not pregnant, you eat 1300 calories per day, and weigh ALL of your food on a food scale down to the gram? Am I reading that properly? If so, my next question is do you have cheat days? Making your food diary public would also help us pinpoint any issues.0
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If you've really put on 14 pounds in a month, you should probably see a doctor, because even with inaccurate logging or cheat days (if that was the case) that is a lot of weight to put on in one month.
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When did you take up the rowing machine?2
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Do you have heart failure or kidney disease? Do you take a water pill? Are you having any difficulty breathing or needing to sleep with pillows propping you up at night?0
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What's your current weight?
If I put on 14lbs of fat my clothes wouldn't fit any more.3 -
something is not adding up here...you are either waaaaay off in your logging, lying to yourself about how much you are eating, are pregnant or have some serious medical concerns - if you are sure it is not the first three, I'd see a Dr. immediately.6
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When did you take up the rowing machine?
This.
Last time I gained 13lbs (I weigh every day, so I managed to see the spike over a few days), I had increased my lifting volume quite a bit, increased walking speed, ate extra sodium and was near TOM. It's not impossible... it came back down in under a week.1 -
Is your body weight scale on an even floor? Does it need fresh batteries?4
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Are you prone to sleep walking and find yourself wondering about missing food often lately?
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There are mistakes that people commonly make that cause them to not lose weight that we might be able to spot if you change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings
Also, how tall are you?1 -
cerise_noir wrote: »When did you take up the rowing machine?
This.
Last time I gained 13lbs (I weigh every day, so I managed to see the spike over a few days), I had increased my lifting volume quite a bit, increased walking speed, ate extra sodium and was near TOM. It's not impossible... it came back down in under a week.
I have only recently increased my exercise to 20mins daily rather than just 3 days per week. It's also ridiculously warm. Starting to think it's water retention combined with an increase in muscle mass
Hopefully it'll balance out and start going back down0 -
Something definitely isn't right is you've put a stone on in a month. Although I guess technically it's not impossible, I put on 10lb over 2 days after running a half marathon, but then lost it again over the next 5 days. But 20 mins really isn't an amount of exercise that should lead to that much gain, so I'd go to the doctor if I was you.1
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Do you eat 1300 calories, or do you eat 1300+exercise calories? What are your stats?
If you are eating 1300 calories, something really doesn't add up.0 -
cerise_noir wrote: »When did you take up the rowing machine?
This.
Last time I gained 13lbs (I weigh every day, so I managed to see the spike over a few days), I had increased my lifting volume quite a bit, increased walking speed, ate extra sodium and was near TOM. It's not impossible... it came back down in under a week.
I have only recently increased my exercise to 20mins daily rather than just 3 days per week. It's also ridiculously warm. Starting to think it's water retention combined with an increase in muscle mass
Hopefully it'll balance out and start going back down
It's not likely you have put on muscle doing what you're doing in a deficit. If you have, it's definitely not enough to warrant a 14lb increase in a month.6 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »cerise_noir wrote: »When did you take up the rowing machine?
This.
Last time I gained 13lbs (I weigh every day, so I managed to see the spike over a few days), I had increased my lifting volume quite a bit, increased walking speed, ate extra sodium and was near TOM. It's not impossible... it came back down in under a week.
I have only recently increased my exercise to 20mins daily rather than just 3 days per week. It's also ridiculously warm. Starting to think it's water retention combined with an increase in muscle mass
Hopefully it'll balance out and start going back down
It's not likely you have put on muscle doing what you're doing in a deficit. If you have, it's definitely not enough to warrant a 14lb increase in a month.
This. definitely NOT 14lbs (or anywhere close to that) is muscle mass in a month.3 -
14lbs in a month means eating 1600cal above maintanance every day. So for you I guess eating around 3600cals a day. This sounds extremely unlikely and very difficult to achieve. (I don't think I've ever eaten 3600 cal in the same day, let alone for a month and without noticing.)
Either your scale is not working properly or you need to see a doctor immediately.
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gebeziseva wrote: »14lbs in a month means eating 1600cal above maintanance every day. So for you I guess eating around 3600cals a day. This sounds extremely unlikely and very difficult to achieve. (I don't think I've ever eaten 3600 cal in the same day, let alone for a month and without noticing.)
Either your scale is not working properly or you need to see a doctor immediately.
I also think something else is up, but I have to say I really don't think it's THAT hard to eat 3600 in a day depending on the person. Everyone varies of course, but I'm 5'3 and 113 pounds, the most I've eaten in a day was around 5,300 calories around two months ago. I can hit 3000 in a day easily, as my maintenance is around 2400. If I drank anything other than water, tea, and black coffee, I'm sure I could hit 3600 a day without much effort.2 -
cerise_noir wrote: »When did you take up the rowing machine?
This.
Last time I gained 13lbs (I weigh every day, so I managed to see the spike over a few days), I had increased my lifting volume quite a bit, increased walking speed, ate extra sodium and was near TOM. It's not impossible... it came back down in under a week.
I have only recently increased my exercise to 20mins daily rather than just 3 days per week. It's also ridiculously warm. Starting to think it's water retention combined with an increase in muscle mass
Hopefully it'll balance out and start going back down
Not muscle mass, no. Fluid retention is highly likely, though. High sodium, increase in exercise, warmer weather.... perhaps hormones. It did to me. :P1 -
MFP & The Mystery of the 14 Pound Weight Gain5
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cerise_noir wrote: »
I remember that... good old MFP... :laugh:0 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
14 pounds is a LOT to put on in one month of pregnancy. Not healthy!!!
The OP should talk to a doctor. That is not a reasonable weight gain regardless of hormones, heat, muscle.0
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