I gained 12 pounds???? Help!!
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TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know..
I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
I've already had 133.8 oz today since about 3 hours ago and I will probably end up drinking at least 80oz more.
If you lose weight it shouldn't get replaced with water, under normal circumstances. I lost 50 pounds, give or take, from August to the end of September and another 20+ pounds this month and I've been drinking water like a camel.
If water replaced fat I'd be sloshing around like a water balloon right now.
why so much water? you do know you can over-hydrate yourself as well right? too much water can be toxic4 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
I've already had 133.8 oz today since about 3 hours ago and I will probably end up drinking at least 80oz more.
If you lose weight it shouldn't get replaced with water, under normal circumstances. I lost 50 pounds, give or take, from August to the end of September and another 20+ pounds this month and I've been drinking water like a camel.
If water replaced fat I'd be sloshing around like a water balloon right now.
why so much water? you do know you can over-hydrate yourself as well right? too much water can be toxic
Yes, I know. I also sweat a whole lot when I exercise and I'm a coffee drinker. I judge my hydration by the color of my urine. Thanks though...
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2013/10/what-the-color-of-your-urine-says-about-you-infographic/2 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
I've already had 133.8 oz today since about 3 hours ago and I will probably end up drinking at least 80oz more.
If you lose weight it shouldn't get replaced with water, under normal circumstances. I lost 50 pounds, give or take, from August to the end of September and another 20+ pounds this month and I've been drinking water like a camel.
If water replaced fat I'd be sloshing around like a water balloon right now.
why so much water? you do know you can over-hydrate yourself as well right? too much water can be toxic
Yes, I know. I also sweat a whole lot when I exercise and I'm a coffee drinker. I judge my hydration by the color of my urine. Thanks though...
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2013/10/what-the-color-of-your-urine-says-about-you-infographic/
I get that, but thats an awful lot of water for even a very obese person(not saying you are as I have no clue your height or weight, nor am I asking).but hey as long as you arent having issues I guess.,3 -
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
I've already had 133.8 oz today since about 3 hours ago and I will probably end up drinking at least 80oz more.
If you lose weight it shouldn't get replaced with water, under normal circumstances. I lost 50 pounds, give or take, from August to the end of September and another 20+ pounds this month and I've been drinking water like a camel.
If water replaced fat I'd be sloshing around like a water balloon right now.
why so much water? you do know you can over-hydrate yourself as well right? too much water can be toxic
Yes, I know. I also sweat a whole lot when I exercise and I'm a coffee drinker. I judge my hydration by the color of my urine. Thanks though...
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2013/10/what-the-color-of-your-urine-says-about-you-infographic/
I get that, but thats an awful lot of water for even a very obese person(not saying you are as I have no clue your height or weight, nor am I asking).but hey as long as you arent having issues I guess.,
I down 6+ litres a day, and I'm obese but not very obese. It's just what I'm used to and what I'm happy with.
But OP - you had a number of factors at play here.
1. You've been dehydrated a long time and your body is hanging on to well needed water. This is going to show a gain in water weight, but that's not a bad thing - you need that hydration. Any loss shown by dehydrating yourself is a fake loss, and as your last thread canvassed extensively, ongoing dehydration is dangerous and unhealthy.
2. You weighed later in the day, after eating and drinking and while wearing shoes. All of that shows up. Just because it's in your stomach and not on a plate doesn't mean it doesn't still have mass.
3. You weighed on a different scale. This will pretty much always show a change, home scales are not perfect or calibrated the same way. This doesn't mean they're useless - just that it's better to weigh on the same one.2 -
rheddmobile wrote: »rheddmobile wrote: »Maybe it would help to put a link to your previous thread so new readers would understand about your issues with getting enough fluids. Otherwise people are going to be offering advice without knowing your situation.
It's not surprising that you've gained weight - water is heavy, and 1 gallon weighs 8 pounds. Your body previously needed water. Now it is getting what it needs, and it's going to take time - maybe several weeks - for it to adjust to the new equilibrium. It might be a good idea not to weigh yourself during this time as it won't give you any meaningful information about how much fat you have gained or lost. Don't worry, you are not gaining fat while eating 1300 calories a day. When everything settles down, you will probably weigh a little more than when you started, because your body will be healthy and properly hydrated, but you will not have gained any fat, and your weight loss will start trending downwards on the scale then.
Normally water weight can vary by several pounds during the course of one day. I gain and lose about six or seven pounds of water a day. That is normal and nothing to do with fat loss and calories. Don't let it upset you, your diet is still working the way it should.
How are your headaches and other symptoms of being dehydrated? Do you feel any better?
I cant because someone had my thread deleted for a reason I still dont understand. I havent had a headache this week yet. So I shouldnt worry about my weight until after Im hydrated 100%? How will I know when I am?
I can't think of a simple way to know when your body has adjusted to the new normal, but I would give it at least two weeks, maybe as much as a month. You have been restricting fluids for years, so it may take a little time.
I'm happy to hear your headaches are better! Hopefully they will stay gone now that you're drinking more.
To explain why you being dehydrated means you are gaining weight now - picture a sponge. A dry sponge weighs less than a wet sponge. Your body was like a dry sponge, now it's like a wet sponge. But the sponge itself is still the same, it's just holding more water.
You mentioned having heard that drinking water flushes fluid out, which is true - but only after a certain point. Picture the wet sponge having something heavy on the surface of it, like mud. To wash the mud away you run water over it. Eventually you will have a clean wet sponge, which weighs less because the mud is gone.
But if you start with a dry sponge with mud on it, and run water over it, first the sponge will fill up with water before the mud starts to wash away, and when you finish, you will have a clean wet sponge - which is heavier than the dirty dry sponge because the water is heavier than the mud was.
Does that make sense?
Thats probably the best explanation ive read , thank you very much. So if I keep hydrating, I might gain weight, but it wont be fat, and then I can start looking at my weight?
Yep, that's the idea!
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Weigh yourself in the morning before you eat after you go to the restroom on the same scale in the same place every day. Yes, clothes and shoes can weigh several pounds. Yes, two scales can be several pounds different. Yes, the time of day you weigh yourself can have an impact of several pounds. And yes, if you were SEVERELY dehydrated before (and you WERE), then the act of hydrating will raise the number on the scale. However, it will not mean you gained any fat. If you take measurements of different parts of your body on a regular basis you should be able to see more accurately changes in fat.3
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
I've already had 133.8 oz today since about 3 hours ago and I will probably end up drinking at least 80oz more.
If you lose weight it shouldn't get replaced with water, under normal circumstances. I lost 50 pounds, give or take, from August to the end of September and another 20+ pounds this month and I've been drinking water like a camel.
If water replaced fat I'd be sloshing around like a water balloon right now.
why so much water? you do know you can over-hydrate yourself as well right? too much water can be toxic
Yes, I know. I also sweat a whole lot when I exercise and I'm a coffee drinker. I judge my hydration by the color of my urine. Thanks though...
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2013/10/what-the-color-of-your-urine-says-about-you-infographic/
I get that, but thats an awful lot of water for even a very obese person(not saying you are as I have no clue your height or weight, nor am I asking).but hey as long as you arent having issues I guess.,
On average, I drink 100 oz a day so I don't get kidney/bladder infections. Yesterday, I drank about 50-60 oz and woke up this morning with a headache and burning. I've drank about 90 oz so far today. Working on another 40. I am feeling a lot better. Some people can and need to drink that much.1 -
YepItsKriss wrote: »I swear i said all that... i did say it right? I didn't fall asleep and dream about it?
Sometimes it's not what is, it's said it's how.
And whoever gave me a "woo" for pointing out that she may have difficulty understanding verbal cues due to autism... explain why it's woo. My brother is autistic and has these difficulties in his 30s. Is that "woo" also? Man or woman up and explain how and why.
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YepItsKriss wrote: »newheavensearth wrote: »YepItsKriss wrote: »I swear i said all that... i did say it right? I didn't fall asleep and dream about it?
Sometimes it's not what is, it's said it's how.
And whoever gave me a "woo" for pointing out that she may have difficulty understanding verbal cues due to autism... explain why it's woo. My brother is autistic and has these difficulties in his 30s. Is that "woo" also? Man or woman up and explain how and why.
i think some people treat it as cheering, i was told yesterday that apparently it means both things.. which seems silly to me.
however, i know that explinations can vary in degrees of understanding.. but.. lol.. yeah.. semantics i guess.
I would hope it is cheering.
The addition of this button with an ambiguous AF function (SEE THIS MODERATORS ) was ridiculous.
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Do you usually weigh yourself at home, but weighed on a different scale at your moms today? There’s the reason you ‘gained’ 12 pounds. You didn’t really. It’s almost certain that the scales are not calibrated exactly the same. At the beginning of my weight loss, I gained about 6 pounds in minutes by replacing my old scale with a new one.0
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TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
You said yourself you're still dehydrated...
Yes but I feel like Im doing better. I dont see why id be gaining weight
Your body is still adjusting to your new levels of water consumption, it may take some time for it to "believe" that you're going to be consistent with your water intake and retaining extra water in the meantime, just in case you suddenly stop drinking water again tomorrow. You aren't gaining fat, your body just needs some time to adapt to the change.1 -
YepItsKriss wrote: »I swear i said all that... i did say it right? I didn't fall asleep and dream about it?
It literally doesnt matter who says it. You couldve said the same thing in a different way. The way she said it made more sense to me. Relax.
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Im sorry to anyone who gets frustrated with me. I have a lot of struggles with communication and comprehension. Thank you for those of you who took the time to explain things in a way I can understand, without talking down to me and insulting me9
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You're gaining weight because instead of your body using water as part as elimination your body is retaining it because it needs water to function properly. You're just retaining the water you have taken in. So get a whole bunch of water bottles (full) and stand on the scale, the weight goes up right? That's the same concept except it's inside your body. Hope that explains it well enough.4
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collectingblues wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
You said yourself you're still dehydrated...
Yes but I feel like Im doing better. I dont see why id be gaining weight
Because you're still dehydrated...
That doesnt explain why im gaining weight
Yes it does. You're still retaining water because you are dehydrated. No matter how many times you say you don't think that can be true, it is.
You are a very condescending person. That helps no one.. Something that might be obvious to you isn't to everyone else. And sometimes I repeat things and it comes off as not listening, but I am autistic and have a hard time putting information together. Please stop being so mean to me in my posts.
There's nothing mean about any of my posts on this thread.
Yes. There is. Youre very condescending and sarcastic. Id like to ask you to please not talk to me, thanks
Just because someone tells you something you don't want to hear doesn't mean that they're condescending and sarcastic.
How would you like it to be explained to you? Because you certainly seem to not be grasping "Your body needs water, you didn't give it water, and now it's holding on to everything for dear life."
Ive already ignored you and him. You both are toxic, negative myfitnesspal members. Stop commenting on my posts. Thanks.collectingblues wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
You said yourself you're still dehydrated...
Yes but I feel like Im doing better. I dont see why id be gaining weight
Because you're still dehydrated...
That doesnt explain why im gaining weight
Yes it does. You're still retaining water because you are dehydrated. No matter how many times you say you don't think that can be true, it is.
You are a very condescending person. That helps no one.. Something that might be obvious to you isn't to everyone else. And sometimes I repeat things and it comes off as not listening, but I am autistic and have a hard time putting information together. Please stop being so mean to me in my posts.
There's nothing mean about any of my posts on this thread.
Yes. There is. Youre very condescending and sarcastic. Id like to ask you to please not talk to me, thanks
Just because someone tells you something you don't want to hear doesn't mean that they're condescending and sarcastic.
How would you like it to be explained to you? Because you certainly seem to not be grasping "Your body needs water, you didn't give it water, and now it's holding on to everything for dear life."TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
You said yourself you're still dehydrated...
Yes but I feel like Im doing better. I dont see why id be gaining weight
Because you're still dehydrated...
That doesnt explain why im gaining weight
Yes it does. You're still retaining water because you are dehydrated. No matter how many times you say you don't think that can be true, it is.
You are a very condescending person. That helps no one.. Something that might be obvious to you isn't to everyone else. And sometimes I repeat things and it comes off as not listening, but I am autistic and have a hard time putting information together. Please stop being so mean to me in my posts.
There's nothing mean about any of my posts on this thread.
Yes. There is. Youre very condescending and sarcastic. Id like to ask you to please not talk to me, thanks
You can't be serious right? I found nothing that was said offensive. This is the internet, you should expect some mean people but they weren't being mean. They were trying to help you out by explaining it.8 -
rickiimarieee wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
You said yourself you're still dehydrated...
Yes but I feel like Im doing better. I dont see why id be gaining weight
Because you're still dehydrated...
That doesnt explain why im gaining weight
Yes it does. You're still retaining water because you are dehydrated. No matter how many times you say you don't think that can be true, it is.
You are a very condescending person. That helps no one.. Something that might be obvious to you isn't to everyone else. And sometimes I repeat things and it comes off as not listening, but I am autistic and have a hard time putting information together. Please stop being so mean to me in my posts.
There's nothing mean about any of my posts on this thread.
Yes. There is. Youre very condescending and sarcastic. Id like to ask you to please not talk to me, thanks
Just because someone tells you something you don't want to hear doesn't mean that they're condescending and sarcastic.
How would you like it to be explained to you? Because you certainly seem to not be grasping "Your body needs water, you didn't give it water, and now it's holding on to everything for dear life."
Ive already ignored you and him. You both are toxic, negative myfitnesspal members. Stop commenting on my posts. Thanks.collectingblues wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
You said yourself you're still dehydrated...
Yes but I feel like Im doing better. I dont see why id be gaining weight
Because you're still dehydrated...
That doesnt explain why im gaining weight
Yes it does. You're still retaining water because you are dehydrated. No matter how many times you say you don't think that can be true, it is.
You are a very condescending person. That helps no one.. Something that might be obvious to you isn't to everyone else. And sometimes I repeat things and it comes off as not listening, but I am autistic and have a hard time putting information together. Please stop being so mean to me in my posts.
There's nothing mean about any of my posts on this thread.
Yes. There is. Youre very condescending and sarcastic. Id like to ask you to please not talk to me, thanks
Just because someone tells you something you don't want to hear doesn't mean that they're condescending and sarcastic.
How would you like it to be explained to you? Because you certainly seem to not be grasping "Your body needs water, you didn't give it water, and now it's holding on to everything for dear life."TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
You said yourself you're still dehydrated...
Yes but I feel like Im doing better. I dont see why id be gaining weight
Because you're still dehydrated...
That doesnt explain why im gaining weight
Yes it does. You're still retaining water because you are dehydrated. No matter how many times you say you don't think that can be true, it is.
You are a very condescending person. That helps no one.. Something that might be obvious to you isn't to everyone else. And sometimes I repeat things and it comes off as not listening, but I am autistic and have a hard time putting information together. Please stop being so mean to me in my posts.
There's nothing mean about any of my posts on this thread.
Yes. There is. Youre very condescending and sarcastic. Id like to ask you to please not talk to me, thanks
You can't be serious right? I found nothing that was said offensive. This is the internet, you should expect some mean people but they weren't being mean. They were trying to help you out by explaining it.
My apologies if that came off as rude, I did not see you have a mental disability until now.4 -
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I used to eat way more than I have this week and I weighed myself just now and it says I weigh 12 pounds more than I was last week??! I just started drinking water daily and assumed it would help me lose weight, but I am gaining weight even though Im eating less?? Help????
Stay off away from scales! focus on staying within your calories count and how your clothes are fitting you
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Well first of all scales are just a TOOL in the whole process. I read earlier you said you felt like you drank a lot with just 20 ounces. 20 ounces is nothing when it comes to being properly hydrated. I am 51yo and recently passed out due to two things. One I did not drink enough water and was out walking a paved path with my family and second I did had to pee which I did. The combination of the two caused me to pass out and I face planted on the hard pavement and broke my face. Teeth broke thru my lower lip and one tooth was broken at the gum line. I looked like I was hit by a truck. It is VERY important to stay hydrated.
Also I have seen my weight fluctuate 5lbs in a day just from needing to drink more water. You also know if you severely limit your calorie intake it can cause your body to stop losing FAT and store it. You need to EAT HEALTHY and EXERCISE to properly lose weight.
The other thing to keep in mind is even like myself I have let the weight gain for me over the last 20+ years and you cannot expect it to just fall off like it was melting. The most you should lose a week is about 2lbs. You may experience more in the beginning, but over all 2lbs a week is a good goal.
Do you exercise at all? Also I may have missed it ,but what is your age? have you been seen by a doctor to eliminate any possible things like thyroid problems that can cause people weight gain.
Make sure you wear the same clothing and use the same scale if your going to be like me and step on that evil thing way to much. Muscle weighs more then fat so could be muscle growing. Depends on what your doing for exercises.2 -
YepItsKriss wrote: »I swear i said all that... i did say it right? I didn't fall asleep and dream about it?
You're a mean boy though, remember?!4 -
Well first of all scales are just a TOOL in the whole process. I read earlier you said you felt like you drank a lot with just 20 ounces. 20 ounces is nothing when it comes to being properly hydrated. I am 51yo and recently passed out due to two things. One I did not drink enough water and was out walking a paved path with my family and second I did had to pee which I did. The combination of the two caused me to pass out and I face planted on the hard pavement and broke my face. Teeth broke thru my lower lip and one tooth was broken at the gum line. I looked like I was hit by a truck. It is VERY important to stay hydrated.
Also I have seen my weight fluctuate 5lbs in a day just from needing to drink more water. You also know if you severely limit your calorie intake it can cause your body to stop losing FAT and store it. You need to EAT HEALTHY and EXERCISE to properly lose weight.
The other thing to keep in mind is even like myself I have let the weight gain for me over the last 20+ years and you cannot expect it to just fall off like it was melting. The most you should lose a week is about 2lbs. You may experience more in the beginning, but over all 2lbs a week is a good goal.
Do you exercise at all? Also I may have missed it ,but what is your age? have you been seen by a doctor to eliminate any possible things like thyroid problems that can cause people weight gain.
Make sure you wear the same clothing and use the same scale if your going to be like me and step on that evil thing way to much. Muscle weighs more then fat so could be muscle growing. Depends on what your doing for exercises.
Based on information from the previous thread, 20 ounces is a lot more than she was previously drinking - she has a history of not drinking more than a few ounces in a day and trying to drink water it was coming back up at first. So this is a big step in the right direction.0 -
Hi OP,
You almost certainly did not gain 12 lbs, for all the reasons others already mentioned. From what you said you are not eating that much at all. But even if you did by some strange combination of circumstances gain 12 lbs, your priority should be to work on your hydration levels. I remember your other thread about hydration and was really concerned for your well being. Continue working on that first - glad to see you are making some progress with your water consumption.
Advice to other posters who drink ridiculously large amounts of water - I don’t think it’s helpful to OP to know that people drink 1,000 gallons of water a day. Not that anyone said 1,000 gallons, of course, but some strangely large amounts of water have been mentioned. I think that’s unhelpful, as the OP won’t necessarily realise those amounts are an outlier in the opposite direction, and she may feel like there’s no point even trying to improve her water consumption given she’ll never reach the amount quoted. This is similar to those posters who in response to posts saying “my starting weight is 250 lbs, my goal is 160 lbs, is that ok?” will respond something like “my starting weight was 130 and I felt really gross so my goal weight is 105”. This just obscures the fact that getting to 160lbs would be a major victory, in the same way that the OP drinking just an extra half a litre of water would be a major victory given her starting point.4 -
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YepItsKriss wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »YepItsKriss wrote: »I swear i said all that... i did say it right? I didn't fall asleep and dream about it?
You're a mean boy though, remember?!
We both are. Boy power...?
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You're also eating a lot of high sodium foods, and your logging looks like it is way off, a lot of under estimated food with generic labels in there.0
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YepItsKriss wrote: »rickiimarieee wrote: »rickiimarieee wrote: »collectingblues wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
You said yourself you're still dehydrated...
Yes but I feel like Im doing better. I dont see why id be gaining weight
Because you're still dehydrated...
That doesnt explain why im gaining weight
Yes it does. You're still retaining water because you are dehydrated. No matter how many times you say you don't think that can be true, it is.
You are a very condescending person. That helps no one.. Something that might be obvious to you isn't to everyone else. And sometimes I repeat things and it comes off as not listening, but I am autistic and have a hard time putting information together. Please stop being so mean to me in my posts.
There's nothing mean about any of my posts on this thread.
Yes. There is. Youre very condescending and sarcastic. Id like to ask you to please not talk to me, thanks
Just because someone tells you something you don't want to hear doesn't mean that they're condescending and sarcastic.
How would you like it to be explained to you? Because you certainly seem to not be grasping "Your body needs water, you didn't give it water, and now it's holding on to everything for dear life."
Ive already ignored you and him. You both are toxic, negative myfitnesspal members. Stop commenting on my posts. Thanks.collectingblues wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
You said yourself you're still dehydrated...
Yes but I feel like Im doing better. I dont see why id be gaining weight
Because you're still dehydrated...
That doesnt explain why im gaining weight
Yes it does. You're still retaining water because you are dehydrated. No matter how many times you say you don't think that can be true, it is.
You are a very condescending person. That helps no one.. Something that might be obvious to you isn't to everyone else. And sometimes I repeat things and it comes off as not listening, but I am autistic and have a hard time putting information together. Please stop being so mean to me in my posts.
There's nothing mean about any of my posts on this thread.
Yes. There is. Youre very condescending and sarcastic. Id like to ask you to please not talk to me, thanks
Just because someone tells you something you don't want to hear doesn't mean that they're condescending and sarcastic.
How would you like it to be explained to you? Because you certainly seem to not be grasping "Your body needs water, you didn't give it water, and now it's holding on to everything for dear life."TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Mrsjones172 wrote: »12lbs in a week sounds very odd! What was your diet like this past week? How much did you eat? Are your scales possibly broken?
I used a scale at my moms house. It works as far as I know.. I know I didn't eat amazingly but I stayed within my calorie limits (always under the goal, avg of around 1300 calories) and even started drinking water daily. I used to never drink anything really (I was and still am highly dehydrated) and just started so I assumed itd flush extra weight off?
You're still dehydrated, that's why
But why would that make me gain weight?? Am I drinking too much water?
No, your body is retaining water because you're still not drinking enough.
But I feel like Ive been drinking a ton ): I already had 20 oz today
You said yourself you're still dehydrated...
Yes but I feel like Im doing better. I dont see why id be gaining weight
Because you're still dehydrated...
That doesnt explain why im gaining weight
Yes it does. You're still retaining water because you are dehydrated. No matter how many times you say you don't think that can be true, it is.
You are a very condescending person. That helps no one.. Something that might be obvious to you isn't to everyone else. And sometimes I repeat things and it comes off as not listening, but I am autistic and have a hard time putting information together. Please stop being so mean to me in my posts.
There's nothing mean about any of my posts on this thread.
Yes. There is. Youre very condescending and sarcastic. Id like to ask you to please not talk to me, thanks
You can't be serious right? I found nothing that was said offensive. This is the internet, you should expect some mean people but they weren't being mean. They were trying to help you out by explaining it.
My apologies if that came off as rude, I did not see you have a mental disability until now.
TBH out of both those posts, i think this one was worse lol.
I think it would of been more appropriate just to apologize rather then apologize simply because you discovered she is autistic.
I didn't apologize because she was autistic or had a mental disability. I didn't even think my first post came off rude but I apologized for saying she can't be serious because she didn't understand, and has a hard time understanding.3 -
AlexKerr12 wrote: »This may sound stupid but are you weighing yourself at the start of the day? before any food/liquid intake? and are you weighing yourself with the same items of clothes on (or naked)? I can pick up a few pounds during but by the next day I am back to what I was the previous morning.
I wore my shoes this time and did it at about 4:15pm . Does it make that big of a difference?
I would recommend only weighing yourself once every morning after using the restroom. If you're wearing the same clothing or lake of that would be a good idea. I weigh myself naked first thing in the morning after using the restroom. If I gain weight I know the reason way it's because what I had the day before. I'm thinking you've been weighing yourself in the mid afternoon where the weight of the body is still in your system plus the shoes you're wearing which can be an extra 1 or 2 pounds maybe even more especially if you're also wearing socks with them.0
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