I was finally lose my last 10 lbs, then did a hard work out and stopped

Rivvvy
Rivvvy Posts: 63 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I was finally hitting the 140s, then i ran 8 miles and went back up the 150, then i started eating bad... i know i know, i binge ate because i was stressed about going back up the 150s, i dont usually do that though.
Can someone kindly look at my diary and see what happened the past week or so?
Please be kind

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  • Maxxitt
    Maxxitt Posts: 1,281 Member
    Except that you didn't finish logging Wednesday, your diary looks consistent. When you eat more food, more food is processing in your gut and that means more fluid, too. And running 8 miles might also add to water weight from inflammation. Honestly, I wouldn't stress over a couple of pounds. It's hard when you just make a goal (140s) and then flip upward, I know.
  • Rivvvy
    Rivvvy Posts: 63 Member
    "Please be kind"
  • Rivvvy
    Rivvvy Posts: 63 Member
    It's a problem of mine alright?
    I was 148, then ran and the next day it was like 150, then next day 151, it kept going up. I didnt just instantly over eat.
    I didnt know inflammed muscles was a thing, or will make me gain weight.
    Are my macros good? Should i eat the macros myfitnesspal adds into after working out?
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Learn to not judge progress based on a very short amount of time and react emotionally to fluctuations. Are you using a weight trend app like trendweight, weight grapher, happy scale?

    If you are sure you stuck to your calorie goal then look to other things going on. Higher sodium, doing a bunch of exercise, having a period/ovulation, started a medication, constipation, etc might cause you to retain water or have waste in your system which can cause the number to go up on the scale. Given time if you stick to your calorie goal it will go away.

    Stop eating your emotions. Work on some new tools like talking about your problem.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Rivvvy wrote: »
    "Please be kind"

    People are giving up their time to help you out of kindness.

    A suggestion as you are close to maintenance - have a scan through the posts in the Maintaining Weight forum to help to prepare for the time when success isn't defined by losing weight.

    A lot from people get to goal and then are stressed by completely normal fluctuations in their weight from all sorts of triggers. When you accept your weight fluctuates for loads of reasons beyond fat loss or gain then you will gain the confidence to shrug off those days where you don't like the number you see on your bathroom scales.

  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    Yep, it sounds like your muscles were retaining water because of your extra hard workout. No biggie. Just make a note of it and get back on track - you will be back where you were before you know it. Congratulations on being able to run 8 miles, and on your weight loss so far!

    A lot of factors can cause temporary weight gain, such as time of the month, eating a lot of sodium, or constipation. You have to learn not to let it get you down. Remember that even if it was a real gain of fat, which it's not, you lost the weight once and can do it again. You are in control! You have a whole lifetime of maintaining your weight ahead of you, so a few days or weeks is nothing to worry about.

    Your profile picture looks great, you have come a long way. Best of luck to you and your skinny tummy.
  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    Nobody's weight is ever static. Everyone's weight fluctuates up and down, all the time. There's nothing you can do to stop that, so you need to figure out the best way for you to deal with that. Some people weigh in once a week only so they're less likely to see those fluctuations; other people weigh in every day so they CAN see those fluctuations. Either way, you need to find a way to take the emotion out of it and just look at the data.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    When in doubt, do the math...the math doesn't lie.
  • dimaslopes
    dimaslopes Posts: 36 Member
    stop using weight as your main measurement. track your body diameters and body fat.
    if you were a bit dehydrated and using some form of fasting you can gain a lot of weight after strenuous exercise+eating more.
    and by the way cortisol due to stress can make you have a hard time losing weight, i only hope that your running isn't stressing your body to cause this.
  • RunStart34
    RunStart34 Posts: 164 Member
    I agree that it can be water retention. I live in Texas where its constantly hot so when I've done long runs over 5 miles or I drink lots of water. But I seem to retain it too. But that's me.
  • elsinora
    elsinora Posts: 398 Member
    I do competitive sports and I find after a hardcore bout (where I’m also consuming a crap load of water throughout) that day and the next following days I’m always a bit swollen and also put on water weight-especially since I’ve worked my body hard. As others have said, it won’t be fat you’ve put on. Just be kind to yourself and realise that weight on the scale fluctuate a lot. I know people weight themselves in dif ways but I’ve always been an advocate of NOT weighing every single day.

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