Fluctuating weight?

Water retention can cause weight fluctuations of a good +/- 5lbs. I would suggest daily weigh-ins under nearly identical circumstances (first thing in AM), then look at your weekly average to start with and as you weigh-in longer, look at the running average.

Also birth control tends to slow monthly water retention fluctuations, so you're natural cycle may be causing greater weight fluctuations than normal.

Moonmedicine wrote: »

So I’ve been trying to eat more because I lost a bunch of weight due to a birth control implant which I had removed. I’ve been struggling to put weight back on since having it removed. Before the implant I was 115lbs (5’5 female) and I dropped down to 108 after I had it removed. I’ve used his app to gain weight and keep track of my calories. Two days ago I gained .6 lbs and I weighed myself today and only weigh 106.4. WHAT HAPPENED?! How can I keep this weight on??

It can help to remember that during the day, you're going to consume about 5-10 pounds of weight from food and beverages (like, 2 cups of water weighs over a pound, for example). A gain of .6 pounds is, sadly, still well within the realm of 'this could be food rather than there being more personal mass.'

Some things that might help gain weight.

- if you are exercising, slow it down while you try to gain weight.
- Eat more calories is the obvious one, I know, which I'm sure you're trying to do. If your stomach just feels full quickly, eat more high calorie foods so you don't have to force yourself to eat MORE food. If remembering to eat is more the problem than the stomach feeling full, set timers for yourself, put non-perishable snacks around the house near where you tend to sit, like at a desk, on the coffee table, etc... Plan snacks in between all meals and before bed.
- to add more calories per meal, get some high calorie things you can make additions to other foods, and add them consistently. Nuts, seeds, grains, avocados, protein powders, healthy fats. Try to make sure every meal you have contains one or more of these. Like, if you were going to have rice, add in, say, a little melted butter and slivered/chopped almonds (tastes quite nice, and ups the calories). Add sunflower seeds and a little cheese to salads. Have a smoothie and add nut/ dairy based protein powders or ground seeds/nuts (ground chia, flax seed, almond meal), or ground up whole, uncooked oats.
- You can make a little sort of 'calorie booster' basket in the cupboard or fridge, with all the little calorie boosting additions (like nuts, flaxseed, cheese), so whenever you are cooking, you just make sure to grab something from the basket to add to that meal. Basically, anything that makes it easier for you to add calories is likely to help you succeed at doing so, you know?