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chergal2
chergal2 Posts: 10 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
So I am not really new. I started Myfitness pal in April. But have never posted. I was doing so well and was losing 2 lbs a week. I was down 23 lbs and then this weekend, I gained 8 lbs. I cried like a baby. I don't know how it is possible to gain that much. I didn't eat a whole lot but I did have 6 Mott's Ceasars. It does not make sense to me. I am so frustrated I almost gave up. Someone please help me.

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Did you by any chance eat 28000 calories above maintenance? If not, it was water weight. It's the giving up that causes regain.
  • chergal2
    chergal2 Posts: 10 Member
    no I ate less than my daily calorie count. that is why it is so frustrating. I know the Ceasar's are bad, but that should not have made me gain that much. Now i didn't drink as much water as I usually do
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    cholmes29 wrote: »
    no I ate less than my daily calorie count. that is why it is so frustrating. I know the Ceasar's are bad, but that should not have made me gain that much. Now i didn't drink as much water as I usually do
    It did, so it must have, but it's not fat, we have estabished that, so why is it frustrating? And what's bad with Ceasar's? And what's your water drinking habits got to do with it all?
  • chergal2
    chergal2 Posts: 10 Member
    I forgot to mention I do suffer from IBS. So I am wondering if that may have something to do with it?
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    IBS can make you constipated and anxious, I guess?
  • chergal2
    chergal2 Posts: 10 Member
    from all the posts i have read, I do realize it is probably water gain. I usually drink 8 to glasses of water a day but didn't drink that much on the weekend. What is bad about Ceasar's is the alcohol. I do not drink alcohol during the week but on weekends I like to have a few.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    its water weight.

    weight loss isn't linear, i'm surprised this is the first time your weight has increased since April TBH.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I'm happy to hear you sound a bit less worried now. You can enjoy anything in moderation, and that includes alcohol.
  • chergal2
    chergal2 Posts: 10 Member
    thanks. Just talking it through helped.
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