Gained weight?

ginaxx118
ginaxx118 Posts: 22 Member
edited November 28 in Health and Weight Loss
I’ve been eating better and excercising for about a month and recently I was down 5lbs. Today I checked and I’m back up to my starting weight. Why? I’m upset.

Replies

  • hippysprout
    hippysprout Posts: 1,446 Member
    Hard to say. Your diary is closed.

    A few possibilities: You are not logging accurately and are therefore eating more than you think. You are logging just fine and are retaining water for any number of valid reasons. Your exercise burns are overestimated and you're eating those calories back, thereby overeating.

    It's understandable that you're upset, but try to relax and don't let a number on a scale define you, or your mood. Give it a little more time and see if that weight drops off just as quickly as it came. Meanwhile, consider your logging. Do you weigh your food? Are your entries accurate? Do you log everything? Is there anywhere you can tighten up your logging? How do you come by your calorie burns? Are you eating back all of those calories?
  • Rocketts81
    Rocketts81 Posts: 13 Member
    Ensure you weigh all food on an accurate scale, and have a good quality HRM to measure your exercise. I won't get into the 'eating back' argument here, although personally I only eat back a small percentage to be on 'the safe side'. If you do this and maintain a deficit, your weight will drop. Don't weigh yourself too often... best wishes..
This discussion has been closed.

Categories