Why did I gain 2 pounds overnight?

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  • FoodBodyChanges
    FoodBodyChanges Posts: 29 Member
    It's totally normal for weight to fluctuate by up to several pounds daily. When I was younger, I would typically retain 6 pounds of water with my monthlies. Lycra and yoga pants hadn't been invented yet, so it really sucked, lol! Try weighing yourself every morning and evening to see trends. A note on all the folks saying you need more calories: If you are eating WFPB with zero added processed oils and lots of veggies, it is possible to get adequate vitamins, minerals, and proteins around 1,000 calories, maybe 1,200. And you can seriously stay quite full on such a diet due to the high amount of fiber. The remaining calories you need come from fat stores. So if that's you, more power to you. But.... if you're doing some version of portion control with standard American fare, listen to the advice to eat more.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,307 Member
    Anyway a good amount of protein to aim for is around 0.8 to 1 gram per pound of body weight you're targeting within the normal weight range (call it BMI 25 if nothing else comes to mind)

    Healthy fats for a woman would be around point 35 grams per pound of body weight as above

    Fibre would be around 27g I believe for ladies and more usually doesn't hurt people!

    Would definitely start using a weight trend application though I believe that some version of MFP now uses one too(?) Usual ones are happy scale for iPhone, libra for Android, and I personally use trendweight.com which I initially had connected to a free Fitbit account for data entry before owning a device.

    The first post in every section has got the stickied threads.

    In addition to chatter there is a lot of knowledge in some of these threads.

    You've done great there's no question and this is something very important for you.

    You've got to build on that and protect it.

    If it doesn't feel like something you can do for the long-term, then it probably is not going to help you get there and stay there long-term.

  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    Deep breath everyone.

    It really doesn't matter whether the Op runs the way we understand runs, or any other way.

    Her loss record indicates that she is in an extremely steep and unsustainable therefore unhealthy (due to its size) deficit.

    Appreciable results worth protecting so far.

    Time to get smart and set up for the future. both to protect these results and to achieve even better ones.

    Current course of action un-modified and unmoderated leads to either rebound weight gain or death from starvation.

    So modification and achieving good results for the future is probably a better way to move forward!

    Thanks for not simply attacking me. (If I was someone on the verge of an eating disorder as someone mentioned those replies may just make it worse) I only posted out of curiosity of my original question. My calories really aren’t that far off the recommendation but I do just feel full. Some days I do one meal and other days I break it down and even include snacks!

    Do you have any advice on higher calorie meals that aren’t as filling?

    On a side note about my runs, yes you can run in place while doing dishes but I also go outside and run around the block each day.

    I was not going to reply again because people on here just seem mean and Uninviting but decided to check one more time and your reply seemed to come from a nice place and just wanted to say thank you for that.

    People are responding the way they are because they're concerned about you and your long-term wellbeing.
  • ZoneFive
    ZoneFive Posts: 570 Member
    I just want to thank everyone. I admit to maybe feeling a little attacked because I was so laser focused on getting to a healthy weight that I was blindly focusing on the numbers without really giving thorough thought to the how. Even though I’ve made huge improvements I truly don’t want to go from one extreme to the next and my overall well-being for myself as well as being around as long as possible for my children’s sake is why I’m doing this. I will focus more on getting the right amount of calories through healthy protein, fats and everything else. My diet jumped from daily binging on fried Texas sized portions and plenty of desserts to fruits and veggies with the occasional typical family style meal (pizza Friday’s or something similar) and felt full because I wasn’t emotionally eating. You guys have helped me see that I still have a long road ahead of me but I can help shorten it (and prevent other issues) in a healthy way by being open to learning as I go. My ego seems to be the thing I need to work on now 😂 anyway sorry for another long reply. I love y’all, hope everyone has an amazing day!

    You're good people, remyrunnels1, and everyone here wants the best for you. Hope to see more successes for you going forward!
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