Help, 4 weeks of calorie counting & put weight on

NadineHolmes · June 2020

so I'm into my 5th week of my fitness pal, other than two days I'm always under my food allowance if I add on my exercise extras, I do insanity 6 times a week, again for 4 weeks now. And somehow I've put on 1lb. What's going on, can anyone offer advice please 🤷‍♀️

Hanibanani2020 · June 2020

Are you weighing everything you eat/drink?

jeanettemahon499 · June 2020

Hi,

You must try to stay motivated, you have worked hard by the sound of it for five weeks....I was always told to try to have all your allocated calories per 24 hours, perhaps that might help, and of course, my first thought was that muscle weighs more than fat....this might be a factor? Tell yourself to keep going and not give up! I would also mix up my exercise ( so you do not get bored with the same routine, I know that keeps me active!) and do not be so hard on yourself! You are doing something about your weight, lifestyle and emotional well being, so cut yourself some slack and the pounds will come off.
p.s. remember to measure yourself....this demonstrates progress too you know!

hipari · June 2020

Have you been weighing yourself daily or weekly during this time period, or did you weigh yourself once at the start and then waited until now?

It could also be fluctuations where you hit a (relative) low on your first weigh-in and a high on your second weigh-in.

Since this is a long-term project, I'm still going to congratulate you for sticking to your exercise routine and logging your food for a full 4 weeks. That's a terrific start of habits you can continue to tweak for desired results.

Lietchi · June 2020

jeanettemahon499 wrote: »

and of course, my first thought was that muscle weighs more than fat....this might be a factor?

After only one month this is doubtful. However, starting a new exercise routine can certainly cause water retention, especially if you've gone from no exercise to exercising almost daily.

Other options:
- are you eating back your exercise calories? The number of calories calculated for your exercise could be inflated.
- as has been asked above, are you weighing everything you consume (as opposed to eyeballing, volume measurements,...)? And checking that you are using correct food database entries?

Some more info about you might be handy to help you: age, height, weight and goal weight, chosen weight loss rate and activity setting in MFP, what your calorie goal is and how much you've been eating.

snowflake954 · June 2020

The usual things to check first are logging--with a digital food scale, double check the food entries (may are not correct), and eating back exercise calories which is necessary, but you have to check there too, that they are correct burns and not inflated. If all that is in order, then you look at water weight--monthly, or new exercise. Taking measurements can tell you a lot over time. Good luck, just stick with it.

quiksylver296 · June 2020

Do you have menstrual cycles? Where are you in that? I gain 2-3 pounds at ovulation, and a couple days before my period. This has absolutely nothing to do with my diet/exercise.

Check out this article.

http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations

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Cassandraw3 · June 2020

You started a calorie deficit the same time you started a new work out routine. If you had not previously been exercising, it is also possible you have extra water retention in your muscles as they are adapting to a new routine.

Peachesanddinosaur · June 2020

I always set my own calorie goal on here bc it always sets it to high. I also cut out oil since its so high in calories and I never eat back my exercise calories.

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