Screw this!

trekkiebeth
trekkiebeth Posts: 172
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been watching what I eat and working out regularly for 2 weeks now and I'm gaining weight faster than ever. If working out makes me gain weight, then I'm just going to stop.

And don't tell me it's muscle because you don't gain pounds of muscle after 2 weeks of cardio and a couple exercise DVDs.

If you guessed that I just got off the scale and cried for 5 minutes before posting this, you'd be right.
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  • lolainlondon
    lolainlondon Posts: 160 Member
    Whenever this happens, I find that the portions I've been eating are bigger than the ones I think I'm logging. Check your portion size and see if that helps.
  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
    *passes tissue*
  • omg_wtf
    omg_wtf Posts: 4
    I'd just continue what you're doing, just stay off the scale and rely on your measurements and clothing sizes.
  • trilikeagirl
    trilikeagirl Posts: 218
    Patience.
  • philOHIO
    philOHIO Posts: 520 Member
    what are you eating? All the exercise won't help if you are eating bad foods...
  • Apryl546
    Apryl546 Posts: 909 Member
    Whoever says it's muscle is a freaking idiot.

    But I'm going to say that it's just water retention. I didn't bother weighing myself the first couple weeks I started exercising because I was scared of possible water retention.

    I say give it another, if you still continue to gain, consult a doctor, you may have an underlying problem.
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    MFP over calculates calories burned...
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    Keep going, but stop weighing yourself. You can't tell in 2 weeks whether you are gaining or losing. Your weight will naturally fluctuate throughout the month. Keep going. If you are genuinely at a deficit, you will lose weight eventually. I weigh myself once a month to 6 weeks. There's no point in any more often.
  • Pocket_Pixi
    Pocket_Pixi Posts: 1,167 Member
    Its not muscle... its fluid retention.

    Do not quit exercising just because the scale goes up. Take your measurements chances are you are losing inches. Eventually your body will adjust and things will fall into place.
  • glockster972
    glockster972 Posts: 704 Member
    The scale is the devil!
  • daves160
    daves160 Posts: 600
    sodium intake? Water retention?
  • susanofscottsdale
    susanofscottsdale Posts: 114
    It is your decision to make & your responsibility. Good luck.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    MFP over calculates calories burned...
    totally
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    Its not muscle... its fluid retention.

    Do not quit exercising just because the scale goes up. Take your measurements chances are you are losing inches. Eventually your body will adjust and things will fall into place.

    I agree I always retain fluid when I exercise vigorously
  • SpaceMarkus
    SpaceMarkus Posts: 651
    Gaining weight when you start a new routine is normal. You have to dig deep and get off the fracking scale! Leave it alone. Take measurements. Try on new clothes. Whatever. But two weeks won't see a big yield unless you're just dropping water weight anyway.

    The only way you're going to fail is if you quit. Commit yourself to at least 90 days of a good, sound, scientifically tested routine (I don't mean random workouts).

    If you want some help, shoot me a friend request. But no more crying!
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Well you only logged one day this week and you were under 1200 calories that day. Start logging everything then people can help you better.
  • stacymariegurl
    stacymariegurl Posts: 34
    I know it can be difficult when you are gaining weight and trying soooo hard to lose, but sometimes your body just gets out of wack. OR it can be the type of exercising that you are doing. I know that when I did the 30DS, I gained weight for the first 2 weeks. And I mean like 3 lbs, but my body was visibly smaller and sore. lol.

    It can also be the amount of calories you are eating. Sometimes my body loses faster when I eat 1500 calories a day versus 1200 calories. I know a lot of girls on here who have to up their protein intake in order to see a loss too.

    Is it hard. Yes. Do you feel defeated. Obviously. But try some experiments with the type of workouts you do and the way you take in calories and see what works best for you.

    Keep your head up chica!
  • AreneeG31
    AreneeG31 Posts: 256 Member
    its only been two weeks girl! please do not stop! you can do this! there can be many factors that come into play when it comes to our bodies shedding weight! so, stay off of the scale for a while and continue and you will start seeing results more so in how you feel physically and how your clothes fit etc! hang in there! YOU CAN DO THIS! :flowerforyou:
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Can't help with the diary because not much is logged, but if you add a lot of veggies (low cal and filling) and prepare as much of your food as you can - grilled chicken, fish, etc. and watch your sodium, you should see a difference. It can take time for your body to adjust. I see your calorie goal is set below 1200. You do need to eat. You will feel better, and have more energy. Take your measurements, drink your water and keep going. You can do it!
  • sneezles
    sneezles Posts: 165 Member
    I fight a similar battle. I lose 3 pounds and gain 2 then don't lose for a couple of weeks. Frustrating but I am winning (down 39 pounds since May). Have a good cry and then get back at it and you'll succeed, I promise.
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
    2 weeks really isnt that long. Now if it was 2 months id say change it up. It could be a list of factors such as water weight being held.
  • kimjoan
    kimjoan Posts: 192 Member
    I SO understand your frustration, our body doesn't always do what we are told it is suppose to do.

    In addition to the comments already made: Take a look at the amount of salt you are taking in; Where are you in your cycle, a lot of women gain weight; and, remember a few extra pounds on a well exercised body is healthier than a few less pounds on an unexercised one.
  • asiathog
    asiathog Posts: 1 Member
    I feel ya trekkiebeth. I felt so sad last night that I ate a handful of chocolate covered popcorn. Ok, it was more like four handfuls...
  • Fit4Penny
    Fit4Penny Posts: 75 Member
    I looked at your diary and you haven't logged much in the past week....are you sure you are eating enough or are you eating too much?
  • carbonboy
    carbonboy Posts: 729
    I'll go with fluid retention too. Apparently newly worked muscles will retain fluid in the repair process. Just keep at it and it will start to work. Sometimes it takes my weight a month to start moving, even with eating right and crazy amounts of cardio. But then it will drop all of a sudden...go figure. Don't get discouraged.

    By the way..."watching what you eat" is not the same as "limiting" what you eat. I can easily watch a whole pizza go down my piehole.
  • lawtechie
    lawtechie Posts: 708 Member
    First thoughts are to eat more.

    One day logged in the past week, one day logged in the week before and both days you were under 1200 and did exercise on top of that, giving ~900 calories for each day. Water drinking? not logged. Fluid retention? Very likely, especially if you're not drinking to flush the crap out.

    Either be more diligent with logging, so you can really get a proper picture of what you're doing/not doing, or continue to wing it and be frustrated.
  • rachemn
    rachemn Posts: 407 Member
    Maybe you need to try a low carb diet? Different things work for different people. I went 2 weeks on a prescribed liquid diet...5 cups 2% milk, 5 packets sugar free carnation and 1 scoop of protein powder a day...only lost 10 pounds...and this was when I was over 200lbs. But it was over 100 grams of carbs a day. If I keep my carbs under 35 or so a day, I lose weight like crazy! Just a thought.
  • LaPistolaSexola
    LaPistolaSexola Posts: 243 Member
    when you start working out your muscles go, like "whoa" and they retain water. what you are gaining is just water weight. when your muscles figure out that this will be a normal routine and the ought to get used to it, they will release the water and you will start to drop pounds.

    don't give up now. your so close to seeing the benefits of your hard work!
  • tangal88
    tangal88 Posts: 689
    New workout plan, creates muscle stress and tears - the muscles draw water into the tissues to repair and heal. stress and tears. Normal, and very good.


    Last month I lost one pound, BUT lost two inches on waist and one on hips.

    So take measurements - scales are VERY inaccurate as your only gage.
  • camy_chick
    camy_chick Posts: 277 Member
    well, from the 2 days that i saw posted in your food diary, it looks like you might need to eat a bit more. weird as it sounds, it can help. i just changed my food settings this week, and it upped my calories. you are maybe burning more then you think, and then your body is storing more of the calories you are eating. mabye try going over your calorie goal by like 50-100 calories for a few days. maybe that would help.

    don't give up, you can do it! it takes time.

    other tips:
    -get your 8's-
    ~at LEAST 8 glasses of water
    ~get 8 hours of sleep
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