I GAINED WEIGHT!

a woman's weight will normally fluctuate 1-4 lbs, there was lots of sodium in the pizza so you're probably retaining some water - not a big deal, don't let it get you off track :-)

Don't give up - it's probably water that you retained because of the salt in the pizza. If you eat high sodium foods, you need to drink plenty of water to flush the extra sodium out of your body.

You could also be losing fat and gaining muscle over time as well but that's more than likely the water

a woman's weight will normally fluctuate 1-4 lbs, there was lots of sodium in the pizza so you're probably retaining some water - not a big deal, don't let it get you off track :-)

I agree with this, drink some more fluids

This happened in the span of one day? If I understood correctly, you increased your calories and the next day immediately experienced weight gain?

It's not fat or muscle. It's water. It will fall off, don't panic! I always go 2 steps forward, one step back on my weight, and have since I started.

Don't worry so much about the daily fluctuations as you should be thinking about small long term lifestyle changes. One thing to note as said above, salts and mostly hidden salts in food can lead to weight gain. Example, I used to think I was eating well by using "soy sauce." What an error, as it had so much sodium in it.

Keep up the good effort.

Don't worry, this stuff happens to me when I eat out too. If I have mexican or something (yummmmm) I am like 1-2 pounds heavier the next day and I notice my hands are poofy (sooo sexy haha). It's sort of crazy, actually. Come to think of it I really need to be drinking more water.. my poor kidneys!! =P

This happened in the span of one day? If I understood correctly, you increased your calories and the next day immediately experienced weight gain?

Yes, I weighed in Sunday at 203.2 today was 206.0
Pizza Monday added cals Yesterday...

Remember: It takes 3500 calorie surplus over maintenance to gain 1 pound of fat. It's not fat. And it can take a week or more to drop that water, but when you do you will most likely see a drop in fat too. It's called a "stall and whoosh" and happens to almost everyone.

It's probably water weight. Pizza has a ton of sodium in it and I know when I've had just one slice the scale is always up the next day. Give it a day or two, drink lots of water and you'll see the scale move in the right direction again.

There are so many things that can mess with the number on the scale.

So like what I've learned about weigh-ins is that it's very easy to create discrepancies on the scale. I plan weigh-ins on sundays, so I don't eat after a certain time on Saturday night. The reason being is that any food that's still in my body and being processed is going to alter what i see on the scale. In the mornings, I make sure to weigh-in after I ****. Sounds kind of immature but many people do this, and I think the rationale is obvious. I've seen 2-3 lb fluctuations because of what i just mentioned.

To kind of test my theory I did weigh-ins before and after releasing my bowels. I've also tried consuming alot of food within my daily limit towards the end of the night on Saturday (for a Sunday weigh-in).

And don't try coming after me about sweating "weight" during the night. That is just part of a mattress salesman's pitch.

9lb in three weeks is a GOOD weight loss! It also takes a week for your body to metabolise a true weight gain or loss - fluctuations occur due to salt etc - how much extra fluid you are carrying on any given day - so don't be disheartened - carry on and yes, I can tell you from personal experience - the more calories you can eat and still lose weight - the better! Because if you practically starve yourself - your body with adjust to the low intake and then when you want to maintain it will be harder to do so and you risk piling it all back on and more! I have worked between 1200 & 1400 calories a day to shift 56lbs and I did that in 9 months - lots of people have been able to do it in half the time, but when I've done it quickly in the past I've piled back on even quicker! Slow but steady is the way to go! good luck! xxx

Probaly water retention from the salt in the pizza. No big deal. Drink lots of water and weigh yourself in a week.

Happens to me all the time. It's just water retention from the sodium in the pizza. I have a 4 lb fluctuation and will weigh close to loss one day and then 4 lbs heavier 3 days later.

Make sure you're getting in plenty of water, because you can cause your body to think it's dehydrated and that'll make you retain water. You can also do this if you drink more water than the day or two before, your body will hold onto it.

It was probably the sodium. Back a couple months ago, I was losing steadily when one night I ate two slices of Turkey Bacon. The next morning, I was 3 pounds up on the scale. It took me two weeks to get that three pounds off. I weigh every day which would drive some people crazy, but I do it for a reason. Since I log everything I eat, if I gain a few pounds from one day to the next, I go back to my food log to find out what could have been the culprit. Everytime it has been a high sodium food that has put me there. I know water weight and menstrual cycles can be factors as well, but I've found that my weight never fluctuates wildly from one day to the next. It's usually .2 pounds up or down and never out of that range so my food diary is my indicator of what to stay away from. Pizza has done the same thing to me as well.

If you need the extra calories, try using extra virgin olive oil, eating raw nuts or seeds, or raw nut butters. They are loaded with calories, but they are the good calories not the empty ones.