Does weight go up for the first few weeks?

acuratlsd
acuratlsd Posts: 228
edited October 5 in Health and Weight Loss
I got on the scale on the 4th and I weighed 246.

Now I weigh 252lbs.

I intake a lot of water and I am eating my calories but I can feel it on my body that I am loosing inches.

Can someone do something for me to push harder and explain this for me

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  • kleavitt1992
    kleavitt1992 Posts: 592 Member
    did you weigh at different times of day? also id start taking measurements sometimes weight isnt accurate sometimes
  • acuratlsd
    acuratlsd Posts: 228
    I just took my weigh now. its 12:11am

    Maybe I will drop the lbs, but I dont think I will drop it so quickly unless I pee all the water out of my body.

    I intake at least 14 cups a water a day...I think that could play a big part on it.
  • kirstyjosephine
    kirstyjosephine Posts: 59
    I try and keep all variables the same (morning, before breakfast, naked on Wii Fit board [because I have no idea what clothing weighs. Srsly.])

    Had you been gaining weight without explanation before starting MFP? Are you logging ALL your food?
  • acuratlsd
    acuratlsd Posts: 228
    Before this website, i fluxed. between 240-250.

    I think I just need a few more weeks for my body to adjust to the big changes, I dont eat fast food, I dont drink sodas or juice. I just drink water and protein shakes... and maybe a cup of milk every other day.

    I just go through alot of water.

    but i can actually feel and see the difference in my body. Do you think I am gaining muscle from all the protein intake.. I do about 180 a day.
  • cheekyleonie
    cheekyleonie Posts: 140 Member
    Remember muscle weighs more than fat, so if your doing a lot of weights that can effect the scales!t
  • kirstyjosephine
    kirstyjosephine Posts: 59
    I'd give it a few weeks and see if it declines. If you're retaining a lot of water, it could be a lot of things (including high intake).

    If it doesn't improve, go see your doctor. It's would be highly unusual to be gaining weight/retaining a lot of excess water despite calorie restriction.
  • skierxjes
    skierxjes Posts: 926 Member
    Weigh in right away in the morning after you pee and be consistent with it
  • skierxjes
    skierxjes Posts: 926 Member
    is this a troll? :grumble:
  • bjfmade
    bjfmade Posts: 543 Member
    Go through your diary and see how often you are over on your sodium. I find that if I get too much sodium I retain water weight.
  • acuratlsd
    acuratlsd Posts: 228
    Go through your diary and see how often you are over on your sodium. I find that if I get too much sodium I retain water weight.

    I pretty much stay within my limits for sodium.. Maybe I will just get some pills that will force it out of me...


    I never add salt to my foods cause I feel there is enough salt in the foods i eat.
  • candice36
    candice36 Posts: 23
    Im assuming you are weight training? Is this a recent develpoment? When I first began lifting weights and eating more frequently throughout the day, i put on a good 5-10lbs. I was so confused by this, however...when i measured myself I was definitely slimmer. Most fitness experts will tell you that muscle does NOT weigh more than fat...it weighs the same actually.
  • candice36
    candice36 Posts: 23
    Im assuming you are weight training? Is this a recent develpoment? When I first began lifting weights and eating more frequently throughout the day, i put on a good 5-10lbs. I was so confused by this, however...when i measured myself I was definitely slimmer. Most fitness experts will tell you that muscle does NOT weigh more than fat...it weighs the same actually. Also, I decided to get rid of my scale at home and only weigh myself every so often at the gym. I have a friend who gained 12 lbs when she started lifting and she looks and feels better than ever!
  • ATT949
    ATT949 Posts: 1,245 Member
    If you insist on drinking so much water, you will continue to carry that water weight.

    14 cups of water = 112 oz of water = 7 pounds of weight

    Interesting that your weight has gone up by almost the same amount of water that you're drinking.


    As I've posted many times, water is a useful in dieting because it gives you a feeling of being full — suck down 8 oz of water and you're likely to eat less when you sit down to chow down. Other than that, I question the value of drinking large amounts of water when you're dieting.

    In fact, in one of the articles I'm citing below, the researchers could find zero medical evidence to large amounts of water.


    Review these articles, two of which contain medical information about water consumption:

    http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

    http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2002/aug/080802.html

    http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/283/5/R993.full


    And I know all about the Army pushing troops to drink water. I enlisted in 1982 (82nd Airborne) and got my commission in 1985 (Benning School for Boys). Many times, I followed the order to drink water and gave the order to drink water, sure, but, like many things that the Army does, just cause the Army does them does not mean that it's the right thing to do. (I'm sure I didn't burst your bubble about that!).

    Our body is a "homeostat" — it will seek to find an equilibrium. So as long as you keep ingesting large amounts of water, you body will keep eliminating it because it has no use for it. It does help fight hunger pangs sure, but it makes you pee a lot and, in your case, it actually boosts your weight.

    Suggestion - if you feel hungry, do pushups! (You must have seen that one coming…)
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