UGH!

amandadanda
amandadanda Posts: 15
edited September 18 in Motivation and Support
I do not understand what is going on....I started swimming last week mon.-fri. two hours a day getting 3-4 miles in each day. Plus I run and Bike here and there to shake things up a bit.I've eaten my 1200 calories (not under, not over )and somehow I gained a pound this week! It sure stinks when your super excited to get going on a weight loss journey and after the first week you hop on the scale and you gain a pound even with severe life style changes. It doesn't make sense!

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  • amandadanda
    amandadanda Posts: 15
    I do not understand what is going on....I started swimming last week mon.-fri. two hours a day getting 3-4 miles in each day. Plus I run and Bike here and there to shake things up a bit.I've eaten my 1200 calories (not under, not over )and somehow I gained a pound this week! It sure stinks when your super excited to get going on a weight loss journey and after the first week you hop on the scale and you gain a pound even with severe life style changes. It doesn't make sense!
  • sindyb9
    sindyb9 Posts: 1,248 Member
    Did you eat your exercise calories? You could be going into starvation mode if you dont at least eat most of your exercise calories. :flowerforyou:

    You earn a lot of extra calories from swimming.
  • bodibykelli
    bodibykelli Posts: 135
    Did you eat your workout calories? You need to plug in your cardio/weight training so that MFP recalculates your daily calorie needs
  • abbychelle07
    abbychelle07 Posts: 656 Member
    I'm sorry! :sad:

    Make sure to log your exercise, and eat the extra calories the website gives you.

    Also, maybe you gained muscle! Some people swear by measurements, not weight. You could buy a cheap fabric tape measure and look at your waist, thigh, etc to see if there have been any changes.

    Don't give up! You are doing wonderful things for your body and learning a healthy lifestyle. :flowerforyou:
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/scale.htm

    Read this article right now, seriously.:flowerforyou:
  • jenken99
    jenken99 Posts: 564 Member
    do you thnk it could be muscle , muscle weighs more than fat?
  • mzaccardi
    mzaccardi Posts: 29 Member
    Thank you, that was a great article. I've been struggling as well - down a pound up a pound. I feel better though, and my husband keeps telling me he is seeing a difference. So, I'm not going to weigh myself for a couple of weeks and just keep doing what I've been doing and go from there. Hang in there the weight will eventually come off.
  • amandadanda
    amandadanda Posts: 15
    ahh thank you so much....i feel as if I can breathe a little bit better now. I'll continue onward! Thank you and I hope everything goes well for everyone.
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