I gained 4 pounds this week....

willot0722
willot0722 Posts: 51 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I never went over any of my calories, carbs, or sodium this week. I burned 3,000 calories in workouts this week. Yet this morning on my weekly weigh-in, the scale went up FOUR pounds!

I am really feeling discouraged about it because I have no idea what is going on. Can anyone offer any insight?

Thanks

*I do want to say that I am allowed 1,950 calories per day but I usually keep it down at 1,200-1,400.
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  • TRISTAR
    TRISTAR Posts: 105 Member
    I'm 2lbs more, I too have been within my allowance
  • mommytobrayden
    mommytobrayden Posts: 28 Member
    Is it that TOM for you? A gain during that period is normal.
  • willot0722
    willot0722 Posts: 51 Member
    Is it that TOM for you? A gain during that period is normal.

    What is TOM?
  • britneyblonde
    britneyblonde Posts: 92 Member
    It will be water weight from exercising! x
  • willot0722
    willot0722 Posts: 51 Member
    Is it that TOM for you? A gain during that period is normal.

    What is TOM?

    OH haha nevermind. No, it was last week.
  • lamos1
    lamos1 Posts: 167 Member
    If you have been exercising it could be muscle increase and not fat. You could have lost inches, but just gained muscle.
  • Valera0466
    Valera0466 Posts: 319 Member
    Are you taking any pain killers right now. NSAIDS can cause water retention. Also you should open your diary. People can help better if they can see what your doing.
  • willot0722
    willot0722 Posts: 51 Member
    It will be water weight from exercising! x

    Can you explain this a little more??
  • saraya12
    saraya12 Posts: 13
    Gaining muscle?
  • TRISTAR
    TRISTAR Posts: 105 Member
    so do you think the weight will just increase then? I know I've gained muscle, but not happy that I'm putting on and not losing
    If you have been exercising it could be muscle increase and not fat. You could have lost inches, but just gained muscle.
  • jppd47
    jppd47 Posts: 737 Member
    it takes about 3500 calories in surplus to put on a pound. So in one week I doubt you added 4(that would be 14,000 cal), if your exercising and eating only 1400 a day. Probably water weight, or just discrepancies with the accuracy of your scale. You muscles/body/bones will retain more water to help fix/repair them from exercise

    Now if that was a trend over several months then there might be something else going on. But I bet your good
  • willot0722
    willot0722 Posts: 51 Member
    Thanks everyone. i will try not to worry about it and see what happens next week.
  • Tourney3p0
    Tourney3p0 Posts: 290 Member
    If you have been exercising it could be muscle increase and not fat.

    No, it couldn't. For several reasons.

    Assuming her diary is being correctly filled out, she's undereating by hundreds and sometimes thousands of calories a day. It is literally impossible to gain weight from either fat or muscle if you are on a calorie deficit. You can lose fat and you can gain muscle, but you cannot have a net gain between the two.

    To the original poster. There are many days where you burn more calories from exercise alone than you eat. Do you really think this is a good idea? (Hint: No. It is a terrible idea and you are causing severe damage to your body). Read the stickies at the top and start eating.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Clearly, you bit off and swallowed someone's hand.
  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
    If you have been exercising it could be muscle increase and not fat.

    No, it couldn't. For several reasons.

    Assuming her diary is being correctly filled out, she's undereating by hundreds and sometimes thousands of calories a day. It is literally impossible to gain weight from either fat or muscle if you are on a calorie deficit. You can lose fat and you can gain muscle, but you cannot have a net gain between the two.

    To the original poster. There are many days where you burn more calories from exercise alone than you eat. Do you really think this is a good idea? (Hint: No. It is a terrible idea and you are causing severe damage to your body). Read the stickies at the top and start eating.

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  • jones137
    jones137 Posts: 89 Member
    I gained 4 lbs during one workout session.........it's just water retention from working out. Take a day or two off from working out, drink lots of water, watch your sodium, increase potassium and it'll drop right off.
  • HeatherNoyes
    HeatherNoyes Posts: 114 Member
    i think you should try eating more. I know it sounds crazy but 1200-1400 and burning that many exercise calories is not working. I think your body is telling you to eat more.
  • tdmcmains
    tdmcmains Posts: 227 Member
    happens to me all the time -- huge swings. You will be fine, honestly. if you are doing what you should be doing, just don't sweat it.
  • DonttrythatwithME
    DonttrythatwithME Posts: 214 Member
    between Sunday morning and Sunday night i put on 6lbs i went from 184 - 190, back to 184 today so I wouldn't worry i can happen
  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
    *I do want to say that I am allowed 1,950 calories per day but I usually keep it down at 1,200-1,400.

    Why?
  • Behavior_Modification
    Behavior_Modification Posts: 24,482 Member
    It has taken me a looooooong time, but I've finally learned that the scale is dumb. It doesn't know the difference between fat, muscle, water, and waste. Plus keep in mind it takes 3500 additional calories to gain a pound, and I know you didn't consume 14,000 extra cals - so don't worry about what the scale says. Keep doing what you're doing! :flowerforyou:
  • jonesygetshealthy
    jonesygetshealthy Posts: 66 Member
    Well, unless you ate 14k surplus calories, I can almost (nearly) assure you that it is some combo of water retention and muscle mass :)
    Sounds like you did a lot of workouts, so your muscles are probably holding onto water during repair, and the repair itself leads to newer muscle mass (and muscle does weigh a bit!)
    You can retain water even if you didn't overload on sodium :)
    You know the drill, keep calm and drink water! :)
  • kelseyhere
    kelseyhere Posts: 1,123 Member
    Step away from the scale, repeat step away from the scale!! The scale is evil and is not your friend. Don't rely on it to track your progress, especially in early stages. Get a measuring tape and go by that instead. When I started a new program after three weeks my weight stayed the same, but I lost 6 1/2 inches. Don't trust the scale, the number is not what's important. What is important is you are confident with you how your body looks and that you feel healthy.
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    Your weight is going to fluctuate from time to time. Are you taking measurements? My weight has gone up but my measurements have gone down. Don't sweat the small stuff.
  • Springer007
    Springer007 Posts: 84 Member
    This is why I am a fan of weighing daily. Twice even. (morning and night) I know people say thats too much but you need to see the fluctuations in order not to freek out. IF you only weigh once a week you could catch your self when you are at a bad time. It hurts because you have waited all week for that weigh in and now its totally discouraging.
    Dont get discouraged, from what I have seen, is IF my weight goes up one day, and I did not break the rules (calories) then I am due for a larger drop than normal next time I weigh. I dont know what your calorie goal is but if you stick to that 1250 a day and dont go over unless you earn it with excersice, then it WILL eventually come around. It has to, its basic science. Hang in there. Weigh in more often.
  • Joeyje3
    Joeyje3 Posts: 58 Member
    Is there a full moon or something, I gained 2lbs. this week also. Been within ranges also. Hopefully it will get better. The only difference, I noticed on my end is the weather's been extremely "hot" (lower 90's) and humid. Which isn't exactly the normal for here. :smile:
  • Whitney0919
    Whitney0919 Posts: 23 Member
    I'm up 5 lbs this week! I freaked out at first, but I've been doing the 30 DS plus lots of extra cardio and had a few really high sodium meals (and some alcohol) over the weekend.... I chalk it up to water weight. Don't let it stress you out too much, cause stress can cause weight gain too!!
  • TArnold2012
    TArnold2012 Posts: 929 Member
    Are you keeping your potassium and sodium close to the same numbers so that you don't bloat?
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    *I do want to say that I am allowed 1,950 calories per day but I usually keep it down at 1,200-1,400.

    Why?

    Why was my first thought too!
  • monicasuze
    monicasuze Posts: 37
    Maybe it's all water weight.

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