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I knew it was too good to be true. Posted last week to say I had lost lots, at a weigh in just after a fast day. I think I then stuck to my TDEE over the weekend... I am tracking food on MFP, and usually I end up overestimating my calories on there, rather than underestimating. So I have PUT ON 2.5lbs since last weigh in. What is going on!?

I think our bodies are just weird. It could be water, food weight, constipation... Just a blip! I have put on 4lb this weekend but according to MFP I have eaten under my weeks TDEE so I can just thnk it is food weight after a 'heavy' weekend. Fingers crossed if you keep at it then it will be gone again by next week. The important thing is to keep going and not to let it scupper you.

Oh good! A Bah Humbug tent! I'm so glad I'm not alone today. Like you @Babyfish I've put on 4 pounds after the weekend. So, actually, you've done quite well @Bluebirdie (tee hee!)

Do we have slow metabolisms or something?!

SO unfair!

I definitely DO have a slow metabolism as I am hypothyroid. But still, I am medicated to compensate. Yes, I guess it could just be that I need to, er, sit on the loo for a bit!!

Fasting today, so hoping things sort out this week...

My weigh in yesterday said I'd put on 3lb over 2 days - rubbish! I am currently consoling myself with knowing that's still 4lbs off since I started and it's fast day today so looking forward to tomorrow morning's weigh in.

It is practically impossible to gain 2.5lbs of fat in a very short time unless you are eating a huuuugggeee amount of calories over your TDEE.

You can easily suffer fluid retention if you eat the wrong foods e.g. high salt, or high carbs. This is then a gain of fluid and a going back to a more healthy diet will allow the body to deal with the fluid retention.

If you surf through this forum some people have kindly posted their daily weight charts and from that you can see how weight can change from day to day (sometimes by quite a lot).

I know that I gain about a kilo just before TOTM but I also know that it is not an actual weight gain as such.

Also if you are on thyroid meds and if you are finding that you are becoming more fluidy you should go back to your physician and get your thyroid levels checked to make sure that you are still on the correct dosage of medication.

hths.

You would have to overeat by 3500kcal and not do any for of exercise to put on 1lb of weight. So have you overeaten by 8750kcal @Bluebirdie? I thought not. It could be water weight, extra salt or MSG from Chinese food is one of the main culprits. Constipation can easily add on 1 to 2 kg, then there is the actual weight of the food that is presently transiting your system. There could be 6 meals worth working its way down.

There are other reasons such as time of the month for us ladies, exercise can temporarily stall weight loss with damaged muscles needing extra fluid for protection and repair among other things. Hang in there, it will sort itself out , probably over your next fast day.

Absolutely not eaten 8700cals more than TDEE! Thanks for reminding me of this. I was within 100 calls of my TDEE in the three days since last weigh in. Thank god for MFP keeping me on track and you lot chirping up!

Hmmm I find it very interesting that so many of us in different places are having the same upward glitch. *cue theme to 'Twilight Zone'* What is causing this?
Should we fret and run about waving our arms in the air (that would count as exercise)? Should we eat everything that comes to hand in defiance of learned rules?
Should we do a Gallic shrug, eat only when actually hungry, be aware of sitting too long and get up and go outside?
I am sneezing and coughing constantly, almost exercise apart from the lying in bed. I've drunk so much water I could probably be counted in as a flood area.
I blame the alien invasion of fat cell microbes of course.

Bless you! @Azureblue !!

I suddenly feel relieved. My period is due either tomorrow or Wednesday and I, too, have an under active thyroid (but then I'm on medication so no excuse!!)

I do have a question, though. Every time I have a glass of wine I literally feel as though I've grown another chin. Does wine cause water retention? If there's water to retain, I'm there like a human reservoir...lucky old Bean, eh?!

Bean

I have been recording my weight almost daily on the True weight app and my weight can fluctuate anything up to about 4lbs each day. But when I look at weekly recordings so every mon, tues etc my weight trend is going down and too is the fluctuation amount My true weight according to the app is about 2lb more then I weighed in at and it also tells me what my average weight loss is per month and week.
I try not to worry about my weight going up as long as compared to the week before it has gone down.
Big hugs and tomorrow it is most likely going to be down again

Just read this, courtesy of Marksdailyapple, could be interesting!
Normal physical activity obliterates the deleterious effects of a high-caloric intake
Rikke Krogh-Madsen1, Maria Pedersen1, Thomas P. J. Solomon1, Sine Haugaard Knudsen1, Louise Seier Hansen1, Kristian Karstoft1, Louise Lehrskov-Schmidt1, Karin Kaereby Pedersen1, Carsten Thomsen2, Jens Juul Holst3, and Bente K. Pedersen1
+ Author Affiliations

1Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism at Department of Infectious Diseases and Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Rigshospitalet, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
2Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; and
3The NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: R. Krogh-Madsen, Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet-Section 7641, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark (e-mail: krogh-madsen@inflammation-metabolism.dk).
Submitted 1 February 2013. Accepted 2 November 2013.
Abstract

A high-caloric intake combined with a sedentary lifestyle is an important player in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The present study was undertaken to examine if the level of physical activity has impact on the metabolic effects of a high-caloric (+2,000 kcal/day) intake. Therefore, healthy individuals on a high-caloric intake were randomized to either 10,000 or 1,500 steps/day for 14 days. Step number, total energy expenditure, dietary records, neuropsychological tests, maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O2max), whole body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) with stable isotopes were performed before and after the intervention. Both study groups gained the same amount of body weight. However, the inactive group accumulated significantly more visceral fat compared with the active group. Following the 2-wk period, the inactive group also experienced a poorer glycemic control, increased endogenous glucose production, decreased hepatic insulin extraction, increased baseline plasma levels of total cholesterol and LDL, and a decreased cognitive function with regard to capacity of attention. In conclusion, we find evidence to support that habitual physical activity may prevent pathophysiological symptoms associated with diet-induced obesity.

Well, I have to say I feel better about "only" losing 1/2 pound today!

I too have put on 2.5 lbs since yesterday. Clearly there has been a fluctuation in the Earth's gravitational field.

Seriously, you were right when you thought the 6lb loss in the first week was too good to be true. You didn't lose 6 lbs of fat. You probably lost 2 lbs, followed by another loss this week. Well done!

Stick with it, and the results will come. When the scales show a loss, celebrate it. When they don't, but you know that you have been keeping to the plan, celebrate how well you have stuck to the plan.

[Tracieknits]

Well there you go @Azureblue - we should all get fitbits and get our 10K/day!

I had thai food (basil chili chicken) on Saturday and was two pounds up the next morning. Not to fret, I knew that a big plate of vegetables with a small amount of chicken, a small bowl of brown rice and a bit of thin sauce was not adding 7K calories. I drank more water yesterday and sure enough, the weight's gone today.