Weight Gain

[courtney333 35]

Alright ladies I need your help! Guys feel free to chime in too if you like! But seriously I have been consuming around 500-800 calories a day! I gained 4 lbs in a week! How? Do u gain weight before your menstrual cycle? I have done great I'm 7 weeks out! But wth? I am needing some advice & support! I work out 3 times a week! Ughh

[Star1221 270]

Completely normal. If you are about to start your TOM, or are on it, a lot of people gain weight or stall until it's over. This is just Water weight. Just drink extra Fluid and it will flush it from your body.

[sil222 59]

I agree, I always stall during that week then after I'm down about 4 lbs and I exhale !! Lol

[ourjonesfam 18]

I agree with the Water weight. We bloat up badly during that time and we just have to keep it flushed!

[PdxMan 4,292]

It is pretty much accepted that 3,500 calories = 1 pound. Consume 3,500 calories more than you burn, then you gain a pound. Burn 3,500 calories more than you consume, you lose a pound. So, given the # of calories you consume vs what you are burning, do you think you consumed 4 x 3,500 = 14,000 more calories than you burned ... ?

Didn't think so

Soooo ... Not only for TOM, but there are other reasons why you could gain weight most all of them related to Water retention.

As long as you are in deficeit, you are not gaining fat, and that is the bottom line ... right?