Has Anyone Gained 2 1/2 Pounds In One Day?

[KristinaA 3]

I weigh everyday. I know some people think that is crazy, and honestly it is making me crazy. I just can't help myself. So last Monday I was 217.2. The next day I was 219.8!! I have been exactly the same for 5 days. Nothing I have eaten explains this gain.. Obviously I didn't eat more than 7000 calories in one day. Usually I eat around 800, so what is going on? It's so frustrating. I am 4 months out from surgery, and I have only lost 45. Haven't really stalled, I do feel it has been super slow. I keep telling myself if I keep following the plan things will work themselves out. Any suggestions?

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

Haven't really stalled

many OP on the board say their frustration about gaining any weight

no rhyme or reason that happens

Water weight - time of month - maybe a mood change

this is the place to vent!!!!

45 lbs in 4 months is good!!!!

i have heard that if you lose 10 lbs in a month, thats great

you are eating so few calories that you can't help but lose

sometimes "shaking" up your eating can help you to lose

even adding a 100 or so calories can break things up

keep up the good job

kathy

[Arts137 1,811]

Sure you can bounce around. But you know it ain't fat. I'm in a pause/stall and as crazy as it can make us, you know it's just part of the way it goes, and 45 pounds in 4months Is super... I'm lucky if I average 8 pounds a month.

Do you have a fireplace? Maybe put the scale on a roaring fire tonight.

[Fluffnomore 1,235]

I'm totally doing this right now. My readings this week were 215.8, 213, 215.2, 210.4, 213, 212.8, 212. There's no real rhyme or reason; I was two weeks out on Thursday. the main point is that the overall trend is down. The scale is just a number, and it will be a bitch some days.

[Indigo1991 1,612]

Best advice for you is to weigh weekly. My dietician says daily weighing will do your head in because your body weight can fluctuate a lot in the course of 24 hours but you can still lose weight over a week.

Others will disagree because it works for them ... But if weighing daily is driving you nuts here's my advice - stop it, lol!!! Been there, definitely more manageable to weight weekly for me.

Good luck!

[scootergirl 118]

First, breath.

I know it is frustrating when the scale gets stuck or, worse still, goes up. It happens. I have had several instances of 5 pound weight gain...overnight. Yes, I weigh myself every morning (there are many folks who advise against this but I have my reasons). My practice is dangerous 'cause I catch my short duration weight fluctuations. See a post, from a few weeks ago, by gamergirl. She was similarly disturbed by apparent weight stalls/increases. As she graphed her weight over time her increases/stalls smoothed out and she saw her amazing trend downward. I think her "long view" is wise and wonderful for us all. Too close a look at our moment by moment weight can make us nuts as well as give us a false impression of our overall success.

[hopingtolose2013 81]

I weigh twice a day. Its an addiction. I havr gained up to four lbs...I thought I would die...it was totally Water weight...scale went back down in a few days. I'm back on track losing...17 to goal!

[vowen 24]

I use to weigh daily. It drove me crazy because my weight would move up and down. Then I decided to every three days weigh that was much better. Now I am lucky if I weigh once a week. I am down 84 lbs and continue to keep losing 1-3 lbs a week. So I am happy! Just keep moving and it will keep coming off! Don't be so hard on yourself. You are doing great!

[Seela 1,187]

Yup. Just happened to me 2days agp. Up 2 1/2 lbs. Next day...down 3 1/2. And I re-weighed 4 times to be sure!... I find the graph on mfp very helpful. It looks like a staircase...