weight gain :(

[slinkysel27]

so, id been doing really well recently and then i had 3 days of just constant eating! i weighed myself this morning and in 3 days ive managed to gain 7lbs!! im pretty sure i didnt eat enough to have gained that much in a short period of time! ive been 'on' now for 10days, which is very unusual for me, does anyone think that this could be the cause of the huge weight gain?

[cyber_sam]

i doubt the weight gain is all from calories, there's a lot of other factors... water retention/food weight, and like you said you've been on for ages so that might have something to do with it. Also,i think a lb in weight is equivalent to 3500cals, so unless you ate 7x3500 cals in 3 days, i doubt it permanent weight gain. xx

[slinkysel27]

thank you! i did the maths and id have had to eat 10500 cal on top of what my body burned, which would be like 15900 over three days, i know i ate a lot but i really cant imagine i ate THAT much lol im really hoping its just water weight or something, because 7lb gained in 3 days would take me a lot longer to lose again! thank you for your help x

[cyber_sam]

your welcome i've just discovered i've gained too, so we're in the same boat good luck x

[slinkysel27]

thank you - same to you x i weighed this morning and was down 2.2lbs so hopefully it wont take too long to lose the rest x

[LittleFoot]

The scale is useless. It lies. Don't use it.

[slinkysel27]

i know people suggest to go by measurements, but for some reason the tape measure scares me more than the scale

[LittleFoot]

i know people suggest to go by measurements, but for some reason the tape measure scares me more than the scale

Don't measure at all. Use nothing.

[cyber_sam]

Don't measure at all. Use nothing.

My mood revolves around what the scale says unfortunately. it's just so easy to weigh myself like 5 times a day :/

[LittleFoot]

My mood revolves around what the scale says unfortunately. it's just so easy to weigh myself like 5 times a day :/

Well that's the problem then.