The time has come in my journey where I have had a little weight gain - about 3lbs in 10 days. I know it is to be expected it is just a little frustrating!

For reference, my typical day of eating includes some protein porridge for breakfast, a sandwich or a salad with some chicken/avocado for lunch, some soy marinated boiled eggs as a snack, and then for dinner is usually some form of meat for protein, some veg and some carbs (I'll eat the veg/protein first).

I try to aim for 2.5L of water a day - usually manage anywhere from 1.5-2L if I am honest!

I do drink tea & coffee, and I go to the gym 3-4 times a week, mostly doing a range of weight training, and also 20-30 mins of cardio: my go to cardio at the moment is on the treadmill, on a 12 incline, speed at 4.8-6 and walking for a set amount of time.

ANYWAY - just feeling a little disheartened!!

It happens to us all as our bodies adjust.

We can be totally irrational about it, not giving ourselves the benefit of what we have achieved..... I had a 6 month check up with my surgeon on Wednesday and I was annoyed with myself as I was up (0.5kg) on previous weeks but that was just me being silly, he said my weight, 63kg, was "perfect" for me and my loss had been "incredible". I came away feeling much better BUT still want to get rid of that 0.5kg plus another 0.5/1kg

3 lbs in 10 days sounds like water retention. Have you had more salt than usual? I gained almost 4 lbs in a week at Christmas, but it was gone within 2 weeks and now I'm back to slowly losing. If you've had a disruption to your routine, that could explain it. Or hormonal shifts. Or just your body messing with you because you were looking forward to hitting a certain number on the scale and the universe finds it amusing to taunt you (been there).

6 minutes ago, NickelChip said:

3 lbs in 10 days sounds like Water retention. Have you had more salt than usual? I gained almost 4 lbs in a week at Christmas, but it was gone within 2 weeks and now I'm back to slowly losing. If you've had a disruption to your routine, that could explain it. Or hormonal shifts. Or just your body messing with you because you were looking forward to hitting a certain number on the scale and the universe finds it amusing to taunt you (been there).

I have been upping my water intake, and I did have the hormonal coil put in last week on Monday! maybe it is the hormones!

the universe is cruel haha

could be muscle too! I am going through the same, After my BA I have been up 6-7lbs. I know a couple of lbs of it are the implants but seeing that number up sucks! It makes me look in the mirror and see someone much bigger.

I just came to say I feel you sista! But remember how far you have come and your doing everything right! This is a lifestyle not a diet and we will have its up and downs (I need to listen to my own advice!

i wouldn't worry too much about a 3 lb gain over 10 days, especially if you haven't drastically changed your eating habits and/or activity level. maybe if those 3 lbs are still there a month from now, you can do some re-evaluating, but until then, TRY not to stress (yeah, i know easier said....)

case in point: 3 nights ago, i weighed myself and i was up 5.2 lbs. now i don't usually weigh at night, and i hadn't pooped in a few days, AND i JUST had dinner, AND i had a super extra-salty vodka caesar. then yesterday morning, i was a little over 1lb less than my "normal"...(i pooped! lol, and it was morning, my usual weigh in time). i didn't eat less nor more, i didn't exercise less nor more either.

long story short, our weight will fluctuate (sometimes by alot) day to day. what matters is your average weight over time (and not over 10 days, but over months)

good luck! you are doing great ❤️

Edited January 17, 20251 yr by ms.sss

5 hours ago, NickelChip said:

3 lbs in 10 days sounds like Water retention. Have you had more salt than usual? I gained almost 4 lbs in a week at Christmas, but it was gone within 2 weeks and now I'm back to slowly losing. If you've had a disruption to your routine, that could explain it. Or hormonal shifts. Or just your body messing with you because you were looking forward to hitting a certain number on the scale and the universe finds it amusing to taunt you (been there).

I agree, almost certainly just fluid retention. Both hormonal changes, as well as exercise will lead to extra fluid retention. Keep in mind that when you stress your muscles, whether by cardio or by strength training, muscle fibers break down. The repair process requires fluid buildup to do things like help remove waste products and transport things like cytokines and amino acids that are needed for muscle repair.

It's really unlikely to be fat, since in order to gain that much fat in 10 days, you would have had to eat over 10,000 more calories than you burned off, or roughly 1,000 more calories every single day.

While a little bit of it may be additional muscle, it would be a really small amount (maybe a 10th of a pound, if that). You're just not eating enough to pack on a lot of muscle in just 10 days, and even if you were eating a lot more, you just don't have enough free testosterone to gain much muscle in 10 days. Even male bodybuilders taking anabolic steroids couldn't pack on 3 pounds of muscle in so short a period.

13 hours ago, Bypass2Freedom said:

I have been upping my Water intake, and I did have the hormonal coil put in last week on Monday! maybe it is the hormones!

the universe is cruel haha

Could be hormones. They’re behind most of my fluctuations (can track it with when I can get my preferred form of HRT and when I have to use an alternative). Could just be a regular fluctuation especially if nothing has changed in what you’re eating, drinking or in your activity. Sometimes your body just likes to mess with you. Wouldn’t worry unless it persists.

Several good possibilities above but also consider this. It is copied from Google AI because I couldn’t think of the words to describe it. “

“Glycogen storage:

When you drastically reduce carbs, your body depletes glycogen stores, which are stored with water. When you reintroduce even a small amount of carbs, your body quickly replenishes glycogen, leading to temporary weight gain due to water retention” I know this happens to me. I eat low-ish good

quality carbs and then when I have like one cookie it seems like I gained 3-4 pounds and I panic but it always goes back down.

Edited January 19, 20251 yr by ShoppGirl