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Rapid weight increase

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Fitnessfreak17 · 07/07/2024 10:05

Hello All, sorry in advance for the essay.

I have joined this group in hope someone can give me an insight.
I am a 36 year old woman who exercises 6 days a week and eats a calorie controlled diet 95% of the time on 1900 calories a day.
I run on average 35-40k a week as well as weighted hit sessions.

My dilemma… I have put 6 pound weight on in 3/4 weeks! Nothing has changed in my lifestyle, all that has changed is the weather. This happens every year, as soon as it warms up I put weight on and feel bloated. I am taking water tablets, increased my water intake to around 4l a day and even tried a lymphatic massage, but nothing has changed!

Has anyone experienced this and what can I do? I am going out my mind 🤯 Thank you for any advice.

OP posts:
qwertasdfg · 07/07/2024 20:24

Drinking 4 L of water in addition to other fluids in either tea, coffee, fruit, veg ... is too much. Why have increased your water intake beyond natural thirst and taking diuretics at the same time? I don't understand your reasoning.
What are your 1900 calories made of?

AmberFawn · 08/07/2024 07:08

I do a similar weekly amount of exercise to you OP, I might be well off but I find this thread a bit concerning. Eating in calorie deficit long term when you seem at an ok weight (unsure of your height) isn’t healthy or sustainable. Your body may be so stressed it’s storing your intake as fat. I HAVE to eat to keep up the amount of training I do.
Again I apologise if I’m well off, but the constant tracking of everything and worrying about it is concerning, do you think it’s a source of stress for you rather than it enhancing your life?
I’m hoping you’ll come back and tell me I’m wrong btw!

Fitnessfreak17 · 08/07/2024 08:21

AmberFawn · 08/07/2024 07:08

I do a similar weekly amount of exercise to you OP, I might be well off but I find this thread a bit concerning. Eating in calorie deficit long term when you seem at an ok weight (unsure of your height) isn’t healthy or sustainable. Your body may be so stressed it’s storing your intake as fat. I HAVE to eat to keep up the amount of training I do.
Again I apologise if I’m well off, but the constant tracking of everything and worrying about it is concerning, do you think it’s a source of stress for you rather than it enhancing your life?
I’m hoping you’ll come back and tell me I’m wrong btw!

I am starting to think it is stress as currently going through some personal issues, I didn’t think I was stressing as much as I may actually be.
I am 5ft 5, 36 years old. I do a combination of 3 runs a week and 3 hit workouts. If I cut my calories to loose the weight my energy levels will plumit, my food completely fuel me.
I have stopped the water tablets today, but how do you cope with stress hormone?
I felt amazing for the first 6 months of the year and now it’s gone backwards and food/training hasn’t changed x

OP posts:
RazzleDazz1e · 08/07/2024 08:27

Fitness trackers are around 50% inaccurate. Reduce your calories (strictly) for a week or two and drop the 5% where you don’t…. see if that makes any difference.

clubcropicana · 08/07/2024 08:29

Fitnessfreak17 · 07/07/2024 10:18

Decrease my calories ? It’s crazy and driving me crazy. My resting heart rate has reduced too and sits about 52BPM which doesn’t normally happen when putting on weight.
its such a ’mind field.
if your clothes feel better then I would try and ignore the scales but I know it’s hard. My clothes feel tighter, even my bras towards the end of the day 🤯

I'd put money on this being your thyroid.

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