Hello, i am 26, 6foot1 and 215lbs. I have lost 10pounds in the first 2 weeks of dieting but put it back on 2 weeks later. I havent made any changes in diet or exercise. I try to eat around 1800-2000 calories a day and a g of protein per lbs of body weight. I track everything i eat in myfitnesspal by under armour. I do not eat carbs except on my weekend cheat days. Please help. Why has the weight come back on although im following the same i used to drop 10 ? I feel like giving up. Please help with tips and others information that can help !! THANKS
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Hey Up and welcome to the forum. Eating fewer carbs than you´re used to would make you drop a good amount of water weight - which would return as soon as you start eating carbs again so given that it´s Monday morning that may be part of the problem. Apart from that: do you just eat more carbs during the weekend and otherwise stick to your normal calories or do you eat a lot more? I know I personally can easily destroy a week of progress in a single sitting. That´s all I can think of given what you´ve told us.
Ok, if you´re weighing regularly you would know that of course. Do you know your weekend surplus or do you play it by ear? Depending on your activity levels you may have only a 500 kcal daily deficit on weekdays, which is less than a pound lost in a week if you eat at maintenance during the weekend (after dropping the water weight). Eating a surplus during the weekend would lower that further so you don´t have an awful lot of room to splurge.
I'm going to stand back and let more knowledgeable people (like LaMa) give insights, but sending you good wishes to get this puzzle sorted!- Status