I'm gaining weight using Coconut Oil!?

Question

Ok, so the new craze is Coconut oil, it's been around forever, and It's suppose to help you lose weight. My Sister In Laws mom has lost 7 lbs in 2 weeks, my aunt lost 2 lbs in a week and so I figure, I'll try it. We are all using the Extra Virgin Expeller Pressed Coconut Oil. I just started Tuesday (so literally 4 days ago) I weighed myself the day I started and I weiged myself today. I've GAINED 2.5 lbs. I don't get it! I'm NOT expecting the weight to melt away overnight, but I shouldn't be gaining either considering I'm eating pretty healthy. I don't understand it. And was wondering if anyone reading this has tried coconut oil and experience weight gain before a weight loss...any thoughts? If I gain much more I"m going to stop taking it!

I'm taking coconut oil only because my Dr has said it's safe. I'm diabetic & the oil has not only levelled out my blood glucose levels, it's also surpressed my appetite & taken away my sweet tooth. As another person said it's possible that my body has to level itself out, I don't know. As for those saying the oil is unhealthy, after speaking ot my Dr and doing independent research it's actually pretty healthy. Coconut oil contains what are called medium chain fatty acids, or medium chain triglycerides (MCTs for short). These medium chain fatty acids are different from the common longer chain fatty acids found in other plant-based oils. Most vegetable oils are composed of longer chain fatty acids, or triglycerides (LCTs). LCTs are typically stored in the body as fat, while MCTs are burned for energy. MCTs burn up quickly in the body. MCTs promote what is called thermogenesis. Thermogenesis increases the body's metabolism, producing energy. And I verified this with my Dr

Answer 1

Not only is coconut oil a fat, but it's a highly saturated fat.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I have also gained wait when I have consumed coconut oil. And I do not want to gain weight. I don't understand why given all the articles that tout that weight loss and not weight gain should occur when the person consumes coconut oil.

Answer 4

These people who think coconut oil makes you gain weight don't know much about coconut oil.

Answer 5

you still have to take care of yourself.. if you're sitting around on the couch watching Opera, eating Bon-Bons, and consuming coconut oil, you can't expect the weight to just magically disappear..

eat healthy and exercise every day, and then try the coconut oil.. but if it does work, I bet the effects are pretty minor compared to eating healthy and exercising.. I'd say that exercise is 60% of it.. eating healthy would be about 38%.. and those little extra things like coconut oil might add up to the last 2%..

if coconut oil doesn't work, try grapefruit juice.. grapefruit is a lot better for you than coconut oil, and it's been proven to help with weight loss..

Answer 6

People in Africa and most of the Caribbean islands have cooked with palm oil or coconut oil for years until American distributors introduced soybean oil and convinced them that it is better for them. Any kind of fat used in excess will not be good for you. Perhaps you've been using too much. In America, if people hear that a particular product is good for them, they tend to go overboard with it. Is it possible that those who lost weight also did something else like exercising and cutting back on carbs?

Answer 7

This sounds very much like the premise of the Shangri-La Diet, where certain people had a small weight gain at the start. It should level off after a week, and your appetite will start to diminish.
But the Shangri-La Diet is based on neutral tasting organic oil, not coconut oil. Check it out on www.diet-blog.com or go to the website of Seth Roberts.

Answer 8

coconut oil is no magical waste loss supplement. the medium chained triglycerides that compose the fatty acids in coconut oil do not increase the metabolic rate or fat burning. because of the length of the fat molecule they are less likely to be converted to fat but the consumption of them does not automatically cause fat/weight loss.

if you are consuming a caloric excess you will not lose weight with coconut oil. MCT's work best when on a low carb diet. don't take too much or you will get the trots!

Answer 9

you could be haveing water wight gain you normal will flux beteewn 1 to 2 and half pounds on any given day it is possable you should just give it a bit more time and you may want to try less of it or even not going with that at all many people are not the same so not ever diet is going to work the same on every one even cutting calorries works on some only to a point then they have to move to eating things that boost up the medabolic rate try eating spinage that can help you build lean muscel its not just for popeye one big thing is dont stress so much its all over your writing style you are stressed and stress makes you retain fat and water proven fact

Answer 10

I agree with the other answers. Coconut oil is pure fat and you'll probably gain weight using it. A suggestion that has helped my husband a lot is drinking apple cider vinegar. He drinks it twice a day in his water and is loosing weight. Plus it is loaded with health benefits. You can purchase it made by Bragg at GNC. You can also get the GNC brand apple cider vinegar pills..Of course, check things out with your doctor but this has helped my husband...I have been a personal trainer/aerobic instructor for years and do not know anything about people loosing weight with coconut oil. (And I've seen a LOT of diets).

Answer 11

If you consume more calories than you expend you will gain weight. That rule does not change. If you eat 2,000 calories worth of French fries and expend 2,200 calories per day, you will lose weight over time. Keep a journal of all the food you eat and the amount of calories. You maybe surprised.