The first thing not to do is panic! Your body naturally varies by a couple of pounds on a daily basis depending upon the extent of water retention. Unless you have been eating lots of carbs that extra weight is water weight.

Firstly, is TOM around the corner? For many this is a cause of putting on several pounds, up to 7 pounds, all water which goes within a week.

Secondly, as already mentioned, have you had extra salt lately. Salty items make you retain water.

Thirdly, quite a lot of what you are eating, is high in fat. Whilst this is not a low calorie regime, for some like myself, you do have to watch the calories. You want to be eating around 2,000 carlories a day, but not a lot more. You can work out your calorie intake, along with carb, protein, fat intake using Fitday. I find that when I eat over 1,800 calories for several days that I put on weight as my body is retaining more water.

This way of eating does work, see my photos, but it takes time and if you have a history of dieting, as I did, it takes quite a long time for it to happen.

Every success for the future.