Living Maintenance - Why do I let the scale effect me so much still?

I eat clean only about 1400 to 1800 cal aday track what I eat a =nd exercise at least 3 hours a day and I mean big p90x plus elliptical cardio ext.ect and my weight fluct. and it depress me so bad I am up 2 lbs this week and I DO NOTHING to deserve it NOTHING?????

Hey, if I check, my weight goes up 2 or 3 pounds between morning and evening. It's just normal variation.

Who knows why it went up? Maybe you had something salty to eat, or maybe it's close to time of the month, or a comet whizzed by the earth! :lol: There is just no controlling these daily fluctuations.

Now you wouldn't be stressing if it went down 2 pounds, would you? The important thing is where the average weight is over time.

Maybe try weighing less often?

Jay

I work so hard to get it to go down it takes month for me to even get it to budge at all I have work for 90 days to get 14 lbs off that I gain while being ill this last winter with barly a change in my eating habits{the gain part} so I have great FEAR of any weight that comes on I am 57 and had been maintaining 128 and around last tues it went up gradually with no eating changes and today 132 I am heart broken!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know, that's about a pound a week. It may not be what you wished for, but it's quite a normal and good rate of loss. A pound a week is definitely "budging!"

I can totally relate. I was just thinking about that this morning. I do EVERYTHING correctly and this is my reward....thanks alot....

However, I really appreciate knowing I'm not alone.

Candice

Julie what you failed to read was that I gained 4lbs since last week with NO change in my diet or exercise I do not eat fats or starches ect ect I only eat meat vegs fruits and High cardio read my exercise in aug exercise

Diva, did anything happen in the last week that would cause a big fluctuation? I see you are 57 so I am assuming you are post-menopausal. If not, could it be TOM weight? Did you eat at a restaurant? Eating at a restaurant can make me gain 4 lbs overnight just from the salt content.

Maybe you just need a change? If we keep doing the same thing(s) our bodies get real efficient at the calories needed. Have you tried calorie-cycling, or doing a new exercise routine, or adding some weight liftinge, changing what cardio you do?

I'm 64 and I know absolutely how hard it is to drop weight as we age. In June I started a new intense WL program, with a concurrent change in my eating (following Precision Nutrition program). After staying the same for probably about 9 months (within the same 3-4 pound range), I have begun losing, very slowly, but losing. And my body is changing - as I can tell from both my clothes and my measurements. I went down a size in pants and just recently down a size in tops as well. :) Don't let your body get happy where it is - treat it to a change! :lol:

I Do P90x And I Also Do Elliptical 30 Min A Day I Walk My Dog On A
5oo Ft Gain, 3 Mile Hike That Takes [1hr] Rt Everyday I Also Do Very Intensre Cardio Workouts Such As Amy Beto A Team Bootcamp In Addition To My P 90x Work Out Or Jillian Workouts, Ect. I Workout 3hrs A Day 7 Days Aweek And No I Did Not Eat Out And I Have Been On Hormones For Years. . I Just Can't Stand That The Scale Affects My Mood And Actually That My Body Burns So Few Calories !!! I Had Maintained A 45 Lb Weight Loss For 1 1/2 Years And Became Ill In Late Dec. {a Growth On My Balance Nerve Took My Balance Away And Took Awhile For Them To Figure Out] During That Time It Was Hard To Work Out And Very Dpressing I Gained 14 Lbs With Out Any Change In Eating. So I Have Worked Very Hard At Getting This Off And Had Been Maintaining Below 129 For Weeks And Suddenly!!! So Sorry I Regressed This Morning It Just HuRt Really Bad And I Needed Some Support!!!!!

You are working out 3 hours a day and eating 1400 calories? You may want to check a complete blood workup just to make sure all is okay.

I might also gently suggest that you back off a little on the exercise. You may be surprised that your weight will settle downward with less intensity.

2 pounds is really a blip in time and could be due to any number of things.

Also, have you thought of adding some good fats to your diet? I can't imagine not eating any healthy fats?

I can imagine the frustation, but you have done so well and weight does fluctuate. How are your clothes fitting? I have a favorite pair of jeans that fit just right at my 78 pound weight loss. I fell off the wagon late may and by 6 weeks, yes I knew I gained weight but I couldn't button my pants. I'm back on track and the pants fit better. My point, measure your success and maintenance by how your clothes fit. I agree with all the other posts, hormones, salt, fluid fluctuations, thyroid, medications, and so on...can play with your weight. Hugs for your soul.

Whatever the reason as I said with the begining of the thread I DON"T KNOW WHY I LET THE SCALE EFFECT MY MOOD SO MUCH!! I dropped back to 128 NOW for the last to day which is what I had been weighing 7 days ago and had been maintaining for about 8 days sooooo wtf!!!! I just wish I would not let it effect me I must weigh back in the days when I did not is when I got to 174. on the next one I will attach a pictue

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This is at 174 and at 128 and I do eat good fats by the way I eat very healthy and very often. But as the tread said I just wish I didn't let it affect my moods!

I dropped back to 128 NOW for the last to day which is what I had been weighing 7 days ago and had been maintaining for about 8 days sooooo wtf!!!!

I think maybe this is the problem. It's not really so unusual or mystifying. It's the kind of fluctuation many of us live with constantly. Sometimes we just don't realize it's quite normal.

You look great!

You look fantastic! Since you *know* you are so rigorous with your exercise and food tracking, why not stay off the scale for a while so it won't affect you emotionally?

If you *know* you're doing everything right, there's no need to let the totally normal fluctuations that show on the scale bring you down, right?! With your workout schedule, I think your body is just going to retain fluids unpredictably, but that's normal and not a reflection of the way you look, your size, etc.

My son bought the P90x plan and one of the first things it says is it isn't a WL plan.... it is for muscle growth. Maybe that can explain SOME of it.

As for letting the scales affect your mood..... I can't answer that. I do the same, even though I try hard not to.

You look good..... so do you really want to stress this hard over 2 pounds of fluctuation?

You look fantastic! Since you *know* you are so rigorous with your exercise and food tracking, why not stay off the scale for a while so it won't affect you emotionally?

If you *know* you're doing everything right, there's no need to let the totally normal fluctuations that show on the scale bring you down, right?! With your workout schedule, I think your body is just going to retain fluids unpredictably, but that's normal and not a reflection of the way you look, your size, etc.

Thank you Tyler you seem to be the only one reading what I have been writing. It was just a bit disturbing to see a total of 6 lbs but for whatever it went off. I know I am somewhat addicted to weighing but I am so parionoid of overnight gaining it all back. I know when you gain muscle it does retain water some time during the process.

Julie it may be normal for you to fluctuate 6lbs daily but in the last 4 years mine has not been more than 1 to 2 lb and not 6 lbs over a few day THAT was what was alarming.
Ladyrider I lost 14 lbs while doing p90x and gained lots of muscleI did DOUBLES have you son read about it in his Book.

I don't think I can walk on your eggshells! But I'm glad it's all better :carrot:

Devadiva, he is 19..... I am not sure if he read past the P90x on the outside..... :o I will mention it to him when he comes home..... he is in the military-- why he needed P90x is beyond me.

You really do look great!

I don't think I can walk on your eggshells! But I'm glad it's all better :carrot:

Thank you Julie as well as the others for your support Iam such a sensitive NINNY when it comes to my weight WILL I EVER GET COMFORTABLE IN MY NEW SKIN!

I'd like to apologize if I made you feel bad. It wasn't my intent, but so what? So I'm sorry. :)

devadiva~ I totally understand how you feel. Hugs.