I'm steadily gaining, I know it's water weight, TOM is approaching, but still, it's frustrating. I have very bad PMS and crazy carb cravings. Only 2 more days until my official weigh-in day, doesn't look like I'll be proud of the number. Still, I'm doing the best I can, staying on plan and wait for a woosh
I've had a not so great week. Been off track for 5 days & it shows. I'm back OP again today. SW:285.4
GW:275.0
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2.*WI-285.4
3.281.8
4.281.8
5.279.2
6.279.0
7.278.0
8.277.8
9.*WI-277.0
10.276.8
11.278.0
12.277.4
13.278.2
14.279.0
15.279.2
16.*WI-281.0-Been off track for 5 days. Re-starting again today
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Susie84 - I'm struggling with the carb cravings as well. TOM due in 4 days and I just keep flipping a pencil around everytime I think about going to raid the fridge. And water, lots and lots of water and hot tea so I'm to full to eat.
susiemartin - remember, not perfection, just improvement, and whenever you need a virtual hand holding, you just let us know
Belinda - If I don't get enough fiber, it doesn't matter about my calories and water. Fiber and sleep are my 'magic' weapons. If you're using fitday you can track that specifically, I am for 35-45 grams per day.
Slugger- isn’t it absolutely amazing how quickly the weight can creep back on after eating poorly just for a few days? Oy! I’m going through the same thing. But you’re heading in the right direction! Make that carrot dance again!
SmallSteps- I’m getting ready to come over and kick your scale for you too! At my center, they say when women are really really struggling to lose weight that it could be because of hormone imbalances. I’ve heard that there are some nice online tests and resources for it.
Kim- Your numbers are fun to watch. They just keep dropping and dropping..Love it. What scale do you have? I want one.
SusieMartin- Happy Restart! And good for you for continuing to jump on that scale while being OP.
19Delta- Have you broken free of 233 yet?
Pink Hurricane- We are the exact same weight right now! I have a feeling that you dropped this morning though and I’m going to have to run to catch up (maybe literally).
Tziri- I hope the 240s find you today!!
PacificaBee- Boo on the TOM issues. SO glad they have finally passed and you get to see that scale drop more!
Susie84- I know it’s a little late, but BRAVO about that 20 pounds. That is WONDERFUL!! Possible upcoming bummer for your official weigh-in, but I see a woosh in your future, my friend!
Thinkthin- I agree with you! Onderland is in your sights! Bring us with you!
Angihas2- Holy Geeze. Your neighbor is exceptionally rude.
Mama- Your soup looks delicious! I have a Ninja blender and will have to give it a go.
As for me, My grandmother passed away on Saturday and I decided to eat and drink a whole bunch of things that reminded me of her. So far the scale has jumped 2.5 pounds, but in my mind it was worth it. I need to up my fiber today.
I was (kind) back on plan yesterday. I've decided to roast a chicken every week, because it's SO easy and then I can use the bones for broth that week. So I took a half day off for myself yesterday. SOOO nice...And roasted my chicken. Also watched The Bachelor.
I would like to be at 229 on Saturday, but that might be asking a bit much.
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06: 242.4
07: 238.8
08: 241.4
09: 239
10: 238.4
11: 237.4
12: 237.4
13: 238.4 High calorie day yesterday, which included higher sodium. Flushing it out!
14: 235.8
15: 234
16: 232.8
17: 232.2 starting to slow down, sad day. Up on and off with sick baby last night and had a diet coke while out and about yesterday, struggled with sugar cravings all day yesterday, need to flush that out.
Errands day, gotta pick up all the stuff for the girl childs bday sleep over tomorrow, pay some bills and clean my house. Fun fun fun
I seem to be having one of those weeks where I keep losing and gaining the same pound over and over. I have been OP and walking every day as usual. Anyone else ever have this? It's aggravating.....especially since I had a goal to meet and looks like at this pace I won't reach it.
thnkthin - When I did this before, the 215-210 range was the WORST. Those 5 pounds clung like leeches. Keep doing what you're doing, it'll pass. But I remember thinking, "so, is this where I stop? Whats wrong with my body that it won't let go of this fat?" Then I went back and looked, every 25 pounds or so, my body will settle in to a psuedo maintenance phase, like it has to make sure I'm not in a famine or something before it lets go and starts on the next 25 lbs. Aggrevating
Thanks everyone for the encouragement, I really needed it! I gained almost 2 pounds overnight (water weight, please, let it be water weight...). I'm up more than 3 pounds overall. I also ate some chocolate I didn't plan to eat around midnight (I couldn't take the terrible craving anymore) and I did binge a bit today but I'm still under maintenance calories and I did my exercise as planned. I know that it can't be fat gain, but somehow it's still discouraging and frustrating.
It is aggravating isn't it. I have noticed the same thing where my body holds at a certain weight, like it doesn't want to lose anymore. I recently started keeping a log of my daily weights (before I was just logging losses). I want to see if I can see a pattern and figure out if it's because of something I ate, didn't eat or exercise enough. I think it's like you said, our body wants to make sure we aren't starving before it gets back into losing mode. I always wonder if there is a trick to get it started again, whether that would be increasing calories, decreasing calories or upping the exercise. Who knows right? No one ever said this would be easy and it definitely hasn't been.
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thnkthin - When I did this before, the 215-210 range was the WORST. Those 5 pounds clung like leeches. Keep doing what you're doing, it'll pass. But I remember thinking, "so, is this where I stop? Whats wrong with my body that it won't let go of this fat?" Then I went back and looked, every 25 pounds or so, my body will settle in to a psuedo maintenance phase, like it has to make sure I'm not in a famine or something before it lets go and starts on the next 25 lbs. Aggrevating
It is aggravating isn't it. I have noticed the same thing where my body holds at a certain weight, like it doesn't want to lose anymore. I recently started keeping a log of my daily weights (before I was just logging losses). I want to see if I can see a pattern and figure out if it's because of something I ate, didn't eat or exercise enough. I think it's like you said, our body wants to make sure we aren't starving before it gets back into losing mode. I always wonder if there is a trick to get it started again, whether that would be increasing calories, decreasing calories or upping the exercise. Who knows right? No one ever said this would be easy and it definitely hasn't been.
I actually upped my calories, not by much, up from 1400-1500 to about 1600-1800, and started zig zagging between those for a few weeks. I stayed around 1700 for 3-4 days, then dropped down to 1400, up to 1700, down to 1500, until I settled in the middle. It sounds absolutely contrary to what we've always been told, 'eat less fat, less calories', but our bodies are designed to keep us alive and constant, steady weight loss can be a signal that "oh no! famine, hang on to the fat, hang on to the fat." Great if we're in an Ice Age, but not so much now. I was thinking about this while making breakfast, how horrified my mom(a registered nurse and now a CRNA), is with the sheer volume of food I eat, while losing. All her adult life she's been on a diet in some form or fashion and it always has to do with restriction of food, certain foods, all fat, low cal, no flavor stuff. Her latest is the HcG injections and 500 calories a day. Who can live like that?!?!?! Yeah she lost 20 pounds in a month, I've lost 10 in 2 weeks and more importantly, I get to EAT
I've been doing low carb since I started this and wonder if sometimes my body gets used to it. I've thought about eating more carbs for a while then going back to low carb just to shake things up and keep my body guessing. Thing is I can eat a fatty steak and I'll lose. I think my body likes fat Trouble is finding that happy medium.
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I actually upped my calories, not by much, up from 1400-1500 to about 1600-1800, and started zig zagging between those for a few weeks. I stayed around 1700 for 3-4 days, then dropped down to 1400, up to 1700, down to 1500, until I settled in the middle. It sounds absolutely contrary to what we've always been told, 'eat less fat, less calories', but our bodies are designed to keep us alive and constant, steady weight loss can be a signal that "oh no! famine, hang on to the fat, hang on to the fat." Great if we're in an Ice Age, but not so much now. I was thinking about this while making breakfast, how horrified my mom(a registered nurse and now a CRNA), is with the sheer volume of food I eat, while losing. All her adult life she's been on a diet in some form or fashion and it always has to do with restriction of food, certain foods, all fat, low cal, no flavor stuff. Her latest is the HcG injections and 500 calories a day. Who can live like that?!?!?! Yeah she lost 20 pounds in a month, I've lost 10 in 2 weeks and more importantly, I get to EAT
Angihas2- Have you tried l-glutamine for your sugar cravings? It helps me SOOO much. (I'm also trying to get to the root of my sugar cravings. A possible candida overgrowth?)
The HCG diet kind of wigs me out a little bit. You can't even exercise on it, really. You don't have enough energy. It makes me a bit sad.
Birthday sleep-over sounds fun! I used to love sleepovers as a little girl. Now I hate sharing my bed. LOL.
thinkthin- I think most everyone's body loves fat. It's so good for you, but my ideas of government sponsored nutrition has changed DRAMATICALLY since I discovered the Weston Price Foundation and the real food movement. And then I watched, "Sugar: The bitter truth" yesterday- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
Oh...And let's see..what's new with me? I don't know how to use my scale. LOL. When I first got on this morning is said, 232.6, I said, "I'll take it!" Well...let's see...Jumped on again...back in the 233s. Hurumph. I took my 232.6. I think I need to set my scale down and not move it and take the first number I see.
I work late tonight so I'm having leftover chicken. Also started a batch of kombucha this morning.
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Re-starting again today
