hey all,
I have stuck to my cals all week and stepped on the scale today and it says I gained a pound!!!!!!!!! how is that possible and what advice do you have for me to fix this problem
Don't fret. Sometimes the scale does wicked things to those of us that are trying the hardest. Give it a couple more days--don't go off plan. You will be rewarded.
How many calories, how much salt, is it near TOM? Have you been hungry or has it felt like what you normally eat, just your tracking it now? Also take a look at fiber that seems to help alot of the people who have lost significant amounts of weight. Oh and water consumption, until your getting a good amount of water I have heard that your body assumes your in a "stressed" situation and it won't let go.
Two things I did this time around to help is to drink more water and get vitamins/omega 3's, the guy at the store was pointing out that unless your liver is in good shape nothing is gonna process the fat for you and so suggested the omega's to help boost the liver function and body health.
Lots of factors to consider, one even just being that your body is waiting to see what this means and needs a week or two to make sure its not some panic situation.
Good luck and try to get us more info if you can, just remember as long as your making changes for your health your doing good for your body and loved ones.
My cals are 1400, I haven't tracked my sodium, my water intake could use some more, My TOM is all messed up because I had a baby 6 months ago so I am not sure if its near TOM. should I reduce my cals more??? any other suggestions
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S/C/G: 204/see ticker/140-135?
Height: 5'3
Irish- It could a lot of things like the girls are saying, but when I started out at 204 I ate about 1700-1800 calories and then progressed lower. I still eat that at times, but you may need to up your calories, as crazy as it sounds. Are you overworking out? The more you work out, the more calories you need to help sustain the body. Try tweaking around a bit.
A week isn't long enough to make any guesses yet on "why." This could just be a normal fluctuation in your body weight. Remember even just a glass of water, weighs 1/2 a pound. Unless you feel you're eating more than you were when you weren't trying to lose weight, this is almost certainly isn't a "real" gain, but just water and waste that hasn't left your system yet.
One thing to consider is when you weigh. It should it be the same time of day each time, without shoes, and in the same clothes (or none).
I try to weigh myself at the time I'm likely to be at my lowest weight for the day. Not immediately when I get up, but about an hour later. I get up, check my email, log on here... anything to pass the time until - well, to be blunt - until I've gone potty. Then I can weigh myself.
Not everyone can handle weighing every day, but I do. It helps me see my normal fluctuations. I only "count" my official weigh-in day which is Monday, though. A recent study showed people who weighed every day were more successful in weight loss. That doesn't mean it works best for everyone. If you get easily psyched out by a minor fluctuation to the point it triggers binging, then you may need to weigh less often.
I agree-a week insn't long enough to decide if what you are doing is working or not. Some people don't lose every single week like clockwork-I am one of those people. I might lose nothing for a week or two, and then see a 2-3 pound drop all at once.
If there are things in your diet that needs improvement, such as more water, etc. then change those things-but don't assume that a single week with no loss means you have to drop calories just yet. If you go a few weeks like this, then maybe so.
Also, how is your exercise? Creating a calorie deficit (causing weight loss) is done in two ways-reducing calorie intake, and increasing calorie burn through exercise. Sometimes, instead of dropping calories, an increase in activity is needed.
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