Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were strange days for me. I was so stressed I didn't really feel hungry. I tried to make myself eat those days and was sort of okay but I was definitely under 1200 on Monday and Tuesday. Food kind of just grossed me out.

On Wednesday, a friend wanted to go to Wendy's so all I had was a sandwich. I wasn't over 1500 calories for the entire day and yet I woke up Thursday morning and was a pound heavier.

I had a nice lunch, it was one of those boxed things you toss in the oven. Still, not over 1500 for the day. I'm up .8 lbs. That's almost a 2 pound gain in 2 days without going over 1500 calories.

It shouldn't be my TotM although that seems a bit messed up. I know my calorie count was down for two days but that's not really a considerable length of time...

Is it what I'm eating that's the issue? I was eating a lot more veggies and was more regular before so maybe it's the switch-up of what I'm actually eating that is causing problems... I had almost all veggies for a week and I felt pretty good... Hmm. =/

Sodium is your problem.You are retaining fluid.

Fluctuations happen all the time. You haven't experienced it in the 40 some pounds you've lost?

I go up and down all the time - nearly every day. Hormones, sodium, # of carbs, how much I was on my feet the day before, etc. The days I actually weigh the exact same on the scale every day is actually the minority of days. I go up and down 1/2 pounds nearly daily and can go up and down 3-5 pounds in a day too - (Carbs and hormones give me bigger swings).

Just roll with it and the scale will settle down.

It may be water weight. As fitbyforty said, the sodium in the foods you are eating is probably making you retain water. Don't worry about it too much. I sometimes fluctuate by 3 pounds from the morning to the evening.

I don't remember, it's been a year+ and the weight actually kind of just melted off with no problem. Getting under 140 has been an issue although I think it's mostly due to my dislike of the weather and subsequent lower activity level.

Thanks for the responses, I'll try to be more careful with those sodium levels!

My guess was sodium also and normal fluctuation.

I always have this problem when I eat fast food. I like it every now and again, but the sodium levels are really high.

Anytime I eat fast food hamburgers I puff up like a balloon for the next 2 days. Its probably the sodium.