Hey all...questions here.

Well, been trying to jog more on the tmill, 3 miles at a time now. Want to lose about 12 pounds. I eat pretty darn healthy and not a lot and don't follow a certain diet perse...just watch what goes in the pie-hole. I am 5'1", 124.1 and pear-shaped and confused. LOL.

So, with that said, I thought I would go to Zumba class to break up the monotony of the tmill and the impact on my knees. I was weighing 123.1 before class (weighed myself thinking I lost a pound by almost two weeks of jogging on the tmill 3-4 times/wk). NOPE! I weighed myself the next morning and went up a pound and still there at 124.1. HMM?!

So, what is my REAL weight? Is it 123.1 or 124.1? I know your body will fluctuate with fluids and nope, aunt flo isn't in the picture right now.

When does your body go back down to its "REAL" weight? I haven't been working out with weights (just arms ex. a little bit with 12lb weights) so why does the scale go up after a zumba class? MY BODY IS WEIRD I GUESS! LOL

I know that one should weigh themselves once a week, after you wake up and go to the bathroom. I am confused and a little discouraged that I am not seeing progress and put in a lot of hard work on the trmill. I am not a jogger...didn't say I liked it, but am trying to give this a try. : )

I have been trying to lose just 10-12 pounds for a long time and seems nothing is working. Guess my 45 year old body doesn't want to. Your thoughts?

Guess it will take at least a month before seeing any true results in the way my clothes fit and also the scale right? I have never just jogged before perse as a workout. Have done other types of exercises but thought there are no heavy runners, right? Thought to myself, let's give this a try and maybe my short, pear-shaped lower half will trim down over time.

Sigh

Hi. I am in my early forties (41) and I find if I didn't drink between 12-15 glasses of water a day, I am bloated from being slightly dehydrated. Your body needs water and when it doesn't get enough, it retains it to function properly. Also, watch your sodium intake. TOM causes the number to bounce around too. My suggestion? Don't be consumed by the scale. Your weight could fluctuate up to 7 lbs in a given day. Weigh once or twice a month. Go by how you clothes fit and what you see in the mirror. You may want to take up lifting weights to build up your upper body to balance out your lower half. You won't get bulky, lol. Anyway, just a few suggestions. Hope that helps.

Even if you eat healthy log your food and keep track of the calories. I am 61 and was really heavy until my late 50's. Took the weight off with exercise and tracking....gave up the tracking and kept the exercise( and I do a lot) and gained 30 lbs. ....Back to the tracking and the weight came off super fast.Now in maintence I still track everything!
As for water retention,I run lots of days 60 mins and do weights (8 to 10 lbs) for 60. 5 days a week usually and do something on the other days too....and my water weight only varies by a pound,unless I eat Mexican food out.And I don 't avoid salt.