Okay! Stayed on plan yesterday. Still the same weight, but that's okay. I reaped what I sowed. I'll make it to my goal by the end of the month. So my goal is to lose the 5 pounds that I lost last month and then regained; plus I want to lose another 5 pounds to stay on track of my 5 pounds a month plan. So my goal is to lose 10 pounds this month.
I would have thought that I would have lost 5 pounds this past week in just my boobs from not nursing....ha, ha. Got the little one to only nurse once during the night last night. Of course, I had to get up with her at 5 this morning to get her mind off of my ......well you know.
Alisluv, I'll add the starting weight to the "list" on page one. So do you have any specific "plan" you're following? I hope you are having a good day.
MotherMavis: Grr........I am so sure it is water weight. Don't ya hate it. You will get back down pretty quick. Weren't you going on vacation someplace this spring? If yes, just keep that in mind. Think of how good you are going to look and feel.
Sonja: A personal trainer! Wow! Just rember muscle weighs more than fat. Have you ever seen the picture of the muscle beside the fat? If not, I'll try to find it and post it. Also remember that Muscle is a great way to rev up your metabolism to help reduce the fat.
I know the water weight thing can be so frustrating. That is why I do the following: First I do weigh myself everyday. But one day I may be 202 the next 200 then the next back to 202. The weight gain does not even bother me, because I know that I am 200 and the 2 pounds is not fat but water weight. Okay I have been dieting for the past 20 years....so sad but true. In those years of dieting I have learned that, for some reason, my body will gain the day before I loose. So, if I have been good, I do not count any weight gain, because it just is not true.
The problem with weighing everyday, is becoming a slave to the scale. So, just remember, the scale is not "the know it all".
Here is the basic answer to your question about water gain: I got this from this site:
http://health.howstuffworks.com/question227.htm
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What causes me to gain 2 or 3 pounds during the day and then lose 2 or 3 pounds while I sleep?
The main thing that is changing overnight is the amount of water in your system. It's amazing how much water weighs! A gallon of water weighs 8 pounds, and a pint of water (16 ounces) weighs 1 pound (in metric, 1 liter of water weighs 1 kilogram). This means that if you drink a 1-liter bottle of soda, you instantly gain 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) from the water! That's a big weight change, and it can happen very quickly.
Overnight, there are two processes that cause you to lose water gradually. The first is respiration. Each time you exhale, you lose a little bit of water (exhale onto a cool piece of glass and you can see this moisture). The second is transpiration through the skin, also known as sweating. Over the course of a night, both of these processes eliminate quite a bit of water.
Then there is the tradition of using the restroom prior to the morning weigh-in. That process can eliminate up to 1 pound (0.5 kilograms) of water.
According to this page, the average person eliminates about 1.2 liters of water in urine each day, and also eliminates about 1 liter a day through perspiration and respiration. That's 2.2 kilograms (almost 5 pounds) of weight fluctuation happening throughout the day!
You may have heard that it's important to drink about eight glasses of water every day. Respiration, transpiration and urination are the reasons why!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. Keep up the good work and remember......
WE WILL BE AT LEAST 5 POUNDS LIGHTER BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
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I go back to work today, so hopefully, my water intake will be back up, it's always better there.