I have spent the last two weeks going from 262 to 255 over and over! It will spike for two days, drop for two, it's driving me nuts. My scale is relatively new and not super cheap, so I really don't know why!!!

I've steadily eaten 1450- 1600 calories during this time, and can't think of any good reason that I would be retaining tons of water. And yes, I weigh myself at the same time, naked, empty stomach, in the morning.

ahhh! what's going on?

Did you increase your exercise or change the exercises that you are doing? I retained water for almost three weeks when I changed from all cardio to a mix of cardio and weight/resistance training. Similar net time per week of exercise, just different things I was doing.

I added a little more light exercise, but not really enough to make much of a difference (at least, not from my past experience).

I dont know how often you eat at 1450 but that seems like it might be a little low. I would suggest trying not to go under 1600.

I usually eat anywhere from 3-6 times a day... probably more average of 4, and I stop eating before 8pm. My nutritionist said 1500 would probably work for me (but it obviously isn't working perfectly!)

TOM? Stress? Ovulation? Barometric pressure?

*grin*

Who knows. I just went from 161 to 163 for no freakin' reason whatsoever. I'm blaming it on TOM, but historically based on the last 8 or so months of data I should have gone down today.

I'm calling gremlins and that's that.

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I'm with photochick on the gremlins!!!! Seems quite a few of us have been having the same problem, myself included I'm up a pound, Whaaaaaaa!

I spent 2 months bouncing between 187 and 192 and saw 189.2 at least a few times a week. I didn't get it. I was being really good with eating, loads of exercise. Then I realized I wasn't eating enough and I had fallen into the low-fat/loads of crap/processed food trap. I took 2 weeks off from calorie counting and cardio. Kept up my weight training. This was intentional. Started back 2 1/2 weeks ago at a higher average calorie amount - 1700, dropped the processed food, no whites, eating every 2-3 1/2 hrs, rotating the calories I was eating every day - and I'm down 7 lbs. The sad thing is I KNEW I should be eating more than I had been (averaging 1300-1400 a day), I KNEW I should be rotating caloric intake and I knew I had to look at food as fuel. I've lost the weight before without ANY plateaus but I thought by reducing calories lower, I could lose faster. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way - at least for me.

If you guys haven't read in another one of my "pitty postings" this morning I am really frustrated too. I started here at 165 about 3 weeks ago. Saw 159.8 on Monday and was SOOO excited!!! Then this morning (when I woke up, naked..all that) I was 164.something. I literally cried. So I had a bad day on Thursday but still...I don't get it.

Jamie - I'm so there with you. I'm at 164.2 this morning. I want to know what happened to my 159!!!

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Yeah - Me too...I just don't get it...I really don't. I'm just going to say forget it. No matter how hard I try or how hard I don't try I seem to be 162 to 165.....

I think weight changes daily for various reasons. I find that my weight fluctuates anywhere from a few pounds to a whopping 8 or 9, though usually when I'm close to my monthly that is when I get the larger and annoying jumps in weight lol.

You are getting a more accurate picture of your weight in the mornings, but I now view that as a "range" meaning I'm probably not that exact weight. Weight can change depending on stress, muscle build, water intake, sleep, etc.

This morning I stepped on the scale and saw 174 barking back at me. I'm close to TOM so lol...every hormone for itself I suppose.

Don't give up. If you are eating healthy you may be making progress in different ways. Pay attention to you how you feel and not just what the scale says. That is what I think anyhow.

Just got home from weight watchers, I'm also up a pound for no reason whatsoever. I did really well this week for working 7 days straight (12 hour shifts in a hospital). walked every night, ate pretty good. I'm a little ticked off, but I guess thats life. I'm so burnt out and tired I could cry. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with weight gain... Only 2 more days straight then I can sleep in! ahhh!