I gained 2 lbs since last week.

I did cheat twice. Once on tuesday I ate a brownie, and last night I probably had a little too much to eat....

However....at 215 lbs, eating an average or 1500 calories a day when I used to eat waaaaaaaaay more than that, I should have lost.

I mean, if I wanted to stay at 215 I would have continued to hit the drive through 5 times a week and shove cookies in my mouth all day at home.

My eating habits have undergone a very drastic change. I'm disgusted to admit the amount of food I was eating before, but I can guarantee that it's way more than the calorie counting websites tell me that I needed to maintain 215 lbs. I am surprised I didn't get up to 500 lbs last year, the way I was eating.

How can I make such huge changes and gain??? I want to kick something. To make it worse, I joined the Biggest Loser competition in the 30 something group because I knew that I had truly committed to losing weight this time (something just feels different vs my other half hearted "attempts") and now my teammate will have to post that I gained. Ugh! Our weigh in is today, so I'll get back on the scale later and see if it changes it's mind...I keep hoping the number was a fluke, lol.

Anyway, thanks for letting me vent. I know what I have to do...drink more water, exercise more, get more rest, yada yada yada......and I'll get right to it after I drink my coffee and start a new pair of socks on my knitting needles.

Don't panic. I started almost where you are, at 5'9" tall. I was 225 or 230 when I started. All at once I went from over-eating couch potato to eating less, eating better and starting a cardio/weight regimen 5 days a week.

I GAINED five pounds that didn't come off for a month.

But I kept it up, and then started losing steadily. Keep going...give it a couple more weeks, especially if you're working out as well. Don't panic.

Hey, remember that the scale is The scale measures ALL of you, so it's hard to know just from that when you lose FAT! Eating too much last night could have you retaining water and that might be why you're up...

Don't let this derail you!!

Do you weigh everyday? Do you weigh on Monday? For me, I found that I can not weigh everyday (once a week is plenty) or just I obsess when that # goes up (and it will from time to time). I also found that I should not weigh on Monday, as my weekends are always not as stringent as during the week. So I picked Thursday as my weigh in day. It has been working well for me, so maybe it will work for you.

Now, with that being said, do not get discouraged. When I see a 2# gain, it is usually because I have eaten way too much salt and it is just water retention.

So Keep on Trucking, Kathy, you can do this, we can all do this.

OMG I am so right there with you! I was on plan all last week except one meal out and I freaking gained a pound. Now I must say this is the first time i have had this happen to me when I was trying to loose weight so its a bit discouraging

We just have to chug along and stay on track this week. I plan on weighing myself daily this coming week to see if I can catch a good day...lol Im hoping its just water weight..

You would not have stayed at 215. You'd have been gaining a pound a week or so...

Don't cheat, and don't overeat. If you are tracking you calories carefully, then be sure you enter everything you eat, even when you've gone overboard. This helps you to see where you're really at.

Good luck!
Jay

Howdy,
For me, this is why weighing daily helps, because I start to get used to these fluctutations of my body. If I weighed once a week, as i have done in the past with WW, then who knows what the weight for that one day might mean. That could be the day I held water, TOM, ovulate, salt was in something I didn't know about, etc...

For example, I am up .6# from yesterday. Last night we had a party, and I ate 1542 cal, 242 over my limit, yet well within my weekly averages. The day before I ate 1044 knowing the party with family was coming. I planned for the overage and reaqlly enjoyed the people and the food. I am not panicing today (I already did that when I first started calorie counting and daily weighing). For .6# gain, I would have needed to consume an extra 1750 calories on top of what my body needs to function, which I know I didn't possibly do.

So I will ride this bump out. 3FC is a very nice place to work out these bumps along the journey.

Best wishes with whatever you choose to do.