Focused - I know there are others here that feel the way you do. I don't seem to yo yo - but I did have a 4 lb gain for no apparent reason! I've noticed that if I DON'T EAT ALL MY FOOD, my body does not respond in a positive way! I either don't lose or gain. So obviously, my body has been deprived of enough that it NEEDS the calories I should be giving it!
Another think we keep getting told is to switch up. (We're on red w/lites) DH's counselors keep telling him to add variety to his diet! The funny part is when we added pork tenderloin, she fussed. When we had a 4 oz steak, she fussed. When we had WW pasta with no salt/sugar sauce, she fussed, but she wants us to have variety! So, I just prepare chicken and turkey as many ways as I can think of and add tilapia and tuna every other day. She also told us to move breakfast foods to dinner and vice versa every so often, and where we were having a salad for our veggies every dinner, she said to move the salad to lunch once in a while. Our bodies get used to routine.
Okay, I'm not an expert or anything, and having been on LAWL only 5 weeks, I'm probably the last one you should listen to for advise.
BUT I'm a great encourager! So take it one day at a time, one calorie at a time, one moment at a time, one swallow at a time.
Don't give up.
Don't give in!
YOU CAN DO THIS!!! We all can!
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I am even more of a newbie on lawl but look at weight loss not from day to day but from week to week. Our bodies and especially us chickies wiht hormones and even if you exercised hard the day before. Focus on how you are feeling, are you feeling good strong happy about your food choices. Do any of your clothes feel loser.

Measure your food... I think that is really key to success. Eyeballing your food isn't great strategy. Drink atleast your 64 oz of water a day-it really helps.

And keep on coming back here for some motivation.

Focused - You've gotten some good advice from Pearl and Tree. I would also remember that you did your WI after lunch. Any variation from the "normal" routine can cause a fluctuation too. (See our thread on WI day behavior).

Move on from the WI, get back to your normal routine, and listen to Pearl and Tree. You will get there.

Focused--hang in there--there has to be a reason and we'll figure it out. Why don't you posted a typical day and let's see if anyone has any suggestions. For sure--measure (unless it's second nature by now), get in 64-80 oz. water (I was over doing it--and you can), get in each food category and maybe try the breakdown in your book. Just thoughts

It is natural for the scale to fluctuate through the week without you doing anything wrong. This is why many people choose to only weigh in once a week, rather than 3x-because the day to day fluctuations can make them crazy.
It is impossible for a person to lose or gain 2 pounds of FAT in 2 days...so don't get so focused on the scale. Our bodies are mostly composed of water-so the bathroom, our sodium levels, if we have sweated a lot recently, if we are retaining water from PMS-and many other things can make the scale go up or down slightly. You did not gain 2 pounds of fat in 2 days.

I only weigh in once a week...because my scale will fluctuate up and down-and it is a more reliable measure of my actual progress to only look once. It would drive me crazy to weigh in every other day and see down a pound, up a pound, down 2 pounds, up one pound, and so forth for two weeks before the low number actually "stays" there.

If you can't honestly take the stress of the multiple weigh ins...then maybe cut out a visit to the center each week-and only go once or twice??? If you are measuring your portions and exercising regularly-the scale will start going in the right direction.

Even when you maintain a weight loss-the scale will fluctuate. When I maintained after my daughter was born, my goal weight was 155. I maintained at a range between 154-157 staying perfectly on plan. This was simply the fluctuation daily from the above mentioned things...and it DID stay in this 4 pound range-not higher or lower-when I stayed on my maintenance eating plan and exercise. There is always going to be SOME fluctuation-even at maintenance the scale will not stay a perfect 150 or 125 on the scale every single day or whatever your goal weight is. The body doesn't work that way.

I'm here with you sister- I have gone between 209 and 207 for the past week. Extremely frustrating. I feel like it is TOM but it hasn't been and I have not gone OP in any major way.

HOw about we both put our scales away for a few days and have positive thoughts! It is bound to break eventually...

Focused-Aphil had some good advice. So-if you still want to go in 3X/week-ask them if they can only tell you what the scale says 1X/week. Make sure you go at the same time of day on that day, wearing similar clothes. The other days-stand backwards on the scale. Let them know the fluctuations are stressing you out. They should easily be able to help you out with this.

I am 4 to 5 lbs heavier before I go to bed then I am in the am after going to the bathroom. You can't let it drive you crazy.

Oh Boy can I relate. This has been going on with me for MONTHS. I too am discouraged. Its especially bad now that I'm within that last 20 pounds. I have weighed and measured throughout, done all my water, the works... the COD just keeps telling me that Its just the way my body reacts. YEAHRIGHTSURE... apparently over the last few years I've grown sensitive to EVERYTHING. I think not.

Especially since that doesn't explain why I can have one of those small bags of Lay's BBQ Chips and DROP over the next few days. Go Figure!

Anyway I share your pain!

Focused - I'm glad your counseling session left you feeling more positive. Remember, if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. Forget about "your" way and do it the "LAWL" way. You'll be less stressed, and isn't "their" way what you're paying for?

We're all here for you. Stay positive and POP!

Okay - the newbie was right about something! YEAH!!! I can so relate! Sometimes I feel like I'm too full to eat more, or I just don't want to eat again, or I'm in a rush or in town and would rather eat MY food than out, so I wait and then it piles up... Anyway, like I said, if I don't get all my food in, my body stops losing and goes into "starving here, not gonna lose" mode.
So glad you've got peace about it now and your ready to move on!
We're here for ya chickie!
Hugs - Now go eat breakfast!

Focused glad you got some suggestions from your couselor.

I had a probablem with not being regular after starting Lawl.. I was only taking 2 fish oils a day then bumped it up to 4 a day and it really helped. If you are not taking fish oils you should give it a try.

OT-Pearl.. WOW! You have lost 26 pounds on LAWL in 5 weeks?? that is great!!! I have been LAWL for 8 weeks now and have lost 18.. I guess I am a slow loser eh? you will be to your goal in no time!
May I ask what you are doing to lose the weight so quick??