[christine123]

So I took a peak this morning even though my weigh-in isn't until Friday, and I am up a pound! This is after exercising (hiking and 2.5 mile walk) and being very diligent about food all weekend. I am hoping it's water retention from TOM which will be arriving shortly. My pants fit looser today so it just doesn't make sense unless it's water retention. I am a little bummed out and with PMS in full effect, that's not helping my mood here. Weight loss certainly is an emotional roller coaster Thanks for listening!

[Emme]

I'm sure it's just water retention. Keep your head up and keep going!

[joyfulloser]

Yup...good ol' water retention. NO...MORE...PEAKING!!! Well...not until you get used to the water weight game!

[christine123]

Thanks so much!

Emme - I love your quote. Gives me a lot to think about.

[envelope]

This is why I weigh daily and chart. I can see the crazy ups and downs my body goes through even when I am on plan and exercising. I also look back and see that yes I may spike up, but it is always followed by loss if I am on plan and exercising.

[AnonymouslyYours]

I feel exactly the same way! I have been really, really good, haven't gone over 1300 calories, I've worked out at least 4 days every week (really working out, I'm on week 5 of Couch to 5k, and after that I do 45 minutes to an hour of weight lifting) and my weight is exactly the same as where it was last week on weigh-in day. Granted, I wasn't supposed to weigh in until tomorrow, but I thought that even though I started my period yesterday, I would see SOME loss.

Oh well, I'm definitely eating more healthily, even if I'm not losing weight, right? So let's just hang in there, girl!

[H82Sweat]

I haven't had a good date with my scale for nearly a week. The scale is not a good conversationalist. Never tells me what I want to hear

But since I can now do the 30min medium intensity trainer program on my treadmill without praying for death I am going to call the time frame a success anyway

I think when we have weeks like this we should look for NSV's and call it good. Because isn't the journey about health and fitness, really?

[AnonymouslyYours]

I feel really silly, but I haven't been coming here that long...what is an NSV?

[H82Sweat]

NSV= Non scale victory

like clothes fitting looser or going down a size or finishing a fitness program you couldn't before or had great difficulty doing or losing inches if you're a body part measurer

[christine123]

Yea I was thinking how much better I'm eating overall. And some things to be proud of are that I actually crave vegetables/salad now and exercise. Those are pretty big from a self proclaimed couch potato. I'll have to take those wins until the scale gods have mercy on me.

[AnonymouslyYours]

Originally Posted by H82Sweat

NSV= Non scale victory

like clothes fitting looser or going down a size or finishing a fitness program you couldn't before or had great difficulty doing or losing inches if you're a body part measurer

Thank you!!!