To weight train or not to weight train...
 

So I'm trying to figure out the best way to flush out whatever is causing me to hold on to these 2 extra pounds (It was just 2 not 3, so not as bad as I thought), and I was wondering if it would be a good/bad idea to skip out on weight training and just do straight cardio for this week? I also lowered my calorie limit on my calorie app to 1600 (it was at like 1870 or something, but I found I generally eat around 1600 anyway) and I'm planning on drinking lots of water and eating a bit more potassium (doesn't that flush out sodium? I don't know if my info is accurate there). Does this sound good?

Ok, what do you mean "2 extra pounds" - ?? According to your ticker you have 47 extra pounds that you are trying to lose. (do you mean 2 extra pounds that you have regained? 2 extra pounds that you want to meet your current small goal?)

Therefore I am surmising that for whatever reason, you are obsessing about two simple pounds. In the grand dieting/exercising scheme, 2 itty-bitty pounds is not worth contemplating changing a routine over. Especially "just for this week."

I'd keep doing what you're doing - you've lost 19 lb thus far, and that's FANTASTIC! - what you're doing IS WORKING! - so why would you want to change it for a little bitty "2 extra pounds" ?

You're trying to win a challenge in which money is the prize right? Is that why the 2 lbs is important this week?

Depending on how much money is on the line there are ways to drop weight and manipulate water if that is your goal.

Otherwise I wouldn't worry about it and I would hit the gym.

I don't really know what the smaller cash prizes are but the big one is $400, which means a lot to a soon-to-be college graduate like myself, lol. I honestly don't even know if I'll win, but as far as my personal mini goals are concerned, I wanted to be in the lower 220s at the end of March -- I got to 223.8 (I really need to change my thingy) and the it bopped back up to 226 today, so now I don't know if I'll be able to reach my goal of being in the 2-teens by the time I graduate (on the 28th).

But as far as this little blip is concerned, yes this is a regain, and I'm thinking it might be because TOM is near (next Tuesday), so I might end up with a "woosh" when it's all said and done and all this fretting will be for nothing, lol. I tend to do that a lot >_<!

Originally Posted by mimsyborogoves:
So I'm trying to figure out the best way to flush out whatever is causing me to hold on to these 2 extra pounds (It was just 2 not 3, so not as bad as I thought), and I was wondering if it would be a good/bad idea to skip out on weight training and just do straight cardio for this week? I also lowered my calorie limit on my calorie app to 1600 (it was at like 1870 or something, but I found I generally eat around 1600 anyway) and I'm planning on drinking lots of water and eating a bit more potassium (doesn't that flush out sodium? I don't know if my info is accurate there). Does this sound good?

Do you want to lose two pounds of water or two pounds of fat? Water easily lost is water easily gained, even when dieting. Fat loss makes a difference in appearance. Are you in a particular hurry to get those two extra pounds off? If not, I would just stick to the weight resistance training; it'll pay off nicely in the end.

Originally Posted by tricon7:
Do you want to lose two pounds of water or two pounds of fat? Water easily lost is water easily gained, even when dieting. Fat loss makes a difference in appearance. Are you in a particular hurry to get those two extra pounds off? If not, I would just stick to the weight resistance training; it'll pay off nicely in the end.

I guess two pounds of water because I honestly don't think it's fat; I just trying to get it out so I can be back to where I was so I can be closer to my goal for this month.