Why am I gaining weight? Ready to throw in the towel

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  • 43932452
    43932452 Posts: 7,246 Member
    I didn't read all the comments, my apologies if
    this was already mentioned but have you tried
    changing your workout intensity and/or amounts?
    Sometimes even less can trip the switch in a person.
  • lilcassers
    lilcassers Posts: 163
    Just looking at your diary for the past 3 days, the pizza, biscuits, ice cream, and cheese and crackers don't help. You will have to cut all this stuff out. All of these are high carbs. If you want one of these once a week, that's cool. But to have them daily is not helping.
  • arains89
    arains89 Posts: 442 Member
    Maybe you are preggo? : )
  • Naener
    Naener Posts: 167 Member
    i saw a chart that someone posted, showing NET losses. She recorded her weight every day, and placed the results on a chart. She showed how, if you weigh yourself once a week, or once a month, you may be weighing on an "up" day, and that might not give the true result. Weight fluctuates so much, so you need to look at net losses and gains, not an individual reading.
    My suggestion would be not to get hung up on the number on the scale. Measure key measurements (waist, bust, thigh, biceps etc), judge weight loss by a certain pair of pants, etc. The scale is only one measure of your success.

    I make sure to weigh once a month, the day BEFORE i start a new pack of Birth Control pills, but after my cycle.
    It seems like within a day of starting the hormones, you immediatly start retaining water... i wait until my cycle is over but before the new batch of hormones to minimize the water retention being calculated. being a woman sucks >.>
  • arains89
    arains89 Posts: 442 Member
    Just looking at your diary for the past 3 days, the pizza, biscuits, ice cream, and cheese and crackers don't help. You will have to cut all this stuff out. All of these are high carbs. If you want one of these once a week, that's cool. But to have them daily is not helping.

    This is terrible advice. You do not HAVE to give up anything. Your diary looks good. And you don't need to eat low carb to lose weight. Eat what you want. But are you sure you are estimating things correctly?
  • Tigg1011
    Tigg1011 Posts: 146
    I am NOT pregnant! Seriously, am NOT and this wouldnt be a good thing right now considering Im getting married in 4 months, not funny.

    lilcassers-I am going to try cutting down on that stuff, its hard because I enjoy it and am used to having it but I know I have to give some things up...people say a calorie is a calorie but I dont know how true that is.

    naener-yes being a woman DOES suck! I hate it, so frustating.
  • Tigg1011
    Tigg1011 Posts: 146
    I didn't read all the comments, my apologies if
    this was already mentioned but have you tried
    changing your workout intensity and/or amounts?
    Sometimes even less can trip the switch in a person.

    Np. I just changed from the 30ds a couple weeks ago to doin jackie warners workouts which are strictly with weights and I am working myself up to be able to use heavier ones..and I am also doing the c25k on opposite days now, at the end of week 6. So I def changed up my workout..
  • BlackBeltInTraining
    BlackBeltInTraining Posts: 30 Member
    Perhaps starting to measure your neck, thighs, and waist would be a better idea than just continuing to look at the scale. Depending on the intensity of your workouts you could very well be gaining muscle and that weighs a lot more than you would think! Hang in there and don't give up! Try changing up workouts as well as diets in order to try and find something that works.
  • ALittleBitLess1
    ALittleBitLess1 Posts: 119 Member
    Hi there, if it were me I would go back to 1200, but maybe drop to 1300 for a week or 2 and see if there is a difference.

    I am 5ft 2in too and find it really does not take that much 'too much' for me to put on weight.

    I try to plan my exercise so it is about an hour after a snack like an apple or some tomatoes with a good drink of water, but before a meal, that way I just eat my meal without feeling the need to eat all my exercise cals back. I do eat some back though if working hard or really feel like I need too. Don't want to feel too shabby the next day and don't sleep well if I am genuinely hungry. Not always easy to know what is hunger or boredom.

    My diet saviors are ice lollies, there are quite a few out there that are low in calories (35-90) I will often have one of these most evenings as they meet my sweet tooth needs and take longer to eat than chocolate or biscuits.

    Well done on the shred and c25k, I did c25k a couple of years ago, the weight fell off in the last couple of weeks, hoping its the same for you!

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