Progress is a bunch of ups and downs!

B_Plus_Effort

in early October of last year I went to put on a pair of my winter shorts (I live in California) and they laughed at me so a switch went off in my mind and I decided to loose the "quarantine weigh" (pronounced: "excuse for overeating for six months")

I share this post and this graph with you to show you that progress, be it in weight loss or performance training, or finance investments, whatever, is not linear (fancy word for a straight line) it is made of a bunch of ups and downs

I started at above 200 pounds that's what set off the alarms, I don't like that zone it's the no fly zone! and as I type this I am in the high 160s so about 6 pounds passed my goal weight and still loosing and I am eating more and more (don't hate me it's just how it works) I won't go all soap box on you but feel free to ask any questions you likes

pay particular attention to the bunch of spikes, each one of those was a day when I gained up to 4 pounds in one day, sometimes in only one meal, but the voice in my head said "that was delicious" no just kidding not that voice the other one that said "keep grinding"

our bodies are complex, but be consistent and over time results will come

riffraff2112

Always nice to be reminded that it isnt as simple as losing a lb or two a week. Sometimes a loss, is accompanied by a gain. It can derail you, knowing that you have worked just as hard, and are gaining weight despite your efforts. Fortunately for the dedicated, a minor gain for a day or two is almost always accompanied by a whoosh loss shortly thereafter

Jessie24330

No one gains four pounds in a day, it's just water retention. But its a good reminder for those starting out that things won't keep on with the large losses that they start out with, but progress is progress.

skatells

I really appreciate you posting your weight chart! I’m in a bit of an annoying few weeks where the scale is stuck within the same two pounds, and is just not going down, but I’m still working hard and believing in the process. Thanks for reminding me it’s not just me!

Laughter_Girl

Thanks for sharing your overall success. It's inspiring and made me laugh.

B_Plus_Effort

Jessie24330 wrote: »

No one gains four pounds in a day, it's just water retention. But its a good reminder for those starting out that things won't keep on with the large losses that they start out with, but progress is progress.

I never claimed it was muscle or fat I just said that's how much my weight went up by, I shared that because when we are in our weight loss phase we are stepping on the scale and those numbers can be a roller coaster of emotions

also a 4 pound jump is an indication of a higher carbohydrate intake as 1 gram of carbs pairs up with approximately 4 grams of water hence the name carboHYDRATE, so if you eat a 100 gram tortilla you will gain 500 grams of weight hypothetically (100 g of tortilla plus 400 grams of water that you drink during the day)

going in the opposite direction when you loose 4 pounds in one day and you are braggin' about it by the water cooler at work, and someone says oh it's just water weight, just smile, yes it may be water weight but the reason it went away is because the accompanying carb weight went down and there is no reason for your body to retain that water weight any longer, and you have to start somewhere and when you start you do loose water weight, of course you do

2685sue

wow, good job! you are inspiring !

Diatonic12

lckiehl

Huge standing round of applause and say it again for the people in the back! I am dedicated to eating as much as I can while losing slowly and building muscle and therefore changing my body composition. This means some days my weight fluctuates and THAT'S okay! Slow progress IS STILL PROGRESS! And by the way, who the hell wants to feel hungry and miserable?!? Keep grinding!

moodgirl

This is fantastic! I was just thinking the same thing as I was looking at my own graph from the past six months. There's ups. And there's downs. As long as it's incrementally going in the right direction, all is well with the world! The holidays were an obvious indulgent period and I know my next weigh-in (tomorrow) will be lower than last week. (I'm not brave enough to add the Weight Axis!).

prepregnancypants

This title spoke to me so just thank you for this. I have been struggling since the holidays but not giving up. So there are ups and downs but we have to just keep grinding and remember the big picture. Every day I am writing down something good about the day, something I did well, and I am remembering that it is about behavior and I am in control of that. It is not a straight line, it is up and down but it is progress!!