+2 lb this week - what did i do wrong ?
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Weight loss is not linear. Your daily weight is an accurate representation of your SPECIFIC weight no more so than the account balance listed on your monthly bank statement is a precise representation of your wealth.0
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Thank you so much for all the replies and your support, this is a brilliant community
I suddenly realised I was panicking, which is silly, but hopefully understandable. Having never made a conscious effort to lose weight before, I guess I will fall into that now and again. Once again, many thanks0 -
OP if it makes you feel any better. On a friday about a month ago I weighed 168lbs, come sunday after a weekend where 75 percent of my cals came from high carb/high sodium food, sunday night I was 180lbs. That's 12lbs in about 54hrs. I managed to lose 10 of those lbs between monday and tuesday. It was all water0
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Don't sweat it. Sometimes I lose 2 pounds taking a good #2.0
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Don't sweat it. Sometimes I lose 2 pounds taking a good #2.
lol, that IS a good #2 :laugh:0 -
Stay the course. Your body is not a machine. You can't turn the crank and get the same thing out every time.
What you care about is a downward trend, and with only three weeks in, you don't have enough data to get a trend going yet.
When you first reduce your calories, your body burns up its excess glycogen stores. Each gram of glycogen travels with three friends in the form of a gram of water, so each gain or loss of a pound of glycogen will result in a gain or loss of four pounds total. If you ate higher carbs than usual, or higher sodium than usual, the 2 pounds are likely just water.
And everybody's right, be glad you're not a woman. I gained almost three pounds this weekend due to my period and one very large high-carb meal. I am still waiting for one pound or so to go away. I've done four intense lifting workouts since then too, so I know there's bound to be a lot of water tied up in my muscles for repairs. I know all these things, and I don't get crazy about daily fluctuations on the scale.
It's a marathon, not a sprint. Stick to your guns and the weight will go.0 -
I am sure a lot of people will not agree. But I would get on the scale everyday. The reason be is that you will see the flucuations up but you will also see the downward trends. I have done this since May and I have learned a lot about how my body reacts to certain foods and exercise. It has taken that sinking feeling of gaining a pound away. I dont worry about it anymore because I know that as long as I stay under my calorie limit each day that in time the math will work out to my favor.
Having said that a good #2 does solve a lot of problems.0 -
do you weight/measure all your food?
You are either under estimating calories, or have water retention ..
I would suggest weighing yourself three times a week, at the same time, and take a weekly average to account for fluctuations...
for example this week I was 174, 172.8 and 173.1 for an average of 170.3 ....so you can see over course of a week my weight fluctuated +/- 1 pound....
I then use the weekly average to compare against past weeks..as long as the average is going in direction I want, then I am good..
Speaking from a womans perspective... do not get addicted to your scale or the numbers on it! My best method for tracking is measurements!0 -
Dude just go take a deuce and pee and weigh yourself again. Bet that number will drop. Remember, food stays in our systems for sometimes days so don't worry about it. Just keep doing what you are doing. Drink more water too!0
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Also, "they" recommend that you drink atleast half of your body weight in ounces to stop water retention... example if you weighed 150 lbs drink 75 ounces of water a day.0
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If you are gaining weight, you are eating more calories then you are burning. Assuming you are logging everything in, could you be overestimating calories burned and/or underestimating calories eaten? It's a common error.0
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Either poop or water weight. Don't freak out. There's a normal fluctuation of weight that happens on a daily basis.
I am with this reply.0
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