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I just went and got my bi weekly weigh in and I put on a kilo even thru I ate my calorie range so upset...I have been trying so hard to lose weight and this is just a depressing blow to the stomach.
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  • kowajenn
    kowajenn Posts: 274 Member
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    Aw, don't be upset. There are ups and downs all of the time and this will pass. Check you out having lost 12 kg. You are doing great!!!!
  • siegte16v
    siegte16v Posts: 139
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    Yes chin up and keep going..your body's probably in shock,stress can make you gain a little too ..be strong don't give in !
  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
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    oh hun, it could be any number of things! You might have eaten more sodium than usual, you might be at a certain time in your monthly cycle, you might be retaining water for some other reason.

    My advice, keep going - keep drinking water, working out, buy a food scale if you haven't already got one - but just keep going :)

    The scale sucks so start taking other measurements too
  • sunsetzen
    sunsetzen Posts: 268 Member
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    Happened to me for two weeks, then I lost 3 kilos in one week. Just be patient and be good to yourself (and make sure you're measuring correctly).
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
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    Don't let it get you down. Some weeks are up, some down, some stay the same. In the end though, you're in a better place now than you were in the beginning. Keep going, you can do it!
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,141 Member
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    Hey it's just 1kg, it's not the end of the world...just keep going, you'll get there!
  • Samuraiko
    Samuraiko Posts: 180 Member
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    I like to think that my body has a co-dependency relationship with fat. When I lose weight, I occasionally go through phases where the fat comes back, and I imagine that it's like an annoying ex-lover who doesn't understand that my body doesn't want to put up with its s*** anymore. But every now and again, my body goes, "Oh, okay, maybe one more try... no, f*** it" and then like four pounds come off at once.

    So maybe your body is doing the same thing. :)
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
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    So, are you SURE you didn't exceed your calorie deficit range?
  • tapirfrog
    tapirfrog Posts: 616 Member
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    I like to think that my body has a co-dependency relationship with fat. When I lose weight, I occasionally go through phases where the fat comes back, and I imagine that it's like an annoying ex-lover who doesn't understand that my body doesn't want to put up with its s*** anymore. But every now and again, my body goes, "Oh, okay, maybe one more try... no, f*** it" and then like four pounds come off at once.

    I am nominating this post for the best explanation ever of up-and-down weigh-ins.
  • kowajenn
    kowajenn Posts: 274 Member
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    I like to think that my body has a co-dependency relationship with fat. When I lose weight, I occasionally go through phases where the fat comes back, and I imagine that it's like an annoying ex-lover who doesn't understand that my body doesn't want to put up with its s*** anymore. But every now and again, my body goes, "Oh, okay, maybe one more try... no, f*** it" and then like four pounds come off at once.

    So maybe your body is doing the same thing. :)

    You are awesome. This is great!
  • MGreensides
    MGreensides Posts: 173 Member
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    I always gain around my T.O.M, could that be it? Try and focus on the big picture and how far you've come.
  • Samuraiko
    Samuraiko Posts: 180 Member
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    I like to think that my body has a co-dependency relationship with fat. When I lose weight, I occasionally go through phases where the fat comes back, and I imagine that it's like an annoying ex-lover who doesn't understand that my body doesn't want to put up with its s*** anymore. But every now and again, my body goes, "Oh, okay, maybe one more try... no, f*** it" and then like four pounds come off at once.

    I am nominating this post for the best explanation ever of up-and-down weigh-ins.
    *bows*

    ... and now I'm trying to think of how to rewrite the song "I Will Survive" from the point of view of a dieter. I am too weird for words at times...

    EDIT: And 10 minutes later, I come up with this:

    At first, I was afraid, I was petrified,
    Kept thinking, I could never eat unless the food was fried
    And how I spent so many nights, eating cookies by the pound,
    Until I found, that my body shape was round

    So to that fat, all over me
    I know it's both our faults you made my toes impossible to see
    I should have skipped that chocolate cake
    I should have taken yoga class
    But now I've simply had enough of you just riding on my a**

    Go on now, go, get off of me
    Just melt away now, 'coz I am losing weight, you see
    You were the one who shot my blood pressure sky high
    Set my heart racing until I thought that I would die

    Oh no not that, to hell with fat,
    Oh, I'll miss my late night bingeing fits, but I can live with that
    I've got a life to live, you see, I've got some muscle still in me
    So, goodbye fat, health's where it's at, hey hey!

    It toook all the will I had not to eat it all
    I had to learn Domino's understands if I don't call
    I may spend way too many nights just craving everything I see
    I want to feed, but I'll eat only what I need

    So when you see me looking great
    It's coz I'm strong enough to not completely clear my plate
    And when I feel like giving up and thinking I just can't survive
    I'll think of just how great I'll feel when I'm 175

    Go on now, go, get off of me
    Just melt away now, 'coz I am losing weight, you see
    You were the one who shot my blood pressure sky high
    Set my heart racing until I thought that I would die

    Oh no not that, to hell with fat,
    Oh, I'll miss my late night bingeing fits, but I can live with that
    I've got a life to live, you see, I've got some muscle still in me
    So, goodbye fat, health's where it's at, hey hey!
  • ashleyisgreat
    ashleyisgreat Posts: 586 Member
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    I like to think that my body has a co-dependency relationship with fat. When I lose weight, I occasionally go through phases where the fat comes back, and I imagine that it's like an annoying ex-lover who doesn't understand that my body doesn't want to put up with its s*** anymore. But every now and again, my body goes, "Oh, okay, maybe one more try... no, f*** it" and then like four pounds come off at once.

    So maybe your body is doing the same thing. :)

    Ha! :drinker:
  • georgesanchez7737
    georgesanchez7737 Posts: 61 Member
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    hang in there, slow improvements over time will be there! you already made progress. don't just weigh yourself, measure. I just did and in a month I lost 8 inches overall and only 6 lbs!! I now with exercise and good nutrition we make some muscle!
  • jallforme3
    jallforme3 Posts: 38 Member
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    Don't be devastated, you're body is still going through changes and will adjust with time!
  • redladywitch
    redladywitch Posts: 799 Member
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    Oh hun. I know how difficult it is to lose weight. Patience. You need to be patient right now. It's going to work.
  • gigglesinthesun
    gigglesinthesun Posts: 860 Member
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    At first, I was afraid, I was petrified,
    Kept thinking, I could never eat unless the food was fried
    And how I spent so many nights, eating cookies by the pound,
    Until I found, that my body shape was round

    So to that fat, all over me
    I know it's both our faults you made my toes impossible to see
    I should have skipped that chocolate cake
    I should have taken yoga class
    But now I've simply had enough of you just riding on my a**

    Go on now, go, get off of me
    Just melt away now, 'coz I am losing weight, you see
    You were the one who shot my blood pressure sky high
    Set my heart racing until I thought that I would die

    Oh no not that, to hell with fat,
    Oh, I'll miss my late night bingeing fits, but I can live with that
    I've got a life to live, you see, I've got some muscle still in me
    So, goodbye fat, health's where it's at, hey hey!

    It toook all the will I had not to eat it all
    I had to learn Domino's understands if I don't call
    I may spend way too many nights just craving everything I see
    I want to feed, but I'll eat only what I need

    So when you see me looking great
    It's coz I'm strong enough to not completely clear my plate
    And when I feel like giving up and thinking I just can't survive
    I'll think of just how great I'll feel when I'm 175

    Go on now, go, get off of me
    Just melt away now, 'coz I am losing weight, you see
    You were the one who shot my blood pressure sky high
    Set my heart racing until I thought that I would die

    Oh no not that, to hell with fat,
    Oh, I'll miss my late night bingeing fits, but I can live with that
    I've got a life to live, you see, I've got some muscle still in me
    So, goodbye fat, health's where it's at, hey hey!

    this is made of awesome, cheered me right up even though I apparently gained a pound this week (I know it's TOM, but I still feel sort of sad when it happens) :-)
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
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    Do you measure your food on a food scale? If not go out & buy one. It's so easy to think you're only having a tablespoon of peanut butter when you could be having two or four.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    I just went and got my bi weekly weigh in and I put on a kilo even thru I ate my calorie range so upset...I have been trying so hard to lose weight and this is just a depressing blow to the stomach.

    This is why you should weigh every day instead of once every two weeks. If you weighed every day, you'd just have to wait a day to weigh again.

    Now you have to be "devastated" for two weeks.
  • Stary714
    Stary714 Posts: 110 Member
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    It happens, after all weight loss isn't an exact science. Just keep staying under your goal and I'm sure you'll do better next time.

    Also, depending on how much you've drank today, that could just be water weight.

    Chin up, you've lost 12kgs so far so your doing it right. And losing weight is healthier when it's slow.

    Good luck :)