Horrible Monday!

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  • Ems500c
    Ems500c Posts: 153 Member
    Carostad, thank you for the reply! I'm going to try a few things listed in the posts. See if it could be sodium / food related, or if it could just be my muscles retaining water as someone mentioned. It's all a learning process and all the advice helps teach me what I could be doing wrong!

    Paige682 and Serah87, I never said I was all worked up, I said I busted my butt and had no results and though MAYBE I was going something wrong. I'm not a expert at all of this and found out things today I didn't know before. So if I posted I was up 5 pounds it would be OK but because it's only 4 oz, its not?? Hmm.. but thank you anyways for the replies!
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    Carostad, thank you for the reply! I'm going to try a few things listed in the posts. See if it could be sodium / food related, or if it could just be my muscles retaining water as someone mentioned. It's all a learning process and all the advice helps teach me what I could be doing wrong!

    Paige682 and Serah87, I never said I was all worked up, I said I busted my butt and had no results and though MAYBE I was going something wrong. I'm not a expert at all of this and found out things today I didn't know before. So if I posted I was up 5 pounds it would be OK but because it's only 4 oz, its not?? Hmm.. but thank you anyways for the replies!

    Really? You weren't worked up? You titled the thread "horrible Monday," said you felt horrible this morning and viewed it as a setback even after everyone explained that a 4oz gain is nothing to be concerned about. Of course people are going to jump in and tell you to relax.

    Quite honestly, had you posted about 5lb gain, you would have gotten similar responses in terms of what the cause could be (hormones, water retention in your muscles, sodium). The responses may have been more tempered though because 5 pounds is a far greater gain than 4oz (literally, a half a cup of water).

    You are more than welcome to post concern over a 4oz gain. You can post anything you like, it's an open forum. People will respond accordingly - and, actually, no one has been rude to you.
  • Ems500c
    Ems500c Posts: 153 Member
    I just reread my reply and I NEVER said anyone was rude, and I also said I will listen to everyone's feedback and appreciate the time for people to post suggestion as to what it could be. Also like I said I learned that muscles retain water, which I had NO clue about and also that it could very well be sodium (even though I watch the sodium intake). Lastly, it is horrible to work at something and get no results. It's not the gain, its the time and effort I put into logging everything accurately, weighing food and exercising daily to be up the next week. That's the point I was getting at. The number does not even matter, its the point that something I did, didn't work how I wanted it to, and wanted feedback. It's that simple, but as I said thanks again for posting!
  • Jenny45683
    Jenny45683 Posts: 3
    If your body is not used to that amount of exercise maybe you are retaining a bit of water? When I first started strength training my weight went up by 6 pounds overnight! I thought it was a bit weird but it went away pretty quick. From reading around it seems your muscles can retain a bit water while they repair. You might have actually lost weight but it's being masked, you never know.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I'ts fine. Everyone is fine.

    Sure it's more reaction than other people would have- really anything in ounces in terms of weight is a drop in the bucket... so not everyone would react.

    But I can understand how incredibly annoying it is to bust your butt, stay on top of the food and then be up... up ANY number of weight is exhausting.

    But it's fine- she's listening and adjusting- and sometimes you just have to have you irrational panic attack/vent to get it out there.

    All is fine and well.
  • Ems500c
    Ems500c Posts: 153 Member
    Thanks Jenny45683. I never even knew that was possible to retain water in your muscles (still new at this) and something I am going to look into!
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    Thanks Jenny45683. I never even knew that was possible to retain water in your muscles (still new at this) and something I am going to look into!

    muscle is majority water.
  • headofphat
    headofphat Posts: 1,597 Member
    Did you have a lot of sodium? Maybe you're just retaining water.
  • RET68
    RET68 Posts: 88
    First, I'm so sorry. I know you must be depressed but, don't eat a cow which is something I might do. : ) Try maybe drinking a lot more water this week, and remember there are set points and if you've hit a plateau, then once you pass it, whoosh, there will be a big drop. The next 14 pounds will go very easy. ahem. Until you hit another set point. This is just your brain trying to prevent you from starving. silly brain. maybe track measurements to so you have some other feedback, or mood, or energy. hmm. OH and if all else fails, check your time of the month ( I always gain five pounds) and really go over the diary. I was once allowing myself chips and salsa as a treat once a week not realizing it was 600 calories and full of salt, and msg which is an allergen for me. Keep plugging it'll happen. Oh one more thing. Try to get more sleep or take short naps, 20 min or so, you can only produce HGH while you are asleep, and that makes muscle which increases your metabolism. Sorry, I feel you. :flowerforyou:

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