For the first time today, I felt like quitting...

joeynigro1
joeynigro1 Posts: 28
in Health and Weight Loss
I read posts all the time about someone gaining a pound or two and being upset because they thought they were doing so well. In my brain I say, condescendingly " Oh how little you know, gaining a lb happens all the time, don't obsess over it, you're being irrational."

and then today I gained 1.5 lbs. And flipped out. I look fatter. I feel fatter. I feel like quitting. I understand where these people are coming from now. Yesterday I ate my recommended calories and then burned 650 of them off at the gym..and I GAINED A POUND AND A HALF?!

and so today, I have officially decided that daily weigh ins aren't for me.

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  • str8bowbabe
    str8bowbabe Posts: 712 Member
    I read posts all the time about someone gaining a pound or two and being upset because they thought they were doing so well. In my brain I say, condescendingly " Oh how little you know, gaining a lb happens all the time, don't obsess over it, you're being irrational."

    and then today I gained 1.5 lbs. And flipped out. I look fatter. I feel fatter. I feel like quitting. I understand where these people are coming from now. Yesterday I ate my recommended calories and then burned 650 of them off at the gym..and I GAINED A POUND AND A HALF?!

    and so today, I have officially decided that daily weigh ins aren't for me.

    I have found that I am best staying far away from the scale and I only measure periodically. I try not to stress if I go over my calories because it all averages out in the end. Remember...this is a long process. DO NOT GIVE UP!! Add me if you need some added support.
  • anunknownmouse
    anunknownmouse Posts: 118
    and so today, I have officially decided that daily weigh ins aren't for me.

    This.

    If you can actually see a difference in how you look over a ONE day period (beyond eating at an all you can eat buffet for breakfast, lunch, and dinner), it's all about that water retention. Nothing more to it.
  • dg09
    dg09 Posts: 754
    I look fatter. I feel fatter.

    Being/feeling bloated sucks. As soon as I wake up, I can tell if I'm not going to like what I see on the scale before I get on it, just simply by how I feel.

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