Down in the dumps :(

Countrybride2b
Countrybride2b Posts: 31 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Today I had to weigh in for the lose 5 lbs in May Challenge. I was soooo good this week! In addition to my regular workouts at the gym, I've also started doing 2 Jillian DVDs as well... So that's 2 workouts a day. I'm always under my calories for the day, and I eat well! Today I stepped on the scale and saw I went up 2 pounds!!! I seriously wanted to cry... Ok, maybe I did actually cry a little... Lol. I'm getting married in August and I'm really wanting to look my best. I feel like these last 10 pounds are never going to come off. I feel like I'm running out of time :( I know there's theories about having to eat more to lose weight, but I feel I don't have enough time to experiment with this- incase I just keep gaining!! My daily cals are 1480... When I workout a lot, I usually will eat closer to 1600 calories, while still having a large deficit. ANY advice I could get from MFP peeps would be much appreciated!!!!
Thank you!

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  • diddyh
    diddyh Posts: 131 Member
    The last 10 lbs is very hard to lose. I know anytime I bump up my exercise, I ALWAYS see a bump up on my scale for a week or two. It's happened to me enough that I understand it is my body holding on to water to heal my muscles. After about two weeks, the scale starts to go down again. Don't get discouraged. It will happen.
  • Countrybride2b
    Countrybride2b Posts: 31 Member
    Thank you!! You have made me feel a little better :)
  • kiminikimkim
    kiminikimkim Posts: 746 Member
    When I reached a plateau, I invested in a HRM. My body simply required less calories to perform the same workouts every day.

    I have a couple of rest days between intense workouts. This seems to work for me.

    Now I make sure my heart rate is in the anaerobic stage for at least 20% of my workouts. My watch classifies this stage as "Zone 3". Anaerobic stage is when your heart rate reaches a point where it burns calories like crazy. I won't lie, it's a struggle to even stay in this stage, I often want to give up and crash to the floor to rest.

    You can read more info on the "Heart Rate" Wiki page.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Exercise_zones.png
  • ninick
    ninick Posts: 44 Member
    another problem could be that you are working out too much and not eating enough.

    I've been the same situation for a long time in the 4 months or so I've been working out 4-5 days a week and eating within range but did not see the scale drop down at all! But recently I upped my calorie intake after reading this post (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/538381-in-place-of-a-road-map). It's scary at first and the scale still did not move for 2 weeks, but after the body adjust, the lbs have been coming off now even though I worked out less (only 3 times a week now) and ate more (ate back work out calories)!

    hopefully this helps. :)
  • Tangerine16
    Tangerine16 Posts: 44 Member
    I had something similar this morning. Don't usually do much exercise, but on Saturday and Sunday I did a 60 and 90-minute walk respectively (and ate reasonably within calorie limits)

    Weighed this morning and was 2lbs heavier than on Saturday!

    Let's hope it disappears again (also trying to lose last 10lbs)
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