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  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    Thank you everyone. Great advice. I appreciate the help.
    I did weigh in after the "big hike" and my legs were sore for days so yes they were holding water.

    I'm working on healthier eating and avoiding the scale for just a while. Sometimes I get too wrapped up in a number.
    PLUS the pop is gone from the house. :)

    Happy Friday to all.

    Take some "before" measurements and photos. The scale is very deceptive and it rarely tells the whole story. The pictures and measurements will give you another way to gauge success.
  • skinnyone2012
    skinnyone2012 Posts: 88 Member
    The other thing I noticed after looking at your diary is you are doing the chinese thing a fair amount. Lots of sodium there. I dont see many veggies and not much protein.
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    Try to dial back on the fast food.
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    I am not going to do the leg work or you but you can study up on the below to back my claims as well as a few simple google searches can help
    John Berardi, PhD, CSCS, president, Precision Nutrition; author, The Metabolism Advantage. Berardi, J. The Metabolism Advantage, Rodale Press, 2006. Sanjay Patel, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. DavidAllison, PhD, professor of biostatistics and director of the clinical nutrition center at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala.Noreen, E. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 1, 2003; vol 35, supplement 1: p S248. Kristine Clark, PhD, RD, FACSM, assistant professor and director of sports nutrition at Pennsylvania State University.
    Oh, that study. On fish oil supplementation.
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,324 Member
    I find I lose or gain a week after doing well or doing poorly. give it time.. it may take your body a week or two..then you'll start dropping... don't get discouraged..just get stronger by sticking with it.. it will pay off. It is almost like our subconscious mind is looking for a reason to quit..so we get discouraged..and really it is unreasonable to expect your body to lose on a weekly schedule..it really doesn't work like that.

    Log in everyday..visit the forums...read the success stories and keep motivated. good luck..you can do it
  • ErnestinesMom
    ErnestinesMom Posts: 161
    It is generally considered among many fitness experts as well as metabolic study institutes that eating regularly and consistently keeps your body burning the few you are putting indie of it..

    I am not going to do the leg work or you but you can study up on the below to back my claims as well as a few simple google searches can help
    John Berardi, PhD, CSCS, president, Precision Nutrition; author, The Metabolism Advantage. Berardi, J. The Metabolism Advantage, Rodale Press, 2006. Sanjay Patel, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. DavidAllison, PhD, professor of biostatistics and director of the clinical nutrition center at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala.Noreen, E. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 1, 2003; vol 35, supplement 1: p S248. Kristine Clark, PhD, RD, FACSM, assistant professor and director of sports nutrition at Pennsylvania State University.

    As I said before.. The poster came on the boards up set that she gained.. Most people ( and I know there are exceptions, I feel compelled to throw that caveat out to you ) their first week with eating right and exercising will mostly lose water weight not retain...My first week at almost 300lbs this time 2 years ago I lost 10 lbs.

    What I am saying is you can't expect to reach your goals or consistently lose if you are going to maintain the choices the poster made this past week in her diary.

    This is getting redundant, so I am going to back away now..

    Exercise and better choices is what the poster needs to be successful in reaching her goals.. As I said before I wish you the best of luck.

    Seriously, I totally agree with you. The OP's food choices jumped out immediately as the number one culprit. Eat clean, fruits, veggies, whole grains (bread, I go with Ezekiel--Food For Life)...lean protein. I make my own pizza...Ezekiel tortillas as a base.

    Great that OP came on here and said, hey...this is not working. And I felt you were right on the money with your advice.
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    Please remember that a women's cycle plays a role in all of this! Every month I have a week before my "tom" where I get bloated and gain weight. After the week is up, i lose all of the water weight plus some. Please keep at it - at least for a month, and if there is nothing - you may want to consider seeing your doctor.

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