So mad. Ready to give up, read me, and give advice!

Sorie44

When I travel my sleep gets messed up. I
f you flew on a plane that can cause edema.
When I share a room with people I don't know, I get constipated (sorry to much info).
There is so much sodium in restaurant food.

get back on track logging your food and drinking your water and exercising.

I wouldn't get back on the scales for a week. I bet your weight will be back to normal.

I always remind myself that this is a lifestyle change...and life happens. Life will continue to happen. Just get up, brush yourself off and get back on the horse.

JohnDun

Walking is garbage. You need to incorporate weight training and high intensity interval training HIIT. The key is intensity. If you're not huffing and puffing and dripping sweat when you're done then you're not training hard enough. Cut out sugar, bread, pastas and pretty much anything processed and eat lean meats, lots of green vegetables, complex carbs and green tea or water. Get at least 6 to 8 hours of sleep and stay consistent. If you have a cheat meal not cheat day fine but don't do more than one a week or you'll be back to square one.

Dont give up on your goal, it happens, I check the scale if its up I dont really care at all, I know that am doing my best. I like the idea that the shirt I am wearing just now does not have the buttons ready to pop off and take some poor sods eye out, but 3 weeks ago it would have.

As for the intense working out, I have started down that path. I would say that I do work on the treadmill for some of the things I do but I am doing interval training with it, after a warm up I will set the treadmill at an incline of 12 and speed of 6kph and just walk up that damn hill. Will then reduce it back down to 0 and 4kph...then minute latter do the same thing again. Gets the hold heart pumping and the tshirt soaking but no running involved, but its intense.

Maybe another idea is NOT to weigh yourself for a few weeks, ignore the scales, they dont exisit, keep following your planned programme, do your exercises, drink the water, and make sure you go to the bathroom before you weigh yourself, some folk forget about this and the waste matter in your body can weigh a bit.

Good luck and keep us all updated.....J

mockchoc

Why are you weighing yourself after you have just got home from dinner? You should only weigh yourself first thing in the morning, naked after a toilet stop and before you drink or eat.

Shanel0916

Could it be that you are possibly in denial about your eating habits, take time and truly evaluate your diary are you logging EVERYTHING you eat?

chubito

If you are eating low carb and you ate something with high carbs in it when you were out, you probably gained a lot of water weight. Don't be a slave to the scale, take progress pictures every 2-3 weeks and also take your measurements. Often you are losing fat, but the scale doesn't reflect it. Also, drink more water. the more water you drink, the less your body will retain. Whatever you do, don't give up. You will always plateau for a while when you are losing weight, but giving up means that you have to accept your current body for the rest of your life. I know that isn't what you want to do. If you are completely stalled, you could always try intermittent fasting, or try following the keto lifestyle. You can find out more about keto @ www.reddit.com/r/keto

sally_jeffswife

Are you taking any medications that could cause weight gain? that's what my biggest problem was, I was put on a medication that made me gain weight quickly and isn't coming off easily. My Dr switched my meds and so now its starting to help alot but still a long way for me to bring the weight bk down to where I want it. If you take some medications they can make you retain water or mess alot with your metabolism. Or if its close to that time of the month I know I fluctuate around 4-5 lbs around that time. don't give up though....that happens to all of us.

HelpWanted220

Don't give up...Don't give the scale that much power. I too have had the same experience.

It sounds like you had a great time, which is so necessary, and your body freaked out from being out of the "norm".
I do think it was the colas and coffee and sodium.

I agree with tons of water....but help your body out recovering and add some fresh squeezed lemon. I am not a lemon fan, so I squeeze an ounce (that is all you need) and chug an 8 oz and then another 8 oz and it works. I do that sometimes mid morning and then afternoon.
Lots of water....

You can do this and it is just a bump in the road!!!

Curious what does lemon do for you???

newdaydawning79

Walking is garbage. You need to incorporate weight training and high intensity interval training HIIT. The key is intensity. If you're not huffing and puffing and dripping sweat when you're done then you're not training hard enough. Cut out sugar, bread, pastas and pretty much anything processed and eat lean meats, lots of green vegetables, complex carbs and green tea or water. Get at least 6 to 8 hours of sleep and stay consistent. If you have a cheat meal not cheat day fine but don't do more than one a week or you'll be back to square one.

This is not true. Yes, weight training is a GREAT thing, it tones and adds muscle and therefore increases our TDEE. But saying someone who is just getting started on their journey is 'not trying hard enough' is utter bull. I eat carbs, fruits, vegetables, dairy, sugar, meat, etc etc etc and as long as I stick to my calorie goal (this includes eating exercise cals) and exercise moderately (this includes walking) I lose weight. It's when I give up on myself that the weight comes back on. I'm in this for the long haul now and I'll be damned if i'm going to be told my walking isn't good enough.

LoriIone

I drank a lot of water yesterday. I am down 4 pounds! I am going to drink lots more today and do a good workout. Thank you everyone for your opinions! Thanks for all the kind words!