Gaining Weight..not Losing help!!

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  • ChrisRiches
    ChrisRiches Posts: 45 Member
    I also started a program last year, boot camp 3 mornings/week, counting calories, etc. And I gained 6 pounds in the first few weeks. Don't forget also that muscle weighs more than fat, you could be gaining some muscle. Keep at it, and make sure you are totally honest with yourself about how much you are eating. I was amazed at the true calories in what I was eating once I started using this website. Best of luck, and remember - Rome wasn't built in a day. :wink:
  • nachodman
    nachodman Posts: 29 Member
    It's only been a week. It will take some time to adjust and create new 'habits' (eating and physical activity). So, track what you eat, and your activity with MFP. You can also start looking at when you eat. Are you snacking while surfing the net? Watching the tele? etc. Be cognizant of the timing of your eating and you may be able to predict and prevent the breaking of your plan. It takes at least 21 days of doing something before it starts to or actually becomes a habit. To successfully lose and keep the weight off, what is needed is not a temporary fix, but a change in lifestyle. That is why I counsel my patients and encourage them to adopt some TLC. Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes are small changes you can live with for the rest of your life. The changes are slow as the results are, but the benefits can last a lifetime if you stick it out. Hang in there. You have lots of people on your cheering squad.
    Keep up the good work, don't lose faith and reward yourself from time to time, just be sure to get active and 'pay it back'.
  • Chibea
    Chibea Posts: 363 Member
    I am so glad for all these responses because I just had the same experience after losing for two weeks...I was really discouraged and was starting to lose interest...silly, I know, after only a few weeks. Anyway, so much great support here, I am so grateful.
  • jrzyfan01
    jrzyfan01 Posts: 2 Member
    I have been at it now for 2 weeks and my weight is in a yo-yo effect. I can weigh one day and be at my starting weight and then the next and be up 3 lbs and the next back down. I drink about 84 oz of water everyday and started a gym last week, still no results. I get discouraged so easily because I have so much to lose. I know it won't come off overnight but when will I see results. I am working harder at this time than ever before. I just want to see a lb come off to show me that I am doing something right. Last year I did the Atkins diet and lost almost 40 lbs but quit and have gained every bit of it back. I am trying this time for a low calorie/low carb combo. Somethings gotta give!

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