Feeling really discouraged weight gain

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  • cnewlin86
    cnewlin86 Posts: 87
    I weigh in every 2 weeks and do my inches. Than I put the whole picture together and look at the entire month and judge my progress. This month I lost 9.2lbs and 16 inches. Now I'm on to see what I can accomplish in the next two weeks, log it, than focus on the next two weeks and before long I'll be at 60 days and I'll be looking at the entire 60 days to see what I accomplished. If I focused on what I gained or lost on a day by day basis I'd give up. They key to success is knowing that it is going to take time and you have to be consistent and work hard for it. I have given up before and finally I found a way that is working for me and I am sticking to it. Find what works for you and know that YOU CAN DO IT ;-)
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    hi,its sounds like you exercise every day,i don't think its weight you are putting on,i think its your body turning up more muscle as muscle weighs heavier than fat,take your measurments in inches and you will find that you have lost inches instead of weight,fat turns into muscle.

    There's also the matter of cortisol, your blood levels of which will increase if you train too often and too hard (especially, if you are new to training). Cortisol causes you to retain water majorly. Try cutting back your training a bit and eating some raw baby spinach leaves (seriously). I munch on raw baby spinach leaves all the time (with a bit of lemon juice and minimal sea salt). Spinach is rich in magnesium and potassium and will help you to shed extra fluid. Also, taking Epsom salts BATHS will help you a lot when you are building muscle, because you can absorb the magnesium right through your skin (Epsom salts are pure magnesium sulphate and the sulphate is good for you too as we don't tend to get enough sulfur in our diets). Aim for two 15-minute baths per week, with the water as hot as you can stand it (without burning yourself, of course). You may find that you shed a lot of water weight with this approach and your muscles will feel great! Our great-grandparents used to believe in Epsom salts baths for sore, achy muscles. They knew it worked, they just didn't know why--magnesium is a muscle's best friend (and most of us are lacking in magnesium because of our dietary habits).
  • lenoresaari
    lenoresaari Posts: 500 Member
    bump epsom salt idea
  • jennifer3998
    jennifer3998 Posts: 144 Member
    I can go up and down on the scale NINE POUNDS in 36 hours. I have done this twice that I know of. Every single week of my life I flucuate 4 pounds if I'm not being vigilant. And even when I am it is at least two!! Then one week I will be lower than I have been in the last three. I am the person who has to weigh every day just to keep me in line, but yes...it is frustrating! You can't possibly think that the second week, after you've obviously lost a bunch of water weight, that you're going to lose a bunch! I know everyone here thinks the Biggest Loser sucks (personally I think the % of people who have lost weight and kept it off is way higher than people on here) but it's no different than the "week two curse"!

    You've been doing this two weeks. Just keep going.

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