Frustrated!

Phoenix212
Phoenix212 Posts: 54 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
GAH FRUSTRATED! My dietician said I should definitely up my calories from 1500 to 1600 a day since I'm doing Insanity and walking around on campus so much, and my new bodymedia armband says I'm still getting a deficit of ~700-800 calories a day even with the increase, but I gained a lb and a half over the past week... I also increased my carb intake from 40% to 45%, and I'm well aware it's only been a week and that my body is probably just going through an adjustment period, but IT'S SOOO FRUSTRATING! I wanted to be below 140 lbs by the end of February :(

Advice or words of encouragement would be very welcome~

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  • GetHotIn2014
    GetHotIn2014 Posts: 201 Member
    Yeah, I'd give it some time and you'll see a loss, I'm sure. You look really great right now, by the way!!! =)
  • GetHotIn2014
    GetHotIn2014 Posts: 201 Member
    Plus, if you're doing Insanity, you're probably gaining some muscle weight pretty fast, so that could account for the gain.
  • Phoenix212
    Phoenix212 Posts: 54 Member
    Thank you, and that might be part of it, you're right
  • mabelbabel1
    mabelbabel1 Posts: 391 Member
    The scale is an evil creature......the tape measure is your friend.

    Hang in there and good luck :smile:
  • slimfitnessmoms
    slimfitnessmoms Posts: 206 Member
    Hmm. I don't know your height weight, ect....but for me
    I completed insanity and I ate around 1500-1600 then minus my workouts cal of 300-400. So that kept me around 1200ish.
    I lost 20 lbs in those 60 days.
  • Sarasharring
    Sarasharring Posts: 1 Member
    Maybe focus less on the numbers and more on your tone. A dense body weighs more than a fat body and if your retaining any water that could explain the increased weight. Don't make yourself crazy just take a deep breath and just give yourself credit for what you've done if you focus on the negative stuff you will create negative stuff as the opposite is true too positve to positive. You will manifest what your subconscious is, so keep that deep belief that you are doing a good job and you are succeeding. Keep it up!
  • sandradev1
    sandradev1 Posts: 786 Member
    The scale is an evil creature......the tape measure is your friend.

    Hang in there and good luck :smile:


    ^^^^ THIS ^^^^^

    Unless you have eaten 5,250 additional calories OR you have a body which is more efficient than most body builders to put on 1.5 lbs of muscle weight in just 1 week.............then it is definitely your body adjusting.

    You just need patience, this is not a race, but a new lifestyle. Hide the scales and use the tape measure.

    Good luck:flowerforyou:

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