I need help!

I dont know why but wanted to say your not alone, I done Jillian Micheals 30 day shred religously for 3 weeks, I missed 1 day and on that day I did winsor pilates instead, I stuck to my calories and only went over possibly once or twice (and it was by no means alot probably 100 calories) and i managed to put on 1/2 a pound.

This past week I havent exercised once (my little boy has been poorly and there hasnt been a whole lot of sleep for anyone) I also had a naughty food/drink weekend at my sisters last week. I weighed myself this morning and ive lost 5lbs this week!

To say im a little frustrated is an understatement!!!!!

Hi,

I am a size 14-16 (US size 10 - 12 I think) and while at my absolute smallest I have only ever been a 12-14/8-10 I have been about 24 pounds lighter and that is the weight that I am trying to lose.

On one occasion where I weighed myself in week 2 of my plan I had lost 4 pounds. However, I appear to have put those 4 pound back on even though I have stuck rigidly to my calorie count and exercised 5 days a week. I just don't understand what is going wrong!

Can anybody shed any light on this?

Chloe.xxx

Without seeing your food diary I can't tell if you're eating back your exercise calories or what MFP has alloted for your daily calories. It could be that you're not eating enough to fuel your body for the workouts you're doing. Also, it could be that your muscles are retaining water to repair themselves after your workouts. Here's a question: how close to TOM are you? TOM adds on 3-5 lbs for a woman in water retention because of bloating. Excess sodium does the same; you should consider tracking that and keeping your sodium at or below the recommended daily allowance. Hope all this helps!

If you're retaining water, than the best solution is to keep drinking! You're retaining it for a reason.. your body needs it! Also, try eating low glycemic carbs. Keep it up! It will pay off!