How can this happen?

Are you drinking enough water? Could be water retention. Sorry, it's just a guess, I hope you find out how to fix your problem : )

I've just gone from 199 to 198 ~ but can go up and down in a week many times. I weighed myself everyday for many many months to learn this ~ I now weigh once a week (sometimes twice if totally honest) and have learnt what happens if I eat different carbs, too many carbs(bad), more proteins (good), not enough water ~ they all make such a difference it's just not fair. But over the week, if you stick to your calories allowed, drink plenty of water that your body doesn't retain too much out of need, and don't overload on carbs the day before weigh day ~ you will see genuine fat loss = weight loss.

Keep going, keep enjoying the sun in your yard & life. x

PS takes a lot of exercise to gain 1lb of muscle.

What I've noticed through experience is my weight fluctuates depending on what time of the month it is. Right before and during my period I can weigh a couple pounds more than the last few days, but after you should see that go back down. I also notice one or two lbs go up if I take in a lot of sodium the day before. It makes you retain water giving you "water weight"...it's okay to fluctuate a little, everyone does it, as long as it does go back down and not keep creeping up.

that happens to me all the time, and when i excersise more i dont loose anyweigh people say is cuz of the carbs and not enough water, im a mother of 4 and 80 lbs to loose, and when i dont loose any weigh i try doing thing different the next week and it always works like i cut on sugar or salt thanks u can add me as a friend!!!

Sorry, but you joined in March...you've already lost 8 lbs. No pity here. Stop looking at the scale, you will only frustrate yourself. This is a process and weight loss is not linear. You will have ups and downs, get used to it. Do not look to the scale for affirmation. Stay with the program and you will lose. If you stall or plateau for 4 -6 weeks it may be time to re-evaluate or adjust your program. Other than that, stay with the process.

Well it's good to see you're rude to everyone, not just me. Nothing in her post made it sound like she was looking for pity. We should be supporting her and her decision to ask for advice instead of giving up when things get tough. Stop belittling people for having questions or concerns when they see strange things happening with their weight. Just because you don't believe in using a scale doesn't mean other people can't use them.

To the OP, I ran into the same issue this week, so I know how you feel! I think if we just keep our deficits and wait, we'll see the numbers go back to normal. It is frustrating when they go the wrong way though! I just try to make sure I don't weigh myself too often since the numbers can jump around a lot and I always do it first thing in the morning so I don't have any food in my belly messing with things. Best of luck to you and I hope things start going the right way again soon :flowerforyou:

I agree with the others about food... even tho its lean cuisine and meal replacement bars, it's still processed junk. Eat real and raw food. Good luck!

For me, it is always one of two things; 1) SALT intake. salt is guaranteed to cause a temporary weight jump that can take a day or two to fade. 2) A change in diet that create 'food retention' . to put it politely.

Four days ago is weighed 198 but this morning I weigh 199! I stopped weighing myself everyday because I know the numbers will go up and down per day but its been 4 days! Should I have seen a decrease in 4 days? Maybe decreasing calories? I have been more active with the warm weather, not working out but working around the yard and spring cleaning so I dont believe its a muscle gain. I would be grateful to hear what everyone thinks.

Stop it...nothing about this is linear. I fluctuate 5 Lbs easily day to day...you need to look at this as a general trend over a longer period of time...weeks...months...not a few flippin' days. Chill out and stop stressing about what amounts to some water weight or maybe some poop.

If you're having a lot of processed foods, those are high in sodium...sodium causes you to retain water...when I have a really high sodium day, I can put on a good 8 Lbs for the next couple of days afterwards before it flushes out. I bet if you were to significantly reduce sodium, you'd see a significant drop on the scale just from water....the same happens when you drastically cut carbohydrates as well. Personally I could give a rats about water weight, but I do understand just wanting to see the scale move.

Eat more whole foods...veggies...fruit....lean proteins (get your protein...most women don't get nearly enough, particularly at a deficit of calories)...put away the granola bars and "healthy" frozen dinners (about a gazillion Mg of sodium in those)...eat more whole, nutrient dense foods.

So times we take one step backwards and two steps forwards. There will be weeks where we might gain or just stay right where we are at. The biggest thing to do, is not let is get you down. All good things come in time, keep working at it and it will happen before you know it.
One day you will try on a pair of pants, that you did not think would fit and BAMM they do. It is not always the number on the scale that counts. We lose inches with out lose pounds.. Stay strong

Two things I can think of caan contribute to your lack of wt. loss. One is your salt intake. Maybe you are retaining water. Another thought could be that you are doing a lot of work outside. Muscles absorb water to heal after a work out. Give it a few days and it should show on the scale.