Getting frustrated...need input

This happens to me when TOM comes to visit, I carry water weight anywhere between 3-6 lbs. It is frustrating so I just put it all in perspective by eating well, drinking more water and continuing to excercise. I know it will go away.

Are you drinking enough water through out the day? Are you watching your sodium intake? Try drinking over 10 glasses of water daily---and really watch that sodium!

Yes, it's most likely water weight. Weigh yourself first thing in the morning before you eat from now on and see how consistent you stay. Another thing to remember to is, when you change your workout to a little higher intensity than before, your weight will temporarily jump a little because your muscle will hold more water. It's ok to flucuate 2-6lbs per day really.

Good point!

I was at a stable weight on the high end for about 3 years. I would get on the scale a few times a month and the number was always 220 to 223. There was one time when the scale said 227 after eating Chinese the night before. :laugh: So that's a 4 pound swing if you don't count that 227 number (which i mostly don't because I was down to 223 the very next day).

Now that I'm maintaining, I am seeing even bigger swings. I think this is because of my exercise. Whenever I increase my intensity, I find I drop pretty low until my brain catches up and makes me hungrier so I eat more.

The other issue is TOM. I find that on the months i ovulate, I go through a 5 day feeding frenzy where I can't get enough carbs and I eat a lot of junk food and my weight just SHOOTS up. But it's all water. I lose it within two days after ovulation is over and then I go through a few days of being completely uninterested in eating and in sweets.

Are you drinking enough water through out the day? Are you watching your sodium intake? Try drinking over 10 glasses of water daily---and really watch that sodium!

I agree with this one! I notice a HUGE difference if I am not getting at least 10 glasses of water in a day! I was eating a lot of seafood for a week as well and the sodium was crazy high (i didn't realize) I think both of these are a major thing with weight loss!

I have also done that and it is very frustrating. Maybe try to up your exercise a little that is what I am going to try

Glad you had a better day today,well done.

I too fluctuate hugely and gain weight very easily. I've only just turned a corner with this and am now consistently losing 1lb each week, it's not lots but it's stable, so I will share some things that seemed to help., maybe you could try some of them out


- try to stay within your calories each day
- zig zag your calories (I do 3 days of 1250 and 1 day of 1700 then back to 3 days of 1250)
- try to double your water intake
- swap out simple carbs for more comlex ones e.g those cinamon bagels could become multigrain bagels
- try to reduce sugar intake (that includes sweetners etc)
- add strength training to your workouts if you're not already doing it
- eat little and often roughly every 3hrs
- include lean protein with every meal/snack

I am by no means an expert, just someone who has had a difficult time losing weight and mainintng the little loss I've made so far. I hope you can use some of these to stabilise your weigh as I know such huge fluctuations can very very demotivating.

as an x addict of the scale im goign to sugget something radical-get rid of your scale, lol. Seriously I feel like I kicked a drug or something. I weigh only when I go to the doctor and go mainly by how I feel and how my clothes fit. I threw my scale away and I am much less stressed