Please explain this to me. So frustrated!!!!!!

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  • TINAHUNTER1969
    TINAHUNTER1969 Posts: 219 Member
    Take your measurements as well as sometimes the scales stay the same but the tape measure shows a loss :smile:

    Also even is you don't lose or put on a bit you are still getting fitter and healthier so don't give up - slow and steady wins the race and if you are like me this is NOT a diet but a lifestyle change so I don't care how long it takes as long as I am getting fitter/healthier and watching what I eat I'm heading in the right direction.

    Fluctuations was probably water retention with all the exercise - did you drink plenty of water??
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Ok, now I'm sure it's water retention. I just gained another 4lbs in 4 hours! I had a protein shake this morning with an apple and a TON of water. I'm gaining weight like a rockstar! WTF? Ok, going to stay OFF the devil aka the scale! I wish I could get paid for retaining water. I'd be a millionaire by now. :laugh:
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    Ok, now I'm sure it's water retention. I just gained another 4lbs in 4 hours! I had a protein shake this morning with an apple and a TON of water. I'm gaining weight like a rockstar! WTF? Ok, going to stay OFF the devil aka the scale! I wish I could get paid for retaining water. I'd be a millionaire by now. :laugh:

    Yes, but you're retaining water because you carb-loaded on top of a low carb diet, not just because you are a little dehydrated or ate too much salt one night. You will continue to have crazy swings like that unless you eat a moderate amount of carbs all the time.

    If you need to eat to control blood sugar, eat as many carbs as you can while still keeping sugar in check. Combine with protein and fat at every opportunity. I did this while I had gestational diabetes - twice.
  • amelia_atlantic
    amelia_atlantic Posts: 926 Member
    Try incorporating some high potassium foods: banana, coconut water, kiwi, sweet potatoes etc. They all help reduce water retention. Also, watch your sodium levels. Are you eating a lot of processed/packaged things?

    As others have said: weigh yourself once a week in the morning before you eat or drink anything. Weigh yourself at that same time, every week. It's the closest to accurate you can really get on a bathroom scale.

    It's totally frustrating to watch someone else have an easier time losing weight. Don't let that shadow your successes! You made the decision to change. That decision is going to take time and dedication. You're stronger than you think!!!
  • sandefitz
    sandefitz Posts: 12
    That's not entirely true - stressing over the number on the scale every day is not productive but I find weighing myself every morning keeps me accountable. I know the normal fluctuation of pounds based on my water intake, my aging digestive system and my time of the month - when it goes above or below it usually means I need to readjust.
  • Erica6130
    Erica6130 Posts: 34 Member
    :flowerforyou: so glad you pointed that out, they are going to allow the scale to put them in the psych ward:mad:
  • emjean76
    emjean76 Posts: 116 Member
    Just keep doing what you are doing. Your weight can fluctuate by 5 or more pounds from day to day, so quit weighing yourself more than once a week. And also take your measurements and a "before" picture. The scale is just a number. The true results will be seen in lost inches.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Are you eating 1400 calories in total daily, not following the correct MFP method of eating back exercise calories.

    So all that carb burning workout you are doing all week long, and eating very minimal carbs to actually replenish the stores, you are losing false water weight as majority.
    Of course, you are setting up your body to have to burn a tad bit of muscle mass too being that low carb with high carb burning activity.

    And then you finally eat enough or don't workout, the drinking didn't actually add glucose stores, but I'll bet it made you eat more, or forget what you ate, your body finally had something to store.

    Low carb shouldn't be used with cardio, unless you do total fat-burning HR zone workouts. Just asking for muscle mass burnoff.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Ok, now I'm sure it's water retention. I just gained another 4lbs in 4 hours! I had a protein shake this morning with an apple and a TON of water. I'm gaining weight like a rockstar! WTF? Ok, going to stay OFF the devil aka the scale! I wish I could get paid for retaining water. I'd be a millionaire by now. :laugh:

    Yes, but you're retaining water because you carb-loaded on top of a low carb diet, not just because you are a little dehydrated or ate too much salt one night. You will continue to have crazy swings like that unless you eat a moderate amount of carbs all the time.

    If you need to eat to control blood sugar, eat as many carbs as you can while still keeping sugar in check. Combine with protein and fat at every opportunity. I did this while I had gestational diabetes - twice.

    Very smart advice here, that meal combo works great. For me, I even need to eat the protein and fat before the carbs to balance out the insulin response.
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    Thanks everyone. I'm sure it's water retention but still not fair. Men! They have all the luck!:grumble:

    IDK my husband's weight goes up and down a lot more from water retention than mine does. But, yes, he can lose fat faster if he tries.
  • sarah_lou22
    sarah_lou22 Posts: 79
    Ok, so last week I ate very well, limiting my calories to 1400 a day roughly. I worked out m-f doing weights and cardio, and went for a 3 mile run on Sunday morning. I also kept my carbs around 50-75g a day depending on the day. I was doing fabulous so on Satuday night I had a few drinks. I even had these worked in my caloric budget. I got on the scale Monday morning and found out I weighed 6lbs MORE than I did Sat. morning!:noway: :explode: :grumble:

    My husband on the other hand can drink margaritas every night and eat junk all the time. He went for ONE bike ride the entire week and lost 3lbs! I don't get it and I'm extremely frustrated. I feel like I'm STUCK at losing weight. I have another 30lbs to lose and whenever I lose weight it comes right back from just a few drinks even if I budget for them in my calories. Why is this? How can my husband eat crap and drink margaritas and still lose??? What am I doing wrong? I'm going to go and do my workout now. I'm not giving up but can someone explain to me why I can still cut my calories and gain weight from just a few drinks? The drinks are diet coke and jack, nothing with tons of sugar. Any advice would help greatly. I am still up 4lbs as of today. Thanks guys and have a great day!

    Lisa

    how much sodium are you eating?? how much water are you drinking? are you eating back your exercise calories?

    while weightloss is a science, you have to find what works for you -- not every person is going to be able to lose weight the same way.

    however, I will admit -- when I started paying attention to how much sodium I was ingesting, I noticed a HUGE difference. don't just look at calories, pay attention to all of your macronutrients
  • NataBost
    NataBost Posts: 418 Member
    Alcohol makes you retain water, drink more water and get a good sweat on, you'll drop that six pounds like a hot rock. Seriously, it's no big deal.

    Rigger

    This was me over the weekend. I ate fairly well over the week, but when the weekend hit, we had a wedding to attend. I did tear it up on the dance floor, and ate fairly moderately the next day, but it still had a pretty high sodium content, and I had another alcoholic beverage. The wedding had alcohol and catered food. I had 'gained' a pound and a half when I hit the scale on Monday. Cue Tuesday morning after drinking water and exercising Monday, I'm back down that pound and a half.

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