beyond frustrated

trust me on this. Brush your shoulders off. DON'T GIVE UP. DON'T LET IT GET TO YOUR HEAD!! It's a temporary weight gain (if the information you've given is true). You could be ovulating, you could be near TOTM, you could be retaining water, your sodium may have been higher than the norm, etc ...etc. It could be a million and 1 things, however, if you're eating right and your routine hasn't swayed, it will only be there temporarily!!!!!! I had this same thing happen to me except that I had a 3lb gain! I was discouraged as all get out, BUT i said to myself. Where does quitting get me? I kept on keeping on & realized 3 days later when I dropped 6lbs that it was water weight I was carrying and I was also ovulating at the time. There are MANY factors in weight gains but if you're doing everything right, it won't stay on. Keep up with your routine, take a 3 day break from the scale and hop back on once you feel a change!! goodluck hun!

Don't give up! I often find what I did this week affects what the scale shows next week!

I agree with everyone else. Don't give up. I'm to the point now where I don't even bother weighing myself for 2-3 weeks at a time, especially when I know my TOM is nearby. I can bloat up a few days beforehand, and stay bloated a few days after it's over. So I just don't bother. I pay attention to my exercise, my food, my water intake, and how I feel. I also take my measurements every few weeks, because I know that the scale is only one way to tell if I'm making progress. It's definitely gratifying to realize my body is becoming more toned, etc.

Also, ErinMarie25 brings up a good point: what time did you weigh yourself? You should always weigh yourself under the same circumstances. For instance, I weigh myself first thing in the morning, naked, after peeing. Cutting out other factors (i.e. fluids/food/clothes) gives you a better chance of seeing your true weight.

Don't give up girly. It happens to me all the time. I had a public freak out at the gym the first time. The guy next to me just happened to be a docotr (he told me so when he decided to give unwarranted advice and I promptly told him to f* off.) basically he this is what he told me.
Calm down. I know that's really frustrating but I'll garauntee that you didn't gain 8 pounds of FAT in 2 days. Something changed whether you think it did or not something is different. Women can fluctuate as much as 4-6 pounds IN A DAY. Watch your sodium, drink LOTS of water for the next few days and get on the scale next week.

I took his advice and the next week I was 3 pounds lighter than I had been BEFORE the big influx. A lot of time food that you don't cook yourself will be PACKED with salt. It could be that. It's also possible that you didn't drink as much water as usual or if you had a couple glasses of wine or champagne and didn't balance it with water you were dehydrated. (this will cause you to retain water as well.) If you're close to TOM it could be that combined with any one of these factors...

Don't freak out. follow the kind docs advice. keep the salt under control, drink more water than usual and stay the hell away from the scale for a awhile. Things will even back out. OH and don't change your ticker. That will just demotivate you.

Good luck and keep your chin up.
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