Frustrated, frustrated, frustrated!!!!

do you do cardio for your workouts?
Are you drinking plenty of water?
Have you cut off all other sugary drinks?
Do you eat late at night?


don't starve yourself... just be persistent and patient

Well, I can't see you diary, so I don't know. Are you drinking enough water? Are you watching your sodium? Are you eating processed foods? Is TOM coming to visit? There are many factors that could be causing you to gain. Don't fret... you'll get there :flowerforyou:

Without being able to see your diary, it'll all be speculation.

Some of the main causes of weight gain -- too much sodium, not enough water, over-eating, under-eating, overestimating your workout calories and TOM. As you can see, there's a lot of reasons!

Me too!!! I am so pissed about this! I have been so good, 1200 calories a day, minimal fat, exercise and I am gaining weight. I cannot handle this. It is too frustrating. I was on Atkins for 2 years and I lost 33 pounds but I am 45 and I know Atkins isn't meant to be used for more than 6 months so I switched to the low fat blah, blah and I am gaining weight! I might have to go back to Atkins.

OK, I've been so good! Workout every day, counting calories, tonnes of veggies, minimal fats....I GAINED!!! PLUS my WEIGHT went up!!!! Is it because I need to supplement healthy fats?! Am I in starvation mode?! I don't feel hungry! I'm stuffed! Maybe I need to starve myself! Then I'll have no energy to work out!

Could be you aren't getting enough calories. If you are doing any kind of strength training you could've gained some lean muscle mass. I'm set up for 1250 calories per day. I make sure I get that and if I burn anything through exercise I eat up to at least 1250 - sometimes a little over. And I eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner and usually a snack or two and sometimes don't get to eat dinner until 9pm-9:30pm. I have been losing steadily since beginning of January. If you aren't really big to begin with (I was in the upper range of healthy trying to get to mid to lower range) try focusing more on weight lifting and strength training. Having more lean muscle mass will do more for shedding fat than doing huge amounts of cardio. I use cardio so I can eat more.


And make sure you are hitting your nutrients the best you can including fats as long as they are the healthy fats.

Well judging by the picture of yourself you don't have much at all to lose. I too am in the same boat. When you only have that last 10 or 20 lbs to get off...seems to be the hardest. Like everyone stated, post up an example of your diet. Many things could still need addressing there.

Take a moment to take a deep breath and don't let the gain get to you. Your body needs some adjustment time with the new changes you've made. I just started back here a few weeks ago, too, and in the first week, after being super diligent and working my butt off, I gained too. The next week, however, I lost 4 pounds. Make sure you are eating enough and don't NOT eat fats. Starving yourself will only put you into a fast plateau and possible gain. It will also make your body use your lean muscle for fuel instead of your fat, making your metabolism slow even further. Read the links in my signature for more info on that. Good luck to you! Just keep on watching your calories in vs. calories out. You'll get there!

Put your diary out there for us to see.
Maybe we can help with some tweeks.
Good Luck !

Oh my gosh... i am totally in the same boat... 41 years old, busy mother of 4 daughters and getting very frustrated with NOT losing weight! just wanted to let you know that i hear what you are saying! i just have about 8 pounds to lose or so and feel like it's not going to happen. can it be age? i haven't been one to buy into the whole 'well you are aging so that is why you are gaining' theory. it's not that simple - plus i am super healthy and active. i doubt that either of us has hit menopause yet and it sounds like you are as active as me.

i am considering making my diary public... how about you?

good luck with your journey!