I feel like such a failure.

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  • maillekelly
    maillekelly Posts: 132
    Don't give up! Measuring weight in a moment of time is just a guideline - not a full definition.

    Reasons you may have "gained" :
    " got in a stress looking in the mirror "
    Believe it or not, your body can translate >>any stress<< into "save that fat". So, while you were feeling a bit down about the bloat and had that physical discomfort, and then a bit depressed about weight -- your body may well have been holding on to a few extra bits. No matter where the stress comes from (physical, mental, emotional) your body will do what it can to bring you comfort. Unfortunately that means it will "store fat". And as my nutritionist explained, it can also tell you to "eat" because it is easier to solve 'hunger' than it is to solve other pressing problems.

    So take heart -- It is probably not a problem at all, and in a day or two, another couple will drop and you will be back on your way :)

    Great job, by the way! Aint it great to see a change in shape? I have started finding my old legs again too, and it was like a new inspiration. My journey is still long, but it is so fun to watch the transformation, it is helping me to focus less on the scale.

    I know, I think i'm just freaking out tonight, had a bad day. It's just hard going from a high and feeling awesome and seeing my goal to geting smacked in the face by my body! haha I've calmed down a bit now, thank you for your message.

    It is great seeing change! Keep up the good work :)
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    There aren't failures, there is just learning which things are working and which things aren't. Give it another day or two and if the scale still hasn't gone down make some adjustments. Do you measure? If you haven't yet, you should! It's hard to remain objective when things are going so slow and the tape measure will give you a better idea of how things are going than the scale alone.

    If you're doing a bunch of exercise and not eating back the calories you may want to add a few back in. The lighter you are the slower you should lose the weight so your body doesn't freak out and start hanging on to the calories. Hang in there! There will be lots of fine tuning as you travel this journey!
  • runlorirun
    runlorirun Posts: 389
    Mine will go up 2-3 day before and stay up for a few days after. Also if I don't get enough sleep my weight will be up the next few days. Hang in there!
  • citymom
    citymom Posts: 1
    It could also have a lot to do with water retention and/or your spin classes. I was on a big weight loss kick by changing my eating, I had a steady weight loss. Then I started doing a boot camp style of exercise and I was at a plateau for 4 to 5 weeks. It turns out I was muscle building. Muscle weighs more than fat. But once my body got used to that I dropped the weight and was able to maintain a lower weight consistently.

    Keep at it. Don’t lose motivation and soon you’ll see what you expect!
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Use the mirror and not the scale to judge progress. We all have our fat days, sometimes fat weeks. Keep moving on and remember...baby steps.
  • Andee08
    Andee08 Posts: 147 Member
    She told me something that I had NO clue about. When you work out vigurously and strenuously and put a ton of pressure on your muscles, breaking them down, the muscle groups actually secrete a type of "toxin," into your blood stream. This causes your muscles to SWELL BIG TIME, making you retain water so that the muscles can heal themselves.

    I have been wondering why it is I seem to lose weight after my day off from the gym rather than the day after the gym! I knew your muscles break down and then repair themselves, but I never thought about them swelling! This totally explains the variations! Thanks!
  • kathyhull
    kathyhull Posts: 327 Member
    I'm sending "HUGS" your way. I know short-term stressers can throw your mind and body out of kilter - just hang in there -we're all here for you and as corny as it sounds, "The sun'll come out tomorrow!" One little tiny step back after so many big strong steps forward can't throw you off your chosen path - YOU CAN DO THIS!
  • YummyTpn
    YummyTpn Posts: 334 Member
    Don't worry, this happens to ALL of us, and as long as you keep doing what you are doing, the loss will eventually show. I know when I was doing Weight Watchers, at times I would have the most awesome week and no slips, then I'd go to weigh in and I'd be up. It made no sense! the body is a mystery in many ways, but if you don't give up the loss WILL show. It hasn't even been that long, it can take up to 2 weeks for it to show. So don't give up!
  • maillekelly
    maillekelly Posts: 132
    Thanks everyone for your kind words and advise, I'm going to go to bed and wake up tomorrow and I may weigh myself in the morning depending on how im feeling, or i might wait till sunday or monday.

    I love this website so much, it's like having a bunch of friends always ready to comfort you, thank you so much chicks x
  • MrBrown72
    MrBrown72 Posts: 407 Member
    Don't sweat it and just keep sweating off the calories. It could still be retained water, constipation or any number of other minor setbacks. Hell it could even be cake. However just keep moving forward and you'll balance out.

    If it is retained water may I suggest avoiding salt and red meat during that TOM?

    I am a vegetarian, and take a look at my diary, I am a very low salt eater x

    I just looked at your diary sorry wasn't aware of that.
    However I also looked at your photo's you really shouldn't be that worried about a couple of pounds, you look fantastic.
  • MissKim
    MissKim Posts: 2,853 Member
    Just keep doing what your doing and hang in there!! It doesn't matter really what the scale says from week to week, all that matters is that your heading in the right direction over a long period of time! there are so many factors that change the number on that scale! it doesn't mean you've gained fat. you can gain and lose water, glycogen stores, muscle, and I won't even start in what hormones can do to your weight! just keep being faithful in your healthy lifestyle, and i promise it will pay off!
  • kandyland86
    kandyland86 Posts: 34
    its ok ... its the weekend sunday starts a NEW week and tomorrow is a NEW day so forget about what happened YESTERDAY its gone and you cant change it, what ever happened, happened. move forward and just keep trying to be the you that you want to be!
  • kandyland86
    kandyland86 Posts: 34
    also keep in mind that you will weigh more at night than in the am ... so if u weigh in the am limit yourself to only am weigh ins or vice versa! if u weight yourself in the pm. i weigh myself in the pm because i want to know what my weight is when its highest which is most def. after a day of eating instead of a night of fasting! im always at least 2 lbs heavier in the pm than the am ... usually more like 5 lbs though
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