Screw this I'm done ( just started P90X as well)

One gallon of water weighs 8 pounds, so yeah could be that. If you're tearing up your muscles they retain water while healing. Over time things will sort out.

Water weight. Many many people show weight gain the 1st week or 2 of P90X, then it starts going down. Stick with it!

In the meantime, if you aren't already, cut back on the sodium. Drinking tons of water doesn't give you a free pass on sodium

There's a lot of people who gain weight initially with P90X - lots of muscle breakdown, fluid retention. IGNORE THE SCALE. Do you feel/look like you've put on 11lb of fat? I doubt it. Don't give up on yourself. Focus on your goal - a stronger, healthier you!

LOL Now you know what has frustrated women for so many years! It's amazing how fast the weight comes back on compared to hard to it is to get it off. LOL

But seriously, Are you weighing yourself at the same time everyday? if not, it could be the contents of your stomach at different times of the day. I don't know what P90X is, I see it all over this sight, but haven't been motivated enough to figure it out. If it's something that has you building more muscle or using muscles you haven't used in the past the weight you could be seeing is extra muscle built from that. Are you still staying within your calorie goal? It's harder to do that when you've cut back on the amount of calories you're burning due to not workout out as much. How are you're food choices? Has our diet changed since you switched jobs? If you're eating more fatty foods that could do it too...

I really feel defeated.
I was running, lifting, kicking but I thought for months!! I was at 212 down from 225 then I hot 201!! Took me weeks.
Then I changed jobs, cut my gym time down a little but still was busting my *kitten* and running as well. I don't know what has happened. Last week I weighed in at 204 and I was cool with that..this morning 211? WTF really 8lbs that fast.
Is this water weight? I just started P90X Tuesday? And I gain this week? Two days ago I was 209??
I don't understand this at all and I am at my wits end with this all. There is no way I would go from 201 to 211 in this amount of time?
I feel broke down at this point, if its water weight what do I do, I have been drinking so much water it's crazy to counter act the Sodium. I hate this right now.

Your body needs a certain amount of sodium, minimum of 500 per day. Without it, your cells will retain water and you can eventually "drown" in your own fluid. That is not how it works exactly, but it is as near an explanation as I can get.

Water intoxication can kill. It is all very well drinking loads and loads of water, but too much is as dangerous as too little.

Are you feeling dizzy and not very well? If so, I suggest you immediately get yourself along to your GP and check out your electrolytes and sodium levels in your body as too little sodium is as dangerous as too much.

Your body weight gain, if you have been sticking to your eating plans and exercising regularly, is telling you something is amiss.

You're building muscle and muscle weighs more than fat. If you are dieting right and drinking tons of water don't worry you will be fine. I do have one suggestion though: THROW AWAY YOUR SCALE!!! lol..or at least put it way for about a month. Losing weight is just as mental as it is physical. P90X DOES WORK. Just keep at it.

Are you eating enough? It's contrary to our instincts as "dieters" trying to lose weight, but we REALLY need to eat enough (i.e. all our exercise calories) to sustain the workouts through which we're putting our body. I was very apprehensive to up my caloric intake, but after months of running, lifting, and eating 1200 calories, I had plateaued. I took the advice of several MFPers and upped my caloric intake to 1500, plus began eating back ALL my exercise calories. What do you know? One week in, and I'm back to losing weight.

Maybe you're already doing this, but it's just my thought on a possible solution. It sounds like you run and lift hard, just like I do. If you're not already doing this, maybe give it a try.

Hope this helps.

Hey don't focus on the weight since you do work out so hard. If your clothes are still fitting the same than you r good. But maybe your working too hard and you body is trying to protect itself. Muscle does not weigh more than fat it is more dense. Whats heavier 5 lbs of turkey or 5 lbs of cotton/ 5 lbs is 5 lbs the cotton pile looks bigger but 5 lbs is 5 lbs. Any fam history of hypothyroidism? G:bigsmile: Great luck to you.

I a not diong PX90 (haven't gotten that far yet). But on an average day my weight changes appx 3-4 pounds (higher) because of all the water I drink.

Don't beat yourself up!! Keep at it!

I totally feel you .... The entire story. It feels like, can't I just live a normal life without my weight getting completely out of hand? But the good news is, our bodies are not static ... And the scale can be a liar. Do not let your self-esteem and commitment to your vision be measured by a number.(I am telling myself this too.) and I see you have a quote from wooden, so what would wooden say? This is where courage, commitment, and determination come in... It's easy when the journey is easy, but when it is difficult is when you find out what you are really made of. The difference between an Olympian and the average athlete is the willingness to get up when we fall and not give up. If it were easy, there wouldn't be thousands of peOple on this site ... Not to mention the people who are trying to do this alone. But the difference is that we are not alone .... I, for one, feel you more than you could possibly imagine. You just helped me in your post ... I was felling so despairing, almost suicidal to be honest, because it gets like that sometimes when our core feelings of low self-worth get activated. The good news is, the scale will go down again. And then it might go up. But this is living, right? Forgive yourself for letting other priorities surface (you did say it was work, right?) and I see you have a wife and kids. Stop with the perfectionism! We are living in the solution today! Together!!!

First, don't get discouraged! It's far too easy to become discouraged and quit or skip your workout for the day.

Second, screw the scale!! I weigh in only about every couple weeks ~ sometimes once a month. Your weight WILL fluctuate and that is discouraging. I've lost and kept off 51# since spring 2009, and have seen fluctuations of a few pounds and it's depressing and de-motivating. For example, I was 3.5# up from yesterday, and it sucked. But my 34" jeans now require a belt and I can no longer wear my old swim trunks! My XL t-shirts hang on me like a burlap sack now.

My son had his sleep-over birthday party yesterday and at the party I had a sloppy Joe, potato chips, a peanut butter cup, and some Mountain Dew (skipped on the cup cake though, lol) but I also found myself making "mini-joes" out of the meat and potato chips. Later we had frozen pizzas for dinner and I had 4 pieces. I didn't keep track of what I ate and I am afraid to add it all up!

I've bounced around a bit in weight (10# here and there ~ especially around family/holiday get together's) and I felt like crap when that happened. Now I've learned that for me, it's OK to enjoy a treat in moderation now and then. My take is it's better to give into a craving here and there (controlled of course) rather than depriving yourself and building a monster inside that will devour everything once it gets loose. I go out with friends for dinner or after a dive (I'm a scuba instructor) and have a couple beers, but then have a salad (or other low carb/calorie/fat choice) to make up for the beer. I'll have a mini-blizzard with the kids after a soccer game, but then will run around with them after we get back home.

It may not be the best way to go about it, but I figure it works for me and I'm able to forgive myself for those little unhealthy eating moments by making up for it somehow. So today, I'll take a 20 minute jog with my son before I do Cardio X (instead of X Stretch) to burn off those birthday party calories.

Keep pushing play! You'll see the results soon. Oh, and make sure you have taken those Day 1 pictures and measurements. It's great to see your progress.

Bump for the super sad weight stall that has happened with having just started P90x. I was on a steady decline (of course with a stall or a pound or two gain here and there) and since I have started P90x I have noticed about a 4 pound increase since the morning after I started. I forgot I had read about this "phenomenon" with intense workouts like this. So interesting!! Imagine, before the internet what people were thinking? What if they didn't have access to publications and books to inform them otherwise?

So, is it safe to assume that just with everyone else and every other issue there is no specific week or phase I can look forward to see the scale start to drop? I am pretty strict about my diet. The only thing I may be doing that isn't right is getting enough calories in. I am not hungry so I assume I'm doing ok. It's not that I fear eating too much and getting "fatter" it's just it's a lot.

Also, I didn't get a measuring tape until today and will be measuring in the morning. That's on day four of P90x. Better late than never, right? I figure there's ample water/blood retention but I should still measure...?

Anybody else enjoying the ride and in a similar place as I am?

I just did Arms and Shoulders and I feel awesome. I know that feeling will dissipate tomorrow morning. Eek.

Ditto