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I’ve gained 1.5lbs this week. Just here for a moan.

fknlardarse
fknlardarse Posts: 210 Member
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I just need to get it off my chest. I’m really annoyed with myself. I had lost 6.5lbs in 3 weeks (I have 21lbs to lose). But this 4th week I’ve been hungrier. I also couldn’t walk as far as I think I’ve got tendinitis in my ankles. Still done around 7000 steps a day. Had 4 chocolate biscuits over 2 days and although everything else I ate was whole food, on plan and under my carbs it still was at the higher end of my calorie goal.
So no surprise I’ve not had a brilliant week but I didn’t feel like it was so bad I would gain.
Gutted. Feel like an idiot loser who can’t stick to anything.
Then I think it was only 4 biscuits? I was still under 100g of carbs those days and under 1800 calories.
The scales have said the same thing all week so it’s not even just a blip.

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  • snha
    snha Posts: 388 Member
    Hi, Be easy on and nice to yourself :) You're doing good. I don't think that gain has anything to do with your eating or habits--too little and too soon to be telling. I often see a couple of pounds more or less: sleeping differently, eating too much salty foods the day before, the time of weighing (no matter how accurate we think we are), and so much more. All of these factors could have to do with a couple of more or less pounds! I often say, here is a range of weight that I will be at and that range is usually with a 5 pounds difference, say from 190-195. But what shows I am making progress is that range lowers as time goes: it becomes 188-193, etc. I record my weight as the least I register on the scale and the range is that weight + 5. Now, when I see it creeping to the higher number of the range I adjust some of my habits. This is especially true if the aim is a long-term healthy life style that I can maintain for years. I would not stress over 1.5 pounds. Those could easily be a glass of water :)
  • nrs101364
    nrs101364 Posts: 343 Member
    snha wrote: »
    Hi, Be easy on and nice to yourself :) You're doing good. I don't think that gain has anything to do with your eating or habits--too little and too soon to be telling. I often see a couple of pounds more or less: sleeping differently, eating too much salty foods the day before, the time of weighing (no matter how accurate we think we are), and so much more. All of these factors could have to do with a couple of more or less pounds! I often say, here is a range of weight that I will be at and that range is usually with a 5 pounds difference, say from 190-195. But what shows I am making progress is that range lowers as time goes: it becomes 188-193, etc. I record my weight as the least I register on the scale and the range is that weight + 5. Now, when I see it creeping to the higher number of the range I adjust some of my habits. This is especially true if the aim is a long-term healthy life style that I can maintain for years. I would not stress over 1.5 pounds. Those could easily be a glass of water :)

    I agree-don't get down on yourself for 1.5 pounds. It is so important to keep your motivation. Don't let a negative attitude sabotage your progress and will. Keep eating healthy and congratulate yourself for the positive impact you are making on your health and well being and the weight will catch up and fall!!!
  • Sunny_Bunny_
    Sunny_Bunny_ Posts: 7,140 Member
    MelodiousMermaid wrote: »
    Not sure if you've heard this recommendation or if you might even be doing it already, but I found it extremely helpful to use a scale trending app. There are several out there (the one I chose was weightgrapher.com). That way I can compare eating trends with several days' results, and if I seem to stall, I can see where things are in perspective. So many things affect daily weigh-ins, including stress and hormones, which aren't something we log. Hope this helps.

    Very good advice! I used one of those too. Really helped me when weight fluctuated. Which it did a lot and still does every day. I used Happy Scale.
  • Arriannew
    Arriannew Posts: 9 Member
    I agree it's probably water. I had three pumpkin and spice pancakes last night and went WAY over my carbs. I made them for my kids and just HAD to have one. One turned into three. Nearly 2,000 calories and 200 carbs later . . . they were delicious. Oh well.
    I bet if I weigh myself this morning, I'd be up quite a lot with retained water from carbs. Diet fatigue is real too, sometimes you need to take a little break. That's what I like about this website, I can see how much I went over and I can compensate the rest of the week or just lose weight slower. So far, about once a week, I have one high carb meal. It is, what it is.

    I weigh once a month and one weigh-in correlated with the first day of my cycle. With all the extra water from the hormones, it looked like I'd lost NO WEIGHT FOR A MONTH!!! I weighed again at the end of my cycle and behold! -I saw the number I was hoping for. So, now get real strict about my carb goal a week before weigh day, just to make sure I'm not retaining water.

    Anyway, I hear you. It's rough.

  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    You can only realize metabolize a max of about 1% body fat per week.

    If you are losing more than 1% per week, then you are likely seeing water weight fluctuations.

    A pound of water is about 450 g of water...each g of carbs is going to store with 3 g of water...so what is that about 150g of carbs to store a whole pound of water.

    Don't sweat the water (ha ha), just get back on track.
  • fknlardarse
    fknlardarse Posts: 210 Member
    Thanks everyone!! Definitely gonna try weightgrapher!
  • taylok23
    taylok23 Posts: 828 Member
    Take a look at the NSV thread. I check it out when the scale makes me crazy and helps get my perspective back. The folks here have some great victories that I would have overlooked in myself.

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