Hitting a wall

Ironhead3td
Ironhead3td Posts: 40 Member
in Motivation and Support
I 've been doing so well, Until yesterday. I had lost 28 lbs since May 14. Yesterday was June 29. I've been lifting weights, doing tae-bo, and started jogging. I've been under my calorie limit by an average of 200 calories. In a week I gained five pounds! I'm very dejected about this. What happened? I weigh myself at the same time everyday too. Any tips I didn't think I had lifted weights enough in those five days to pack on five pounds of muscle. The only difference has been my amount of sleep this week. A semester worth of work in a four week course I've averaged 4 hours of sleep a night. Could sleep have something to do with it? Any thoughts as to why I've gained that much weight in a week? Any tips on breaking down this wall that has seemingly been built in my path to my goal?

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  • AnnaBeach7
    AnnaBeach7 Posts: 10 Member
    Could be less sleep or water retention. Did you eat an extra 17,500 calories this week? I assume the answer is no. I personally have strange 3-5 pound gains every few weeks, but it always goes away within a few days. Hang in there. It's what I call a "false high." if you stay on plan I bet it will disappear within a few days.
  • TArnold2012
    TArnold2012 Posts: 929 Member
    I haven't been here long but from everything I have been reading sleep is very important. That said I tried to look at your diary but you don't have it shared. It could be bloating from sodium. You need to try and keep your potassium number 2 or 3 for every 1 sodium to eliminate the bloating. Hope this helps and remember measure with all the exercise it could be your toning up losing inches even if the scale isn't dropping.

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