On the verge of tears this morning

[to lose long trek]

I have stuck to this diet since 7th Jan, and never cheated throughout because I want this so badly. I started on 4 packs a day and remain on that. The first two weeks saw a drop of 14lbs and thereafter it has been slow and steady. I do little or no exercise as I have difficulty with movement thus far. I do not understand how I can ACTUALLY increase weight when following the plan. I weighed 15stone 2lbs yesterday and the day before and really expected a change for the lighter this morning because I drank more water yesterday and managed some exercise too. This morning I weigh 15stone 5.8lbs. verified on two sets of scales!!! I am absolutely GUTTED. I can hardly bring myself to write this and just want someone to help me understand what the hell is going on. I am post menopausal so it is NOT TOTM. I had one can of Coke Zero last night but normally rely only on water.

[Hedgemag]

Now stop fretting because you are sticking to the plan so you WILL be losing fat there is NO WAY that you wont.
It will be fluid retention, dont cut down on water keep flushing through.

And PLEASE stop scale hopping, you can see how effect your mood. If you must weigh at home try and do it every 2/3 days and not everyday.
Our bodies work in strange ways, different for everyone. But Please hang in there and you will see the weight drop.

Try measureing yourself too because you will deffinaetly be lossing inches.

{{{hugs}}} stay strong and you will see results.

[lozzers_losing_weight]

you should not rely on what the scales say on a day to day basis as your body fluctuates. if you have driunk lots of water it could be some is still in you. or it could just be a fluke. this is why it is recommended you only weigh once a week and dailyweighs can be inaccurate and cause demotivations such as what you are now experiencing

[lozzers_losing_weight]

you may also need to do a poo lol

[Nessa]

please don't get dishearted, (sp?) i went like this once and a couple of days later went down a few pounds, my only down fall was that i was so depressed from not losing any weight that i stuffed my self silly. It will come off as long as you stick to the plan.

[LilacAngel]

Weight loss and fat loss are two different things...........you can be losing fat and it may not show on scales - clothes and inches are a better way to measure and only one weekly weigh in at the same time each week.

You WILL lose fat when you are on only 500cals per day - you can't possibly not do.

Do try and not get fixated with numbers as it is one small part of your chosen Programme. Scale hopping is very unhelpful - ask someone to hide them from you - go on..........dare you !!!

[Isis]

I have stuck to this diet since 7th Jan, and never cheated throughout because I want this so badly. I started on 4 packs a day and remain on that. The first two weeks saw a drop of 14lbs and thereafter it has been slow and steady. I do little or no exercise as I have difficulty with movement thus far. I do not understand how I can ACTUALLY increase weight when following the plan. I weighed 15stone 2lbs yesterday and the day before and really expected a change for the lighter this morning because I drank more water yesterday and managed some exercise too. This morning I weigh 15stone 5.8lbs. verified on two sets of scales!!! I am absolutely GUTTED. I can hardly bring myself to write this and just want someone to help me understand what the hell is going on. I am post menopausal so it is NOT TOTM. I had one can of Coke Zero last night but normally rely only on water.

Hi Di

I have to agree with everyone here and say...PLEASE stop scale hopping. It can be so destructive to your mood when you KNOW you are following your plan. A lot of us forget that the scales are only one thing that we use as a measure of our achievements..not the be all and end all.

Just think about this....if you only weighed yourself once a week you would never know about all these fluctuations inbetween would you?

Come on hun...don't let your mindset get the better of you today. Remind yourself of what you HAVE achieved so far and just take today....for today.


Lacey..xx

[to lose long trek]

I have had an outburst of tears and my mood is pretty low but I have taken on board your helpful comments. For several days now my DH (completely supportive) has been advocating that weighing myself every day is a good thing and can only reinforce my determination; he was a tad upset when I suggested that it might not be however. I wouldnt have weighed myself this morning except I was convinced I would see a drop today and with my sister arriving today wanted to share with her an update of my success.
Together we have resolved to lose the daily weigh in and being determined to not let my previous efforts (and efforts it has been) go to waste, I am not going to pig out. The week ahead will be challenging because my sister and her friend are out with us for a holiday and plenty of food and red wine will flow. If I gave in today (on their arrival) it would crush the rest of the week too and I am not prepared to do that to myself. I am off to have a shower and wash this rather red face, hopefully it will restore my otherwise happy mood.

[mustdoit]

hugs to you xx

[Lisa Marie]

Ah bless ya. Well done for having the determination to carry on. You would only regret it if you did cave in. Like evweryone else has said you must be losing fat & you will see the results on the scales.

Good luck chick, stay strong and enjoy your time with your sister.

[lisabham]

Hi, Please don`t be disheartened. Keep going you have done so well. The only weigh in that counts is you CDC one. So wait and see what the result is.Keep up the good work hope to see how you get on.

[Mrs B]

(((((Hugs))))). Hope you are feeling a bit better now. Don't give in, I did last night and really regret it this morning.

There is a great post about here somewhere which explains about fat cells hanging on to water because they are losing fat. I'll post a link if I can find it again.

[to lose long trek]

Thanks everyone, even my mum said it will be overnight water retention - just hope you are all right. Thanks Sharon I would appreciate seeing the link you mention - a little understanding goes a long way.

[Mrs B]

Found it! This is from SoonToBeGorgeous...

http://www.minimins.com/cambridge-di...s-can-lie.html (Why the Scales Can Lie)

[sumayyah]

aww bless you hun its soul destroying when you think youve gained weight.
last week i got weighed by cdc and had stayed the same so next morning i checked my weight and had gained 4lb over night. i stuck with the plan and today at my cdc im 6lb down on my last weigh in with her making it a 10 lb loss with that water weight too

basically were designed to hang onto fat incase theirs a famine so your body replaces the fat with water to keep the cells the same. once your body realises your still eating albeit less than before it will relax and that water will go. keep up with the water to help flush everything through