Aww Emma Don't give up!! Just stick it out till Monday. My mum did paul Mckenna about a year ago and she lost a massive amount of weight, and i remember how much emphasis is placed in not weighing yourself too often. he recommends at the most once every 2 weeks!! so that you can break this cycle, of looking at the scales and then it determining how you will eat for the rest of the day....and leading to yo yo dieting... dont let the scales decide. You just have to build confidence in yourself and tell yourself, that you are doing everything you can to the best of your ability to improve your body, at thats what you have to concentrate on....and the numbers on the scales will follow!
I also read the following, which i have often heard:
"If you've noticed your weight going up after starting an exercise program, don't panic! It doesn't necessarily mean you're doing anything wrong, nor does it mean you're going in the wrong direction. There can be some obvious and not-so-obvious reasons you're gaining weight.
Your first step is to determine if what you're gaining is actually fat or muscle. Muscle is more dense than fat, but it takes up less space...if you gain muscle, your scale weight may go up even as you're slimming down. Rather than just using a scale to measure your progress, you can get your body fat tested on a regular basis to get a better idea of what you're gaining and/or losing. If that isn't an option, you can take measurements at different areas of the body...if you're losing inches, you're on the right track.
2. Not eating enough calories. It may seem counterintuitive, but eating too little can actually stall your efforts to lose fat. As Cathy Leman, a registered dietician and creator of NutriFit! says, "...if there is a severe restriction in calories, the body may counteract this reduction by slowing down its metabolism." Be sure you're eating enough calories to sustain your body if you've increased your activity.
3. Not giving your body time to respond. Just because you start exercising doesn't always mean your body will respond to that immediately. As Cathy Leman puts it, "...in some instances the body needs to sort of "recalibrate"' itself. Increased activity and new eating habits (taking in more or less calories) require the body to make adjustments." Cathy recommends that you give yourself several weeks or months for your body to respond to what you're doing.
Just imagine, you have gained 5lbs, so you think forget it!! well eventually you are going to want to go back to wanting to loose weight again, so week 2 of another diet your ganna be in the same place anyway, so as bad as your feeling, dont make any decisions today, just keep doing what your doing and you will see results, i promise.