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About This Group
This is a group for people with 100 pounds or more to lose, though we are inclusive and anyone can join. Most of us have tried enough diets to realize they don't work for the long-term and are embracing a lifestyle change. This is a place to come to discuss our special challenges and share stories, kindness, support, inspiration, and the wisdom we've gained in our journeys with each other. "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
March 11th, 2008
Feeling Frustrated! :-(
So today is my weigh in day and as I climed onto the scale this morning (after my morning
potty trip before any water or food), I was expecting the scale to say 1-2 pounds less
than before... 3 if I was really lucky. Nope, what I saw was a .6 pound increase.
Normally I wouldn't fret too much about it, but I don't understand why I had a slight
gain. It's not my time of the month, I drink plenty of water every day, I had what I
thought was a successful week and weekend of eating, I walked more last week than weeks
before (and had a butt kicking session at the gym with my husband) and I for the most part
stayed within or under my calories (with the exception of Saturday, but I didn't go over
by that much).
I just want to know why there was a gain. I know no one can tell me exactly why my body
did what it did, but to be honest I am really disappointed! I was feeling so pumped and
proud of myself and today not so much. I mean I'm not binge eating or anything (still
trying to eat healthy and control portions), but just kinda down.
Sorry for the not so happy post, but thanks for letting me vent.
I think we all know that feeling and sympathize. However, I'm sure you know that from reading around, your body can do weird stuff that accounts for weight fluctuations, and a lot of it can have nothing to do with what you did or didn't do in the week prior.
Your post is the ONE reason that I really hate the scale. You did GREAT last week. You felt GREAT about yourself and what you were doing to get healthy, then you step on the scale and BAM!!!! In a split second it's all gone. For me, that can usually turn into a tail spin that lasts days, weeks, sometimes months.
Why do we let that scale do that to us? I'm going to try for myself, and suggest to you, that you really just try to forget about it. Chalk it up to some weird bodily function that is over your head and out of your control, and continue doing what makes you FEEL good, regardless of what the scale says. If you're doing the right things it will work out in the long run, we just have to trust that.
Good luck, I certainly know it's much easier said than done. Maybe for this week you can focus on your accomplishments from last week... the great training session or your ability to control your eating and just for this week, just for today, just for now, forget about the scale and know you're doing the best thing for your body. The scale will fall in line soon enough.
I couldnt agree more with the above comment. Heres a little something I found on healthdiscovery.net (and it may have been posted around here someshere too):
"...The best measurement tool of all turns out to be your very own eyes. How do you look? How do you feel? How do your clothes fit? Are your rings looser? Do your muscles feel firmer? These are the true measurements of success. If you are exercising and eating right, don't be discouraged by a small gain on the scale. Fluctuations are perfectly normal. Expect them to happen and take them in stride. It's a matter of mind over scale."
Just keep on doing what your doing girl! Take pride in all the great things you have accomplished since you started your healthier lifestyle - Im sure theres a lot to be proud of yourself for! And it will pay off in the long run. =)
Edited by kerry07, on March 11th, 2008 at 11:04 am.
Thanks for the uplifting comments cork2win and Kerry. I shouldn't have let it bother me so much, but for some reason it really did get me down. I'm feeling a little bit better and I know what both of you said is so true. Kerry, I like what you said about my eyes being the best measurement tool, I've never heard that before. I like that.
I just have to move on from today's small set back and hoping next week is better. I still plan on eating healthy (and to continue to change my habits) and I'll just keep trucking on.
Thanks for the suppport... it really is appreciated! :-)
Edited by nnl1313, on March 11th, 2008 at 11:57 am.
This can be a major frustration for sure. Personally I am a geek and I have read "The Hacker's Diet", while not for everyone, there are some key technical points in it and if you have the stomach for it you should give it a read.
From reading THD, I have determined the best thing is to weigh yourself each and every day. You body will fluctuate, but over time you will see a trend. This trend tells you your true weight loss. This is important to know so you don't become frustrated.
Real quick analogy with weight loss is something like the stock market. If I look right now I may see that it is up 100 points, I could take this and assume that over the next few weeks I should expect this trend to stay the same.
What is flawed in this is I took a look at something that fluctuates a lot at a single point in time and I am drawing conclusions about it. This is what many people do with their weight, look at it once a week and assume we know the trends.
So what do analysts do? They track it over time and average out these fluctuations to see a trend. This tells them things over time not at the instance.
So, this is a big long way of saying track you weight often, know it's fluctuations(they are natural) and trend your weight over time. If you have the time, I recommend reading "The Hacker's Diet" but I would expect it may be too technical for many people.
I may ask TDP for a new chart that allows trending of weight opposed to straight raw tracking. May be a nice feature for some people.
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