Ugh!

[tlgoblue]

UGH!
I'm trying to keep my head about this but...I've gained 2.5 lbs! I've been doing my portion control, and keeping an almost religious activity regime. I've been to the Y every day since I joined and was walking before that. I've been calorie restricting, though not intentionally. Just counting after the fact and coming up with between 1200 and 1500/day.
What gives? Maybe bulking up? I must say since I hurt my back last Sunday, my intensity level has been substantially reduced, however, I still think I'm working at a calorie defict. I wanted to take some measurements, but DS and DD have managed to lose my tape, so I'm stuck (until I either find it or venture out for a new one), with BP Betty in my face laughing her butt off!
I really try to be positive and know that I'm doing the right thing and that I'll get there if I keep it up and that what I'm doing is good for me no matter what the scale says. Still. I could just scream! I think I just may do that! AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Hmmm. Nope. That did not help. Think I'll go to the Y and jump on the PRECOR, then hit the sauna, then swim and if I don't feel better about things after that, I'll just have a cup of tea and call it a day. There's always tomorrow, and Betty may have a soft spot. Thanks for letting me vent!

Still Keeping the Faith!
Tracy

 

[TigH]

KEEP THE FAITH!!! Sorry to yell at you like that!

I'm sure you are bulking up, kiddo! You are certainly burning more than 1500 calories a day just to stay alive (and that's before exercising!) Have you tried using fitday to log your activities? That site is great! There is a "reports" section that lets you view how many calories you ate vs. how many you burned per day. I use it to chart my weight loss because I like the graph feature! Dorky or what?

Find the measuring tape! I lost mine a few weeks ago too. DH SWORE I put it in my sewing box after he took my first measurements. Turned out I had put it in a drawer in the sewing table that was now blocked by all my parents furniture in the spare bedroom! D'oh! Fortunately DH moved some stuff out of the way and rescued the measuring tape for me! I'm sure you've lost inches!!!

There is NO WAY you have gained 2.5 pounds of fat! Try to stay positive. It's either fluid or muscle or both.

How are your clothes fitting? Do you feel any changes in your body (like more muscle tone in your thighs or arms? are your ribs starting to pop out? collar bone protruding?) Those are all things I check for to measure my progress.

HANG IN THERE! You know you are doing the right thing. I'm sure it will sneak up on you and you'll have a WOOOOSH week like our dear nativetxn did!

Sending you loads of hugs and positive thought pixie dust!

 

[CarolMN]

Maybe it's just water weight. I seem to have a problem at a "certain time of the month". After a few days, it's always OK. Just keep up your usual good routine and I'm sure you'll be fine in a day or so, no matter what the cause!

 

[PartyofSix]

I agree with TigH use fitday to journal and you'll see really what's going on. I try to stay under 1000 cal around 20 fats and max 100 carbs a day. You also may want to measure your food for a while and pay close attention to serving sizes what you think is a serving maybe off. Like 4oz of meat is the size of a stack of cards.Then you'll have something to go back to to see if your getting a good variety of different foods and where your downfalls are.

 

[tlgoblue]

Thanks guys! I did go to fitday and really liked it.
I journalled the last 3 days of food and activity and found I'm actually doing it all right, but I did have a booboo yesterday. I got a hamburger from Sonic. (A weak moment with the kids home for Spring Break) I've never been before and will never go back! 49% of my sodium from the burger alone, and I did have a few fries and a diet Coke. I'm thinking it's water from that, as wall as T.O.M. I've been averaging 1500 calories/day and that includes the visit to Sonic as well as 6 margaritas (un-salted)! (Priorities )
Anyway, thanks for the support and suggestions. I really like Fitday and it will become a great, if not obsessed over, tool.

Keep the Faith!
Tracy

 

[disneychrista]

I am in the same boat. With my stupid scale I can not tell if I gained or if I maintained (everytime I step on it tells me something different ) I was really hoping for that 10# clippie today too. I just don't get it. I have done the WATP tapes, with either the belt or wieghts 5 -6 times in the past week, I have not over eaten, in fact the last few days I have not even gotten to my low end of my calories. It is very dissapointing and frustrating.

Today I plan to get a new scale, a digital one, so hopefully it will be more accurate then my old dial scale and a new tape measure, who knows where that has gone off too.

I will NOT let this stop me. I still have two weeks until my goal deadline and I will reach it.

 

[nativetxn]

<b>disneychrista</b> I like your attitude! Go get that new scale and that will help with some of your frustrations. I do not doubt that you are going to make your goal right on time!

<b>tlgoblue</b> I was going to ask you about your sodium intake. I'm an old hand with this frustrating and nasty water retention stuff and I don't even <i>have</i> TOM anymore

Hang in there, don't give up, keep on keeping on. You will drop this fluid sooner or later, I promise. The <i><b>Whoosh Fairy</i></b> visited me last week, he/she could be in your neighborhood any minute now

In the meantime, look how healthy you are eating, the pounds will drop if you just keep it up. I know how frustrating this whole process can be, so sending {{{HUGS}}}

 

[Debbie]

tlgoblue, I just wanted to reiterate what Tammy said about measuring. Sometimes, when we eyeball stuff, it slowly gets bigger and bigger. I measured my Raisin Bran and my Special K on two consecutive days, expecting to find .75 cup of food. I had almost a full cup of Raisin Bran! So I had to go back to Fitday and put in the proper amount.

Relax, though, it will come!