This is not good
Weigh-In June 16th, 2008This is not good - I’m up FOUR pounds.
I didn’t weigh in last Monday because we were out of town celebrating our anniversary and I didn’t want the pressure of a Monday weigh-in to cut into the pleasure of the weekend.
I then headed into a week that was difficult, with tons of travel and zero meals at home until Friday night (which was planned as a dinner out too, but at the last minute we decided to eat in). I also had none of the healthy staples in the fridge (fruit, veggies, yogurt, etc) and was traveling and running around from meeting to meeting all week. Somewhere later in the week I lost momentum and stopped doing the daily planning and recording sheets, and this weekend ate less-than-ideally.
Still, FOUR POUNDS GAINED? I ate reasonably most of the time and made a LOT of good choices. I knew I hadn’t eaten consistently at diet-level so I was expecting to see a small gain, but FOUR POUNDS is pretty ridiculous.
Well, I’m back at it, nose to the grindstone this week…
June 16th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Don’t you hate that?? I don’t know why I can gain 5 pounds in one day but it takes me a month to lost it!
June 16th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Pick yourself up, dust off your bottom, and get back to it. You know you didn’t gain four permanent pounds in one week. It’s probably a lot of water and it’ll come back off pretty quickly. Those scales are lying to you! Hang in there!
Patty
June 16th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Ooops! Sorry, Sarah! I went to look up your Clafoutis recipe and finally found it under “Susan’s Clafoutis Recipe” What was I thinking?
Thanks again for sharing it with us. It’s one of my diabetic hubby’s favorites. We’ve used peaches, blueberries, cherries, and raspberries so far.
June 16th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
It happens to all of us. I was up four pounds a few days ago, but now seem to be back down. Just keep working out and try to get more water, fruit, and veggies in the mix. Consistency is key. Do not give up.
June 16th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Here’s the good news, any weight that shows up that fast can disappear in no time as long as ya get right onto it. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly I can pack it on when I have the slightest change my eating habits. It sucks!!! I’m equally impressed with how fast it goes when I get tough with myself. So toughen up and say “goodbye 4 pounds”
June 16th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I’m sure it isn’t four pounds of actual body fat, and that’s what’s important. You’re probably retaining water, etc. etc. and it will come off fast. I know you know that but it is still just a big smack in the face seeing the numbers on the scale, right? Now is the time for perseverance! Hang tough!
June 16th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
This is a new week and a new slate so forget the things you can’t change anyway and press forward on your path!!!
Hugs,
Judy
June 17th, 2008 at 12:27 am
Do not worry about it. That was then this is now. Patty is right it is probably water retention. Just keep strong , stick with it and it will fall off.
Joy
June 17th, 2008 at 3:52 am
You know what to do … pick up, dust off, back on the horse, etc. etc. But doesn’t it just suck that it can come on so quickly?
June 17th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
You are probably right about me not eating an extra 7000 calories in one day, That’s quite a bit lol… but it is still frustrating to see that number on my weigh day. I’ll just have to watch myself a little better from now on and save splurging for special occasions and not buffets.
Take heart I’m sure that some of your weight gain is from too much sodium too.
June 18th, 2008 at 2:31 am
Bunch of smart people already said (and better) the things I was thinking. They’re right. You’ll see.
Hang in there,
Ruby