I’m really pissed off! I have been writing down my food all week and staying within my points and working out almost every day and I gained 2.5 lbs. I was absolutely stunned… and as the scale sailed through the window of the Weight Watchers building, I wondered, “how did this happen?” The only thing that I think I can do better is to drink more water. I haven’t been paying attention to that and I’m sure that I haven’t been drinking enough. So for this week… I will drink 1/2 of my body weight in oz. of water while maintaining my workout schedule and counting my points each day, staying within my allotted range. I’m hoping this results in a great week next week! Here’s my damn stats:
Starting Weight (Aug. 1, 2007): 270 lbs.
Starting BMI: 37.7
Weight Last Week (Mar. 12, 2008): 259.5 lbs.
Weight Today (Mar. 20 2008): 262 lbs.
Current BMI: 36.2
Weight Change This Week: +2.5 lbs
Total Weight Lost: -8 lbs.
NEXT GOAL: 245 lbs. (17 lbs. to go)
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It’s discouraging, but I wouldn’t sweat it, Rev. Sometimes a fluctuation in your metabolism will trigger a small spike. Or, it could be just your time of the month and you’re retaining water. Regardless, keep at it and I’ll be you’ll be down (and then some) next week. Keep on keepin’ on.
Hang in there Rev!
I think drinking more water is an excellent idea… but do not sweat the uncooperative scale. The fact that you were working out could have your muscles retaining some water.
I have to say, after a challenging workout, I am almost always higher on the scale. It’s the water my sore muscles are hanging on to. Drink more and you’ll shed it.
Trust your program, just keep doing what you know is right. The scale will not always show progress, so now is a good time to take some girth measures or find a tight pair of jeans you can use to see if you are losing inches when the scale does not move.
And if you don’t believe me on how crazy a scale can get, go visit my blog and check out the daily graph on my weigh-in page. Talk about a roller coaster!
Yeah!
What they said…….