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RRRR! Now I am getting mad!! The scale says 138, up 4 pounds in 2 days! Now as far as calories go, I know I am burning more than I am consuming, but the scale is still climbing. Yes, I did weight training yesterday, but there's no way I could have gained that much muscle that fast. I did start level 2 and had a lot more carbs tahn usual. I can't keep not having them, I don't have enough energy to get through the day. I feel slimmer and look more toned, so I wish I could ignore the number, but I can't. I'm starting to wonder if the big loss i had last week was a fluke. I drank a ton of water yesterday, almost a gallon, so I don't think it's water retention. I'm getting frustrated. I am just going to try not to think about it and do lots of exercise and eat healthy, and hope for the best. If anyone has any ideas feel free. Those cookies I had yesterday could be part of the problem, but they were small and low carb. I just don't know. I want to pull off a loss this week, but if things keep going like this I am going to end up back where I started. I''m not going back to eating 600 calories or less every day, it made me feel like crap after a few days.
Sorry to be a downer. I actually feel all right about how I look, I just want to see those results on the scale, and it worries me that I could gain it all back.
Diet Calendar Entries for 16 January 2008:
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1008 kcal
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Fat: 25.80g | Prot: 141.18g | Carb: 51.57g.
Breakfast: egg, Orowheat Double Fiber bread, egg white, 3 oz Smoked salmon , hazelnut sugar free creamer. Lunch: egg white, Fat Free turkey, celery, raw brocolli. Dinner: unsweetened soy milk, Cool Whip Lite, raw brocolli, Lowfat cottage cheese, 1/4 cup, Body Fortress Vanilla protein powder, egg white. Snacks/Other: Sugar Free Dove Rich Dark Chocolates with Raspberry Creme, cheese stick, string, reduced fat, Dannon carb control yogurt, celery, Fat Free turkey. more...
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2363 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Stretching (yoga) - 10 minutes, Boxing - 20 minutes, Walking (brisk) - 4/mph - 1 hour, Housework - 1 hour, Dance (fast step, aerobic) - 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 12 hours and 40 minutes, Calisthenics (light, e.g. home exercise) - 20 minutes. more...
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you said you had a lot more carbs...what is alot...you should have started phase 2 with only 1 item per day in the first week...your diets says that you are not eating enough...to little calories will slow you down
16 Jan 08 by member: veggies yuk
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just wait and let it level off, you need to get your body used to a way of eating you can continue long term. but you may want to cut back on the good carbs and then gradually add them back in. Once your body gets used to having them again, you will start losing again. better than depriving yourself and then end up binge eating. Hang in there girlie!!
16 Jan 08 by member: graciepoo
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ok, ok deep breath. :) I'll try not too freak out, I see that i just added too much back at once. How do I add back in without overdoing it? How many carbs shuld I have?
16 Jan 08 by member: Lotus
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I know what you mean about that number on the scale. I weighed myself again on Monday and I was up as well, but I'm not going to record again until this Sunday. It's frustrating when you work really hard and don't see any loss. But as long as you feel like you're getting smaller and eating well the pounds will start coming off again. The diets we are following havwe us losing so rapidly that we get frustrated when it slows down. But you're doing great, just keep it up!
16 Jan 08 by member: Camm
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I would pick one thing to add each day. I always start with an apple, or low carb/ww bread. Eat just one serving of good carbs a day for several days. I know, that is not much, but you need to let your body adjust to it. Then after several days, add something else. And just work them in one by one. i know we all get to phase 2 and just want to eat all these good carbs, but you have to take it slow. I build up to having like a small serving of brown rice with dinner, and fruit for a snack, and maybe a WW bagel or toast for breakfast. but still try to have atleast one phase 1 meal and snack a day. that's just me though.
16 Jan 08 by member: graciepoo
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according to the book...fruit should be one of the last things that you add...for some reason the sugars in fruit are triggers for cravings...take it slow
16 Jan 08 by member: veggies yuk
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One peice of bread would be ok? Man now I know what I did wrong! I had 1 cup of cereal, 2 peices of bread and a banana, and oatmeal cookies( low-carb and sugar-free, but obviously I had too many). OI. I'm an idiot.
16 Jan 08 by member: Lotus
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no you are not an idiot...just human...one piece of bread would be good for the first week and then next week add another good carb along with the bread...then week 3 add something else...when you quit losing and stall for awhile then you have reached your limit adn either back off to lose more or continue and go to phase 3 for maintaining...you can do it...
16 Jan 08 by member: veggies yuk
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don't worry- there is still a ton of water in your cells!
16 Jan 08 by member: barbie_doll922
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Im up a pound and a half, it happens. And when I drink that much water, it DOES effect my weight the next day. I pee and pee but will still be heavier the next day due to sodium retaining a good portion of it. I'm so sorry I dont have time now to look at your food journal but just take it as "Something you ate is either making you hold onto or bloat some weight." SO watch it the next few days. The good news is that you are catching it, watching your body and now you know how to get it back under control. You did have a very big, bigger than normal loss last week...maybe a your body is putting some water weight back into place. Just hang in there and watch the scale now and try to figure out what it was. Sorry so quick, Im super busy with work and other commitments now, I was working yesterday from 9 am until 9:30 pm, YUCK! Today will be close to the same. Know I'm thinking of you! You can do it.
Oh and silly pants... add only one new carb a week. There is so much food you can have on this plan and so many options when you add a new carb. Thats the only way you'll know what carb is bad for you and which are good.
One new carb a week.
16 Jan 08 by member: ImLuuvd
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Okay! Thanks guys, I'll definitely do that! I want to see some results!! :X Don't work too hard, Immluvvd!
16 Jan 08 by member: Lotus
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its just a case of figuring it all out which carbs you can and cant have yourself but you've made the mistake that probably everyone does and that is once allowed carbs get over excited and over induldge!!! naughty naughty restrict to 1 a day and you'll soon get it straightened out
believe in yourself you've come so far and will do it im sure lol
16 Jan 08 by member: slinkylins
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I went ahead and planned all my meals for today, the only starchy carb is a slice of bread with breakfast. I hope this helps.
16 Jan 08 by member: Lotus
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Aww, that's got to be so frustrating! At least with everyone being so helpful you have a plan now.
16 Jan 08 by member: biblioholic03
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I probably screwed my metabolism up by eating so low calorie and then suddenly eating more too. I'm not letting my cals fall below 700-800 anymore, and I'm going to shoot for 1000-1200. I need even more than that just to maintain my gaol weight, so I know it is not too much, especially with all the exercise I have been doing.
16 Jan 08 by member: Lotus
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I've read, Lotus, that if you continually deprive your body of calories...that when you do eat more than you have been....your body will "store it" for the next famine that it feels will be coming. Your last comment is great - sounds like you have it figured out....you should be shooting for 1000 - 1200 calorie a day....especially given your workout routine. To lose a pound - you need to burn 3500 MORE calories than you consume. This can happen over a few days or a whole week...I've likely cut my calorie intake to 1/4 of I was normally eating....and I shudder to think that days it might have been MUCH higher....I tried 1500 calories as a goal each day....but I find I don't need that many....not eating the way I am now....and my calorie intake stays right around 1000 a day....and I'm not hungry at all....look at my food diary...
maybe it will give you some ideas....You ARE doing terrific....!
And very close to your goal....Not to worry about the slight gain on the scale....you FEEL great and you LOOK fabulous! Huggies
16 Jan 08 by member: drd3775
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gosh, I just wanted to say hang in there! I can see that you are trying very hard to maintain yourself on your new phase...you'll get it! In the meantime, you're doing a great job Lotus!!
16 Jan 08 by member: BadAndee
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