What the heck??? How backwards!

[khath0620 20]

I have been stuck (scale # wise) for about 8-9 weeks now despite good diet choices and tons of cardio and strength training. I hurt my ankle falling on the ice 2 weeks ago and needed to take some time off the gym. I was worried that I would start gaining but BOOM....the scale DROPPED 3 pounds! Now I am back to working out and the scale is up 2 more.....my gut tells me no, but I have to question if I need to cut back on the workouts in order for the scale to start moving down again. Also, I was at the gym yesterday morning and I almost passed out for some reason. I am just so frustrated!!! Any suggestions???

thanks,

Katie

[Jachut 487]

No, you dont need to cut your workouts, logically you KNOW that's not fat lost and gained. Its Water fluctuations, when you're constantly tearing your muscle tissue and it has to repair, it gets bigger, yes, but it also holds Fluid in the process. That's why people gain weight when they start at the gym, not because they've gained 3kg of muscle in 2 weeks.

I'm a bit the same, its just hard to see weight go up no matter what the reason. I have a temporary ileostomy at the moment, so I produce lots of very liquid poo (lol, TMI but its kind of on topic) and I really battle dehydration issues as a result. So how nuts is it that I feel "good" on the days that my weight is under 60kg (which is dipping down into a BMI of 18) as a result of dehydration and "bad" on days when I've manaed to eat a dietary combination to thicken things up and retain more Fluid in my body and thus weight a kg or two more?

Logically I know that the amount of fat on my body has not changed, but my mood can still be dictated by what I see on the scale. I'm scary thin at the moment and I should Celebrate any gain. Likewise, exercise is only going to improve your health and weight loss results in the long run and you do NOT need to cut it back to lose weight. ITs the fat you lose that matters, not what the scale says. Perhaps its just better to not look, although I can never resist.

[khath0620 20]

You are very night, Jacqui. I cannot let that metal beast of a scale dictate my mood. It is just hard that I haven't lost anything in a few months. My nutritionist says that I am doing just fine in terms of what I am eating....just my body is taking control right now but that soon the scale will change. I hope so. Until then, I will keep up the workouts and "feel the burn"! I did have a bad eating day yesterday.....kind of rebelled a bit. I felt like crap all day. SO NOT WORTH IT! When I eat healthy food I feel better physically and emotionally. I know I am doing the right thing and someday the results will show once again on the scale.

Thanks so much for all your support!

Katie

[poppieswife 0]

When the scale didn't move for me for a month I increased my Water and within two days I was down two pounds. I have noticed if I don't keep track of my fuilds I don't lose.

[honk 780]

How many calories are you consuming? The other day while swimming I felt very faint. Yes I know fainting while swimming could lead to you know drowning! I think it was because I had not eaten much that day and it had been quite a while since lunch.< /p>