Christmas miracle or?

[Lebim 381]

So here's a weird happenstance. I was super upset 2 weeks ago because I only lost 1lb all week. This week, on the other hand, I dropped 4.5lbs in a week.

Now here's the weird part.

The week before my 1lb loss I was eating well and going to the gym

The week before I lost 4.5 lbs I was eating my sisters confectionary (like chocolate and sugar and everything we should not eat ever) and skipped the gym a few days.

So why did I lose more weight?

My theory is perhaps because I was eating too few calories beforehand... I was eating 550-900 cals per day the week I only lost 1lb and closer to 1200 when I lost 4.5

I am by NO MEANS saying any of us should eat any of the JUNK I was eating, it's not good at all. Like so bad that I was dumping. But isn't that weird? Obviously I need to focus on eating more because it helps. Healthier things that is.

I only ate that crap because of the holidays. I feel like if i let myself splurge from time to time for special occasions then I won't eat crap on the daily

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary 6/11/2012

[worm2872 635]

YEA!!!!!

I've had this happen before RNY... My body would get used to eating a set number of calories. I would have a bad day and I would lose. I guess it no longer thought it was starving.

[Anniesmom12 181]

I totally had this happen to me a few days ago!! I was stuck....got discouraged and ate a little more food (nothing sweet or bad...just ate more) and sure enough i dropped 2 lbs in a couple of days!! No extra exercise or any other changes.

I really must keep up with my food intake on paper...cause I feel like I eat a lot everyday but when I look at my journal it's not that much!

[4SFLFDS 59]

Same thing happened to me from Christmas--scale was down 3 lbs this morning

[mom2lucky (suznc) 81]

I totally had this happen to me a few days ago!! I was stuck....got discouraged and ate a little more food (nothing sweet or bad...just ate more) and sure enough i dropped 2 lbs in a couple of days!! No extra exercise or any other changes.

I really must keep up with my food intake on paper...cause I feel like I eat a lot everyday but when I look at my journal it's not that much!

You might want to try My Fitness Pal or a similar online tracking program. I was trying to keep up with food on paper but I really had no idea what my true numbers were. MFP is easy and I've been surprised with my totals. It's kind of funny though since it keeps telling me that I don't eat enough - lol - which would true for a non RNY person. I'm 4 weeks out but have noticed if I eat more, I lose more. I'm mom2lucky on MFP.