Roller Coaster Ride

[reeluvs2sing 11]

I have been having problems with my weight going up and down recently. Only about 2 to 3 pounds. I was exercising 6 days a week but was told to decrease my exercise to 3 to 4 days a week because I was having symptoms of dehydration. Anyway, for two weeks straight, I stayed at 256. Then I lost to 252. Then I have gone up and down from 252 to 256 this past week. Today, I was at 255. What could be going on? I am sticking to my diet and I am exercising but not 6 days just 4 a week right now. Should I increase my days of exercise? I alternate cardio and weights/crunches etc. what is your take?

[RJ'S/beginning 5,358]

My take on it is that your body is adjusting to exercise...You will not lose weight at first but inches....Keep hydrated with a Gatorade G2 after you do your exercise..K....

You will come around..Enjoy what you are doing and don't worry so much about the scale. Your body will decide when it is ready to lose again..Right now it is in protection mode..It thinks you are starving it...Isn't the body amazing!!!!!!!!!!

[gmanbat 5,889]

I really like that you are heavily involved in exercise, a very good sign of ultimate success.

I've watched the scale play games for 2 years now with my exercise routines. I've learned that the scale shares just a limited amount of insight.

When I exercise heavily my weight can actually go up. Repairing muscles retain Water to work in which shows on the scale. In the long haul my weight went down, along with my fat and my clothing sizes. I cleaned out my closet 3 times.

Don't be a scale slave. Unless you are extremely rich don't buy expensive clothes until you are at goal for awhile. You will see,...up, down, stall..doesn't matter...weight is secondary to program...the overall graph line heads downward..you will conquer!

[BladeFox 235]

If you are doing any strength training then you are building muscle which will weigh more and coming down from 6x per week to 3-4x per week will make a difference. Once your body recognizes this it will adjust accordingly. Drink Water. They say that you only need about 25-30 min of cardio and 15min weights and large muscles burn calories/fat faster, so do leg weights.