Arggh! A little girly topic here...Why is the scale going backwards?

[nomorejellybelly 77]

Okay, TMI Alert. I made it down to 150.9 just a few days ago. A weight I know I haven't been in a zillion years. Then, I get my cycle and I know there's going to be a little weight there, but I'm freaking out that I'm doing something wrong. It's up to 153.1 this morning. I'm hoping that that's all it is, is because of my cycle and it should be. It's taken me oh, so long to get back to this weight, that I'm just worried.

I feel like I'm doing great with my food restriction. And I'm being honest that I did treat myself to two Cookies yesterday, but how many ladies would not eat something we're not supposed to at 'that time of the month'? I'm drinking a lot of water/liquid, but had to slack off on the exercise due to a leg/foot injury. I am doing what I can without doing legs.

Ladies, I'm interested how you handle things/what happens to you, when you're on your cycles. Does the same weight thing happen to you and how long does it take to drop back off?

I'm hoping in a couple days, that the scale starts back down again.

[pink dahlia 2,513]

I think you need to stay off the scale during your tmo because you're forgetting about Water retention, salt intake , etc. Gaining 2 -3 lbs during that time is not uncommon. Just keep eating healthy, lots of water, and doing whatever exercise you can will flush everything out when the time is right. Good luck ! Also congrats on your weight loss so far ! Way to go !

[HealthyNewMe 1,935]

I don't weigh daily. I just weigh monthly. Have seen a downward trend each and every month for the past year and a half. I personally, can't handle daily fluctuations. Many people can. I'm not one of them. I may change to weekly weigh-ins once I get to maintenance, but for now, once a month is the way I avoid those fluctuations.......You've probably always had a little weight gain from Fluid retention during your cycle, but you're probably in super excited mode about your stellar weight loss that you have a heightened awareness of the numbers on the scale. Give it a few days and weigh again. VIOLA .......You may be even below that 150 mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nomorejellybelly 77]

Thank you, ladies! I know that has to be what it is. I am making sure to drink a lot of fluids. Water, more skim milk and I drink a lot of iced tea (unsweet w/sugar substitute) (both green and black tea).

I know I shouldn't weigh every morning. I am just in the habit of doing that. When I get to maintenance, I won't be doing it that much.

And, HealthyNewMe, you have done awesome!!!!! Keep it up ladies.

[B-52 7,113]

I weight myself twice a day, when I first get up and later at the gym....it is perfectly normal to gain and loose withing the same 5 lbs from day to day....anyone who frets over a few pounds fluctuation within a lifetime of being slim and fit is in for a very rough time...

I notice you were banded in 2010, a year before me...this is something a veteran as yourself should have realized years ago, and know like the back of your hand.

This is not Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers...........A few pounds up and down means absolutely nothing, other than your body is behaving normally.

I'm headed to Parades and a back yard picnic today...I won't eat that much, but I'm sure to have my share of beers....I'm not worried the least....when someone has been banded as long as you have, you understand the lifestyle....

Edited May 26, 2014 by B-52

[Bandista 7,466]

I am up and down by two to three pounds constantly -- what I do is take a new low number and record that. Then up I'm and down around it for a while until a new low number appears. The fluctuations are just part of the game for me -- not an indicator of fat gained but rather inflammation. Some of us are inflammatory types, moving rings from finger to finger, arthritis, etc. That's what the time of month is about, too, inflammation.

[nomorejellybelly 77]

B-52 I know the scale goes up/down, fluctuates, but for me who has been losing again (finally) since my last fill, it sucks to be back up a bit at this time. Thanks, Bandista.