Dr. John Bagnato - Frustrated, upset and confused...

[oneder_woman 0]

WTF????? I do not understand what is going on with me and my scale. I got my latest fill a few weeks ago. It worked very well, I was so motivated and lost 8 pounds pretty fast. Then last week, TOM, and Water weight gain + cravings. I didn't give in to cravings, etc. Now, understand that I retain SERIOUS Water - like 5 to 10 lbs of water. It sucks.

Okay, so water gone, scale went back to normal. I fully admit I fell off the wagon on Friday night and gave in to temptation (Marble Slab Creamery is the of the devil).

I logged my food at thedailyplate, and yes, I was way over, but not enough to even gain a pound, much less the NINE pounds that my scale reflected Saturday. I thought it was a fluke, but it was still there Sunday and this morning. NINE pounds - as in, heavier than before my fill.

Again - WTF??????

Edited October 13, 2008 by oneder_woman
for spelling

[abckids 0]

You must be retaining Water - that can only be the problem. Is it around that time of the month? before or just after? Even up to two weeks before can do it.

I had a hysterectomy in 2004 and and have one ovary left -but i still have pms symptoms as if it was still there bright as day.

I just don't get on the scale when I know I am retaining water... weigh again on Saturday - if it is still there, then you may need to up your Water intake to flush the retention out.

Makes no sense, I know but that is what I was told works.

[oneder_woman 0]

hhmmmm........well, my scale said I weighed 18.5 pounds this morning. I choose to believe that. Guess it may be time for a new battery or a new scale altogether.

[Guest Leslie2Lose]

Hey girl! You are getting scale obessessed...I know I've been there. You are right though - get you a new scale. That may help. Judge by the way your clothes fit and if you are measuring - that measuring tape. As long as you are eating right and getting smaller/healthier - that should be your focus.

I've been relying too much on numbers myself. I forget how far I've come. I actually have a waistline now and have lost three spare tires...I'm now only down to one (and it is getting deflated). Think of how far you have come. You and I are reaching a slow down point now. I'm six months out and the pounds are coming off slowly - just stay diligigent and don't give up. If it makes you feel better after buying that new scale, do what we always wanted to do. Take a sledge hammer to the old one...release those frustrations! LOL

[oneder_woman 0]

I could bring my old scale to the support group meeting and we could all take a swing at it - fat girls' pinata! Bet that would be a scary meeting to walk into by accident - I am picturing it....

I'm surrounded by a group of bandsters, they're cheering, they're hollering, they're clapping and waving their arms. We're all dressed in what I call fat lady chic - knit pants with matching tops, maybe a faux cardigan, flats or fancy flip flops, pudgy toes perfectly pedicured. The group is cheering me on as I raise the bat over my head, my chubby triceps quivering with the effort, I'm ready to take a mighty swing......and the door pops open w/ some skinny person, oops, wrong...room.

We are all instantly silenced as the door swings shut; I'm frozen with the bat raised over my head, peeping out at the unexpected guest, and then....'Get it! Kill it! Whoo hoo!' the crowd yells out again, and we're back to pulverizing that hated scale!

Aaaannnd.......scene.

Yeah, maybe you have a point, maybe I am a bit scale obsessed. Perhaps I should wait a while before buying a new one.

esj

[Guest Leslie2Lose]

Oohh I want to be a part of that meeting! We need to get Leslie in on the Fat Girls Pinata for Thursday's meeting...it's called entertainment!!! She was looking for meeting ideas.

LOL - the skinny girl (a.k.a girl at goal) had better watch out...human pinatas might get us arrested...ROFL...too funny!