Following the plan and gaining??

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Registered: 04-02-2003
Following the plan and gaining??
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Thu, 04-14-2005 - 10:43am

I have been following the plan and have been losing but I weighed this morning and am up 3 pounds!! I ate very well yesterday. I had an EggMcMuffin in the morning and then for lunch I had a Subway wrap. For snack I had Triscuits and cheese and then for dinner I had a grilled Chicken salad. I drank water or diet coke during the day.

I know the Egg McMuffin isn't the best choice because it left me hungry soon after I ate it, but I didn't give in to the cravings, I held out till lunch when I had my wrap. So what in my plan yesterday added the three pounds? Or was it the combination of the English Muffin, the tortilla and the Triscuits as just too much in one day???

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Registered: 09-14-2004
Thu, 04-14-2005 - 10:52am

If your weight shot up three pounds overnight, I'm guessing it was salt. The combo of the Egg McMuffin and the wrap probably pushed your sodium intake way up. Avoid fast food today and see if you go back down.

I'm up 1.5 pounds this week for no apparent reason, so I know the frustration!

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Registered: 02-23-2004
Thu, 04-14-2005 - 11:30am
If the 3 lbs was literally overnight it almost HAS to be water retention. You cannot gain 3lbs of actual fat in 24 hrs, its just biologically impossible.
I will have days that I am mysteriously up 2-3 lbs, then in 1 or 2 days its gone. I had that happen just last week. I weigh everyday (I personally LIKE to do this as it has saved me a lot of stress worrying if water retention is actual weight gain) Last Thursday I was 156 - on Friday, BOOM - 159. Because I had just weighed the day before I KNEW it was not a real gain as that is physically impossible. So I just watched my salt and drank tons of water, Saturday it was back to 156 and has stayed there since.
There are lots of possible reasons - undigested food ads extra weight, water retention from TOM, salt, sore muscles (if you do a particularly vigorous workout and are sore your muscles will retain water)
I'd drink some extra water and give it a day or two and see, it will probably disappear as quickly as it came! I used to get REALLY stressed about it, but have learned to see the pattern in my own weight fluctuations. The numbers on the scale aren't a black/white concept - they change and vary all the time, by time of day, what you ate, water retention, water loss (for exapmple, I am always 1 lb less after a workout, but that doesn't mean I REALLY lost a pound, just sweated out some water) - heck I swear the numbers even vary by how you stand on the scale LOL!
Hang in there!
MichaelAnn
181/156/135


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Registered: 03-25-2003
Thu, 04-14-2005 - 2:26pm

dont forget to incorperate your dairy into your diet.
You didnt mention you had any, but you said you had water.
Water is GREAT, but you still need that 2-3 cups of milk IMHO


I had 1 week where i had no milk and it was a slow week, vs when i had my 2-3 serves of Dairy. I lost more often.
I believe the Cl's mentioned your Dairy is essential for the weight loss to work!
*HUGS*

I agree probably Water retention.
also aside from the veggies on the Wrap, are you getting your full veggie servings? and fruit?





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Thu, 04-14-2005 - 3:38pm

"I weighed this morning and am up 3 pounds!! I ate very well yesterday."


Hi Sarabeth, I agree with the others, when you suddenly gain 3 lbs, it's water weight.