I gained a pound--I'm frustrated!!!
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| Thu, 04-27-2006 - 10:43am |
I weighed myself today and I have gained a pound. I feel very frustrated by this b/c I have been walking like CRAZY! And I really don't think it's the 'muscle weighs more than fat' explanation. I think it is due to the fact that I went up to 2 grains and 2 fruits last week. And I gained a pound instead of losing a pound like I deserved to. So now it makes me even more apprehensive to go up to 2 - 3 grains and 2 - 3 fruits starting today. My total loss in 4 weeks is now 5.5 instead of 6.5 which it was last week. So not only did I not lose any weight this week, I GAINED a pound. I just feel very frustrated. I feel like if I eat even more fruit and grains, that is going to make me gain again next week. Advice? Words of compassion? People that have gone through the same thing?
Kate



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Kate, lots of people have gone through this, and it is common.
Kate, I dug up some answers from the past that I thought you'd find helpful, from the nutritionist and Dr. Agatston.
Wow, Maggie, thank you SO much for your help! I too have PCOS and have a lot of weight to lose (between 50-55 pounds), so it really helps to hear about others who were in similar situations as mine. I am going to keep on truckin' b/c obviously it works--I'm getting advice from people who are now thin, but have once been where I am now. It helps so much to have support. I can't thank you enough.
Kate
Kate, I'm happy to hear that!
We've all had a day that we go up a pound. When was the last time you weighed yourself? For all you know yesterday you were down two pounds just yesterday and today is just a water fluctuation. Last week my weight was:
Monday 117
Tuesday 119
Wednesday 117
Thurday 117
Friday 118
Saturday 120 (have NO idea where that came from - just water weight probably)
Sunday 117
Obviously I didn't lose/gain all those pounds of real fat! Imagine if the ONLY day I had weighed happened to be Saturday? I could have thought I gained 3 lbs! But I had known all the other weights throughout the week, so I wasn't worried. Its important to look at the OVERALL trend over time, not just the number from one day you happen to pick. Last week I weight 117 on five out of 7 days, so that is the number I use. Our weight can fluctuate so much day to day that just using one random day usually isn't an accurate picture of your progress!
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My endocrinologist said that SBD is a great diet for people with PCOS. Since it is harder for people with PCOS to lose weight anyway, I can't lose sight of that. It helps to talk to people that really do UNDERSTAND what it feels like (such as the
I weigh myself once per week, on Thursdays. Perhaps I will start weighing myself every day to see if that helps. I just wonder if that would make me too scale obsessed? I have always been told to only weigh myself once per week. But seeing your weight fluctuations really does help put it in perspective. Thanks so much for sharing!
Kate
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My endocrinologist said that SBD is a great diet for people with PCOS. Since it is harder for people with PCOS to lose weight anyway, I can't lose sight of that. It helps to talk to people that really do UNDERSTAND what it feels like (such as the
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