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[Cari001]

I have really been struggling lately. I've had many weeks where I know exactly what is to blame, and I am not surprised when I have don't have a loss (or it's a small loss or small gain). I've been stuck around 118-120 for almost 4 months now. But, I do believe it is my own darn fault.

But, the last two weeks I have been perfectly on plan. Deficits every day, tracking everything, excellent balance of exercise. What happens??? I GAIN THREE FRICKIN POUNDS!!!!! I am so beyond pissed off, dissappointed, frustrated.

I seriously just want to cancel my JC appt tomorrow.

Realistically, I know it has to be some weird glitch. There is no way I can run daily deficits of 500-1000 calories (my lowest day was a 346 deficit) and gain that much. That's 9000 calories worth of excess. It's not possible. But it seriously messes with my head. I'm so mad

I know, blah blah blah, stay the course, blah blah blah, it will catch up. But I'm so MAD right now

[reddyrawks]

I have really been struggling lately. I've had many weeks where I know exactly what is to blame, and I am not surprised when I have don't have a loss (or it's a small loss or small gain). I've been stuck around 118-120 for almost 4 months now. But, I do believe it is my own darn fault.

But, the last two weeks I have been perfectly on plan. Deficits every day, tracking everything, excellent balance of exercise. What happens??? I GAIN THREE FRICKIN POUNDS!!!!! I am so beyond pissed off, dissappointed, frustrated.

I seriously just want to cancel my JC appt tomorrow.

Realistically, I know it has to be some weird glitch. There is no way I can run daily deficits of 500-1000 calories (my lowest day was a 346 deficit) and gain that much. That's 9000 calories worth of excess. It's not possible. But it seriously messes with my head. I'm so mad

I know, blah blah blah, stay the course, blah blah blah, it will catch up. But I'm so MAD right now

Ok, I mentioned this before...one time my brother had me weight myself...then he handed me a bottle of water, I held the bottle and stood on the scale again...I was 2 pounds heavier. One day I will be 116 the next 114...depends on so much. I wouldn't get to excited about a 3 pound weight gain...it could be gone in a day or two. I think 118 is a pretty good weight, what is your goal weight?

[Cari001]

Ok, I mentioned this before...one time my brother had me weight myself...then he handed me a bottle of water, I held the bottle and stood on the scale again...I was 2 pounds heavier. One day I will be 116 the next 114...depends on so much. I wouldn't get to excited about a 3 pound weight gain...it could be gone in a day or two. I think 118 is a pretty good weight, what is your goal weight?

I do know that logically, it's probably just a blip. But, it doesn't seem to frustrate me any less today

My goal on paper is 117 (the goal registered with JC), but my personal goal is to get to 115 and maintain within a 2-3 lb range of that. I'm so close, but have never hit 117 yet, and I've been just hovering for so many months now. Driving me a little batty!!!!

[Linwalker]

Ok, I mentioned this before...one time my brother had me weight myself...then he handed me a bottle of water, I held the bottle and stood on the scale again...I was 2 pounds heavier. One day I will be 116 the next 114...depends on so much. I wouldn't get to excited about a 3 pound weight gain...it could be gone in a day or two. I think 118 is a pretty good weight, what is your goal weight?

OH my gosh this is so freaky true!! I just tested this yesterday morning (I'm out a scale because of it,) .. I got up in the morning, went to the bathroom and weighed myself, my weigh in was Monday and the scale had not budged, but I was weighing myself mid morning before my shower every day BUT after my breakfast and coffee. My JCC mentioned this to me because I had no loss this past week and I thought.. oh come on.. a small bowl of cereal and 2 cups of coffee and one water bottle cannot make that much difference.. HA.. so when I jumped on w/out eating or drinking anything the following morn (yesterday) I was down 2 lbs!! Well I don't know if anyone has done this but I emailed my consultant and asked for a do-over!! Later on after my coffee and breakfast (I copied the previous day's breakfast and water/coffee intake) and I was UP 2 lbs!! Hence the scale being thrown across the room and breaking. Yes I am OUT a scale! It is so darn frustrating because on one hand I'm pissed because I did not have an official "loss" .. On the other hand..we want a true picture of our weight and the science of weighing ourselves and calorie deficits, calorie's burned, etc is just so gosh darn frustrating!! I mean come on..when we hit our goal weight those 2 lbs ..are they there? Or are they NOT there?? If we start out with a pair of shorts on in the morning do they suddenly just grip our waists in the afternoon??

Sorry, I had to vent, I'm really frustrated lately

[BeccaBecca]

You are most likely keeping you body in starvation mode, thus it's holding on to EVERY THING it can get a hold of. You should not be operating on deficits. You need to eat the calories that you are supposed to eat. It keeps your metabolism churning along. When you have deficits, whatever calories you do decide to eat, your body refuses to metabolize cause it thinks it's not gonna get any food again for a long time. Yes, it makes no sense, but that's science!