I didn't post yesterday. I had a super bad migraine all day and just felt horrible and went to bed early. I ate about 1400 calories yesterday.
So my weight is going the wrong way. Totally the wrong way. I gained 4.6 lbs. Bad as that number is, it was almost twice that a few days ago. I've already lost a lot of the water weight from this weekend and I'm HOPING that there is a couple of more lbs. in there yet to go away. My feet and legs are still swollen.
It's funny, I never had SUCH an issue with salt and water gain before. At least it wasn't noticed. If I eat out once, I notice it the next day. A bit. We ate out a LOT this last weekend, plus I ate a 260 ish calorie bag of chips every day plus completely unhealthy hotel breakfast every day. I came on Monday looking like you could just pop me I was so puffy! I've never seen such dramatic results from this before. Does anyone else have this issue?
So I've been drinking water like crazy and it's starting to come back to normal. Not that gaining 4.6 lbs. in a week is normal by any degree.
The only good thing about seeing such horrible scale numbers is that it keeps me focused. But what happens next week? Do I go back to my "snacking" ways? God, I hope not!
I've seen several different kinds of weight loss blogs. I've seen the ones that people are super pumped about losing weight and then all of a sudden. Nothing. Then I've seen the ones where you see a steady decline in weight and they are doing SO WELL. I so wanted to be that blog. I still have the hopes of being that blog.
What I refuse to be is the blog that just STOPS. That would have disasterous results. So I am determined to keep posting even if you all see me go back up to 300 lbs. (Please come over and shake me silly if you see THAT happen).
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Wrote that above this morning, now off to bed.
So today went well. Still snacked a bit more than necessary. I ate about 1600 calories and drank about 5 gallons of water and peed every 5 minutes. My feet and legs are still swollen more than normal but not as bad as yesterday.
My personal record of my weight loss journey. My goal is to post daily, weigh in monthly and hopefully see some results!
My body is very sensitive to salt and I notice it in my hands, ankles and...FACE! Especially during the summer heat. I don't know of any remedy except to read nutrition labels and don't add salt to anything. And keep drinking water.
ReplyDeleteNo. Don't stop blogging. You have a lot to contribute to the rest of us!
It will come off as fast as it went on! Keep keeping at it and you'll be back on track in no time...heck, you are already back on track. In terms of snacking, have fresh veggies ready for you to grab and crunch on. You'll be full before you know and will have consumed minimal calories (and lots of good stuff). Or chew gum all the time. That might help with the snacking!
ReplyDeleteA little weight gain is ok! Hey you never know, it could be from muscle. That's what I keep telling myself! ;-)
ReplyDeleteDon't stop blogging! You gotta link up with us!! ;-)
I'm happy you want to keep blogging. It can make you feel down when you gain but you can do it! Just as long as you keep trying the weight wont win. just remember if weight loss was easy everyone would be skinny! You can do it :D
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you want to keep blogging. It can make you feel down when you gain but you can do it! Just as long as you keep trying the weight wont win. just remember if weight loss was easy everyone would be skinny! You can do it :D
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry your salty week caught up with you but at least all that gain isn't fat. I too tend to gain a lot of water weight with salty foods, especially around the time of my cycle. Do you have a problem with bloating around that time of the month too? This next week's results are up to you, so keep blogging and doing what works for you--you can do it. :)
ReplyDeleteOh please don't stop blogging. I just found you and I am reading and learning all about you. We all have ups and downs. We all have to learn as we go so just keep going. I know you can do it, I KNOW YOU CAN!!!!
ReplyDeleteI will be following you, encouraging you, and knowing you can do it.
Take care and God Bless!!!
I can start shaking you silly now if that will help. SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE!!!!
ReplyDeleteHang in there ...