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30 November 2010
Just a FYI to anyone using Points Plus. I entered my food today to see the similarity of daily points to daily suggested calories . New system seems much more accurate. And I did not starve at all yesterday, it was actually kind of hard to reach my points. But I ate a lot of fruit.. So I like it, except for the re figuring out points for fave items
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27 November 2010
Followed diet very well, stayed within ldaily WW points every day except Friday (After soccer, we had a few beers) I am a bit frustrated cuz I am only down 0.2, but my monthly visitor is here also- so I am hoping to stay on track and I will see progress next week! I should be getting measured on Monday at Contours. So I am curious to see what that entails.
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20 November 2010
I have "good intentions" but they seem to get thrown out the window when I see some yummy desert! I am surrounded by people at work or functions who are either are happy with their weight, or claim they want to lose weight, but constantly are eating potato chips, and sweets. I feel that if I do sucessfully do the right thing and pass on the dessert or only take a small sampling- Someone makes a snarky comment. I've been on 3 business related trips this year since July and have destroyed the work I did the week or two prior to that, so the week I come back I spend trying to lose the 2-3 pounds I gained because I don't know how to handle when I am out of my enviroment.
Last week when I weighed myself on Sat-Sun I was 169, but on Monday it crept up to 172.6, so now after eating healthy and mostly within my points all week, I am 170.2 today. I just want to start staying on the right a path and succeed at taking the weight off!
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18 November 2010
I found this online about a month ago. "The scale gives us an incomplete snapshot of what's happening with our bodies. Our bodies are comprised of 55-75% water, weight can fluctuate on a daily or even an hourly basis due to fluid changes. Atmospheric pressure, humidity, salt intake and medications can contribute to water retention therefore a shift in weight."
This was another article:
[i]One of the most frustrating moments for many dieters is the weekly weigh-in. Sometimes, the results on your scales seem to bear very little relation to the week you've just had. Maybe you've been really good - but not lost anything. Or you've had a couple of meals out, and eaten more than a few candy bars - and yet you've dropped a pound.
What's going on?
If you weren't dieting and weighed yourself every day, you'd still find that your weight wasn't steady: it might fluctuate by as much as several pounds. These fluctuations in body weight are commonly due to:
Water retention
Glycogen stores
The amount you've eaten
Water Retention
Water retention
is caused by drinking too little water, or eating too much salt. If you don't drink enough water, your body will cling onto its water supplies; make sure you're drinking enough. And if you eat too much salt, your kidneys hold onto water instead of excreting it.
Women commonly retain water during the few days of the month just before their period. This "phantom" few pounds will drop off as quickly as it went on. Some medications can also cause water retention.
Glycogen Stores
Glycogen - sugar - is carbohydrate stored in the liver and muscles; usually more than a pound in total, along with three or four pounds of water. This is your body's energy reserve, and gets used up during the day if you're not taking in enough carbohydrates to supply your energy needs.
When you eat, your body replaces the glycogen store and the water that goes with it - leading to a weight gain on the scales, even if you've only eaten a moderately-sized meal. This is absolutely normal and should not put you off eating carbohydrates!
The Amount You've Eaten
Don't think about the meal you've just eaten in terms of calories - think in terms of weight. You could stuff yourself with pounds of fruit or salad for under a few hundred calories - but these pounds will show up if you stand on the scales straight after a meal. (Just imagine weighing yourself with all that food in your hands.) Once your body's had a chance to digest it, that food will disappear. The same applies with water - which has 0 calories, but definitely weighs something!
So how can you figure out whether you're losing weight or not, if your body's so prone to fluctuations? Try:
Only weighing yourself once a week, not every day
Always weighing first thing in the morning, before eating/drinking
Looking at the pattern of weight loss over time, rather than worrying if you've stayed the same or gone up in one particular week
Judging your success by the fit of your clothes, your energy and the good habits you're forming - not just by the number on the scales.
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15 November 2010
Scale showed 0.4 increase on Sat then 1.0 increase on Sunday- so not sure, hopefully my body has adjusted and I will step on scale again Tues morning. Not bad increase (although gaining sucks period) considering business trip- it is really hard for me to eat healthy when others are eating fresh bread, buffalo wings, fries, dessert. Or when meals without choices are offered to you. I tried to exercise every day, I succeeded when I did workout in morning. But if I waited until the evening I failed.
My goal this week is to get back on the right track.
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