NowIunderstand's Journal, 21 June 2014

I hear you. I exercised ALL day yesterday with walks and the kiddos and yard work and housework. I didn't sit down until 730 last night and I was up a pound this morning. my net with the exercise was below what I ate and it was still up! BUT a good friend reminded me when you use your muscles they can retain water... if you feel good it doesn't matter! you're doing what you can and you are happy :)  

You're right. I do feel happy, because I feel in control of my eating. I'm not as devastated as I sound. lol I have faith that the loss will show up somewhere.  

Thank you Kristyanne3 for pointing that out to me. (my happiness!) 

Each .6 adds up. Also, some weeks will be better than others; just stick with it! 

Our bodies are made up of 60% water, so many times other factors mask our losses. Like Kristyanne3 said, muscles can retain water to help them heal. But other factors such as hormones, sodium, inflammation, medications, stress, lack of sleep, having a higher carb day, etc. can all affect the scale. If you eat 1200 calories one day but eat a lot of protein, you will probably see the scale go down the next day because protein pushes water out of our cells. If you eat 1200 calories the next day, but eat higher carbs, you might see the scale go up the next day because carbs hold water in the cells. Sodium and many other factors can make our water weight fluctuate hourly. That's why the most important thing is to stay consistent with exercise and diet. The scale eventually catches up. It's about the fat not the water. You can't do much about water weight fluctuations. But you can see fat loss by measuring your self, noticing how your clothes fit, etc. Don't let the scale define you (easier said then done). You are doing great things for your body and health. Just keep going. 

Don't worry so much about each little loss or gain over a short time. getting healthy and fit is the result of staying the course over a lifetime. It's the cumulative affect overtime as slow weight loss is good as you are more likely to sustain it and getting fit simply takes time and keeping the exercise going.  

i think you should keep up with the calorie counting thing. i'm not the best example, but you can look at mine if you want. i put everything in there, even though it says, "this is some of what i ate." it's too bad you were hungry. i was starving at first, but then i got used to the lesser calories. i started eating more fats and proteins. now i'm ok. it's good you didn't feel deprived though. i read that people who continue to lose weight and maintain a lower weight, do better when they track all the time. that's kind of why i started fat secret, because it is easy to track and less gimmicky than weight watchers. and free. 

Check the iifym calculator to see what your daily goals for protein, carbs, and fats are. Its been on for me. Protein needs to be higher than most people ever take in. I also stay at 1400 per day and lost 52 lbs since last Sept but I didn't start here until later. You can do this....its a little at a time and then one day you say hey I'm down 20lbs, woohoo....and so on. We're rooting for you!