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I've been trying hard to break the plateau I've been stuck in for the last month or so. Well, I broke it but in the wrong direction! I've been working out really hard and long and trying to stay within my calories, but I got really hungry last week and I've been eating over ever since and now I'm up 6 pounds from my low of 185. How do you do that in 1 week? I haven't eaten more than 500 calories over on any one day. So in 7 days thats 3500 calories extra or 1 pound not 6 pounds. I know its probably water but darn. I don't like it. 
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CARLANNIE
11/5/2010 7:47AM
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If you finally figure out how you can gain that much in one week, please let me know....because I have done things very similar to that. And I don't understand it either, although I do believe that when I exercise a lot, I am more hungry and therefore eat more than I normally would. Not 3500 calories a day more, but more. Now that you are off the job, do you find you eat in the same pattern as when you were working? Maybe that has something to do with it, too. Whatever the reason, I know you have come so far and will not give up! How about I not give up either, and we can carry on with this journey down the Path of Lightness. Report Inappropriate Comment |
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AELARLEE1
11/5/2010 12:28AM
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Ahh, I feel bad for you too. Good for you though to get back on track. -- Wishing you the best!
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DDOORN
11/4/2010 11:29PM
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Betcha it's mostly water weight...! Keep on keepin' on...look at what you have accomplished! Besides, what are the choices? You sure don't want to return to the "bad old ways"...! So that leaves keeping on with what you've been doing, tweaking here and there and give yourself credit for, and savor what you've accomplished! Don ps. .. workouts don't really have that much impact on weight. Workouts help to tone the weight we have, but the bottom line to lose weight is tweaking the number and type of calories we're consuming. Comment edited on: 11/4/2010 11:31:33 PM Report Inappropriate Comment |
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JRSWHIMSY
11/4/2010 5:08PM
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Poor Nancy *hugs* You can do it, i believe in you!
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HINOTO
11/4/2010 3:11PM
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Oh goodness, I binged really bad last week and now I'm afraid to look at the scale. I totally understand how discouraged you feel though, before that binge I had been militant about my exercise and eating and I gained a few pounds and then the scale just wouldn't budge! Time to mix it up again, our bodies are getting used to our routines! Report Inappropriate Comment |
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TOPS-TORTOISE
11/4/2010 2:31PM
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I don't have any deep philosophical advice, just hang in there. I know how you feel. I had lost 30 pounds last year when I got stuck on a plateau. I lost my momentum and the motivation went along with it and before I knew it I had found that 30 pounds I lost, so here I am starting over again. I've been reading a lot of articles from Spark People, and I have come up with some conclusions of my own. it seems like when you are on a plateau the evil fat cells are waging a war with you. They try to slows down your metabolism thinking that you will give up. You just have to outlast those tenacious little beasties. Change your exercise routine a little by doing something different. Eventually they will give up and you will start losing again. Congratulations on your progress, and best wishes for continued progress.
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SMILEYBEE
11/4/2010 1:32PM
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Darn indeed! I love way you express your honest feelings in your blogs! Hang in there my dear Spark Friend, things will turn around and head in the right direction! I promise! 
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BAYBELIEVER
11/4/2010 1:28PM
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Funny that you should say that about extra workouts! I am wondering if the extra workouts are causing my body to want more food, which I have a hard time giving it, and therefore are now causing a plateau! I have thought about cutting back to see if that helps. And it is awful that you went the other way! But, like you said, how can you gain 6 lbs in one week so it is probably water. Two steps forward, one step back, right? Just keep at it!
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PLAYBLUES22
11/4/2010 1:08PM
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Sweetie, I have exactly gained 10 pounds in one week and I went ballistic, that was about 2 pounds a day, and it took me even longer to take it back off  so I really know how you feel, just take it slow and do the best that you can
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MNNICE
11/4/2010 12:43PM
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Don't you just love it when people (who've never had a weight problem) tell you it's impossible to gain 6 pounds in a week? Sometimes the scale makes no sense. Maybe we shouldn't pay as much attention to it as we do, but for people like us, who can gain when we are doing everything right, we need to stay on top of those pounds before they mount up. It is discouraging, but don't give up -- just do as much exercise as you feel you can keep up with comfortably - change it up - and try to get back to healthy foods. Persistence does pay off!
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GATOR12
11/4/2010 12:02PM
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It is so discouraging to feel like you work so hard but the payoff doesn't show how hard you really worked. JUst keep at it. I know you can do it. Slow & steady wins the race. Maybe set some little goals esp w/6# gain that you want to lose and with the water gain you will lose and show success which is what helps so much. It takes so little to put it on and so hard to lose. And darn it we get hungry too. Hang in there!!!!! Brenda
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I have to rethink a few things. I have been bouncing around the same few pounds for a few months now, going from 185 to 188 back and forth. I would really like to start my downward trend again. I know I have let my calories slip and rarely make the 1200 to 1500 mark. I am usually between 14oo and 1800 and that isn’t working for weight loss. My exercise program has been ok but it is harder and harder to burn calories with just walking or doing an aerobics class. I started the c25k running program last week and really increased my heart rate and calorie burn…….However, I have already started to feel the pain in my knee that I had last Spring when I started to run (IT band friction syndrome). That took about 5 months to heal. I have increased my strength training too…increasing weight but decreasing reps…..However, I am having back pain this weekend. I wish I had a trainer with medical knowledge to discuss my situation with. About 10 years ago I tried to get into shape and hired a trainer who pushed me and pushed me and I ended up trying to push too much weight with bad form and I tore my medial meniscus. That took surgery and 6 months to heal. I want to get fit but I don’t want to injure my body. I am thinking of talking to the Physical Therapist I saw 6 years ago after my back fusion and ask him for advice. I trust him, but I don’t know if he would do some private consulting. He owns a medical PT business. I guess it wouldn’t hurt to ask.
Well, now for goals:
1) Take 10,000 steps a day no matter what. Check my pedometer in the evening and if it’s not at 10000, walk or use the treadmill.
2) Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water no matter what. Drink a glass of water with each meal and at least 1 in between meals.
3) Burn at least 400 calories a day. I can walk on the treadmill in the evening if I haven’t burned 400 calories with my exercise.
Wish me luck!
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DDOORN
11/2/2010 9:01AM
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Ouch! So sorry to hear about the meniscus! Sometimes personal training can take things a step or two too far... Great goals, sounds like a super November in the offing! :-) Don Report Inappropriate Comment |
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VEGGIE_POWERED
11/1/2010 8:19PM
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You can always try and change it up a bit too. I like to use swimming and cycling as low impact workouts. ...and I must admit I had little respect for how hard swimming is until I jumped in the pool about a year ago (had been 10 years easy) - a great workout that is very low impact and will use a bunch of muscles you forgot you had. So ya, listen to your body and keep trying new stuff and asking questions until you find out what works for you. Good luck! Report Inappropriate Comment |
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AELARLEE1
11/1/2010 12:07PM
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Great goals and SUPER idea to talk with a PT. They can help you do exercises that will strengthen the muscles around your knee to help prevent the IT band thing, and help with the other issues as well. Hang in there and take it slower :) Report Inappropriate Comment |
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CARLANNIE
11/1/2010 8:42AM
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I think we need to listen to our bodies and care for ourselves all the more as we get a wee bit older. I think it's a great idea to get an appointment with your PT - you could learn a huge amount in an hour, or 30 minutes, which would help you immensely down the road. Great plan to get back in routine.
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RURAL3
10/31/2010 9:01PM
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You are thinking  and that is good. You are searching for the right plan and combination of things. You are doing so great Nancy. I know you will find the right combo for you.  
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SMILEYBEE
10/31/2010 8:31PM
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Boy, can I identify with you! I like the goals you've set for yourself. Guess I need to do something similar. I recently joined Curves and have started doing that three days a week for strength training. I must get back into walking at least 30 minutes every day (inside or out). I think I'll try to do 10 minutes on the treadmill after dinner each evening regardless of what other exercise I've had during the day. Thanks for the inspiration to get going in November!
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MUEHLBBO
10/31/2010 8:03PM
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I do wish you luck. It's always harder when injuries play a part. I have herniated discs in my upper lumbar region and my doctor has advised no weight lifting, so that puts a kabosh on strength training. Anyway, if you can find a PT to talk to, it would be worth it. You don't want to hurt yourself more so that it puts you back further.
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