Glo, please don't be discouraged at this point.  How long since you
were last on the scale before this?  If you've decided to follow Dr
Phil then stay with him and see what happens over a slightly longer
period.

janice
233/184/133

Gloria........If you've been sticking to eating less then it's not fat. In
order to gain 3 to 4 pounds of fat you would have had to eat around 10,500
to 14,000 *excess* calories than you burned. That's calories above what you
normally eat to maintain. That's a huge amount of food!

You're most likely retaining water which can happen for a lot of different
reasons.....hormones, meds, by eating something salty, not drinking enough
water, etc.

Don't get discouraged by a number. Have faith in yourself. If you know
you've been eating less then believe in that not a number on a scale.

Wait 3-4 days, did you eat anything salty?

i

Gloria, it's likely just water weight.  In the scheme of things, a few
pounds of water weight either way doesn't make a difference.  But if
you want to see the scale change soon, you might try cutting way back
on sodium for a few days and drinking lots of water.

Chris

GloDon2@webtv.net (Gloria) wrote in news:18421-40383376-78@storefull-
3132.bay.webtv.net:

I so know where your comming from here. Like all others suggested, it's
most likely water. I have those days when I'll wake up and go wiegh and
BOOM I'm up 2-4 pounds. Like someone else said its nearly impossible to
gain that kind of weight in a couple of days if your eating right.
Sometimes it can take me almost a week to get 2-4 pounds of water
retention flushed out of my body! I just do so by drinking more and
watching my sodium intake. The software I use allows me to set my food
intake to low sodium and alerts me when I've broken my limit. Buttttt. I
tend ot eat alot of canned foods and unfortunately they are packed full
of sodium so I'm usually over by about 4 times my limit daily. :(  No
need to get discouraged. Hang in there and this will pass and you will be
happy you did nothing drastic. Like eat a whole large pizza and a box of
doughnuts! :)~ hehe. Good job on your success so far. Keep motivated!!!!!

glo-
here is a perfect example of WHY the scale should NOT be your only
measure of success.
PLEASE have measurements done, or find a TIGHT pair of jeans, or
something.
being discouraged can ruin a day, can't it?

Hi Glo,

 Wow you got a lot of input huh?  I agree if you weigh 2,3, or 4 pounds
more a day later it's more than likely some residual food and a lot of water
weight.  Don't get discouraged, I know it's easier said than done, but you
will see that your weight is back soon and after you go through this routine
several times you'll start being more comfortable and know what's going on
with your body.

 Yesterday I did so well with eating, I had cereal for breakfast, salad
with chicken for lunch and dinner.  After church then visiting my mom, we
wanted a scoop of ice cream.  We visited a place I'd never been to before
and I order an ice cream dish that had 3 scoops of ice cream and had bananas
and nilla wafers in it and I was disappointed with myself after doing so
well that day.  But I realized that this is not my normal routine, plus I
had walked over five miles yesterday, so I had a great workout and am not
going to worry about it anymore.

 Anyway I'm sure your going to make it through this and be back on your way
to a healthier body.

Take care,

Paul

Gloria,

You need to stop obsessing so much!  

You KNOW it was because of the food you ate on Friday.   You've been
around here long enough and had  your own experiences yourself to know
that even one day of crappy food can show up on the scale - BUT!!!
that is just a temporary water increase and it is NOT true weight.
Stop obsessing!

Hang in there Glo!