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Guys,
I am so ill. This week we had to stop exercising for 3 days. In fairness, the first day I took a day off. The 2nd day I was afraid to completely stop working out so we walked a 0.5 mile to the grocery store and did a little tour there. It took 40 minutes. It was a SLOW stroll but I thought it would be good to get out of the house. We headed home when my husband felt too dizzy to stay out any longer. And we stopped working out again the 3rd day.
I've been gaining a 1/4 pound each day since I stopped working out. I'm still under 20 TOTAL carbs/day except that I've been having to take some ibuprofen over the last couple days and it has no nutritional info. I don't know if I've gotten all my water in because it hurts to swallow when I'm overdue for my pills. My throat is sore and my body has been achy. But my body stopped aching yesterday and when we got home from work I insisted we attempt a workout.
We bundled up like it was winter (hat, mittens, and a scarf wrapped snuggly around my mouth and nose to prevent further drying out) and we went to the local track and walked about 2 miles. I even did a little power walking and jogging at intervals because I felt good. When we got home I had a hot shower and a big breakfast and we watched a movie. But this afternoon and evening I've been coughing and my runny nose is worse. And to top it all off my weight tonight (which is "this morning" for me) is up over a 1/2 pound today.
I know I shouldn't freak out about the scale but it's just so disappointing and I'm wondering what I've done differently that may have screwed up my plan. I've stalled before but never gained steadily day after day. Is my midol/ibuprofen ok? I've had my TOM for over a week now (approx 4 days after starting the diet even though some of it the carbs were a bit high) which I read online somewhere may be that my fat breakdown has released high amounts of estrogen which are causing the bleeding.
I'm just waiting for my cold to pass and continuing to journal my symptoms daily in my Atkins journal of eating/exercise/health.
Any suggestions from those who have been sick before on what you did to make it better? OR what you took to help? Or if it's normal to gain weight? Or if this is just one of my many weight fluctuations that I'll need to get used to along with the WOE.
For now I'll continue taking my midol/ibuprofen and trying to drink my water until my symptoms pass completely.
I am so ill. This week we had to stop exercising for 3 days. In fairness, the first day I took a day off. The 2nd day I was afraid to completely stop working out so we walked a 0.5 mile to the grocery store and did a little tour there. It took 40 minutes. It was a SLOW stroll but I thought it would be good to get out of the house. We headed home when my husband felt too dizzy to stay out any longer. And we stopped working out again the 3rd day.
I've been gaining a 1/4 pound each day since I stopped working out. I'm still under 20 TOTAL carbs/day except that I've been having to take some ibuprofen over the last couple days and it has no nutritional info. I don't know if I've gotten all my water in because it hurts to swallow when I'm overdue for my pills. My throat is sore and my body has been achy. But my body stopped aching yesterday and when we got home from work I insisted we attempt a workout.
We bundled up like it was winter (hat, mittens, and a scarf wrapped snuggly around my mouth and nose to prevent further drying out) and we went to the local track and walked about 2 miles. I even did a little power walking and jogging at intervals because I felt good. When we got home I had a hot shower and a big breakfast and we watched a movie. But this afternoon and evening I've been coughing and my runny nose is worse. And to top it all off my weight tonight (which is "this morning" for me) is up over a 1/2 pound today.
I know I shouldn't freak out about the scale but it's just so disappointing and I'm wondering what I've done differently that may have screwed up my plan. I've stalled before but never gained steadily day after day. Is my midol/ibuprofen ok? I've had my TOM for over a week now (approx 4 days after starting the diet even though some of it the carbs were a bit high) which I read online somewhere may be that my fat breakdown has released high amounts of estrogen which are causing the bleeding.
I'm just waiting for my cold to pass and continuing to journal my symptoms daily in my Atkins journal of eating/exercise/health.
Any suggestions from those who have been sick before on what you did to make it better? OR what you took to help? Or if it's normal to gain weight? Or if this is just one of my many weight fluctuations that I'll need to get used to along with the WOE.
For now I'll continue taking my midol/ibuprofen and trying to drink my water until my symptoms pass completely.
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