BUMMED OUT! Gained a pound

[Precious2]

This is my SECOND week on Atkins and I'm following it 100%. I don't even eat 20 carbs a day and I weighed myself this morning and GAINED 1 pound. I wonder why? BOO HOO :anger

[will7128301]

a lot of reason, you could have more water in your system, or pardon me for being blunt but maybe you were less hyrdated last time and you had used the rest room 1 and 2....also depends on your clothes if you weigh in them. I wouldn't worry with 1 pound. I don't know how the female body reacts but possible starting to retain water? Plenty of possibilities, stick to it and Im positive it will drop off again with a few more of its buddies


Keep at it!!! :joy

[iyamamaschke]

Close to TOM, eat a lot of salty foods or beef, all of this can contribute. If I woried about the scale fluctuating I would have died a long time ago. I can go up 4 pounds in a day but, I always know it's not due to something I did it's my body and this is the wonderful thing about being a woman constant weight changes. Hormonal, salt , water retention who knows, we just ahve them. DOn't worry I'm sure well positive ut will come off.

Please be sure to measure as well cause sometimes your body will gain but, lose inches the measuring is so very important I cannot stress it enough. Measure it'll keep you sain.

Sarah

[spazzyhilo]

The same thing happened to me and it was because of a TOM attack. I gained a pound but I had lost inches. Not only that but the scale is a liar, it doesn't differentiate between fat and muscle. So if you've been doin your excercise, it could be muscle build instead of fate gain.

[Buddrfly]

TIME OF DAY?

WHAT TIME OF THE DAY DO U WEIGH??? MORNING IS BEST :yes

[Precious2]

I weigh myself first thing every Monday morning. Is TOM - time of month? If so, nope it's not that.

[hulagrl1120]

you were eating morning start bars and american cheese last week...did you drop those from your menu as advised? give us an example of what your menu is now.

[hulagrl1120]

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[Precious2]

Breakfast
2 hard boiled eggs
4 slices bacon
1 cup decaf tea

Lunch
salad with crumbled blue cheese and 1 hard boiled egg
chicken wings (homemade)
4 small stuffed mushroom tops (stuffed with chopped up mushrooms and a dash of alouette cheese on top)

Dinner
London Broil
smoked salmon slices with cream cheese

[shadewolf]

Close to TOM, eat a lot of salty foods or beef, all of this can contribute.

Beef? how does that add to it? it's one of my favorite meats if not the most favorite for me and we have a lot of it in the house....i'd hate to think it has a similar sort of effect as ham does (being salty) and making me retain water....

[Moochiecat]

Read this...it should make you feel better :yes

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=63916

[Precious2]

Thanks for the pep talk. Good advice.

[Elizellen]

Beef? how does that add to it? it's one of my favorite meats if not the most favorite for me and we have a lot of it in the house....i'd hate to think it has a similar sort of effect as ham does (being salty) and making me retain water....

I think she was meaning saltbeef - not ordinary roast beef which should be fine.

[ttdriver]

Sodium ... read every label for the sodium content. Bacon is huge on sodium.

Invest in Morton Lite Salt rather than table salt .. 1/3 less sodium, same great taste, plus potassium which we need anyway!

Weight fluctuations are QUITE NORMAL ... limit the times you step on the scale and you'll be happier.......

EXERCISE!

Betty