Day 7 of Week 2 Weight Gain During A Diet

Today's weight: gained 1 pound

Total lost: 4 1/2 pounds in 13 days

1/2 cup of oatmeal: 150
1/3 cup of skim milk: 30
2 tsp of sugar: 30
1 medium banana: 70
1 very small chocolate covered rice crispy bar: 45 (est)
coffee with 2 tsp of creamer: 20
also with sweet-n-low:0
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total: 345

2 large eggs: 140
2 lefse: 60
1/3 cup of low fat cottage cheese:60
1/4 cup of canned pineapple: 35
total: 295
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running total: 640

1/2 cup of blue bunny bunny tracks icecream:150
small pieces of pretzels: 60
total: 210
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running total: 850

1 turkey cheddar brat:130
5 oz potato: 110
1 tsp of bacon ranch dressing:23
1 1/2 tsp of light butter: 22
1/2 cup of green beans: 40
1/2 cup of cantaloupe: 40
total:365
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running total: 1215

3/4 cup of Blue Moon ice cream: 250
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total:1465

3/4 cup icecream snack: 225
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total: 1690
Today's challenge: unsure

Note on picture: We had shrimp fried rice from a package last night. For 1 1/4 cup it's only 210 calories and tasted great. You can get these at the store in all different flavors and they take 10 minutes to cook up and cost about $5 for a package that serves two.

Note on weight gain: Because our bodies are fluid, they are sensitive to hormonal changes, and perhaps additional salt intake. I'm not at all alarmed by a gain. Also, the scale I use is not as precise as I'd like it to be, so there could be some give and take there. I fully anticipate that things will drop back down in a few days.

Weight Gain During A Diet

So, I gained one pound this morning. It would seem I'm losing ground instead of gaining it.

Well, from time to time, if you weigh yourself everyday, you will notice fluctuations in your weight even though you are sticking to your diet.

Last night, I went over by a few hundred calories, however, that in itself isn't enough to put an entire pound on the scale. One pound is equal to 3,500 calories. So, the 200 I went over last night isn't going to do it.

What could easily do it is water retention that could be caused by hormonal changes, ahem, ladies you know what I mean, or if you ate something salty the night before. This would be a perfect time for me to add that you should strive for low-salt choices in your diet because salt retains water.

Another thing you want to be doing is drinking plenty of water. If your body is dehydrated it will automatically hold onto all the water it can, which is another form of water retention. Also, water is soo good for you. You absolutely need it to function. Think of water as another weight loss tool that you can use to aid in weight loss. You want to drink more water so that your body doesn't feel threatened by dehydration and try to hold onto it.

Also, if you drink alcohol or caffeine you will want to offset the affects of these on you body by drinking twice as much water as you took in with the caffeinated or alcoholic beverage. So, one cup of coffee means two cups of water.

So, I'm not very happy about a weight gain. But I take solace in knowing that the weight can not stick around in the face of this calorie deficit that I am creating. I know that it is only a matter of time before I eventually lose all the weight I am aiming to drop. And, I am still confident that it will average out to be at least 20 pounds in 10 weeks.

So, now what do I do? Drink lots of water and stick to the plan. Oh. And wait for the weight to come off.