Suggestions please!:-(

I jumped on the scale while ago and I have gained 7 lbs how does that happen??? What am I doing wrong?? I feel like I gain but not that much!! I go to tops on Fridays and on Friday I had gained 2 lbs but now I am up to 7 lbs ACK its making me want to do things that I know I shouldn't like not eat at all until I lose the 7 lbs someone please give me some advice! Has anyone else gone through this at 8 months? I have came to far to start gaining this back. To be honest I did eat some popcorn at the movies on friday night and I did find that I am able to eat pizza hut thin crust pizza and I had 2 slices (not at one sitting) but that is the only thing that I have had that I shouldn't of. Would that make such a difference??? I am terrified to gain this weight back.

Hi Michelle, I find that I fluctuate a lot during the month. Ususally it is about a 2 pound gain...but everyone is different. Personally I doubt that some popcorn and 2 pieces of pizza would make you gain 7 pounds. I would suggest a back to basics week. Try eating what you did when you could first eat solids. Some folkes even go back to full liquids for a day or so...but I can't bring myself to do that.

Could be water weight. There's so MUCH sodium in popcorn (prepackaged/mico) and pizza...and if you're near your cycle time you could be holding onto extra weight as well. Try drinking a few extra glasses of water each day...up your exercise a bit or change it around to confuse your body into thinking differently. It may think that you're starving it too much and will hold onto anything you put into it. Don't fret, it'll come off... Paula

Michelle, Sounds like your holding water. I do that alot. When you start urinating alot you will know your losing the water. Just walk it off or flu**** out like Paula said. Sometimes I hold onto it for a week. Take Care Barb

Hi Michelle, okay here's the deal. We are, most of us, either at 8 months, or certainly almost there. We are getting comfortable. We've lost a ton of weight and we're looking hot hot hot!! so maybe we aren't quite following what we should be doing - having a little too many vingegar and salt chips (yup, did it this weekend), maybe too many carbs in some other form. I think - and this is truly donna talking - getting back to basics is what you need to do. Now I agree with water weight, I know that's possible, but for me, I know that I am totally not carb tolerant. It's my downfall, and it hits me in the weight department fast. I don't know if this will helop you Michelle, but sometimes you just need someone to say STOP IT!! So don't do pizza for awhile - let the weight get back to where it was and you start going in the way before you do that again. Eat - don't stop eating, but up your protein shakes, eat more protein, and easy on the carbs!! Look, we can do this - we have come this far, we are NOT GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR OLD WAYS!! We will succeed. That's it - there is no other way for us. love donna

Very Nicely said Donna, Yesterday Wish I had a smack in the head when I grazed. Today Is a new day !!!! Take Care Hugs Barb

Hi pretty lady, how are you? Did you have a nice momma's day? It was nice for me, although my mom and daughters are in San Diego (I'm in Virginia) so I get real weepy on mother's day cause I miss them all!! But other than that it was a nice day. I hope I don't get flamed for my posting - last time I posted something similar I got a hate email!! Don't 'cha just hate that!!! Doesn't stop me though, I haven't learned!! I just hope everyone on this board knows that I love and care about them and would never, on purpose, be rude or uncaring!! You know that, don't you Barb!!! love donna

I had a great day yesterday with my daughters and grandsons. I miss my mom !!!! I try to be careful on here myself. I still feel hated LOL !!!!! I think I stick my foot in my mouth and dont relize it. Oh well I know I am a good person just like you are. And I have never seen you post anything rude on here !!! Love you Barb

Donna im glad to see people be honest here. It is support and sometimes we just need a little kick in the pants. I had someone complain about my surgeon she had gone somewhere else to have surgery and was seeing him for follow ups. She said he didnt have a very good bedside manner and she felt he was rude. (she isnt following instructions and has only lost a few lbs and surgery was at least 4 months ago if not longer). I told her nope hes not all happy nice and gonna blow smoke up your butt. He is going to be honest and sometimes thats hard to take but he will tell you the truth and he has your well being as top priority. I know some people dont want to hear the truth they just want to hear they are doing great and soemtimes thats needed too but sometimes brutal honesty is the best medicine. So if I ask for advice Donna i hope your brutally honest with me lol sometimes i could use a kick in the pants to get me moving. Tammy O

Hi Tammy, well I never want to be rude, but I do believe in being honest, and I hope I didn't offend anyone. But I'm like that, sometimes I just want the truth, I can give myself all the excuses, but when I do things, I want someone to say, stop it. You've just come too far. And for me Tammy, this is my last hope. I have tried everything else (as has most of us here) and I just don't have anything else to try. I have got to make this work. My doctor sounds like yours. He isn't warm and fuzzy, but I'll tell you what, he has great hands and for a surgeon, that is what I wanted!! Thanks for your message Tammy, love you! donna