Effing Scale!!! I HATE IT!!!!!!!! Uggghhhhh!

Ok, so it's not the scale's fault.
I had a planned cheat? I decided to have a day off on Friday. Why? I am not sure. It was nothing crazy. Some goldfish, some pretzels, a slice of pizza and a salad (with fattening stuff in it... totally not gonna lie). Oh, and a few of my son's onion rings and a bite... a single average-sized bite (trust me, he was monitoring me) of my son's cupcake. So, I was expecting maybe a pound up on Saturday and then back down a pound for today????? Oh nooooooooooooo, noooooooo, nooooooooo, my friends. Try UP THREE POUNDS ON SATURDAY MORNING. YUP!!!!! And the scale was not done with me, either! This morning I was up another 1.2 pounds!!!!!!!!!!! WHHHHAAAAAAAAAT????
Is everyone else's body so cruel to them? Or is it just my mean and evil body?

I doubt you gained all that weight from one cheat day.  There is 3500 calories in one pound.  You are probably retaining water from all the sodium in the preztles, gold fish, pizza...and so on.  If you don't eat that much sodium on a regular basis your body is probably thinking "what the hell am I supposed to do with all this salt???"  No worries just go back to your normal eating and the weight should come down in a couple of days

I know how that hurts when the scale goes up..I can only eat good carbs. When I eat carbs like from junk food there's so many hidden cal./fats in that stuff. our bodies don't do well. I take a good x-lax and drink alot of water.. There's salt weigh there...Good luck you will lose those lbs. fast..they are only temporary...

Yeah, it happens! Like people are saying they do tend to drop away quickly when you go back to eating right.  If you want a cheat day you have to be prepared for the consequences unfortunately. I know it sucks and you'd like to think there's no way you could have actually gained at many lbs. And myabe there isn't. Maybe it's just a lot of factors combining.

I hear you loud and clear! no matter what the reason, I hate that effing scale too!!!! 
It constantly messes with my mind. I tell myself that I'm not going to weigh everyday but I find myself stepping on that stupid thing every stinking morning - BAH!!!

Don't stress!!! It is probably water weight. There is no way you can gain 4.2 pounds in two days unless you are packing in the calories. Heck I "lost" 7 pounds overnight because of not being able to eat, drink, or swallow my saliva. It was obviously WATER WEIGHT. So just like I wasn't jumping for joy over a 7lb loss.. don't crush yourself for a small gain that will even itself out. 
((hugs))

I think it's all the salt, especially when you are not used to eating much of it it really does a number on you when you do.

You crack me up with your comment about your son monitering you on his cupcake!

Trixie

 I feel your Pain girl!!!! ive been sooo good lately..minus a ****tail or 2 on the weekend...i have done 50 mile the past week and nothing moved on scale! i feel less gigilly but damn I HATE my scale too!

That's awful! But I agree, it's probably water retention, mostly...

I hate to admit it, but I can't go off track at all any more. Especially as I get older... I am just resigned to eating those "clean" foods we hear so much about. I always do better that way, and I have enough trouble losing on a regular diet without the band.

Get back on track, and in a short period of time, you will lose that weight again...

Just keep going forward...

Best of luck....

Mary

All but 1 evil pound is gone from the big gain. I can handle it. I guess, logically, it could not have been a true weight gain in fat- i would have had to have eaten waaaaaaaay more than i did. i am ok. I actually understand my skinny mom and sister better now. if they go up a couple of pounds, they panic and start to really watch themselves. it always annoyed me - i would wanna scream 'who the hell cares about 2 tiny pounds?"  i get it. maybe this was all a good lesson. maybe i am learning to balance eating better. maybe i am healing on this lap band journey from my abusive relationship with food. NOW, if i could just break things off with that scale.....That is another BAAAAAD relaionship. lol. Thanks all for the support. Really needed it!!!