Question:
Has anyone else show the weight loss one week out of a month?

I have also shown weight gain and loss within a month with what I think is water gain. My weight loss seems to occur only one week a month since the second week. I am currently 10 weeks and only down 35 pounds since 6-9-03 288/272/260/253. I am following the diet, water, protein, and exercise--any advice? I guess I'm looking for others who have had this experience so I know I'm not alone.    — who A. (posted on August 22, 2003)

August 22, 2003
Jill, read my profile and you will see that we are exactly in the same situation. I am 4.5 mos out and I chart my weight loss/gain daily under Dr's orders due to a medical issue. I plateau for 3 weeks out of every 4. I had a big loss this month, in 3 days I lost 12lbs. Now, like clockwork, I know I will plateau for 3 weeks. Best wishes, stick with it, it may get frustrating, but the weight will come off :-)
   — M B.

August 22, 2003
this is my exact pattern, have been doing this since 6 months out and am now 11 months -113# . since it is my "normal pattern" I have accepted that this is how it is going to be and I don't stress about it.
   — **willow**

August 22, 2003
Hiya Jill...I am not posting with an actual answer...I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I am 8 weeks out and have also only lost 35lbs. My weight loss seems to be only trigured by a waterpill...I think I have a problem with water retention and imporper bowel movents..sorry I know that's gross. I walk 2.5 miles aday stick to my protein acarb here and there...can't lie...and water allllll day long...but I have been on this 32-35lb weight loss for 2 1/2 weeks now. Maybe we can buddy up and check on each other and incourage each other let me know my e-mail is [email protected]. Take Care..Good Luck Lap RNY 6/30/03 295/262/140
   — Tiffany G.

August 22, 2003
I've heard others mention this pattern. I'm scale obsessed, and know that my weight will vary day to day--some days up, but genreally trending down. I've also noticed that I lose about 2 pounds two weeks in a row, then lose 1/2 pound or nothing at all in the next week, and then lose 3 1/2 or four pounds in the next week. That's my pattern (built around my period, so I'm sure it's water retention/loss). I think there are several patterns out there. Again, as long as you're trending down, getting enough protein, water and your vitamins, try not to worry about it.
   — Vespa R.

August 22, 2003
That was my pattern since week 3 and I still lost 130lbs in a year. I plateaued for 3 weeks and then dropped anywhere from 4-7lbs, then right back on the plateau. Frustrating, I know. But my advice is to STAY OFF THE SCALE!! I was scale obsessed and it drove me nuts. Weigh once a week.
   — Kris T.

August 22, 2003
The solution to this problem is not to weigh in constantly, but perhaps to do it once a month. It's easier said that done, but lots of people have a weight loss pattern like yours. Mine might've been like that, but I got off the scale at the first sign of frustration (when I hit a plateau at three weeks out), and didn't weigh in but once a month (or once every several weeks) after that, for months. Only when I got close to goal did I weigh in more often, and then I noticed I lost weight in the pattern you've noticed -- it was knowledge I didn't need while I still had a lot to lose, though. Your body is going to lose it in its own way, and focusing on making the permanent lifestyle changes that keep it off is so much more important than whether it comes off in nice smooth straight line. Try using a measuring tape to measure your progress weekly, and get on the scale far less often. Hang in there!
   — Suzy C.

August 22, 2003
Yup - here (waving hand). One week of each month since about 9 months out I've noticed I lose 5 to 10 pounds and that's it for the month. I would put the scale away but at 13 months out I like to make sure I'm not gaining in between the losing weeks lol.
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