doc said to lose 3-5 pounds, so i gained 2 pounds

[Anonymous]

ugh. don't need advice. just irritated, and feeling heavy. (i'm only five feet tall so i really feel every extra pound.)

i want my old jeans to fit again!

[Anonymous]

I empathize 4 foot 10 here.

[Anonymous]

That's weird advice. Any number of these could cause a person to fluctuate that amount of weight.

[Anonymous]

Are you eating too much salt? I could be waterweight. But the good news is that 2 pounds is manageable and I know that you can lose that in a couple weeks.

[Anonymous]

My weight easily fluctuates 5-10 pounds depending on what time in my cycle I am.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you eating too much salt? I could be waterweight. But the good news is that 2 pounds is manageable and I know that you can lose that in a couple weeks.

this is op - and you would think! but i've been trying to lose three pounds for about a year. my body likes to put on a few pounds and then hold them tight. i do eat salt but not crazy amounts. this is actual weight, not illusion weight. i got up here over the holidays when we were at my in-laws - all we do is eat for a week there.

also, i guess i don't help by really refusing to take any more extreme measures than eating three reasonably healthy meals per day, with some fruit between. i don't drink, don't eat much dessert - i do love a carb, though.

usually after i get back up to my argh weight - 127-128 - i can just cut back a little bit and soon be back down to 125-126, or even a little lower, within about a month. but the minute i eat a cookie i'm back up. it's frustrating!

i know, in the scheme of things, shut up this is nothing. but i really do have a whole bunch of jeans that are too tight to wear, and my doc feels i am too close to the upper limit of a healthy bmi. no one is talking about needing to make extreme changes, but come on, come on!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My weight easily fluctuates 5-10 pounds depending on what time in my cycle I am.

Same--my weight fluctuates from 120 to 127

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My weight easily fluctuates 5-10 pounds depending on what time in my cycle I am.

Same. And I didn’t figure this out until my 30s when I actually started paying close attention to both my cycle and my weight.

It could easily seem like you “gained” 2 lb or even “lost” 2 lb based on factors outside of your control. What is most important is an average over the course of a few weeks. Then you’ll know if you’re actually gaining or losing. Don’t beat yourself up about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you eating too much salt? I could be waterweight. But the good news is that 2 pounds is manageable and I know that you can lose that in a couple weeks.

this is op - and you would think! but i've been trying to lose three pounds for about a year. my body likes to put on a few pounds and then hold them tight. i do eat salt but not crazy amounts. this is actual weight, not illusion weight. i got up here over the holidays when we were at my in-laws - all we do is eat for a week there.

also, i guess i don't help by really refusing to take any more extreme measures than eating three reasonably healthy meals per day, with some fruit between. i don't drink, don't eat much dessert - i do love a carb, though.

usually after i get back up to my argh weight - 127-128 - i can just cut back a little bit and soon be back down to 125-126, or even a little lower, within about a month. but the minute i eat a cookie i'm back up. it's frustrating!

i know, in the scheme of things, shut up this is nothing. but i really do have a whole bunch of jeans that are too tight to wear, and my doc feels i am too close to the upper limit of a healthy bmi. no one is talking about needing to make extreme changes, but come on, come on!

Well, I understand, because my body holds onto weight and never lets go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you eating too much salt? I could be waterweight. But the good news is that 2 pounds is manageable and I know that you can lose that in a couple weeks.

this is op - and you would think! but i've been trying to lose three pounds for about a year. my body likes to put on a few pounds and then hold them tight. i do eat salt but not crazy amounts. this is actual weight, not illusion weight. i got up here over the holidays when we were at my in-laws - all we do is eat for a week there.

also, i guess i don't help by really refusing to take any more extreme measures than eating three reasonably healthy meals per day, with some fruit between. i don't drink, don't eat much dessert - i do love a carb, though.

usually after i get back up to my argh weight - 127-128 - i can just cut back a little bit and soon be back down to 125-126, or even a little lower, within about a month. but the minute i eat a cookie i'm back up. it's frustrating!

i know, in the scheme of things, shut up this is nothing. but i really do have a whole bunch of jeans that are too tight to wear, and my doc feels i am too close to the upper limit of a healthy bmi. no one is talking about needing to make extreme changes, but come on, come on!

I totally understand, OP. Petite adults have a different scale of weight loss/gain that others don't understand. I am glad your doctor is taking you seriously, though.

I am like you. The only thing that works is rigid attention to calories. I have to eat less than I think I need to eat, because there are always little food extras the mind refuses to include If I get into a groove of eating less for a long period of time, then my weight starts to decrease very slowly. The times I am most likely to slip up are during PMS, when I crave chocolate and pasta. It's very difficult to manage cravings at that time.

Best of luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you eating too much salt? I could be waterweight. But the good news is that 2 pounds is manageable and I know that you can lose that in a couple weeks.

this is op - and you would think! but i've been trying to lose three pounds for about a year. my body likes to put on a few pounds and then hold them tight. i do eat salt but not crazy amounts. this is actual weight, not illusion weight. i got up here over the holidays when we were at my in-laws - all we do is eat for a week there.

also, i guess i don't help by really refusing to take any more extreme measures than eating three reasonably healthy meals per day, with some fruit between. i don't drink, don't eat much dessert - i do love a carb, though.

usually after i get back up to my argh weight - 127-128 - i can just cut back a little bit and soon be back down to 125-126, or even a little lower, within about a month. but the minute i eat a cookie i'm back up. it's frustrating!

i know, in the scheme of things, shut up this is nothing. but i really do have a whole bunch of jeans that are too tight to wear, and my doc feels i am too close to the upper limit of a healthy bmi. no one is talking about needing to make extreme changes, but come on, come on!

I totally understand, OP. Petite adults have a different scale of weight loss/gain that others don't understand. I am glad your doctor is taking you seriously, though.

I am like you. The only thing that works is rigid attention to calories. I have to eat less than I think I need to eat, because there are always little food extras the mind refuses to include If I get into a groove of eating less for a long period of time, then my weight starts to decrease very slowly. The times I am most likely to slip up are during PMS, when I crave chocolate and pasta. It's very difficult to manage cravings at that time.

Best of luck.

to you, as well!!

i'm glad fellow shorties understand the (very low key and minor, but COME ON) struggle.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, I just stopped going to the doctor because of nonsense like this. In 10 years they'll say BMI is a bad way to judge weight anyway.