olorena wrote: » I started a weight loss challenge at my job on april 20. we are being weighed every Friday for one month. first week I lost 4lbs and second week I lost 5. During the weekend I had a couple cheat meals, although I was drinking only water, and I weighed myself again on Monday morning on a fasting state and realized that I gained 4lbs again. I do 15-20 mins cardio every morning 6 days a week and again another 30 mins cardio in the evening about 5 days a week along with light weight strength training. I am on a 1200 daily calorie diet, although sometimes the day gets so busy that I may be eating a little less. Drinking about 10 cups of water a day (8oz). Im burning about 600-700 calories a day. Any advice on how I can keep losing weight or corrections if I am doing something wrong?
Chieflrg wrote: » What is your height & weight?
SueInAz wrote: » You couldn't possibly have gained 4 pounds of fat over the weekend unless those cheat meals were really huge, as in an extra 14000 calories. What you're experiencing is water retention possibly from the extra sugar and salt. Honestly, if you feel you need to have cheat meals during this competition you may want to look at just adding a few extra calories for each day and have small treats on a regular basis. Cheat meals are a dangerous game we play with ourselves and they really aren't worth it.
SciranBG wrote: » Don't worry too much about weight fluctuations, but check your weekly calories to see if your cheat meals are out of control. A few days before the end of the competition go super low carb and you will lose a lot of water weight. It will come back when you eat carbs again, but it might be the little bump you need to win!
quiksylver296 wrote: » Different scales will weigh you differently. Was it the same scale? Also, sodium will cause water retention. Pretty much anything you get at a restaurant has loads of sodium. Just stay on track through the rest of the week and you should be fine.
