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Freaking out!
Ok....I am totally flipping out here. I just weighed in and the scale is telling me I gained ten pounds! Took my measurements and I have stayed the same in some spots and gained at least 1/2 inch in other spots i wouldnt want to gain inches. I know my time of the month is vast approaching, but ten pounds! I dont think so. I have never had that much water gain before. I havent even been doing the full twenty carbs a day! This is sooooooo not good!
And this is with religously exercising every day! Would someone mind please reviewing my journal and gym log and giving me a little insight here..this weight gain is sooooo not an option.
Thanks in advance




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Jennifer

Shawj11?

There have been months I haved gained 10 pounds when TOM approached.

Want advice?

Stay off the scale for the next few weeks if it freaks you out I promise it goes away. It is totally impossible for you to like gain 10 pounds of fat over night. It takes around 3500 extra calories a day to make a pound of fat so that means ummm you ate 35,000 calories yesterday?

I didn't think so.

Hang in there

btw....you could also have a very flakey scale.

If you are exercising alot than you are building muscle and that could be your weight gain. Give your body time to adjust. It will all come together just be patient.

thanks for the input. I hadnt weighed in for a few days prior to today and hadn't taken my measurements in almost two weeks. i am just afraid..ten pounds is alot..i keep asking myself how much of a gain i need to see before i stop this.
i am going to make some alterations and see what happens.
thanks again.