Saw this thread and looked in because I am about ready to scream. I started BFL last week and have gained 5 pounds. I have not noticed any change in the way my clothes fit, other than my pants are getting TIGHTER! I am low carbing also, with no more than 30-40 grams of carbs a day and at least 160-200 gm of protien everyday also (usually not more than 2000 cals a day). I do at least 30 minutes of high intensity cardio everyday, and do the ubwo and lbwo in accordance with the BFL plan. I drink at least 100 oz of water a day, more most of the time as it is very hot and humid here and I sweat a lot so I need it. I am hoping that this 5 pounds is water weight, but it is very discouraging to see the scale go UP when you have been busting your butt working out to try to get the weight off. Maybe it is muscle mass too, but I would think my pants would not be TIGHTER if it were. Maybe it is a combination of things. All I know is that this whole thing is driving me nuts, and if I don't get the weight off my career could be in jepardy (the military are weight nazi's). According to fitday.com I should be losing as I am burning more cals per day than I am consuming, yet nothing is showing. *tearing hair out*
This is what I ate today, and is indicative of what I eat pretty much EVERY DAY:
Food Name Servings Serving Size Cals Fat Carb Prot
Myoplex Low carb shake mix 1 serving 290 6 9 50
Chunk Light Tuna Pouch 1 serving 90 1 0 19
Egg, whole, boiled 1 large 77 5 1 6
Mayonnaise, regular 2 tbs 198 22 1 0
Libby chicken 3.5 serving 280 14 7 32
Turkey Mignon 1 serving 241 9 4 36
Blue cheese dressing 2 tbs 154 16 2 1
Totals 1610 87 31 176
I hope that makes sense, gotta love fitday cut and paste
OK, time out for me