So freagin' frustrated.....

Ok, so as of yesturday morning, I lost 2 lbs in one day....only to eat refried beans (not even a lot...but I HATE when my husband eats like a pig in front of me and loses weight without exercising and with drinking as much beer as he does) and gain it back last night. And it's still not off this morning and I would have had to eat 7,000 calories to gain two pounds. I don't even eat that much in a week...NO JOKE.

Anyway, I'm just not going to eat today. Everytime I start losing weight, it comes back on by just eating a little bit. Sure, eat very healthy all the time, but the 1st time I want to cheat with a VERY small portion as it is, I gain weight. I can't even enjoy something good for one f-ing night!

I suppose it COULD just be water weight, but that doesn't help me on account of the fact that I'm trying to get this weight off by August 7th when I go to Chicago....

I DID have 25 lbs to lose but as of last night, I had 27, as well as of this morning.

Well, honestly, I have never had an issue losing weight, even after I had my son, so I do not know how to diet. But not eating anything, even for one day is never healthy.

Quoting TasharaJay:“ Well, honestly, I have never had an issue losing weight, even after I had my son, so I do not know how to diet. But not eating anything, even for one day is never healthy.”

I know it's not healthy but I can't breastfeed because of my meds so it's not like I'm depriving our son of nutrients....it's just that I'm sick of being so overweight when I exercise (I don't lift weights because I just want to lose the weight first, bieng muscles weigh more than fat) and eat right ALL THE TIME, then the ONE time I have an extremely SMALL portion of something not as healthy (mind you, it was fat free), I gain two damn pounds.

And my husband wants more children......yeah, ok.

your weight can fluctuate up to 5 lbs a day. i know when i was trying to gain weight my doctor told me not to weigh myself every single day, do it once a week.

Quoting Future_Chicago_Cubs_Mommy:“ I know it's not healthy but I can't breastfeed because of my meds so it's not like I'm depriving our ... [snip!] ... not as healthy (mind you, it was fat free), I gain two damn pounds. And my husband wants more children......yeah, ok.”

It's not really about being able to breastfeed or not, it's about you. Not eating is a bad way to try and loose weight. You should see a doctor for advice on what kinds of diets may work for you. Every diet doesn't always work for every person.

Quoting lorrimaye [Jalen's mommy]:“ your weight can fluctuate up to 5 lbs a day. i know when i was trying to gain weight my doctor told me not to weigh myself every single day, do it once a week.”

I'm so obsessed with losing this weight that I actually weigh myself EVERY SINGLE TIME I go to the bathroom.

I'm going to Chicago August 7th for the Cubs/Cardinals games & although my friends love me for who I am, they're also SKINNY friends who love me for who I am and pretty much make anyone look fat when next to them.

And I want to be able to wear my cute clothes again...obviously I'd buy new clothes for the trip, but still.....and I will start my period on the 17th or so and I KNOW I will gain 6 lbs then and not be able to get it off until 1.5 weeks afterwards and what matters to me is what the scale says.

Quoting TasharaJay:“ It's not really about being able to breastfeed or not, it's about you. Not eating is a bad way to try ... [snip!] ... You should see a doctor for advice on what kinds of diets may work for you. Every diet doesn't always work for every person.”

No, my Scarsdale diet works perfectly, as I lose 7 lbs in 6 days, but I had so little refried beans last night - something that ISN'T allowed on this diet and I gained 2 lbs. I was 170 right before I ate...then 172 just after and I'm trying to get down to my pre-pregnancy weight of 145, although I'd rather be 137 but I was thinner then because of blow, and being I won't touch it ever again, I most likely won't get down to 137 again....for some reason, I just can't weigh less than 143......

Quoting Future_Chicago_Cubs_Mommy:“ I'm so obsessed with losing this weight that I actually weigh myself EVERY SINGLE TIME I go to the ... [snip!] ... I will gain 6 lbs then and not be able to get it off until 1.5 weeks afterwards and what matters to me is what the scale says.”

I am the same way hun. I get on the scale atleast 400 times a day. It really does suck being obsessed with it like that. sounds like me and you are going through the same things kind of. I was finally down under 200 lbs for the first time in years and weighed yesterday and i was 201. how that happened, I have no idea but it really depresses me. I work out for an hour each day and watch my calories so I don't understand. But not eating can make you gain weight because as soon as you do eat, your body stores the food as fat. I understand how you feel though and hope that you feel better soon. xx

Quoting Future_Chicago_Cubs_Mommy:“ No, my Scarsdale diet works perfectly, as I lose 7 lbs in 6 days, but I had so little refried beans ... [snip!] ... won't touch it ever again, I most likely won't get down to 137 again....for some reason, I just can't weigh less than 143......”

Sweetie, I think you need to relax. You might want to talk to your doctor about your obsession with losing weight. Stepping on the scale that often is a little excessive. You know that you can gain weight by simply having to pee. A gallon of water weighs about 8 lbs. I'm not saying anyone is walking around with a gallon on pee in them, but water can significantly affect your weight. Take it easy, eat some healthier foods and relax. Refried beans have a lot of salt in them and that can make you retain water. I seriously doubt that they made you gain two pounds unless you ate more than two pounds of them when you had them. It just doesn't make sense. Calm down and think about that, ok? Also, if you are wanting a good dieting "snack" celery has negative calories because it takes more engery to eat it and process it than there are in the celery itself.

Quoting *Tabby*:“ I am the same way hun. I get on the scale atleast 400 times a day. It really does suck being obsessed ... [snip!] ... soon as you do eat, your body stores the food as fat. I understand how you feel though and hope that you feel better soon. xx”

I think my period is going to start soon but still - I gain 8 lbs just while I ovulated this month....I lost it right away (I lost 10 lbs so that was good) but still - while I know it's my period, I HATE stepping on the scale and seeing the numbers sore. That depresses me more than anything. I don't look at much as I weigh but I"m definitely much heavier than I've been in 7 years - well, minus right after I gave birth but you know what I mean.

And I have to lose about 25 lbs by August 7th! Only 12.5 weeks to go and at this rate, I should get it all off by October...ARRRGH!

Good luck to you!

Quoting KelRel:“ Sweetie, I think you need to relax. You might want to talk to your doctor about your obsession with losing ... [snip!] ... "snack" celery has negative calories because it takes more engery to eat it and process it than there are in the celery itself.”

Yeah, I do eat celery...and my refried beans is the first time I've had them since I was 7 months pregnant and I'm 13 weeks, 3 days PP.....but still - it just angers me that I can't even enjoy something ONCE without gaining.

And I think my period will start soon anyway.

I'm obsessed with my weight because I was 300 lbs (yes, 300) and had the Gastric Bypass surgery in 2001 & should be able to just lose this weight like crazy, and although I lost 17 lbs in just over a month, I need to lose this 25 or so pounds by August 7th, basically in 12.5 weeks.

I'm just frustrated....and my doctor is putting me back on diuretics and Phentermine tomorrow morning when I see him - he give me pretty much whatever I want and I've been on Phentermine off and on since I was 16. It doesn't make me jittery as long as I don't take it with coffee, which I won't. Coffee is helping me get this water weight off....and I use fat-free/sugar-free Hazelnut creamer with a few packets of Splenda, so I'm fine - I never gain weight off of that. Anyway, so yeah - Phentermine always helps me to lose weight & always gives me sooooo much energy without making me nervous.