Losing Weight with Starscream

[Kreth]

Ouch! According to the Wii, I gained 3.7 lbs on my night off. Is this the bounceback effect I've read about? We did have a meat-lovers pizza for dinner last night, but I only ate two slices (down from my usual 4).
Just out of curiosity, I redid the body test after my 30 min workout, and apparently lost a pound.
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[hotreds]

Bravo, Dave! I hope to be under 300 by the SH! And at my goal by the next one! But, as has been said- losing weight is the easy part- keeping it off is the real challenge!

Jeff- there are SO MANY variables in daily weighing- you need to weigh once a week wearing the same amount of clothing to get a good comparison. Your pizza was likely salty- so much of that weight gain was likely water weight. So, no worries, my friend.

Day three on Medifast for me. So far, so good. Looking forward to my Friday weigh-in. Was at Red Robin yesterday and was a good boy- just a grilled chicken salad with low cal dressing in very small amounts, and forwent the croutons. Can't say I'm not hungry, but so be it!

[Da Klugs]

Originally Posted by Kreth

Ouch! According to the Wii, I gained 3.7 lbs on my night off. Is this the bounceback effect I've read about? We did have a meat-lovers pizza for dinner last night, but I only ate two slices (down from my usual 4).
Just out of curiosity, I redid the body test after my 30 min workout, and apparently lost a pound.
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Daily weigh ins can be depressing. Sometimes they dont reflect the effort we put in.

I do it but tend to use it as motivation before a workout. (Pre workout weigh ins help push the cardio a bit for me). Typically, I lose 1.5-2 lbs in my hour long routine. Of course much of it it gets gained back by drinking a bunch of water after wards.

Weighed the same 224 this morning as yesterday, after hitting it hard last night and consuming about 900 calories yesterday. The body is a fickle thing. Smoked 3 cigars yesterday - maybe nicotine helops retain water, who knows.

Figure if I stick with it, sometime late next week or 2 should break the 220 barrier for the first time. We are gaining muscle mass along with losing fat so ... in reality losing 35 pounds might be more like 50 pounds of fat ... netting 15 pounds of muscle out of the mix.

Feeling better about yourself is just as important as getting fitter, slimmer etc.