Baffled and a bit shocked.

[MintTeaMascara]

So in anticipation for my weigh-in tomorrow with the Monday Mass Movers, I weighed myself just now.

I've been eating much better this week but I've still been having a heavyish treat every evening.

I've not weighed myself all week and my belly's been bigger than it was 2 weeks ago before I started losing weight again! So I was expecting an STS.

The scales say that I've lost 3lb *scratches head* 🤔

Hopefully, they'll be the same tomorrow but does anyone know what might be going on and why I could look bigger but be weighing less?

[Progressoverperfect Host Restart June 2024]

Possibly hormonal bloating? Water retention? I have the same issues about week 3 of 4. Its taken me months to work out, that and wanting carbs more than usual 😩

[MintTeaMascara Healthy BMI in reply to Progressoverperfect]

Ummh maybe a little, I'm the end of week 1 of 4 and ovulating, maybe that's had a little impact. I'm gonna keep an eye on it over the coming months and see if my body fluctuates but I don't think it could be this bad. Water retention - maybe although if I'm retaining could it only retain at my gut?

Have you found anything to help you through the carb cravings and are you still doing LCHF?

[Progressoverperfect Host Restart June 2024 in reply to MintTeaMascara]

I've had a brief respite from LCHF for a couple of weeks before Christmas and have struggled to get back on any plan to be honest!!! I've shopped to restart LCHF from tomorrow. As far as the carb cravings, I just go with them and try and be a bit mindful x x

[MintTeaMascara Healthy BMI in reply to Progressoverperfect]

It sounds like you've got everything ready to go for tomorrow and it's just a matter of grinding it out over the next few days until you've re-adjusted. It'll get easier once you've gotten through the first week and you'll get back into the swing of things. The best thing to ask yourself is "do I want my desire to reach my end goal to outweigh my desire to indulge right now?"

If the answer is yes - go for it x

[focused1 Maintainer 13kg]

Did you eat differently over Xmas and reduce regular exercise . My digestive system took time to adjust to all the salty snacks and rich different food . I am now trying to eat a few more cleansing foods and limiting coffee . I have found fruit teas help and I actually like their taste . Fresh grilled fish and a large cottage cheese salad flavoured with black pepper and herbs really makes me feel better too .

[MintTeaMascara Healthy BMI in reply to focused1]

Yeah, I've not been exercising much at all since Christmas and have just started detoxing from a ridiculous amount of sugar. Needless to say, I felt like I was dying for 3/4 days. Yeah, fruit teas and grilled fish sound like very easily digestible food, maybe even anti-inflammatory. That might be what it is, my gut adapting. I think I'm gonna check out anti-inflammatory foods. Thank you.

[MintTeaMascara Healthy BMI]

Confusion over, my scales were broke 😂