Went down town this morning and just being nosy decided to go into Boots the chemist and weigh myself….
BIG MISTAKE.
The scales there say I have put on 1lb. 
(yes I did it twice just to check….)
How? I have no idea…I have stuck to points everyday - going over only once but I ate less the following day to even it out. I have been drinking water, water and pretty much more water…in fact I have had only 2 cups of tea per day max! Ok, my exercise hasn’t been great - I have been out twice walking (over 10,000 steps each time) and just general running about after a very active toddler the rest of the time. I haven’t cheated, i swear! After all, it would only be cheating myself if I had.
I am so disappointed. one, for putting on a lb and two, for going to bloody weigh myself today in the first place when my weigh in day is TUESDAY.
Leigh mentioned that it might be that I am not eating enough points (?!) and that my body may be thinking its *starving* and holding on to all the weight because of this? ITs true the breastfeeding guide that they gave me isn’t overly clear on the issue…
It says add 10 if exclusively breastfeeding or add 5 if supplementing with solids….
Sounds simple enough right? Well, Savannah has maybe 1/2 tsp of “solids” per day as we have not long started her out on them…so would this count as supplementing? Even though we haven’t dropped a breastfeed and if anything I am “feeding” more as I am also expressing milk to mix in with the fruit/veg purees that we are giving her.
I took it that we were supplementing and have been giving myself 5 ontop of my normal - even with this 5 I have been feeling very hungry (I thought this would go after a couple of days, but it hasn’t) and I have been grumpy, feeling faint etc…. Leigh reckons I should be having the 10 for feeding instead of the 5. But now I am scared to up my points in case I put on more weight…
Oh, I am so confused!
and of course now I am also worried about going to my 1st WI with a potential 1lb gain. How embarrassing will that be? :shame:
11:29 am
Please, please, please, know that you are so much more than a number on a scale!
You are sticking to the program, being diligent, eating wisely….all good things.
Hold your head up high and know you are doing these things for yourself as well as your family.
12:26 pm
It is totally true that if you aren’t eating enough, your metabolism will slow way down. Try increasing by a couple points and see if that helps. You are doing fine. You will be surprised at weigh-in Tuesday, I bet. Keep going and don’t weigh yourself inbetween Tuesday’s anymore! Learn from my experience!
2:45 pm
If you stick with it, I’m sure you’ll see a loss on Tuesday. And those scales could be up to several pounds out from WW. Even my doctor’s scales weigh about 3-4 lbs heavier than my own. (His are probably right…my own may vary 2-3 lbs depending where on the floor I put it!) I’m betting you’ll be fine–just keep up what you’re doing. :good:
4:04 pm
My guess is that the one lb is just a difference in the scale at the chemist’s and not a difference in you
12:01 am
All scales are different. Plus, clothing, time of day, etc. It may not be a gain at all. HUGS!