Posts by evokvf

I've lost about 10 pounds so far and I definitely notice it in my wrists more than anything else.  I constantly find myself wrapping my thumb and middle finger around my forearm and they touch!  It's (embarrassingly) intriguing.

I don't have an answer, but I hear ya!  I'm 22 and 10-15 pounds from my next goal... might go lower if I feel like it but we'll see.  Some of my friends are still in college and others don't have jobs yet... it's hard to balance being healthy with having a life!

I'm not alone!  I went to the doctor yesterday afternoon ("It's a virus, but it's not the flu... wait til your fever is broken for 24 hours... lots of rest... blah....")  But the worst part is that they weigh you in!  Uh, I've only weighed once in like eight weeks... I don't really WANT to know because seeing those teeeeeny little fluctuations would drive me crazy.  So while standing there on a scale (that isn't the one I've been weighing on... in nike shox... and a hoodie... and jeans) I contemplated how much my clothes must weight and looked out the window so the nurse could just do her thing and I wouldn't have to look at it.  And of COURSE then she said it out LOUD so I knew I went up .8 lb since the last time I weighed.  Frustrating!  (Small rant.  )

I'm going back to work today after two days and my fever has finally been gone for 24 hours, so I'm hoping that all is well and I might finally make it to the gym tonight.  If I can work out today, tomorrow and Friday I'll still have five days this week.  Could be worse.  Everybody hang in there!!

I think there's a few things to remember about this...

1. The contestants on the show are working under very close supervision of a doctor, even the ones at home without a trainer are I'm sure.  Those doctors monitor their progress and health while they're losing weight.  Even those on CC who work with a doctor probably check in with them less frequently.

2. (And maybe most importantly) The contestants on the show are often severely obese.  That gives them much more weight to lose than many people who are trying to lose weight.  When you have more weight to lose, you will notice that it may come off more quickly (at first) than someone who is overweight and may need to lose only 20 pounds to get into a health weight range.  For example, I could eat 1400-1800 calories a day and work out that much but I would not be losing that much weight that quickly because my starting weight was 168.

3. No weight loss plan is perfect.  Follow up with some of the contestants on the show and see how many of them have relapsed and gained back weight.  MANY of them do... and that's not to belittle their hard work or progress.  Goodness knows many of us slip, too.  But a plan like you see on the show offers a lot of weight loss very quickly.  Even if you're working with a doctor and have a lot of weight to loss, you still need to lose it slowly and in moderation to really keep it off.

So the verdict (my verdict at least ) is that no one should follow this doctor designed regimen unless THEIR doctor planned it for THEM.  On the show they have trainers, nutritionists, people preparing their food, doctors... things most of us don't have, unfortunately.  If you've got a lot of weight to lose, the best thing to do is work with your own doctor or use the tools on CC to find a plan that will work for you.

I notice the gain too but, like gadzooks said, I think it's water retention more than actual gain.  It's harder to keep on track with food, too, since a lot of us girls get cravings but if you hang in there it always feels better the next week when the numbers go down again.