the reason why you gained weight this week is that you body put on some good muscle which is great for burning fat.
BMI IMO is not a good guide to whether you need to lose weight or not it does not take into account what build you are whether that be small medium or large build and that is important to take into account for wanting to be sure that you are in your healthy weight range.
it sounds like to me that you are on the right track and I would keep doing what you are doing thou i would back off just a tiny bit on the exercise.
do NOT give up keep going it will be worth it we all have those frustrating weeks where the weight does not move or it even increases you will find that next week you should have a loss again and maby a big loss.
I agree with the above. I find when I do a different exercise (e.g. jogging when I usually play soccer) firstly I hurt a lot more as I am using different muscles and I also don't lose as much that week. I put it down to developing muscles where I haven't previously focused on. It is important to measure your cms as well as that is what really counts. I measure my chest, tummy (across the belly button), hips and thighs. It is an added motivator for the weeks when the kgs don't go down and you know you have been working hard. BTW your weight will go up and down over your menstrual cycle as well, as well as if you are taking extra (or less) fluids.
Hope this helps! You will see a difference soon!
I hear ya- I have been working my butt off this year trying to loose weight, counting calories, working out with a PT 3x a week etc and I have managed to budge 10kg- I know that is still a fairly decent weight loss, but I still feel a little ripped of that I have put in so much work and not seen better results.
I take comfort in the fact now though that I am soooooooooooooooooooooo much fitter and healthier than I have ever been, I have dropped some cm's and that I am actualley making an effort to do something about my weight. Ideally I would like to loose 5 more kgs before we start TTC later this year, but I am not sure if I will get there or not.
I guess the goal is to just keep on keeping on, sometimes we have to just accept the fact that our bodies change post baby- think of the positive effects of all that excercise and healthy eating, instead of focusing on the lack of weight loss! Good Luck
Thanks for the replies guys. I know i should be thinking more about my health as you say Ali, but I guess after being a person who never really had to worry about her weight pre baby to being in a situation now where i am struggling to get back to being somewhat happy with my body, its just hard. I am currently at the end of my menstral cycle so perhaps thats why i have all of a sudden gained weight.
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