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Posting this because I'm really disappointed (in myself partly, but also in my body's apparent ability to pack on weight in such a short space of time). I had been doing really well, eating fairly low carb (less than 75g a day most days with no problems and not feeling deprived) and was almost within reach of my Christmas goal (which was to get to 70kg). By 12th Dec I was 70.4. BUT at the beginning of Dec I had a recurrence of really severe pain in my arm (it comes from my neck) - don't know if it's the same sort of problem that Julieathome has but it's almost agony and I have now been referred so they will hopefully DO something because it keeps happening. Ended up being given really strong painkillers (amytryptiline and tramadol) which I didn't really want to take because I had they don't exactly help with weight loss and they make me feel like I'm on Planet Zog. Anyhow - also had no appetite generally but found that when I did eat I was eating a few more carbs (still not excessive - say 100g/day). Went for THREE DAYS to Dresden last weekend - a place I love, even if wandering round feeling like a drug addict is not much fun - tried really hard to be mindful of what I ate - no lunch each day, filled up on low carby breakfasts in hotel/no alcohol/v little in the way of lovely cake etc. Mind you, try eating really low carb in Saxon Germany but......

Came back Monday - had put 4KG on in basically 3 days. Gutted. I felt quite despondent because I expected to put a bit on but THAT much?? I know a person can be self delusional in how much they eat but I really was careful - to make it worse my partner who is also on 5 2 and who tried to empty Germany of cake and gluhwein while we were there gained 0.6kg!!! After 2 fasting days this week am still only down to 72.6. How depressing that it is so slow to come off and yet I can PACK it on like that. Any advice for how I can lose it again and get back into decent weight loss? Is it just a carb thing? Does it mean that if I ever fall off the low carb wagon I am going to end up feeling massive again?

So sorry for the essay and my tale of 'woe' but I really felt I'd cracked the old weight loss thing and now I think I really haven't. It's quite scary.

Anyhow cheers to all on this forum for the good advice over the months and Happy Christmas to you all.

I feel your frustration @loversghost
But don't get down and depressed because you've lost some of your weight gained so focus on that plus you was Very close to your goal before your health problem and as you said the tablets won't help. Just do the best you can for now and get back into your low carb routine again get the silly season out of the way and more importantly sort your health problems because non of us do really well when we're in pain.
You've done really well and will soon get to
your goal Sue

[carorees]

Now come on, @loversghost, you know full well that the 4kg cannot possibly be all fat...did you really overeat your TDEE by 28,000 calories??? I thought not! The increased carbs plus the stress and pain will be causing water retention. That's all it is, just water. Don't worry about it...it will all disappear as quickly as it came. Think about it, sure the most you could have overeaten by is about 1lb's worth? And that is easy peasy to shift.

Accept that the scales are showing you have gained water and just move on...or I'll have to send for @janeg and her wet fish!

I'm seconding Caroline here @loversghost. Just take a look at what a single day of slight carb indulgence does to my weight on my tracker (big spikes upwards), and see the fall in weight within a few days.

Mad Ferriss reckons that an 8lbs or more weight gain (pretty much all water) is a perfectly reasonable response to an up-from-usual carb level which will be dropped again once one is back to a usual-for-you carb level.

Seriously, chillax xxx FatDog

I think we can all sympathise with this one, it really is a bummer but as the others have said, think of it as water as that is what it is, a much nicer mental image than seeing it as fat. I hope you can dump the lump soon, good luck

Ballerina x

Thanks so much everyone for your replies; I feel much better on reading them and know you are right - I was so p'd off when I got on the scales when I got back and I knew I was fatter because my jeans were tighter that I just thought I'd blown it because it was so much. Didn't realise that pain/stress etc could cause water retention but why not indeed? But I shall persevere because of all the success stories on this forum and advice and motivation I get from reading it. Cheers guys and congrats to those of you who reached your Xmas targets xxx

Hi:

Been there, done that: post87556.html?hilit=simcoeluv scale#p87556

It will come off if you stick to 5:2. When it does, it will be like magic.

Good Luck!

Pain will cause water retention as the body will surround the painful area with fluids to cushion and assist in the repairing of the area.
Its a bit like overdoing it with exercise, you have worked really hard, yet have put weight on, its just the fluid racing to the injured area.

Be prepared to spend a day in the near future peeing like a tap.