Morning,

Today is going to be a VERY light day for me.

Treadmill:
10 min warm up (straight jog)

Elliptical:
30 min

Meekness29

I just had to post this here today!!!!

Originally Posted by sugarless4life
Okay, I've been wanting to say this for awhile so here goes.

I see alot of people stress out when they suddenly GAIN 3-5 pounds what seems like overnight .. even after no major changes in eating.

First off ... a pound equals 3,500 calories. If the scale tells you that you've put on those pounds, before you panic ... think about what you've been eating ... did you actually EAT 3,500 calories x the pounds the scale tells you ? I hardly think so.

Weight fluctuations...

Meekness29

Meek,

I did damage to my metabolism as well. I was losing steadily following a plan similar to Southbeach. 3 meals 2 snacks/day. I got smug and confident and allowed myself treats once every week for a a couple months. I didn't gain so I thought, I can have this...well before the holidays last year I noticed my weight was creeping up and I started a M/E fast. Big mistake, my metabolism really slowed down to a crawl and to make matters worse, I stopped walking and turbo jamming (yes I was a fanatic). The M/E fast only made me gain faster, whenever I would go off I would put on a...

Meekness29