Guest guest Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Hi.. I have been doing WW for 3 weeks. Before that I was on Atkins. I have followed my plan to the letter and even swim everyday. I have gained 5lbs! What is going on? I drink my water... Please help. Suzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Suzie, Depending on how recently you went off Adkins, you could be stabilizing from that. Those low carb diets are VERY dehydrating to your system (one of the " miracles " of quick weight loss) and you're going to have to get back to normal before you can start going down again w/the WW program. Sherri Help please > Hi.. > > I have been doing WW for 3 weeks. Before that I was on Atkins. I have > followed my plan to the letter and even swim everyday. I have gained 5lbs! > What is going on? I drink my water... Please help. > > Suzie > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 I was on Atkins from May to October 1. I switched to WW because I was not happy with the 11lbs I lost, and it's hard to convince your eating healthy to your children when you hardly eat any fruit or veggies. Suzie > > Depending on how recently you went off Adkins, you could be stabilizing from > that. Those low carb diets are VERY dehydrating to your system (one of the > " miracles " of quick weight loss) and you're going to have to get back to > normal before you can start going down again w/the WW program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Did you just start swimming recently or have you been doing it all along? The reason I ask is because a lot of times when you start a new exercise routine you will retain water. Sometimes just being in the water a lot will do it too. Last summer I went water skiing the day before my weigh in and I gained three pounds! I had weighed myself the day before we went and I was down a pound so I was really shocked to see the scale jump three pounds in two days. My husband said it was due to all the swimming and water skiing and said it would go away once my muscles were done repairing themselves and he was right. A few days later when I wasn't sore anymore my weight dropped right back down. Same thing happened when I started Tae Kwon Do, I had a gain for a little while and then went back to normal. So it if you are doing a new workout it could just be that. Kris 194/142/128 -----Original Message----- Hi.. I have been doing WW for 3 weeks. Before that I was on Atkins. I have followed my plan to the letter and even swim everyday. I have gained 5lbs! What is going on? I drink my water... Please help. Suzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Perhaps if you forwarded us 2 or 3 days worth of journal entries we can better help you. Mitch > Hi.. > > I have been doing WW for 3 weeks. Before that I was on Atkins. I have > followed my plan to the letter and even swim everyday. I have gained 5lbs! > What is going on? I drink my water... Please help. > > Suzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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