how the fuk can i be holding all of this as water weight?

[yepimonfire]

only eating 2000 calories a day, absolutely positively NOT miscalculating, i was losing 2lbs a month. well the last month my weight loss has ground to a screeching halt. not only has it ground to a halt but now i'm gaining? wtf. i was 199.5 two days ago and now i'm 203.5. my stomach looks bloated but i'm sure i'm losing fat because for one, i've become increasingly more vascular, two i lost an entire inch on my arms (and obviously it wasn't muscle, strength has increased not decreased). i should be around 198-197 right now. getting really irritated.

[cnh57811]

Has your sodium intake increased?

[yepimonfire]

Has your sodium intake increased?

nope

[cnh57811]

Due for a woosh?

[yepimonfire]

Due for a woosh?

boy i hope so. i thought the drop from 203-199 was my woosh. but apparently not lol.

[CLASSIK1]

i just gained like 5 lbs right after stoping EC stack. I guess cafeine and ephedrine made me loose a lot of water and that i took some back.

[jon1995]

lean xtreme

[yepimonfire]

lean xtreme

im taking it. also i gained a friggin inch on my gut. what the hell?

[Warrior52]

lower your calories a bit. Im 231 pound and eating 1,600-1,900 calories per day. You are 30 pounds lighter than me and consuming more calories.

Btw, I dont look at the scales much because allthough it may say i've gained weight, i could actually of lost fat, gained muscle and retained a bit more water. Go with how you look in the mirror

Cut your calories down to 1,700 per day and make a new thread in 2 weeks stating your progress. I am sure you wil be happy with the results

[yepimonfire]

lower your calories a bit. Im 231 pound and eating 1,600-1,900 calories per day. You are 30 pounds lighter than me and consuming more calories.

Btw, I dont look at the scales much because allthough it may say i've gained weight, i could actually of lost fat, gained muscle and retained a bit more water. Go with how you look in the mirror

Cut your calories down to 1,700 per day and make a new thread in 2 weeks stating your progress. I am sure you wil be happy with the results

perhaps but our lean body mass and maintenance calories are drastically different. i have a LBM of 165. my basal metabolic rate is 2060 cals. i already made the mistake of cutting calories too low last time around and im not going to do that again. i lost so much LBM.

[mpipes]

There is no reliable way to gauge a weight loss of 2lbs over a month, as you can see with your 4lb gain in 2 days with water fluctuation, which you can not let yourself get whacked-out about either.

When you factor in your small calorie deficit and completely normal water fluctuations, the scale is going to be your worst enemy because fat loss is not happening fast enough to out-pace water movement.

Also if you restrict carbs most of the time then have refeeds (which also usually come with increased sodium intake) you're going to get extra water with it.

If your sodium intake is too low, you will also retain water.

Your sodium intake may or may not have changed but what about potassium, magnesium and calcium? Electrolytes *all* must be balanced or you get water balance issues.

Maybe you have a sensitivity to protein powders, they can make you bloat.

Dairy/milk can cause bloat.

Exercise causes inflammation and bloat, especially higher intensities.

Doing anything in attempt to intentionally shed water retention, will cause more water retention, cause that's what the body's response to threat is.

Extreme input = extreme output

So the best thing to do to lose the water is ease off and chill out. Let the body handle it on its own.

[jon1995]

im taking it. also i gained a friggin inch on my gut. what the hell?

i know your taking it thats why i said it. The green tea extract will likely hold water.

[creepa200]

lower your calories a bit. Im 231 pound and eating 1,600-1,900 calories per day. You are 30 pounds lighter than me and consuming more calories.

Umm that's kind of low for that amount of weight. You losing fast? I was eating 2000 for like 6 months until I hit 200 and then it plateaued. That's when I dropped to 1600 and thing's picked up again. You really don't wanna just go dropping cals as a first solution cause it leaves no room for future plateau busting maneuvers. Honestly I wish I stuck out the 2000 a bit longer to see how it worked out. 1600 sucks and will leave you weak at first.