Why? Why? Why?

I am not gaining, I am not losing. At least I think I am not. I have been weighing a lot the last week. The scales can say 360 and ten minutes later say 345. Jump on again and they may say 290 or 390. If I am careful, get on them slowly and tilt just a little to read it I get somewhere between 345 and 355.

I thought I was doing well the first six weeks. I dropped off 20 pounds. It is now over two months later and I may have lost another 5 pounds or gained 5 pounds back. I mean SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!

Let us review. In Jan I had given up sodas and mayo. I also switched to a low fat margarine and stopped using butter. In March I started a low fat diet. Except for a 100 calorie cup of chocolate ice cream each night and a little bit of olive oil, everything I ate was low fat. This alone should had netted me 30 to 40 pounds of weight loss in the past 6 months.

But wait, I went further. My daily calories were 2000 to 2300 per day. I had two days at 2500 and one at 2800 otherwise I stuck with the program. For a 360 to 380 lb woman this is not an unreasonable amount to expect to eat and still lose weight. I was diligent and faithful and ate all that rotten processed food as snacks plus tons of awful bread in an effort to stay with the diet. I had no more than one serving of meat per meal. I even stored everything in the freezer in single servings so I could make sure I wouldn't be tempted.

After two months of being stalled I decided to try switching to low carb to get my metabolism going. Two weeks and nothing. My intestines are still not working correctly. Probably still sabotaged by all that unhealthy wheat bread I stuffed myself on. (Did I mention I think wheat and bread are bad for you? I know, they shove it on you in every diet but I still think it is bad.)

I have been meticulously stringent on the low carb, eating meat, eggs, cheese, salads from plain lettuce, celery, green beans and spinach. Add a little mayo/salad dressing and butter and that is it. I should be dropping at least 3-5 pounds per week but nothing.

Oh well. At least enjoy a good laugh. I love John Pinette and I certainly know what he is talking about here:
John Pinette - On a Diet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLdNTMa1xZA

Happy Dieting,
Linda B in TN:)