Weight gain?

Question

I have been yo yoing in weight, sometimes I'm up 2-4 lb in a day! I'm eating healthy, no gluten, very little dairy, lean meat, portion controlled everything, no sauces, very little sugar/alcohol. Then if I have one glass of wine or one serving of ice cream my weight goes up. Does this happen to anyone else? I was working out regularly and stopped for about two weeks due to getting sick. I know I need to start exercising again and plan to starting tomorrow. Definitely aware that diet AND exercise = weight loss ...but it's just crazy how fast my weight goes up. I'm 179 lb and a few days ago I was 175. :(

Any ideas on what the cause is? Or share similar experiences

Answer

This is a pretty normal reaction from restrictive dieting - which is why it's hard to maintain. When Atkins was the craze people stopped eating carbs altogether for months and months, and then after losing the weight one bagel would destroy their effort. This is what I do:
1. Water - I drink a liter of water before each meal that I have. Before breakfast I add fresh lemon slices, the benefits are really great and detoxifying. Also just keep drinking throughout the day.
2. Only whole grain carbs, and only in one meal a day. So oatmeal for breakfast, or 2 slices of bread on a sandwich for lunch, etc. 
3. Protein! Lots for breakfast, a little less for lunch, a little less still for dinner.
4. Only natural sugars, which pretty much means fruit.
5. I'm a big fan of "first meal of the day, eat like a king, last meal like a pauper." An example of my daily menu: 
- ice water with lemon, one cup of coffee with low-fat soy milk, 4 egg omelet (one whole egg, 3 egg whites) with as many veggies as you like, one cup fruit or probiotic yogurt
- snack of any kind of fruit or carrots in hummus (watch the sodium on the hummus, or better yet make it yourself to be safe) with a liter of water
-tuna sandwich (tuna made with VERY LITTLE low fat mayo or a lower calorie alternative like mustard) with lettuce, tomato and whole wheat, dried fruit or yogurt, green tea
-snack of lemon water and almonds and a teaspoon of honey if I'm craving sweets
-dinner is small piece of grilled chicken with whatever green veggies I want, lots of water, no snacks after dinner
This probably seems restrictive as well but I'm including all food groups, just in healthy ways. Focus more on how much and when you're eating. Sorry this was so long but hope it helps!

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Water weight. Drink more water. That sounds weird but drink more water to help flush your system and get rid of some of that water weight. I fluctuate a lot from day to day like one day I will be 107 and the next 100 I notice if I drink my normal amount of water I fluctuate less. Fluctuation happenes. But try drinking more water it. An help reduce the fluctuations

Answer

Try to consume detox water.

Answer

You could be retaining water, maybe you had too much sodium

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