First week - weight gain!

This is my first week on daily burn and I love it. I wanted to return to a lean meat + vegetable diet that seems to suit my body best. (I have glucose intolerance and lactose intolerance.)

I had originally weighed myself on Saturday night after Thanksgiving week of decadent eating and years of not watching my diet. Last night I weighed myself and had lost 0 lbs. This morning, before breakfast, I am UP 2 lbs. so I gained 2 lbs. in the night?

Can someone advise me re: water retention? How do I drop my fats and protein percentages to give my kidneys a break without having too many carbs? I’m confused!

Also, I want to avoid “famine mode.” How can I determine the lower limit of calories that are okay to eat, without being too low?

Help!

My first piece of advice if you gained 2 pounds while sleeping after not eating or drinking anything is to check your scale. My aunt’s scale is so off I can step on and off that thing 5 times in 10 mins and loss or gain 4 pounds lol.

Now, if you are really sore then your muscles will retain more water. I always gain a pound or two for a couple days after a really hard workout that leaves me sore.

Your best bet is to only weigh yourself once a week. My mom has found it best to forget the scale all together after hardly loosing anything after a month even though her clothes fit better and she feels better.

As far as the diet, I honestly can’t say much other than calories have to come from some where. Make sure that you have a healthy amount of healthy fats and that your carbs are from whole grains and vegetables not just sugar. With so many factors (glucose/lactose intolerance, kidney issues, etc) I would recommend a dietitian on that one.

First, 2 lbs overnight is not something to freak about. Check your scale, but odd swings over a few hours are normal, esp if you eat, drink, go to the bathroom, etc. This is why you should only weigh yourself once a week.

Second, “give my kidneys a break”, wtf? Where on earth are you getting your nutritional info from? You NEED proteins. You NEED fats. Both are absolutely required to stay healthy. Fats make you feel full – drop too much, and you’ll always be hungry. Your brain is made of fat, and so are hormones. Your body needs this. Proteins rebuild your muscles and tissues. In fact, the only macro-nutrient you could drop entirely and still live reasonably healthily is carbs (the traditional inuit diet was almost entirely fat and protein).

Get and read Tom Venuto’s book:

http://www.amazon.com/Body-Fat-Solution-Princip…

Thank you, Renae_nae and dianebl for your responses!

My scale is not digital, so it shouldn’t fluctuate too much. But you’re right, I should check every Saturday night.

I did drink two glasses of water before bed and I have a bad cold this week – so no exercising.

dianebl: “give my kidneys a break”, wtf? Where on earth are you getting your nutritional info from?

I’m not suggesting I eat NO fats or proteins. I have been eating proportionately HIGH fats and proteins, using a paleo style diet for anti inflammation. This is my preference and has worked in the past, in terms of no migraines, no joint aches, no bloating and maintaining a healthy weight. My question was about reducing the proportion of fats and proteins, not eliminating them altogether.

I agree that I probably need to see a dietician.

I think what she means is that the amount of protein and fat you eat has no effect on renal function, and I agree. What would make you think it does? -EK

Sorry if I was unclear. I did mean that there is little to no effect on liver function.

There is a popular urban myth that eating protein harms kidneys. However, no studies have ever shown that a high protein diet causes kidney damage in people with healthy kidneys. Only people who already have a pre-existing kidney condition need to be concerned about the amount of protein in their diet.

Sorry to raise such a controversial topic – that was not my intent at all.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-protein-d…

Without airing my long and eventful medical history, I will say I am not currently being treated for kidney or liver problems. However I do have a hisory of proteinuria and fat in my liver. I do not drink alcohol.

I called my m.d. to make an appt. to discuss my diet.

This thread did answer my original question, though. I’ve switched my dailyburn nutrition goals from “low carbs” to “low fat” and am trying to get my carbs from whole grains and vegetables

Thanks, all :)