The Weight Roller Coaster

Have you ever weighed your self knowing you've been on point that week, haven't missed a workout and ate smart all week just to see the scale go up? Losing weight and maintaining it is a never ending battle. One we personally are fighting each and every day.. Even after logging more miles than we can count,, we both still struggle with our weight. We are here to say the struggle is real and it's NORMAL!!!

Looking at the weight numbers fluctuating is similar to being on a roller coaster of emotions. One day, we are extremely happy with our progress and the next day we've told each other we will just give up! Nothing is worse then not being able to change from a weight you've been seeing forever. This is especially the case when you feel as though you are doing everything right. Let us be the first to tell you this is the time to not give up! It's okay to have a bad day, and it's okay to feel like you need to feed those feelings. We have hose days more than we probably should. Go ahead and have that bad day if it makes you feel better, but the next day pick yourself up and get back on the horse. Sometimes it helps to get back to the basics. 

If you are training, doctors have told us it's normal to fluctuate up or down 8-10 pounds from your normal weight. Yes you read that correctly, 8-10 pounds!! In our own training we have found this to be completely true, and it drives us nuts. Actually both of us are currently dealing with this. Usually this is the point where people start exsercising more and eating less, while in theory this might work it's not actually the case. Remember to feed your body. It might be our normal tendency when we gain weight to not eat but when running several miles; the fact is that we need major nutrition. Be safe and take care of yourself!

This is an important time to remind you ladies out there; if you are eating less than 1200 calories a day you are putting your body into starvation mode. You know what happens when it goes into starvation mode? You body will store everything it can and start breaking down your muscles. We aren't sure about you but personally we would like to keep our muscle and get rid of the fat. This can only be achieved if you are feeding your body.

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Something else to keep in mind, take some time for yourself and don't be too frustrated.  Go have some fun, a night where you allow yourself to enjoy yourself. Recently we treated ourselves to a dinner out and the Bobby Bones show! It was just what we needed as we finished up a training schedule. 

As always don't forget you've got this!

The Fitster Sisters