Thanks Bytsi for replying. It seems you and I both fight our respective demons this week and lost. I too am mad at myself right now because I have to go face my trainer with my mis-doings. It is so embarassing to stand there and try to explain why I am not eating when there is no good explanation. I hate it.
But that is also why he is in my life right now. If I did not have that medicine to face I would tank my body again.
The scale goes up and down for me on a daily basis. But on a weekly basis you should see movement downwards. And yes that is only if you are consistent throughout the week.
If you have cheat meals or days then it could do whatever. And by cheat meals I mean meals where you don't really factor in what you eat or make up for it any other way. For me the big numbers are all in my weekly averages. My goal for this week is to eat 1700 cals a day average. I can have a 2000 cal day if I want provided that somehow I make that up before end of week. I can eat cake or brownies or whatever provided I can fit it into my macros for the day. It is actually a pretty liberating way to diet.
And YES the fiber and filling foods are a BIG deal to me as well. If I eat empy and dense foods during the day I am starving all the time. Not cool.