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MQ5 · 06-24-2009, 09:21 PM

Mind if I tag on to this post? I have been stalled for about 3 weeks. This is getting old lol
I keep waiting for the woosh - I retain a lot of water sometimes and I can see it in my legs, so I know that water is there. But it is not budging! I even tried a diuretic. To no effect.
I actually had a day about 10 days ago where I thought I had hit my woosh. I peed all day long - gallons and gallons and not 1 pound lost. wtf?

so I have been going over my habits and two things come up.
1. I have been riding my bike a lot more. Not a lot by some standards but about 3 hours a week which is about 2 hours more than before.
2. About 2 weeks ago I started taking SAM-e to help with some arthritis issues. I am taking far less than the recommendation of 800 to 1400 mg a day. I am only taking 100 mg a day. But along with that I have added a B complex as it is recommended when taking SAM-e. I suspect that the SAM-e is the culprit but I have not read anything that it causes water retention or may stall weight loss efforts. I am loathe to give it up because it is actually starting to work for what I intended. It is about as good as taking advil. Seriously. But with advil I would have to take it several times a day.

Any way - today I did a high carb (for me) refeed. I probably did not do it just right because I dont have the book. I was just winging it. I did not count cals today in an effort to make sure I got at least maintenance in. But as I review my cal intake I can say I failed to reach maintenance. I did not even have a huge amount of carbs - maybe 50-60% but I felt so disgusting! I could not force myself to eat anything else today. I felt really bloated. As an estimate (counting a 30% overage for error) I hit 1600 calories today. Roughly what I normally eat to maintain a deficit of about 700-800 cals.
I dont know if I am asking for help or just whining! lol
please - if you feel inclined to advise, whine back or even scold - go ahead!

06-24-2009, 09:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
MQ5 Stinky Feet Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 92	Mind if I tag on to this post? I have been stalled for about 3 weeks. This is getting old lol I keep waiting for the woosh - I retain a lot of water sometimes and I can see it in my legs, so I know that water is there. But it is not budging! I even tried a diuretic. To no effect. I actually had a day about 10 days ago where I thought I had hit my woosh. I peed all day long - gallons and gallons and not 1 pound lost. wtf? so I have been going over my habits and two things come up. 1. I have been riding my bike a lot more. Not a lot by some standards but about 3 hours a week which is about 2 hours more than before. 2. About 2 weeks ago I started taking SAM-e to help with some arthritis issues. I am taking far less than the recommendation of 800 to 1400 mg a day. I am only taking 100 mg a day. But along with that I have added a B complex as it is recommended when taking SAM-e. I suspect that the SAM-e is the culprit but I have not read anything that it causes water retention or may stall weight loss efforts. I am loathe to give it up because it is actually starting to work for what I intended. It is about as good as taking advil. Seriously. But with advil I would have to take it several times a day. Any way - today I did a high carb (for me) refeed. I probably did not do it just right because I dont have the book. I was just winging it. I did not count cals today in an effort to make sure I got at least maintenance in. But as I review my cal intake I can say I failed to reach maintenance. I did not even have a huge amount of carbs - maybe 50-60% but I felt so disgusting! I could not force myself to eat anything else today. I felt really bloated. As an estimate (counting a 30% overage for error) I hit 1600 calories today. Roughly what I normally eat to maintain a deficit of about 700-800 cals. I dont know if I am asking for help or just whining! lol please - if you feel inclined to advise, whine back or even scold - go ahead!