Anyone else dealt with weight fluctuation with the band?

I had my last appointment on 10/16/2012...and I had only last a pound (well I had gone up and then re-lost again about 5lbs), so I bought a whole bunch of Protein shakes to get my protein intake up, and Ended up dropping 7lbs in about 10 days. Now I've gained 4lbs in the last 3 days and I've been pretty diligent about tracking my calorie intake, my protein intake, and all that (keeping carbs to a bare minimum!)

I don't know if it's related to having a period or not. 4lbs just seems like alot for Water retention. But I'm definitely not happy about it Got into the 220s which I haven't seen in 14 years, and now I'm creeping back toward the 230s so I'm having like a freak out moment.

Clothes aren't any tighter though. And I'm back to my bootcamp.

Any suggestions? Thanks!!

well, i have been known to gain 8 to 10 pounds during tom.... scale goes up and down all day long..hang in there as it sounds like you are doing great.

Yea my weight fluctuates that much. It really stresses me out sometimes, especially when I'm getting in good workouts and eating properly and the scale keeps going up. I think as long as your clothes are still fitting the same I wouldn't worry tooooo much about it......... I know, easier said than done..... AND I should probably practice what I preach

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This is why you should not weigh daily. Yes, your wight can fluctuate that much. Focus on the long term. We all experience weight hills and valleys. The period could contribute a lot.

It's okay to weigh daily IF you don't allow it to effect your mood. You can't allow it to stress you out, because the stress horomone cortisol will make you gain. I weigh everyday and look at the trend as long as my week long trend is downward it was a good week, if it's up then I look for the cause.

Remember to weigh at the same time everyday with about the same about of clothing if you weigh daily. TOM, Water intake, salt intake, carb intake can all cause weight fluctuations from 1-10 lbs. Remember it is physilogically (sp) impossible to gain that much in a day as long as you are under you BMR. A lbs is 3500 calories and unless you ate 3500 calories over what you used in a day you didn't gain.

Try to take a deep breath and look at the trends not the dailys.

Thanks everyone!

I usually have a 2lb fluctuate on daily. So that's no biggie. But knowing I haven't eaten much to realistically scale to 4lb gain just made me a little WTF lol

I rarely hit 1000/calories a day, usually between 600-800 most days. I get pretty close too or over 100 grams of Protein a day. Not eating junk if I can help it. So I'm thinking it might be Water retention, but whoa =/

I was getting super close to 40lbs lol I don't like my body back tracking. Hopefully it goes back down after the whole TOM is over.