Why is it that I always gain and never lose weight when I skip a day of my exercise regimen? I do a strenuous workout but we're always told

I'm sorry you're not losing weight. Sometimes I feel the same! You need to eat fiber rich foods! Here are some REALLY effective foods that you can eat: oat meal for breakfast, a few prunes and apple cider vinegar for lunch. (put a tea spoon of apple cider vinegar into a large glass of water!) that will really clean you out. (and all the fat) try drinking TONS of water. You can try it with lemon too! Try not to eat carbohydrates! You can have whole grain breads, cereal, spaghetti, etc. It needs to be whole grain though! Other wise, it will make you more fat. Try to eat fat free foods! If you wanna have meet, try turkey bacon instead of pork bacon. Try turkey franks instead of 100% beef franks. Oscar Meyer has a type of turkey franks that doesn't have any nsg, added fat, or saturated fat! You can try slimming tea. It should help as well! Keep exercising as hard as you can! You should get a trainer at a gym. TRY LA FITNESS! Ok. I think that's all. Visit your doctor and ask what els can help. I really hope i helped :) get better!

My husband and I have often asked ourselves the same thing. We decided to only check the scale one day a week. Aging, hormonal and metabolic imbalances (women and men), sodium laden foods, gluten intolerance..., can all cause water retention. I'm sure there are more reasons... I personally would ignore those 3 pounds - they will not make or break you.