Muscle Gain?

AirieBerry
AirieBerry Posts: 20 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
2 weeks ago I started working out again and added some strength and toning in. I lost last week, but this week when I weighed in I had gained .6 from the last weigh in. Is it possible that it is muscle mass forming? But wouldn't I have lost fat?

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  • aubyshortcake
    aubyshortcake Posts: 796 Member
    You are probably retaining fluids from starting your training.
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,589 MFP Moderator
    aubyshortcake wrote: »
    You are probably retaining fluids from starting your training.

    this

    it is highly unlikely that you would put on muscle mass that fast, or at all when eating at a deficit to lose fat
  • barryplumber
    barryplumber Posts: 401 Member
    Agreed probably just fluid next time you want to weigh yourself stay away from salt/sodium for minimum 24 hours as it will cause you to retain liquid. The gym of you weigh yourself do it before your work out because taxed muscle will retain water that's why they puff up during work out.
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  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    barryplumber wrote: »
    Agreed probably just fluid next time you want to weigh yourself stay away from salt/sodium for minimum 24 hours as it will cause you to retain liquid. The gym of you weigh yourself do it before your work out because taxed muscle will retain water that's why they puff up during work out.

    Although that's a little silly because you'll have to do that every time you weigh yourself. Better to just accept that there are fluctuations, and if you're counting your calories right then the overall trend will be down.
  • barryplumber
    barryplumber Posts: 401 Member
    It's not silly it's the best times to weight yourself at minimum water retention, and is to give an example as how water affects weight. One does not have to do this everyone of they don't want to but they will understand more of they see results.
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    AirieBerry wrote: »
    I lost last week, but this week when I weighed in I had gained .6
    I'm reading this as, gaining point six pounds. If that's true you should take off you socks and weigh yourself again.
  • barryplumber
    barryplumber Posts: 401 Member
    I hate this new Samsung keyboard sorry my last sentence should read One does not have to do this everytime if they don't want to but they will understand more if they see results.
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    There is no way in h*ll you made 0.6 pounds of muscle in two weeks. Especially at a caloric deficit
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    BigGuy47 wrote: »
    AirieBerry wrote: »
    I lost last week, but this week when I weighed in I had gained .6
    I'm reading this as, gaining point six pounds. If that's true you should take off you socks and weigh yourself again.

    This. Seriously. I mean, weigh yourself before and after using the bathroom. 0.6 is nothing! I fluctuate several pounds between morning and night.
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