This can't be right??

bawalker11
bawalker11 Posts: 78
in Health and Weight Loss
I finished month one of Insanity, lost 4.5 inches around my waist and over 11 inches total, which I was really excited about. 2 weeks in I had lost 8lbs, when I weighed myself this morning I gained it all back... is my scale broken or what is happening here?

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  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Lost inches>Gained weight that, honestly, will probably drop back down in a day or two.

    I gain five pounds the day after I lift weights. Usually drop it by the end of the day.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Have you taken your measurements again? Have they gone up, or do your clothes fit tighter? If not, then most of it is probably water. Check your sodium intake. If your clothes are tighter, then you need to check your diet. As your weight goes down, you have to readjust your calorie intake. Your body will not need as many calories as it did before the weight loss.
  • bawalker11
    bawalker11 Posts: 78
    Have you taken your measurements again? Have they gone up, or do your clothes fit tighter? If not, then most of it is probably water. Check your sodium intake. If your clothes are tighter, then you need to check your diet. As your weight goes down, you have to readjust your calorie intake. Your body will not need as many calories as it did before the weight loss.

    I still lost inches this week, less than usual and in different places but still smaller
  • AmykinsCatfood
    AmykinsCatfood Posts: 599 Member
    You can't gain that much fat in that short amount of time. Drink lots of water and avoid high sodium food. Most likely your muscles are just retaining some water while they repair themselves. You actually have to tear muscle tissue in order to build it up, so they do need to heal a bit. Don't worry about the gain. It will go away soon.
  • mrsek09
    mrsek09 Posts: 32
    Muscle growth?
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I still lost inches this week, less than usual and in different places but still smaller
    Don't fret the number on the scale when you're losing inches! Weight fluctuates daily, with water weight, hormones, exercise, etc. I went six months without losing a pound on the scale, but during that time lost inches and dropped a full size.

    Stick with measurements, and laugh at your scale when it tells you funny stories & tries to convince you that you're not making progress. :tongue:
  • bawalker11
    bawalker11 Posts: 78

    Stick with measurements, and laugh at your scale when it tells you funny stories & tries to convince you that you're not making progress. :tongue:

    Love this! Go home scale... your drunk!
  • 5ftnFun
    5ftnFun Posts: 948 Member
    Does your scale need a new battery? Just something to consider. No doubt you'll get responses re: your food intake & activity, but I'll throw this out for you to check into.
  • BrownEyeAngel
    BrownEyeAngel Posts: 331 Member
    I am having the same problem and it is getting fustrating that is for sure. I am finishing my 2nd week today and I stepped on the scale and it says I gain a pound! I said to myself WHAT THE HELL! I am doing all the right things and the numbers are dropping... I have no plans on staying with the number it is telling me. I must see this number change by 25 lbs to be where I know I should be. So I am considering doing another workout to ensure this number falls to where it should.
  • bawalker11
    bawalker11 Posts: 78
    I am having the same problem and it is getting fustrating that is for sure. I am finishing my 2nd week today and I stepped on the scale and it says I gain a pound! I said to myself WHAT THE HELL! I am doing all the right things and the numbers are dropping... I have no plans on staying with the number it is telling me. I must see this number change by 25 lbs to be where I know I should be. So I am considering doing another workout to ensure this number falls to where it should.

    I love insanity and the inches have dropped which is really what matters I suppose but that damn scale always gets inside my head!
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    Muscle growth?

    No. You can't grow muscles on a deficit.
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    It's most likely water and glycogen retention. Your muscles are repairing themselves from all the intense workouts.
  • Anthonydaman
    Anthonydaman Posts: 854 Member
    if it's a digital scale, you may need a new battery for it. that said the proof is in your measurements and not the numbers on the scale. Congrats on your hard work!
  • Anthonydaman
    Anthonydaman Posts: 854 Member
    It's most likely water and glycogen retention. Your muscles are repairing themselves from all the intense workouts.
    This is also highly probable
  • Fragilebird24
    Fragilebird24 Posts: 202 Member
    I got to week six of Insanity and gave up. All because I was focusing too much on the scale. I didn't measure myself at all, but a friend had commented that my legs were looking small, and my clothes were fitting better. BUT, I had only lost five pounds and I had this mindset that I was going to lose a ton of weight with that program. So DON'T GIVE UP. Don't let the scale get in your head like it did for me!
  • bawalker11
    bawalker11 Posts: 78
    It's most likely water and glycogen retention. Your muscles are repairing themselves from all the intense workouts.

    I keep hearing about this, but I am really oblivious to how this works- I have only ever done cardio and dieting, never included any sort of resistance work so it is a whole new world to me.

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