Am i doing something wrong??

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pisw123
pisw123 Posts: 2
edited January 27 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok, well i started dieting a few days ago. and well.. ive excersises vigorously, and more and more.. and when i weighed in this morning i gained 2 pounds!! Im trying to loose weight, not gain it. and all ive been doing is cardio.. so i dont think id be gaining that much muscle... Any idea what im doing wrong?

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  • Vivian06703188
    Vivian06703188 Posts: 310 Member
    No you are doing something right. If you initially start a diet as well as exercise it is not unusual to gain weight. Muscle weighs more than fat. If you need that scale motivation you are not going to get it. Instead go to the fabric store or Walmart and pick up a soft tape measure and measure your waist, hips, thighs, calves, arms and neck. If the scale isn't moving retake these measurements and you will find out you are shrinking and those numbers can be your motivation. Don't worry your doing it right. Also don't weigh so often. Once every two weeks is about right. You can become discouraged if you weight too often and the scale does not tell the whole story.
  • lisamarie1780
    lisamarie1780 Posts: 432 Member
    Ok, well i started dieting a few days ago. and well.. ive excersises vigorously, and more and more.. and when i weighed in this morning i gained 2 pounds!! Im trying to loose weight, not gain it. and all ive been doing is cardio.. so i dont think id be gaining that much muscle... Any idea what im doing wrong?

    you started a few days ago?
    A few days?
    And you're frustrated already?

    wow.

    As for the 2lbs, that's probably water.... I'm sure it's not 2lb of added fat OR muscle.... not after a few days of exercise

    Stick at it, weigh yourself after a month of healthy eating and good exercise and THEN you can complain if you're gaining .... :wink:
  • Vivian06703188
    Vivian06703188 Posts: 310 Member
    No you are doing something right. If you initially start a diet as well as exercise it is not unusual to gain weight. Muscle weighs more than fat. If you need that scale motivation you are not going to get it. Instead go to the fabric store or Walmart and pick up a soft tape measure and measure your waist, hips, thighs, calves, arms and neck. If the scale isn't moving retake these measurements and you will find out you are shrinking and those numbers can be your motivation. Don't worry your doing it right. Also don't weigh so often. Once every two weeks is about right. You can become discouraged if you weight too often and the scale does not tell the whole story.
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