Clothes bigger, tho scale keeps going up ?

Wotan39

Does anyone else notice their clothes fitting better , maybe even getting bigger, tho the scale is saying," Nope , you have gained 5 lbs"
Does anyone else see this ???
I have noticed water retention, which is odd, cause I am not eating much salt.
Hm....

thiosulfate

could your scale need new batteries?

editted to to add: if you want, you can also take measurements and track your progress that way

Joanna2012B

You could have fat loss and muscle gains at the same time depending on what you are doing. I went through this very thing for almost a year. Definitely take measurements like @thiosulfate suggested! I dropped three sizes in that year with very little weight loss!

robininfl

I think of that as the best possible result you can have. To have more mass in less space means more lean mass - bones are heavier, muscles are dense and heavy, compared to fluffy fat and light bones.

If you are measuring in inches or cm, I would trust "getting smaller" much more than "getting lighter".

For me water retention = bloating so I don't get smaller when that happens, but yes water is Very Heavy and can cause big swings in weight; one gallon of water weighs about 8lb.