Gained 3kg, looks like 10-15... explain?

magicpickles

I have terrible food habits. I probably need to see a professional about it.

Anyway, my weigh keeps bouncing up and down around 3kg. I see a personal trainer, so I wouldn't expect to be losing muscle, but recently I put the 3kg back on, and it looks like I've gained a lot more weight. There is a lot of fat around my face and on my stomach, and my pants feel tighter.

Can anyone explain? I am honestly wondering if my scales are broken, although, most of my clothes still fit, they are just tighter.

If it was water retention, or I was bloated, could it make me look that much bigger? I am a woman, 5'8.

Ready2Rock206

Some people just carry weight different than others. And I've noticed that even though I've lost more weight now than I previously lost I am so much larger this time around. Last time I was dropping sizes like crazy - this time - not a size at all. Maybe after you've lost once the body treats the fat differently?

magicpickles

If I didn't work-out, I probably could have gained 30kg or more this year

SueInAz

magicpickles wrote: »

I have terrible food habits. I probably need to see a professional about it.

Anyway, my weigh keeps bouncing up and down around 3kg. I see a personal trainer, so I wouldn't expect to be losing muscle, but recently I put the 3kg back on, and it looks like I've gained a lot more weight. There is a lot of fat around my face and on my stomach, and my pants feel tighter.

Can anyone explain? I am honestly wondering if my scales are broken, although, most of my clothes still fit, they are just tighter.

If it was water retention, or I was bloated, could it make me look that much bigger? I am a woman, 5'8.

The bolded statement above is probably your answer.

You didn't mention how much you're eating compared to your calorie goal, if you have one. Are you logging accurately and weighing portions so you're as accurate as possible?

You can certainly gain weight, and fat, while you're lifting weights if you're eating more calories than you're burning. In fact, body builders do just that when working to add muscle and then they go on a calorie deficit when they work to lose the fat they gained while they were eating at a calorie surplus to gain muscle.

ETA: Depending on how your body retains water it could certainly make you look bigger all over. I've had some really bad episodes of it which saw my ankles get really, really swollen but at the same time my face got bigger, my watch and rings didn't fit, etc.

magicpickles

SueInAz wrote: »

magicpickles wrote: »

I have terrible food habits. I probably need to see a professional about it.

Anyway, my weigh keeps bouncing up and down around 3kg. I see a personal trainer, so I wouldn't expect to be losing muscle, but recently I put the 3kg back on, and it looks like I've gained a lot more weight. There is a lot of fat around my face and on my stomach, and my pants feel tighter.

Can anyone explain? I am honestly wondering if my scales are broken, although, most of my clothes still fit, they are just tighter.

If it was water retention, or I was bloated, could it make me look that much bigger? I am a woman, 5'8.

The bolded statement above is probably your answer.

You didn't mention how much you're eating compared to your calorie goal, if you have one. Are you logging accurately and weighing portions so you're as accurate as possible?

You can certainly gain weight, and fat, while you're lifting weights if you're eating more calories than you're burning. In fact, body builders do just that when working to add muscle and then they go on a calorie deficit when they work to lose the fat they gained while they were eating at a calorie surplus to gain muscle.

ETA: Depending on how your body retains water it could certainly make you look bigger all over. I've had some really bad episodes of it which saw my ankles get really, really swollen but at the same time my face got bigger, my watch and rings didn't fit, etc.

I guess I'm wondering about weight distribution and if its possible to look like you have gained 5x more weight than you actually have.

SueInAz

magicpickles wrote: »

SueInAz wrote: »

magicpickles wrote: »

I have terrible food habits. I probably need to see a professional about it.

Anyway, my weigh keeps bouncing up and down around 3kg. I see a personal trainer, so I wouldn't expect to be losing muscle, but recently I put the 3kg back on, and it looks like I've gained a lot more weight. There is a lot of fat around my face and on my stomach, and my pants feel tighter.

Can anyone explain? I am honestly wondering if my scales are broken, although, most of my clothes still fit, they are just tighter.

If it was water retention, or I was bloated, could it make me look that much bigger? I am a woman, 5'8.

The bolded statement above is probably your answer.

You didn't mention how much you're eating compared to your calorie goal, if you have one. Are you logging accurately and weighing portions so you're as accurate as possible?

You can certainly gain weight, and fat, while you're lifting weights if you're eating more calories than you're burning. In fact, body builders do just that when working to add muscle and then they go on a calorie deficit when they work to lose the fat they gained while they were eating at a calorie surplus to gain muscle.

ETA: Depending on how your body retains water it could certainly make you look bigger all over. I've had some really bad episodes of it which saw my ankles get really, really swollen but at the same time my face got bigger, my watch and rings didn't fit, etc.

I guess I'm wondering about weight distribution and if its possible to look like you have gained 5x more weight than you actually have.

I'm sure it is. Everyone carries their weight differently, though, and that includes water weight.

trigden1991

3kg is a normal fluctuation for some people. I can (and have) gained over 15lbs in water weight over a weekend before. This is water retention and not fat.

StealthHealth

Are you sure you don't have a mild allergy or intolerance to something?