Gaining when I should be losing?

angelina3186

Hey everyone. I'm fairly new to this and have only been at it about 3-4 weeks. I'm doing shakes and eating the best I have in my life...And it seems my first week I dropped a quick few lbs...And now I'm stuck.
I started cycling and taking Barre....And I work on my feet all day. This doesn't seem right that not only am I stuck, I sometimes gain a point or two... Any ideas??

pinuplove

Water retention for muscle repair due to increased activity. Weight loss isn't linear. Be sure you're logging correctly (use a food scale to weigh solid, measure fluids). It's far too soon to let yourself get frustrated.

Side note - if you like the shakes and can stay satisfied drinking whatever portion of your calories they comprise, by all means continue. But most folks around here advocate strongly toward getting the majority of your calories from food, both for satiating and the likelihood of long term success.

cathipa

Are you weighing your food and logging everything you consume? If you are gaining it is either temporary (DOMS from exercise or TOM) or you are in a calorie surplus.

comeonnow142857

There's nothing in your OP that mentions calorie intake, while it's possible that you may be just short-term retaining water, calorie intake is the first thing you should be looking at, as it's the only one that clearly establishes the goal you need to hit, to reach the goal of weight loss.

All the shakes and eating "well" and being on your feet all day and working out, don't establish whether you're in a caloric deficit, which you need to be to lose weight.

And if you're talking about and fretting over everything but the single most primary factor, well, that's an arrow to where the problem is, or will be, lying.

{PS: This is just a personal thing; but generally speaking I've always found shakes a better tool for gaining weight than losing it (as they're not as filling for me as the equivalent in food). In fact, shakes would harm my current weight loss goals, or at least how I feel on the way down there (super hangry!)}

quiksylver296

Check through this handy flow chart, and fix any of the things listed you aren't currently doing.

angelina3186

Hey everyone! Thanks for the comments. I am weighing and logging everything I eat, along with all activity. The scale I use does water weight and all that jazz so it seems like that's where I'm at. I do drink lots of water which I never did before either. I've lost a total of about 8 pounds so far so it's something.... Thank you all for your input and the chart too!!

tinkerbellang83

angelina3186 wrote: »

Hey everyone! Thanks for the comments. I am weighing and logging everything I eat, along with all activity. The scale I use does water weight and all that jazz so it seems like that's where I'm at. I do drink lots of water which I never did before either. I've lost a total of about 8 pounds so far so it's something.... Thank you all for your input and the chart too!!

8lb in 3-4 weeks is pretty good going and is the highest recommended weight loss rate - adjust your expectations!

Seffell

Don't worry. This is how it is going to be. It is like that for all of us. Fluctuations. Weight goes up and down. It is just water, not fat, I promise. Get a trending app like Libra to see how your overall trend goes.
Just learn to live with it and be patient. It is not nice but we can't help it.