Scale up with new work out routine

DanniB423

I started the 21 day fix on Monday for work outs. Following my calories to the T and man am I sore. This morning the scale is almost up a pound. Super disheartening and annoying! I am hoping this is due to my new workout routine and water retention?

quiksylver296

Yes.

jjpptt2

Yep, pretty normal. Weight fluctuations are very normal, and should be expected.

TavistockToad

DanniB423 wrote: »

I started the 21 day fix on Monday for work outs. Following my calories to the T and man am I sore. This morning the scale is almost up a pound. Super disheartening and annoying! I am hoping this is due to my new workout routine and water retention?

Yep

sijomial

Yes - soreness is a sign of inflammation and with inflammation comes water weight.

You really need to work on your reaction to tiny weight fluctuations "super disheartening and annoying" isn't an appropriate response to "almost up a pound". Your self-worth and happiness really shouldn't be so easily dented!

Maintenance at goal weight will drive you crazy if you can't accept it's normal for your weight to fluctuate for all sorts of reasons.

DanniB423

sijomial wrote: »

Yes - soreness is a sign of inflammation and with inflammation comes water weight.

You really need to work on your reaction to tiny weight fluctuations "super disheartening and annoying" isn't an appropriate response to "almost up a pound". Your self-worth and happiness really shouldn't be so easily dented!

Maintenance at goal weight will drive you crazy if you can't accept it's normal for your weight to fluctuate for all sorts of reasons.

I completely agree with you. I admit I am a slave to the scale. I have been at this for 1.5 years and I’ve lost 43 pounds with lots of bumps. I am still very heavy at 230 and 5’1. I am just ready to get there. This week was my first time working out ever beyond a brisk walk around the neighborhood so I had expectations and didn’t fully understand that this could happen. But you are 100% correct. Going to work on this.

sijomial

DanniB423 wrote: »

sijomial wrote: »

Yes - soreness is a sign of inflammation and with inflammation comes water weight.

You really need to work on your reaction to tiny weight fluctuations "super disheartening and annoying" isn't an appropriate response to "almost up a pound". Your self-worth and happiness really shouldn't be so easily dented!

Maintenance at goal weight will drive you crazy if you can't accept it's normal for your weight to fluctuate for all sorts of reasons.

I completely agree with you. I admit I am a slave to the scale. I have been at this for 1.5 years and I’ve lost 43 pounds with lots of bumps. I am still very heavy at 230 and 5’1. I am just ready to get there. This week was my first time working out ever beyond a brisk walk around the neighborhood so I had expectations and didn’t fully understand that this could happen. But you are 100% correct. Going to work on this.

The bold is a brilliant landmark in your journey!
Well done you. :flowerforyou:

lorrpb

Congrats on your loss! But are you really saying that in 1.5 years you've never experienced a 1 lb fluctuation? That's astonishing!

DanniB423

lorrpb wrote: »

Congrats on your loss! But are you really saying that in 1.5 years you've never experienced a 1 lb fluctuation? That's astonishing!

I only weigh in once a week. If I know I did everything right the entire week, then no. I haven’t. I haven’t had a week with perfect logging that I’ve gained. Going over calories and extremely high sodium, yes of course.

TheHobbit2017

Keep at it. I’ve had months of losing not a pound but looking slimmer. I decided to not weight myself much. Decided to weigh myself randomly a week ago and 10 pounds were gone. Guess it just takes time when weight lifting is involved