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rrjjamz

Hello MFP community,
Long time member here. So, here's my dilemma. Wondering if anyone has thoughts. I am a naturally skinny person but don't naturally have muscles. I'm what they call wiry. I was super fit about a year ago...I'm talking abs, legs, the works (it was hard work getting there) but in the past year, I fell off the band wagon....you know, holidays, new job, house remodel, various life problems. Anyways, even though I loosened the restraints, I still made healthy choices as much as I could. I lost my muscles but my weight gain was only about 9 pounds. I'm back on the wagon now. I've quit drinking, I'm doing my exercise routine, I walk like a maniac (cause I enjoy it) and I weigh/portion my food. I'm not necessarily looking to lose weight... just a body transformation. Right now, the only method I have to judge my progress is weight due to having no tape measure. Here's the question....in the last two weeks I've have a calorie deficit of 8,596 calories (again 2 weeks). Should have lost about 2.5 pounds in that time. Last Monday was my stat day and I gained 1 pound. I chalked it up as a fluke. But today was my stat day and to my horror, I got on the scale again and saw another pound gain! I know muscle weighs more than fat, but I've only been pushing myself for about 2 weeks. I don't think that's enough time to have gained enough muscle to gain weight. Looked online but didn't see any answers that I felt applied. In the interest of full disclosure, I did have a little binge last night on prunes, powdered peanut butter, and rice cakes. But I weighed each and every item before I ate any and then weighed it after to see how much I consumed. I ended up eating 33 calories over what I burned for the day. When I was eating it, I knew had done very well for the week, so I didn't think it would impact any weight changes. Any thoughts? Anyone else experience this?

seska422

Weight loss isn't linear. A calorie deficit over time will result in weight loss over time. Think months rather than days or even weeks.

New exercise can cause muscles to retain extra water for repair.

Have patience. If you do what you need to do consistently over time, the results will come.