Gained weight, Doing "everything right" FRUSTRATED

AnvilHead

Two very good, detailed reads which you might find helpful:

Why your scale weight fluctuates:
http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/

Every possible reason you're not losing weight, and what to do about it:
https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/

Psychgrrl

shelbygeorge29 wrote: »

Oh, trainer said I've gained 4 lbs of muscle...that doesn't make sense either.

4 pounds of muscle in three weeks? Not the most credible thing I've ever heard. How was the gain measured?

Psychgrrl

shelbygeorge29 wrote: »

Sometimes the entry doesn't have a gram or ounce option, so I'll manipulate the measurement in cups/tsp/tbsp to make calories match. I weigh tomatoes and onions, but not peppers. I'm really trying to be accurate!!!

I'll echo the trending weight app (I use Happy Scale). And will also say for accuracy, you need a food scale. Cups and spoons don't give you most accurate read. Can't tell you how much I "thought" I was eating versus how much I actually was when I got the food scale.

shelbygeorge29

I am using a food scale. In fact I recently calibrated it. I do meal prep, and everything is weighed and/or measured. I weigh yogurt and peanut butter to be more accurate. I wish it was just that!

MrSunshinez

Take pictures, take measurements. Your body is transforming while maintaining your weight. Check this out. These people haven't lost weight but what a change in all of them. This motivates me to keep going even when the scale doesn't move. https://reddit.com/r/progresspics/search?q=0lbs&restrict_sr=1[/url]

shelbygeorge29

If this was months into my weight loss or I only had a small amount to lose, that makes sense, but I'm 3.5 weeks in with 150 pounds to lose. With this much weight to lose, pounds shouldn't be such a struggle to come off at this stage.

Sorry, but 7 lbs on a 300+ frame definitely isn't noticeable via tape measure or pictures.

tulips_and_tea

shelbygeorge29 wrote: »

If this was months into my weight loss or I only had a small amount to lose, that makes sense, but I'm 3.5 weeks in with 150 pounds to lose. With this much weight to lose, pounds shouldn't be such a struggle to come off at this stage.

Sorry, but 7 lbs on a 300+ frame definitely isn't noticeable via tape measure or pictures.

Maybe not right now, but in a few weeks (and years) later you'll be glad you started keeping track of this information now.

Also, 3.5 weeks is a very short period of time. You HAVE lost weight. Just keep doing what you're doing. Just because some people lose more weight right at the beginning doesn't mean that you will. Everyone is different. Your weight loss will happen when you give your body time to react and if you stay accurate with your calorie intake.

Redordeadhead

shelbygeorge29 wrote: »

What is most frustrating to me is that with 150 lbs to lose, and it still being the first month, I should be losing pretty quickly. If this was a couple months into things I'd be expecting a plateau or slow down.

But it's not a plateau, or a slow down, or a struggle. Are you reading what everyone is saying about weight fluctuations?

Your weight naturally goes up and down a few pounds throughout the day and throughout the week due to the amount of food in your digestive system, salt intake, water retention from exercise, hormones and a host of other things. You are never just one weight and if you are weighing only once a week you might just catch it at a higher point.

You need to be patient and monitor the trend across weeks, not days. This includes at the beginning of your weight loss.

HoneyBadger302

Agreed on the trend apps and learning what your normal fluctuations are (this may take a few months to really understand your natural patterns). Results like what you experienced is why I started going with daily weigh-ins, otherwise I could get so disheartened by a jump when I thought I was trying so hard - but, the jump wasn't fat, just water, but without daily weigh ins, it was much harder to tell.

I only have about 20 extra pounds to lose, and my weight can fluctuate by as much as 3-5 pounds with the right set of circumstances. This is almost always 100% water weight. And that's with a workout routine I'm "used" to, and just maybe an extra salty meal or an extra hard workout (or worse yet, a combination of the two!).

solieco1

Any time I significantly up exercise I gain a few pounds. Still worth it though. It'll come off. You are doing great. It IS going to take a while and if you get upset at every fluctuation it's not going to be much fun for that whole time. Take a breath and settle in for the long haul We got your back and you're doing just fine.

I find a trend weight app helps me not be crazy about the numbers. I weigh several times a week which helps a lot. At least one day is always up. When you see that regularly then you learn it's natural and weight loss is NOT linear. I like Happy Scale but I know android users like Libra.

solieco1

One more note, trainers usually have a very cursory grasp of real nutrition. You may want to find a Registered Dietician as they have a lot more training than even nutritionists.