Not losing

BeSummerShine
BeSummerShine Posts: 59 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
It’s been a week since I’ve started working out and eating within a calorie deficit. Before you jump down my throat- I know weight loss takes time. However, I have gained a pound instead of losing at all.

I feel so discouraged and don’t know really what to do. I’m just doing cardio right now and eating 1200 a day. I track everything. HELP

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  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    New exercise programs can cause water weight gain due to water retention from added tissue repair. You'll want to wait longer in order to establish enough weigh-ins to determine a trend, at which point temporary water weight shouldn't factor in.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Do you use a food scale to weigh everything you eat, and log it all religiously, no skipping, cheating, or forgetting?

    Have you started a new exercise program? New to you exercise causes the muscles to retain water for repair. This water shows up as weight gain on the scale, but it isn't fat gain.
  • garystrickland357
    garystrickland357 Posts: 598 Member
    Yes. Muscle stress causes water retention due to muscle tissue damage. If I have a particularly hard run or bike ride, the bathroom scale will go up 1-2 pounds the next day every time.
  • William54321
    William54321 Posts: 652 Member
    As all above have said this is water retention. Just make sure your intake is balanced and you keep those fluids flowing. Good luck
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,934 Member
    Water weight from the new exercise is a strong possibility . . . but I'd add that if you're premenopausal as I'd guess from your photo, many women add some water weight at certain points in their menstrual cycle (exactly when can vary, but common ones seem to be at ovulation, or right before the period starts). If you happen to start the weight loss process at just the 'wrong' point in your cycle, it can look like your new eating/exercise regimen is backfiring! (If this is the case, you might seen a higher-than-expected weight drop in a week or so.)

    Hang in there: Stick with your new routine for at least 4-6 weeks (full menstrual cycle plus a bit if relevant), then evaluate based on average weekly results.

    Best wishes!
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