Anyone else gain/hold on to weight when exercising?? Very discouraging.

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  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    domeofstars wrote: »
    It's lean muscle mass

    Highly unlikely. A woman under perfect conditions (which don't include a calorie deficit) would be doing well to gain a pound of muscle in a month, maybe twice that for a man. With a calorie deficit in the picture, pretty much no probable rate of muscle mass gain outpaces any meaningful rate of fat loss, sadly. Get stronger? Sure, from neuromuscular adaptation. Maybe look a little more taut or defined? Maybe, from water retention in the muscles . . . which also shows up on the scale.

    I sure wish muscle gain were that fast/easy for women.

    ^^* this!!!

    I would love if it was as easy to put on muscle as some of the people on MFP seem to think!! For women OR men lol

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