trying to understand weight loss

hairbyyheather2595

Hi, i recently started the gym about a week ago. cut out all sodas/carbonated drinks since christmas, started the gym about a week ago, trying to drink between 60-80 oz a water, etc. i just weighed this morning expecting some form of weight loss, but my scale went UP 1.5 pounds from my starting weight. it’s so discouraging since i feel like i’ve been trying so hard, staying under my deficit, and working out. what am i doing wrong???

lisakatz2

Are you consuming a lot of carbs and salty foods? That can translate into water weight.

hairbyyheather2595

I have been extensively tracking my carbs along with everything else. i’m staying under the recommended amount daily, and as far as salts i’ve been also trying to watch what i season food with and use “low sodium” options. i’m just seriously at a loss.

claireychn074

If your tracking is accurate (it does take practice I.e. are you weighing absolutely every morsel you eat?) then most likely it’s because you’ve just started going to the gym. New exercises cause water retention and it’s one of the reasons everyone on here says you need to monitor everything for 4-6 weeks before deciding to cut / increase calories.

So don’t get discouraged, keep going, and adjust after one month if things aren’t moving in the right direction.

springlering62

Sore from the gym? Doing the crab walk? Arms feel like angry lead? Collapsing on the sofa?

Your body retains water to heal inflammation, and but can you be inflamed following new workouts. I can easily pick up several pounds overnight after just being away from the gym two or three weeks and returning.

Jumped right into new and unfamiliar foods? By bingo, I’m going to conquer this weight loss thing!

Cause and effect. For me it was a particular protein bar. It terrorized my digestion. Weight went up about five pounds within hours after eating a couple of those tasty but devastating little things. Gave em all away, weight went right back down.

Many sugar free products are full of unexpected sodium- as are baked goods. Hidden sodium- outside of the expected chips and pretzels - will run your weight right up.

Female? In the run up to that TOM? So many of us forget “oh yeah, we bloat then”.

Done any holiday traveling? Flights, long drives can make you retain water.

Water is heavy. Our bodies are, what? 90% water? Mess with anything that throws that out of kilter and your weight will go up. You don’t even think about it, but I drink six Dixie cups of water to down my vitamins. 6x3 ounces. That’s over a pound of water from piddly ole Dixie cups!

You say yourself your focusing on drinking more water. Next time you refill that glass, think about how much it weighs in your hand.

Give it a chance. You will literally pee it out in a few days.

Water weight gain is nothing. Your focus should be on fat loss, via calories in/calories out.

Also, think a minute. How long did it take to put the weight on? Expecting results overnight, or in a week, is ….ack! What’s the word?!….getting too high an expectation.

It may take 4-6 weeks for weight loss to show on the scale. Be patient. You’re doing new things to your body, so expect your body to respond in kind by doing new things to you!!!!

Patience patience patience.

Wishing you a cartload of patience and much success.

springlering62

Also, check out the NSV (non scale victories) thread at the top of the Success Stories board.

Thousands of posts of “wins” that had nothing to do with scale weight.

tomcustombuilder

A week isn’t enough time to gauge progress

The gym doesn’t burn many calories

That much water does nothing for fatloss

Fat loss is a product of a consistent weekly calorie deficit over time.