Weight fluctuating

BarryGell1827

Is it normal when trying to lose weight that you gain a few pounds i have been mostly weight training but only for 2 week so there shouldn't be any change but I have no idea

Lietchi

If the weight training is new, it's very normal to see an increase in the scale: your body retains water to repair and build your muscles after working out.

yirara

And even if you don't try to lose weight your scale weight constantly fluctuates: if your female then hormones cause water retention at certain times in your menstrual cycle. Don't poop every day? The stuff in your bowels has a weight. Don't weight naked? Different clothes have a different weight. etc.

age_is_just_a_number

totally normal.

Weight loss comes from being in a caloric deficit.

Exercise is for maintaining and build I g muscle.

Alatariel75

I can gain 5-6lbs in water weight when I lift weights, because muscles retain fluid for repair. The more sore I am, the higher the scale, but I don't need to be sore for it to come up. It's temporary.

Also fluctuations happen because of hormones, weather, sleep, inflammation, digestion, types of food, just because. Bodies are strange and arbitrary. It's the trend over time that matters

reggaereggie

Yes, its normal. When you start weight training, your muscles retain water as they repair and grow, which can show up as a small weight gain. It’s not fat, just your body adjusting. Give it a few more weeks and track how your clothes fit, not just the scale.

csplatt

Lots of things inside our body “have weight” - and its weight that shifts up and down. Just keep in mind that some of what happens on the scale has nothing to do with amount of fat.

AnnPT77

If you haven't run across it already, this would be a good read - especially be sure to read the article linked in the first post:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10683010/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-fluctuations

That helps explain WHY those scale fluctuations are completely normal.