Lost fat but gained over a stone!! :(

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  • Othala
    Othala Posts: 6
    Does the scale measure your increased fitness? No.
    Does the scale tell you you have dropped 2 - 3 dress sizes? No.
    Does the scale tell you how much fat you have lost and how much muscle you have gained or anything at all about your heath status? No.

    Ditch the scales and celebrate your achievements.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    At what time of the day did you weigh yourself last time too? I can be 4 lbs heavier at the end of the day here. The most accurate time to weigh yourself is in the morning before eating anything anyway.

    But I'm quite sure people who focus on fitness and building muscles typically put on weight, and it's not a bad thing.
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    The time in my life when I wore the smallest size clothes was when I weighed the most--about 160.

    If you asked anyone what they thought I weighed, they invariably answered 120-125. Rock those muscles, girl, and quit getting on the scale!
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    I only weighed myself so I could update my HRM to get a more accurate calorie reading - I'm just shocked that I've put on more than a stone of what can only be muscle. How is this possible?? I was so happy about my fitness levels and strength (and the fat loss) and now I'm feeling gutted!! :'(:'(

    So you were totally happy with your fitness level, strength and body composition until you saw an arbitrary number on a device that nobody else will ever see?

    What was the question again?

    Also, it won't all be muscle. It'll be increased glycogen stores, extra water, bone density.

    You've got to come to terms with why you are so attached to a specific number on a scale. When you've sorted that out, you can be happy with how awesome you've become :)

    /thread I'm up 3lbs today from yesterday.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    ...I'm just shocked that I've put on more than a stone of what can only be muscle. How is this possible??

    It's not. You didn't. A world class male athlete focused on straight out resistance training 24/7 would have great trouble putting on that much muscle.

    There aren't anywhere near enough details to to figure out exactly what is going on, but what we can say with certainty is that you have not put on anywhere near a stone's worth of muscle.

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