Doing everything right but gaining weight!

RGv2

You did not gain muscle in 3 weeks.

This^^^^

The OP gained 6.6 lbs.

Even if the OP had noob gainz, it wouldn't stall the scale out let alone raise it.....let alone 6.6lbs, especially doing mostly cardio.

It only took a page and a half for the muscle gain to come out.

RGv2

The honest answer is simple. Muscle weighs more than fat. So you are toning, building lean muscle mass, and losing inches, but the scale won't start to tip noticeably for a another few weeks. Don't fret. The scale shouldn't be the judge, your eyes and the way your clothes fit is the best indication. I know it's frustrating to not see the scale move to the left, but if the button on jeans is no longer digging into your stomach, and the ridge marks in your shoulders are as deep at the end of the day...count it all good.

I am someone who has had to struggle with the weight vs lean muscle mass issue my whole life. Even at a size 6 and perfectly tone, I weighed a 140 pounds so focus on how you look, how things fit and not the scale. Weighin yourself too much can derail the progress.

One last side note: I lost 35 pounds and the first 20 were EXTREMELY HARD FOUGHT...blood, sweat and tears...POUNDS!!! I'm sure people noticed but no one really said much. Then around month 3, the weigh just started dropping off like crazy and everyone kept commenting.."Have you lost weight?" I wanted to Scream.."where the hell have YOU been these past 3 months" But I realize that once that lean muscle mass was developed and my metabolism and eating habits had become more regulated...the workouts I was doing was melting the pounds like crazy!!!

Don't give up!!!

Um, no. Telling someone who has gained 3 lbs in a few weeks to just keep doing everything the same to lose weight... no.

3kg....actually 6 and a half pounds.

jonnythan

The honest answer is simple. Muscle weighs more than fat. So you are toning, building lean muscle mass, and losing inches, but the scale won't start to tip noticeably for a another few weeks. Don't fret. The scale shouldn't be the judge, your eyes and the way your clothes fit is the best indication. I know it's frustrating to not see the scale move to the left, but if the button on jeans is no longer digging into your stomach, and the ridge marks in your shoulders are as deep at the end of the day...count it all good.

I am someone who has had to struggle with the weight vs lean muscle mass issue my whole life. Even at a size 6 and perfectly tone, I weighed a 140 pounds so focus on how you look, how things fit and not the scale. Weighin yourself too much can derail the progress.

One last side note: I lost 35 pounds and the first 20 were EXTREMELY HARD FOUGHT...blood, sweat and tears...POUNDS!!! I'm sure people noticed but no one really said much. Then around month 3, the weigh just started dropping off like crazy and everyone kept commenting.."Have you lost weight?" I wanted to Scream.."where the hell have YOU been these past 3 months" But I realize that once that lean muscle mass was developed and my metabolism and eating habits had become more regulated...the workouts I was doing was melting the pounds like crazy!!!

Don't give up!!!

Um, no. Telling someone who has gained 3 lbs in a few weeks to just keep doing everything the same to lose weight... no.

Ah. Indeed!
3kg....actually 6 and a half pounds.

momswanson

Bump!

SLLRunner

The honest answer is simple. Muscle weighs more than fat. So you are toning, building lean muscle mass, and losing inches, but the scale won't start to tip noticeably for a another few weeks. Don't fret. The scale shouldn't be the judge, your eyes and the way your clothes fit is the best indication. I know it's frustrating to not see the scale move to the left, but if the button on jeans is no longer digging into your stomach, and the ridge marks in your shoulders are as deep at the end of the day...count it all good.

I am someone who has had to struggle with the weight vs lean muscle mass issue my whole life. Even at a size 6 and perfectly tone, I weighed a 140 pounds so focus on how you look, how things fit and not the scale. Weighin yourself too much can derail the progress.

One last side note: I lost 35 pounds and the first 20 were EXTREMELY HARD FOUGHT...blood, sweat and tears...POUNDS!!! I'm sure people noticed but no one really said much. Then around month 3, the weigh just started dropping off like crazy and everyone kept commenting.."Have you lost weight?" I wanted to Scream.."where the hell have YOU been these past 3 months" But I realize that once that lean muscle mass was developed and my metabolism and eating habits had become more regulated...the workouts I was doing was melting the pounds like crazy!!!

Don't give up!!!

Um, no. Telling someone who has gained 3 lbs in a few weeks to just keep doing everything the same to lose weight... no.

I agree.

I'm sick of people saying muscle weighs more than fat and that's why a person gains weight. I mean, where's the logic in that?

UnicornRides

Sounds like you're eating too much or not often enough and your body is retaining the fat. You should start losing weight (water weight, at least) if you're working out.

If you're not food logging or if you are eating badly, your body is probably stressing and, in the stress pattern, will actually hold the water weight and fats.

Start logging everything you eat to see. Sugars = fat. TOO much protein = fat. Too many calories = fat.

mitchiemo

Thanks for all the replies guys. I haven't been logging because I did that for several months earlier this year and as a result changed my eating habits. I didn't want to make 'logging' a lifestyle thing as I don't always have access to the internet. However I will take on board what most of you have said and do the log for a while to check again that what I eat is right. For the past three days I have achieved my goals and that's eating as 'normal'. I work on palm sized portions of protein, carbs and veg (I don't have kitchen scales and really am not in a position to buy any as I move around a lot). I rarely snack but if I do its on shelled sunflower seeds and apples. I am new to lifting weights but before I joined the gym I worked our regularly at home. At the moment I'm away from my home country and have been for just over a year. Before I left my home country I was an avid rock climber and my weight issues have been since I've not been able to find somewhere to climb or a climbing gym. I'm about a stone over what I want to be, I would feel happier being 9 stone rather than 10. I am in a healthy BMI range for my height apparently. Maybe I've hit a plateau or something....I dunno! I've hiked up my workouts significantly, it was just frustrating and a bit shocking to see such a big weight gain...so I vented spleen on the forum. It was nice to get all of your support...thanks.

mitchiemo

Not sure how to do a quote but I agree with whoever said...


"Oh gosh this place can be demoralising."

a_crotty

I joined a Gym on 27th September so I've officially being going 4 to 5 times a week for the last 3 and a half weeks. I've made leaps and bounds with my cardio (interval training) and strength training BUT I've put on weight - 3 kg!!!!!!! My boyfriend thinks (he's unsure) it looks like I've lost weight and I am visibly starting to show definition in my arms. I still measure the same apart from my boobs aren't overflowing my bra any more so WHAT THE F**@ has happened? I haven't been keeping a log of what I eat on here but I have been constantly consciously aware of it and have been very careful to eat clean. Yesterday I logged an average day and came in well below my calorie target. I've researched this weight gain thing and the only advise I have found is related to water retention in the first week of strength training. I'm well past the first week. This is so frustrating. I don't feel unwell in any other respect and I'm not pregnant. Has anyone else experienced this? Any advise?

STRESS! It plays a huge part in weight loss as I have just recently found, and sleep too. I for 3 months did everything RIGHT except sleep (only 2-4 hrs daily) and was stressed to the max, until I brokedown and almost went postal. I was put on Zoloft for stress management and slept off/on for 5 days (good sleep 7-8 hrs daily) and lost 5lbs, all while eating much more than normal.