Doing everything right...and weight gain??

mrwseattle

Frustrating...as I'm tracking all, staying around 1600 calories a day and work out 5x per week. This program says in 5 weeks I would be tracking to lose 5 lbs. Instead...I went up? I am low overally for body fat and wonder if I'm just at the weight Mother Nature intends for me. I just wish I wouldn't take it so hard when I don't see the silly number I've put in my head.

JillTwiss

If you're working out 5x per week, maybe you're building more muscle mass, which would maybe cause your weight to go up?
I'm trying not to pay so much attention to the scale myself, though I do get excited when that number goes down. I'm trying to do measurements instead.