gained another pound

CriticalX

so im gaining not losing ugh

Still_Sossy

Have you been working out? You may be gaining muscle. If I do not lose in a week I take measurments to see if there is progress there. :bigsmile:

rachellepilcher

gaining muscle perhaps?

ChunTingO

muscle

ChunTingO

muscle

reese66

Sodium maybe as well...

beckajw

If you are just starting and have been on a very low calorie diet or have been on a diet of binging and "starving", you may gain weight at first while your metabolism corrects itself.

It's probably not muscle, unless you are really lifting a lot.

MacMadame

Are you doing strength training? I just started a killer strength training program a month ago and I'm up about 5 pounds. But all my clothes are loose.

This freaks me out a bit even though I know intellectually what is going on.

Also, if I had eaten as much as MFP told me to eat when I first started, I never would have lost. It had my BMR set too high so my base calories were too high.

meggonkgonk

Yea- 1200 calories really isnt enough for a guy, bump that goal up to 1500 or 1600 and try incorporating some veggies and such. Even when supplements and shakes have good components, a lot of people find they make better progress with the real thing.

CriticalX

lifting heavy five days a week and cardio 15-45 mins a day.. but i have gained 6 pounds now

kdao

If you are just starting and have been on a very low calorie diet or have been on a diet of binging and "starving", you may gain weight at first while your metabolism corrects itself.

It's probably not muscle, unless you are really lifting a lot.

Agreed, this is what happened to me at first. It picked up and then BAM, lost weight fast.

MacMadame

lifting heavy five days a week and cardio 15-45 mins a day.. but i have gained 6 pounds now

Well that's a lot of lifting. How are your clothes fitting?