Frustration.

namenumber

GRRRRR I'm so frustrated. This is more a rant than anything else, so feel free to commiserate if you're in the same boat. Every time I change up my workout routine, I seem to go back up a pound. It happened when I started the 30DS, and I was up a pound for about a week and didn't lose anything during that time. Then just as I got to the end of level 1, I lost a couple pounds. I started level 2 of the 30DS on Monday, and I'm up a pound again! I have not gone over maintenance calories and usually net around 1240, so I know I didn't gain fat. I know I'm probably just retaining water since I'm working muscles that haven't been worked much before, but knowing that doesn't make me any less annoyed when I step on the scale. I'm not going to give up, because I know it will go back down eventually, but still...

UponThisRock

Maybe you should aim for more consistency

rml_16

When you change up your workouts, you use different muscles or push the ones you normally use to new levels. This will result in water retention until they get used to the new routine. Nothing wrong with that.

ninerbuff

GRRRRR I'm so frustrated. This is more a rant than anything else, so feel free to commiserate if you're in the same boat. Every time I change up my workout routine, I seem to go back up a pound. It happened when I started the 30DS, and I was up a pound for about a week and didn't lose anything during that time. Then just as I got to the end of level 1, I lost a couple pounds. I started level 2 of the 30DS on Monday, and I'm up a pound again! I have not gone over maintenance calories and usually net around 1240, so I know I didn't gain fat. I know I'm probably just retaining water since I'm working muscles that haven't been worked much before, but knowing that doesn't make me any less annoyed when I step on the scale. I'm not going to give up, because I know it will go back down eventually, but still...

If you know why the weight is happening, then why is your expectation different? You should probably refrain from the scale until you've done the workout a couple of weeks if that's the case.

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lik_11

Perhaps you should try more physical measurements than the measure of the scale.

Pocket_Pixi

maybe put the scale away until you are done the 30 day shred, use a tape measure to watch your progress if you must.

kegonzales

Drink more water and do not weigh yourself for the first week of the workout. Then you won't have to worry about the scale not changing. You are doing great don't punish yourself by thinking negatively or being frustrated.