Please explain the science here...

inmyownskin

Looking back at my chart, I started in January on this journey, at first I was walking/running on my treadmill for approx 35 mins 3 X per week and my weight was up and down... then on March 1, I decided to kick it into high gear and I now combine kickbox/cardio and my treadmill (run/walk intervals) and have exercised everyday for 21 days! I aslo have been tracking my calories regulary and eat within my allowances). My chart shows the last 3 weeks I GAINED each week (total of 2.6 lbs in 3 weeks) and now this week I lost 2.2 lbs. So in almost 1 month of working my *kitten* off I have actually gained .4 lbs......
I did also increase my water this last week to an extra 4 glasses.

Acg67

Trying to measure fat or weight loss in women on a week to week basis is often a futile endeavor and females may have to measure only once per month (ideally at the same point in the cycle) to get any sort of consistent or comparative measures. Women should generally pick a specific point in their cycle and make all measurements then to track changes month to month.

Another option is to measure weekly but only compare the same week of the cycle each month. So week 1 of the cycle would be compared to week 1 of the cycle a month down the road, week 2 is compared to week 2, you get the idea. What doesn’t work is comparing week 1 to week 3 because the body may be holding a ton of water during one of the weeks and not during the other making comparison impossible.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/not-losing-fat-at-20-deficit-what-should-i-do-qa.html

jenniejengin

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