Been waiting......

That is awesome! Remember a lot of people gain weight to begin with so no worries! Congrats! Keep up the good work!

Awesome!!!!!!!!! I remember how excited I was when mine moved for the first time.... pretty soon you'll be watching it plummet and you'll feel really accomplished and successful!! Keep up the great work.

That's awesome! Stay determined. It' a slow process to make these changes, but it's worth it!

Congrats on getting the ticker to move!!! I remember how excited I was the first few times. You are starting where I did. It has taken 7 months to lose 49 pounds - remember slow and steady wins the race. I highly recommend that you also take measurements. I didn't until I'd been here for a month. At my 6 month mark - it was great to see how many inches I'd lost. I was shocked that I lost 2 inches from each arm. When you get into a plateau (and we all have them) seeing the inches lost will get you through it. The scale is not the only measure of weight loss and fitness. I wish you the best of luck on your continued journey!!!!

Is it normal to gain weight in the begining?? Today has officially been one week since I started on here, and my first weigh-in. (I used to be one of those people who jumped on the scale every time i went to the bathroom....so you can imagine how hard it was to wait an entire WEEK before getting on the scale!!) But, to my dissapointment, i GAINED 4 pounds I know that muscle weighs more than fat, and i have actually been working out everyday (Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred is AMAZING and she is kicking my butt) on top of going for long walks with my dog. Is this normal in the begining? And if so, when will it start to drop??

The good news is, i also took my measurements this morning, and I lost an inch in my waist AND two inches in my hips!! That will definitely keep me motivated for sure!!

Weight alone is a bad predictor of getting healthier. I know we all like to see smaller numbers. Great job on taking your measurements. A pound of muscle and a pound of fat weigh the same but the muscle is much more dense and takes up less space so you are smaller. You can gain weight as you begin to gain muscle. 4 pounds in a week is mostly likely water weight. Is your TOM close? Did you eat foods with high salt content the night before? Are your muscle sore from a new workout routine (muscles hold water when you stress them from a new routine)? Did you use the same scale? Did you weigh in wearing the same outfit or lack of clothes? Did you weigh in at the same time of day? These are just a few of the reasons that you could have a gain.

Remember there are 3500 cal in a pound of fat. To gain 4 pounds of fat you would have had to eat 14,000 extra calories this last week!!!

Good luck and I predict the 4 pounds will come off in the next week.

Is it normal to gain weight in the begining?? Today has officially been one week since I started on here, and my first weigh-in. (I used to be one of those people who jumped on the scale every time i went to the bathroom....so you can imagine how hard it was to wait an entire WEEK before getting on the scale!!) But, to my dissapointment, i GAINED 4 pounds I know that muscle weighs more than fat, and i have actually been working out everyday (Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred is AMAZING and she is kicking my butt) on top of going for long walks with my dog. Is this normal in the begining? And if so, when will it start to drop??

The good news is, i also took my measurements this morning, and I lost an inch in my waist AND two inches in my hips!! That will definitely keep me motivated for sure!!

Weight alone is a bad predictor of getting healthier. I know we all like to see smaller numbers. Great job on taking your measurements. A pound of muscle and a pound of fat weigh the same but the muscle is much more dense and takes up less space so you are smaller. You can gain weight as you begin to gain muscle. 4 pounds in a week is mostly likely water weight. Is your TOM close? Did you eat foods with high salt content the night before? Are your muscle sore from a new workout routine (muscles hold water when you stress them from a new routine)? Did you use the same scale? Did you weigh in wearing the same outfit or lack of clothes? Did you weigh in at the same time of day? These are just a few of the reasons that you could have a gain.

Remember there are 3500 cal in a pound of fat. To gain 4 pounds of fat you would have had to eat 14,000 extra calories this last week!!!

Good luck and I predict the 4 pounds will come off in the next week.

Not sure what you meant by "Is your TOM close?" But as far as all of your other questions go, I did everything right! Even down to the same scale, time of day and lack of clothing! But, I will say however, that my muscles were SO COMPLETELY sore from starting Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. So that could have been the 4 lb. gain. You predicted right though, since at my next weigh in I lost those 4 lbs and went back to my original weight. Hopefully it keeps coming off! Thanks for your advice and support!