Frustration!! Help.
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So happy to see you back and doing it!0
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Water.
When you work out a muscle, what happens is a bunch of tiny little rips and tears are made in it. These need repairing. Instead of pulling it back together, the body just fills in the holes with more muscle. This is why muscle grows when doing strength training and various other exercises.
In order to do this, the body needs extra water, since water is how everything in us moves around. So, it places a bunch of water in and around the muscle so that it can work on them.
You've gained some water weight.
^^ This. Be patient. Did you gain all that weight in a week? Don't expect to lose it that fast. There will be weeks you don't lose, weeks you lose a little, weeks you lose a lot. Honestly and consistency is what it takes. You will get there.0 -
Yes! It just happened to me. Started Power 90 on Jan 11th. Stayed within my calories and did not miss a workout. By day 14 I had gained 3lbs. But I am sooo glad I took measurements because I had lost 1 inch on my belly and .5 on my hips (my 2 biggest worry areas) So I was relieved!
As of today. Day 21 I am back down in weight. I have lost 2.5 of the 3 gain and 2 inches down on belly and 1 full inch on hip. Cant wait for my official 30 day mark in 9 days!!
Take measurements! It saved me from throwing in the towel!:happy:0 -
It is tough going by the scale. You need to go with how you feel. Its a slow process. Weight usually fluctuates give or take 5lb anyways. don't give up, .0
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Don't give up....keep doing what you're doing and it will all come in time.0
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oh and another change I made. I upped my calories to 1250 from 1200 and I eat all my calories burned so that I net the full 1250 consumed. That seems to have jump started the weight loss. MFP says I should eat 1200 but I just dont feel it was enough. And although 50 calories a day increase doesnt seem like much it helped0
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