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    Weight Lifting and gaining inches in my hips :(

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    • Posts: 49 Member
      well maybe for you it don't make sense but our bodies are all different and found that if I get my protein from whole foods instead of powders I lost what I gained and then some. So yes it makes sense....foods affect ppl in different ways
    • Posts: 25 Member
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      what is your sodium?

      Would you please open your food diary so we can help?

      My sodium looks like it usually ends up around 1,200mg-1,400mg. And I would open my food diary except I use livestrong to track - yikes! Perhaps I should start here
    • Posts: 2,181 Member
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      I'll say it again...
      If you're gaining weight, you're eating too much. And that's why your measurements are going up.

      You're eating too much.

      I have to say I agree. It would be one thing if your weight just wasn't changing, but it is hard to gain both inches and pounds while eating at a deficit. One might say impossible, unless you have elephantiasis or something.

      Please consider having your intake evaluated by the folks running this group:

      http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/10067-eat-train-progress-

      Though a word of warning: they will ask you to unlock your diary, and they will not care how clean or boring your diet is.
    • Posts: 39,744 Member
      well maybe for you it don't make sense but our bodies are all different and found that if I get my protein from whole foods instead of powders I lost what I gained and then some. So yes it makes sense....foods affect ppl in different ways

      um, no.
    • Posts: 39,744 Member
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      My sodium looks like it usually ends up around 1,200mg-1,400mg. And I would open my food diary except I use livestrong to track - yikes! Perhaps I should start here

      I think it would be a good idea.

      and I agree with the Eat, train, progress group advice.
    • Posts: 1,418 Member
      well maybe for you it don't make sense but our bodies are all different and found that if I get my protein from whole foods instead of powders I lost what I gained and then some. So yes it makes sense....foods affect ppl in different ways

      Just curious - why are you singling out the protein powder? One doesn't gain 7lbs and 3 inches without overeating daily; why was it the protein's fault?
    • Posts: 5,789 Member
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      My weight has gone up from 135 to 140. I didn't want to mention that so much because I know with weight training the muscle gain will make the scale go up

      Doubtful ^^^ It is extremely hard to gain 5 lbs of pure muscle mass, especially for females.
    • Posts: 25 Member
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      I have to say I agree. It would be one thing if your weight just wasn't changing, but it is hard to gain both inches and pounds while eating at a deficit. One might say impossible, unless you have elephantiasis or something.

      Please consider having your intake evaluated by the folks running this group:

      http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/10067-eat-train-progress-

      Though a word of warning: they will ask you to unlock your diary, and they will not care how clean or boring your diet is.

      Ah, seems very interesting! Definitely going to be checking it out! Thanks so much!
    • Posts: 2,181 Member
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      Just curious - why are you singling out the protein powder? One doesn't gain 7lbs and 3 inches without overeating daily; why was it the protein's fault?

      Probably because it's unclean.
    • Posts: 5,789 Member
      What's likely happening is you're putting on muscle and retaining fat in that location.

      Not in a deficit.
    • Posts: 25 Member
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      Doubtful ^^^ It is extremely hard to gain 5 lbs of pure muscle mass, especially for females.

      Yeah, I don't think it's muscle. If it were I wouldn't be having a problemo here haha
    • Posts: 97
      Could be noob gains, though 5 pounds for a female is pretty extreme so I doubt it.

      If you're accurately measuring your food and are at a deficit..My bet is water retention in the muscles, which comes along with starting any new training program.
    • Posts: 2,181 Member
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      Ah, seems very interesting! Definitely going to be checking it out! Thanks so much!

      Nevermind, if they cannot look at your diary, they won't be able to help you. But read the stickies there, anyway.
    • Posts: 4,021 Member
      well maybe for you it don't make sense but our bodies are all different and found that if I get my protein from whole foods instead of powders I lost what I gained and then some. So yes it makes sense....foods affect ppl in different ways

      No. Protein powder does not have magic protein in it that causes some people to gain weight and not others. If you are gaining weight, it's because you're over-consuming CALORIES, not because you're drinking protein shakes.
    • Posts: 34,971 Member
      You said you measure everything....what are you measuring with? Food scale? Even your PB? Also, is it nearing that time of the month?
    • Posts: 1,490 Member
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      I have to say I agree. It would be one thing if your weight just wasn't changing, but it is hard to gain both inches and pounds while eating at a deficit. One might say impossible, unless you have elephantiasis or something.

      Please consider having your intake evaluated by the folks running this group:

      http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/10067-eat-train-progress-

      Though a word of warning: they will ask you to unlock your diary, and they will not care how clean or boring your diet is.

      I'll second this. I am new around here, but I have been lurking in that group the past couple of days. Sarauk2sf and SideSteel and their supporting cast know their stuff. I would pop in over there for guidance.
    • Posts: 787 Member
      Out of curiosity, what are you considering heavy lifting? What do you squat and deadlift?
    • Posts: 124 Member
      I have heard that if you have some fat to lose (as most of us do hence why we are here) and lifting weights without losing fat, then your muscles will get bigger under the fat.

      I think some people (has be be mostly men) lift weights to get a bigger appearance and some lift to get leaner. There is a science behind each one, really.

      I would consult with a trainer about how, when, and what to eat.
    • Posts: 8,701 Member
      1. Don't base your measurements on an exact spot, like your tattoo. You need to pick the largest width around and always take it at the largest point. As your body changes, things can move so your hip measurement is always at the largest width wherever that is.

      2. There must be an error in your diet somewhere.
    • Posts: 167 Member
      Did the weight jump up one day or has it been gradually increasing?

      Water retention can be a huge issue for us ladies, and perhaps that is all you are experiencing and it will work itself out if you drink a lot of water and maybe cut caffeine if you haven't already. It could be a combination.

      I second the person who asked if it was getting close to that "time" of the month :) I bloat up like crazy but then it's gone.
    • Posts: 8,701 Member
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      Doubtful ^^^ It is extremely hard to gain 5 lbs of pure muscle mass, especially for females.

      I agree that 5lbs of muscle is impossible, but 3-5lbs of muscle swelling (fluid retention) is totally possible for new lifters, and can last a long time at the beginning.
    • Posts: 28,072 Member
      What have your weight and your measurements done in the last month?


      Edited to fix typo.
    • Posts: 17,525 Member
      just to throw this in there- hips don't get bigger... they are bones- and without some sort of fantastical new surgery- they aren't going to get bigger.

      So you either are putting on fat or muscle (or both).

      And you are probably eating to much- I'd double/triple check your diet- and rerun you TDEE numbers- and maybe double/triple check your workout numbers if you are eating back calories- I always aim a little low on those- overestimating my workouts really would screw me up me thinks.
    • Posts: 6,800 Member
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      I agree that 5lbs of muscle is impossible, but 3-5lbs of muscle swelling (fluid retention) is totally possible for new lifters, and can last a long time at the beginning.
      This, unless you're not being as accurate as you think. How long have you been going up in weight? How are you logging your exercise and how much of that are you eating back?

      I lifted, gained a few inches in places depending on where I lift, as well as a few water repairin' pounds (um, that's not muscle I'm gaining on a deficit, google glycogen). That would last less then a week, then that and more would drop off and it would repeat. And I got slimmer and firmer and hotter and hotter and a whole lot tinnier then I was last time at this weight...Booya.
    • Posts: 4,966 Member
      I think you just need to find out if your hips lie or not
    • Posts: 787 Member
      Been there....It's not your hips...your rear, that's getting shapely...it's not a bad thing, it's just perking up.
    • Posts: 6,800 Member
      Been there....It's not your hips...your rear, that's getting shapely...it's not a bad thing, it's just perking up.
      That's a good point. As your *kitten* moves up in the world it will measure larger in places it previously wasn't. Observe my *kitten* at approximately the same weight (cardio vs lifting):

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      Notice how my droopy butt that once use to fold over onto my leg, no longer touches my leg.
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