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What is going on?

MyiahRose
MyiahRose Posts: 183 Member
edited February 13 in Health and Weight Loss
I started working out 3 weeks ago. I go to the gym 3 days a week. I do 30 minutes cardio and 30 minutes strength training.
I weighed myself today and im up 3 pounds.
Yes i weigh my food, watch my sodium intake,calculated my bmi, i eat 1500 calories and i eat back half or a little more.
I heard it wasnt possible to gain muscle weight this quick.
What am i doing wrong?

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  • ladynocturne
    ladynocturne Posts: 865 Member
    When muscle repairs, it retains a lot of water.

    You could also be having a hormone dump. This can easily account for 3lbs.

    It's either these things or you've been eating more than you thought, which I doubt.

    Yeah a female eating at a calorie deficit, it's pretty much not possible to gain 3lbs of muscle in 3 week. That's nearly impossible for professional male bodybuilders who are eating at a calorie surplus.
  • MyiahRose
    MyiahRose Posts: 183 Member
    When muscle repairs, it retains a lot of water.

    You could also be having a hormone dump. This can easily account for 3lbs.

    It's either these things or you've been eating more than you thought, which I doubt.

    Yeah a female eating at a calorie deficit, it's pretty much not possible to gain 3lbs of muscle in 3 week. That's nearly impossible for professional male bodybuilders who are eating at a calorie surplus.

    Yea maybe its the water, idk. And i make sure i dont eat more than what im supposed to. Its very discouraging to see the weight gain on the scale.
  • ladynocturne
    ladynocturne Posts: 865 Member
    When muscle repairs, it retains a lot of water.

    You could also be having a hormone dump. This can easily account for 3lbs.

    It's either these things or you've been eating more than you thought, which I doubt.

    Yeah a female eating at a calorie deficit, it's pretty much not possible to gain 3lbs of muscle in 3 week. That's nearly impossible for professional male bodybuilders who are eating at a calorie surplus.

    Yea maybe its the water, idk. And i make sure i dont eat more than what im supposed to. Its very discouraging to see the weight gain on the scale.

    I know it's discouraging, but it's also completely normal. Just keep sticking to it. Maybe take measurements of yourself so you have another way to determine success instead of relying totally on the scale.
  • MyiahRose
    MyiahRose Posts: 183 Member
    bump
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