regular exercise, clean diet, GAINING WEIGHT!

Laney416
Laney416 Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all, I am just looking for some general info about how I can improve my weight loss. I have been doing HIIT and strength training for about 4 months now. I exercise for at least 45 mins a day, 6 days per week. I have always been in decent shape, but wanted to lose a little fat, gain a little muscle. Historically, I build muscle very easily, and never really had a problem burning fat. I only eat lean meats, raw or steamed veggies, fruits, cottage cheese, greek yogurt, and that's about it. I probably eat around 1300-2000 calories on any given day. I recently found out that I have a gluten intolerance so I've cut out all wheat products. When I started my return to dedicated exercise in January, I weighed 134lbs and wore a size 4 jean. I'm now up to 142lbs and had to go out and buy size 8 jeans as my butt and thighs have gained so much mass. Also, my waist measurement (28 at the narrowest) has not budged. I definitely have a lot less "jiggle" haha, but I'm not losing inches AND I'm gaining lbs on the scale! Can anyone please help me understand what the hell my body is doing??

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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I doubt very much 8 lbs required you to go up 2-3sizes...

    And you eat "around" 1300-2000 calories...how do you know..and that's a big range btw...

    If you are not losing weight you are not in a consistent deficet.

    Do you log everything? weigh solids? measure liquids? choose the correct entries?
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    I probably eat around 1300-2000 calories on any given day
    The word 'probably' means you don't know how much your eating. That's the first thing to do is to weigh and measure accurately and find out how much you're actually eating once you have that information then you can assess what's going on. If your eating clean or not has no bearing on your weightloss
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    I probably eat around 1300-2000 calories on any given day
    The word 'probably' means you don't know how much your eating. That's the first thing to do is to weigh and measure accurately and find out how much you're actually eating once you have that information then you can assess what's going on. If your eating clean or not has no bearing on your weightloss

    ^This. Start tracking accurately for a few weeks, report back.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    You're probably eating too much. It doesn't matter if the food is clean if you are eating too much of it.
  • Laney416
    Laney416 Posts: 3 Member
    I've never really kept super close track of my calorie intake as I've never had a problem losing weight until now, haha. I will definitely start tracking everything! And yes, believe it or not, 8lbs did cause me to go up from a 4 to an 8, no lie! I can't wear any of my jeans from before January! Also, what SHOULD I aim for with calorie intake? What is the best way to figure that out?
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Diet and exercise does not equal weight loss. Hitting a calorie deficit = weight loss.
  • clairebeth8
    clairebeth8 Posts: 30 Member
    Also, what SHOULD I aim for with calorie intake? What is the best way to figure that out?

    If you go to "Settings" and click "Update diet/fitness profile" and fill in your info, it will tell you how many calories to eat according to your goal. Hope this helps! Best of luck!
  • klaff411
    klaff411 Posts: 169 Member
    I've never really kept super close track of my calorie intake as I've never had a problem losing weight until now, haha. I will definitely start tracking everything! And yes, believe it or not, 8lbs did cause me to go up from a 4 to an 8, no lie! I can't wear any of my jeans from before January! Also, what SHOULD I aim for with calorie intake? What is the best way to figure that out?


    People make this far more complex than it has to be. Its basic math. Calories in/out.

    You need to find your BMR. Then what you burn in a day. Determine from there what your deficit should be. If you want to lose 1 lbs a week usually a deficit based on the current weight. So for example, if your around 130 lbs your BMR might be around 1300. However, you might burn TDE at 1600. So if you figure a 20% deficit 1275kcal a day which would be about 300kcal deficit. Which would mean you would burn around .5-1 lb a week. Now for someone that size, that's reasonable.

    For me, I sit at a 40% deficit because I'm doing serious cuts of 40lbs. So I'm running a 500kcal deficit. Whole different thing, and my weight loss will be faster. Remember the smaller you are, the slower it takes.

    If your just going from an 8 to a 6. I would just exercise patience and make sure you get your macros correct. Then 6-8 weeks you should see improvement.
  • Laney416
    Laney416 Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you, guys. I updated everything in my profile and will report back in a few weeks. Thanks for the encouragement and info! :smile:

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