Wait.. what? Highest weight in years?

Your logging is inconsistent. Some days food aren't logged others are only partially logged. If you want to know what is going on you need accurate information. So I suggest logging your food accurately then weighing yourself over a period of a few weeks. Also this new weight even though it's higher than last time is it an unhealthy weight? Looking at your profile picture I would guess your still within a healthy weight range. So is it actually a problem?

I usually don't weigh myself but rather go by the looks and feels of things. But I just stepped on a scale
and DANG, I've never actually weighed that much.

I'm a tad bit confused. I work out six days a week. I eat REALLY healthy.

The only thing I've changed is that I've started adding strength-training to my routine about 4 days a week around
ten weeks ago. I do feel stronger, and the clothes fit the same, but I weight about TEN pounds more than I did
a year ago when I bought those clothes.

What is happening?

Edit: this can't all be muscle mass, right? Help!

it can be a combination of gaining muscle mass, increased bone density and water retention in the muscles due to them storing more glycogen. All of these things are very positive, healthy changes.

the fact you fit in the same clothes means it's not fat.

Unfortunately everyone is so focused on scale weight that most people don't realise that healthy muscles and bones and a healthy body generally (except for body fat) is healthier when heavier. If you remove fat from the equation, then heavier = healthier. It's only body fat that's the other way around, as in if you have too much of it it makes you heavier, and losing fat makes you lighter and healthier. Fact is you haven't gained fat, but your health has improved. In the time frame, it's not all going to be muscle mass, women can't put on that much muscle mass in that amount of time. However, it's very possible that your bone density was low before, and the strength training has improved your bone density enough to add a few lbs. This is really good news as it protects you from osteoporosis later in life. However, most of the lbs probably come from your muscles storing more glycogen. Glycogen is stored with water, so your muscles are retaining water, but this is a good thing.

So all in all, excellent progress, keep it up, and remember that scale weight doesn't mean a lot.... one piece of advice I heard which is very good, is that the goal is to be as heavy as you can be for an ideal dress size (this must be an ideal dress size that takes your frame size into account, not everyone has the bone structure to be size zero, but everyone looks great lean, so whatever size you look fit and lean at basically).

Could be more muscle mass... That's why you see that some lean person might weigh more than someone with some flab. Never depend solely on weight for your health and your self esteem...!

It's just super weird... I must have burned like 2000 calories in the last two days alone, and
nothing's changed. I feel like something is really off.
And I weighed myself first thing in the morning just now.

That could be part of the difference. Intense workouts can cause water retention, adding to the number on your scale for a day or so.

Take measurements. The scale isn't going to give you that answer. If you are putting on muscle, measurements don't lie.

I'll measure myself when Americans decide not to use inches and feet anymore.

I only have an American measuring tape and I'm sick of having to convert my measurements to centimeters.


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:bigsmile:

My tape has both.

Send me a SASE and I'll give you one. I have several.

Your profile picture looks really healthy and slim. It think that you're worried over nothing.

Yup, it's the same scale! But I just realized that I 'only' gained 6 and a half pounds.
(sorry, I still suck at converting kilos and pounds, although it's so easy technically)

....that COULD be muscle mass mostly, in three months, right?

I honestly wish I could get my body fat measured somewhere but most gym don't offer that here unfortunately.

anyways. thanks guys. feeling better already!

Highly unlikely. Even those that are actually trying to put on muscle mass have a hard time achieving that.

Just go run.