Ive been working out around 5 days a week for a little over a month. Ive lost about 2 pounds, and

maea5040
maea5040 Posts: 36 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
thought my body was looking a little better. I haven't gained any of my 2 pounds back, but my jeans are so much tighter. Is this muscle? If it is, will it be easier for me to lose the fat in these areas since Ive gained muscle there?

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  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    No it isn't muscle.
  • MissJay75
    MissJay75 Posts: 768 Member
    Did your jeans just come out of the dryer?

    It's highly unlikely you gained enough muscle mass in 1 month to make your jeans tighter. More likely it's water retention associated with your new exercise. Keep eating at a deficit, keep working out. Give it a few more weeks and see how your jeans fit. Or even better, take measurements!
  • SaffronSunrise
    SaffronSunrise Posts: 182 Member
    when I first started strength training my jeans got tight in the legs too. It was just water retention not muscle.
  • maea5040
    maea5040 Posts: 36 Member
    Thank you, I forgot about taking measurements, Ill do that.
  • maea5040
    maea5040 Posts: 36 Member
    SaffronSunrise wrote: »
    when I first started strength training my jeans got tight in the legs too. It was just water retention not muscle.
    Oh okay, thank you. Im new to all this so wasnt sure

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